RTX Corporation

RTX

Aerospace & Defense · Industrials

Price

$193.51

-0.85 (-0.44%)

Market Cap

$260.60B

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

−10.1% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.51B (2021) → 1.36B (2025)

RTX Corporation makes products for two main industries: aerospace and defense. Its three business units are Collins Aerospace (cockpit systems, seats, and cabin equipment), Pratt & Whitney (jet engines for commercial and military aircraft), and Raytheon (missiles, radar systems, and air defense technology). Its customers include major airlines, aircraft makers like Boeing and Airbus, and governments and militaries around the world.

RTX earns money through long-term contracts to build equipment, and then again through ongoing maintenance and spare parts sales — a model that creates steady, recurring revenue. The company operates globally and generates roughly $80 billion in annual revenue, making it one of the largest defense and aerospace suppliers in the world. A key growth driver is the strong rebound in commercial air travel, which is pushing airlines to order more engines and maintenance services, but the company also faces risk from supply chain problems and production delays that have slowed Pratt & Whitney engine deliveries in recent years.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+33.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$2.8B/ year

→ Flat (-4% vs prior year)

3.2% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

7.1%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$6.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

RTX Corporation is growing revenue at 9% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

20.8%

Thin — 20.8% gross margin

Operating Margin

11.6%

Modest — 11.6% operating margin

ROCE

2.5%

Weak — 2.5% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+10.6%

Steady sales growth (10.6% YoY)

EPS YoY

+57.3%

Earnings growing fast (57.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

153%

Turns 153% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

9.2%

Modest free cash flow (9.2%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.56

Conservative — low debt load (0.56)

Interest Cover

5.58x

Adequate interest coverage (5.6x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

35.8x

Pricey — P/E 35.8

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+12.1

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (35.8 → 23.6)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.39%

Small dividend — 1.39% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+7.6%

Dividend growing modestly (7.6% YoY)

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