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RTX Corporation

$RTX·$264B·Aerospace & Defense·Industrials
$194.36-0.8%YTD+5.9%1Y+31.8%
Mentions · last 7 days
2026-07-09: 407 posts2026-07-10: 524 posts2026-07-11: 241 posts2026-07-12: 278 posts2026-07-13: 395 posts2026-07-14: 228 posts2026-07-15: 231 posts2,330+18%
Price updated 17m ago·X counts updated 1d ago
RTRTX
$RTXRTX Corporation
$194.36-0.78%2.3k posts+18%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $RTX, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-07-16

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

Defense-catalyst compounder with earnings in eight days — Patriots to Ukraine and NATO buildout are turning into contracts.

RTX Corporation (Raytheon parent) runs the Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon defense franchises. Earnings hit in eight days with a slate of fresh defense catalysts and the tape sitting well within the 52-week range.

  • Q1 2026 revenue grew 8.7% YoY to $22.1B with operating margin at 11.6% and Q1 FCF of $1.2B — the last four quarterly EPS surprises were +18%, +5%, +21%, +8%, and the FY26 EPS consensus of $6.95 puts the stock at 28x forward, expensive but supported by beat-and-raise cadence.
  • The defense-catalyst pipeline is genuinely dense: Trump said the US will give Ukraine license to make Patriot missiles (direct positive for RTX), Raytheon just completed a milestone on the Next Generation Short Range Interceptor for the Army, and Pratt & Whitney's AI-powered engine inspection tech is a real product launch.
  • Analyst positioning is broadly supportive but insider action is quiet: RTX has beat estimates all four of the last four quarters at 5-21%, but the only insider event of the quarter is a routine A-Award to VP Jasper on July 6 — no scale open-market selling into the tape.

The July 23 Q2 earnings are the near-term test — clean Collins commercial-aerospace growth, Raytheon backlog trajectory, and any FY26 guide movement extend the setup. A Pratt & Whitney AOG (aircraft-on-ground) charge related to the GTF fleet, or Patriot supply commentary softening, stalls the tape below $195.

Agrees with X sentimentX is bullish defense-catalysts, cites Trump's Ukraine Patriot license, John Fetterman's RTX purchase, and NATO defense pledges turning into contracts — mechanics validate: Q1 revenue +8.7% YoY at 11.6% operating margin, four consecutive earnings beats. The technical Perfected Sequential Sell Setup 9 the X thread flags is a real short-term correction indicator worth respecting into the July 23 print, but doesn't undermine the durable trajectory.

What to watch: The July 23 Q2 earnings. Watch Collins commercial-aerospace revenue growth, Raytheon defense backlog trajectory, any FY26 guide movement. Pratt & Whitney AOG-charge commentary or Patriot supply softening = tape stalls sub-$195; steady beat + guide raise extends toward $210.

On the calendar: 2026-07-23 — Q2 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-15

Raytheon chatter is bullish defense-catalysts. Trump said the US will give Ukraine license to make Patriot missiles - direct positive for RTX and LMT. John Fetterman (D-PA) bought RTX (Raytheon parent). CSIS Jerry McGinn says NATO defense pledges are becoming real contracts. Community groups RTX with LMT/GD/PLTR/NOC as defense contractors. Chart: RTX completed a Perfected Sequential Sell Setup 9 - potential for 1-4 bar correction. Community broadly long.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes Pratt & Whitney jet engines, Collins avionics, and Raytheon missiles and radar for defense and commercial aviation.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Aerospace & Defense sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $RTX.

Aerospace & Defense · Industrials

No material change from last week — institutions now mark RKLB, LUNR, and RDW against SPCX's $1.

What this means for $RTX

Partial — Makes Pratt & Whitney jet engines, Collins avionics, and Raytheon missiles and radar for defense and commercial aviation; exposure exists but is diluted by diverse end markets and revenue mix.

Top industry ETF

$ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
+7.1%YTD
+22.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
33.6How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
6.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
10.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.4%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
11.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
20.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.6Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Apr 21, 2026$1.78$1.51+17.9%
Q4 2025Jan 27, 2026$1.55$1.47+5.4%
Q3 2025Oct 21, 2025$1.70$1.41+20.6%
Q2 2025Jul 22, 2025$1.56$1.44+8.3%
Next earningsThu, Jul 23·consensus EPS $1.66

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$22.1B+8.7%20.8%11.6%$1.53$1.2B
Q4 FY25$24.2B+12.1%19.5%9.4%$1.21$3.2B
Q3 FY25$22.5B+11.9%20.4%10.9%$1.43$4.0B
Q2 FY25$21.6B+9.4%20.3%9.8%$1.24$-72.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 17 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$94.2B$93.8B – $94.5B$6.95$6.81 – $7.0317
FY27$100.8B$100.1B – $101.5B$7.63$7.11 – $7.8517
FY28$107.6B$107.5B – $107.8B$8.45$8.08 – $9.0817
FY29$112.7B$111.2B – $114.5B$9.20$9.03 – $9.3814
FY30$117.9B$116.3B – $119.8B$9.86$9.69 – $10.068

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.74%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+7.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+5.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellFeb 23Dantaya M WilliamsEVP & Chief HR Officer12.7K sh$2.6MSellFeb 19Neil G. MitchillCFO35.8K sh$7.3MSellFeb 19Christopher T. CalioCEO63.6K sh$13.0MSellFeb 19Ramsaran MaharajhEVP and General Counsel15.1K sh$3.1MSellFeb 13Kevin G DasilvaSenior VP and Treasurer8.1K sh$1.6MSellFeb 12Shane G EddyPresident17.5K sh$3.5M
+ 32 other (23 awards · 4 inkinds · 3 exempts · 2 returns) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KShareholder voteMay 48-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

RTX held its Annual Meeting of stockholders around 2026-05-04 (8-K Item 5.07). The meeting was adjourned, likely due to insufficient quorum. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

8-KOfficer or director changeMar 58-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
+ 15 other (3 13Gs · 2 11-Ks · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Investor: ‘By 2050, The Biggest Companies Operating in Space Won’t Be Space Companies’247wallst.com·1d agoRTX's Raytheon completes key milestone for U.S. Army's Next Generation Short Range Interceptorprnewswire.com·2d agoRTX's Pratt & Whitney advances engine inspections with AI-powered technologyprnewswire.com·2d agoMissed Out On The SpaceX IPO? Buy These Industrial Giants Instead.fool.com·2d agoRTX (RTX) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Knowzacks.com·2d ago

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