RTX is rated Hold at $176.09 versus the reconciled fair value midpoint of $185.40, implying +5.29% upside/downside. Confidence is separately disclosed at 88/100.
Bull: Commercial flight hours exceed pre-pandemic trends indefinitely, driving outsized, high-margin aftermarket sales. Defense segment margins structurally improve as legacy fixed-price development programs mature and scale into highly profitable production runs.
Supply Chain Collapse: Protracted shortages in titanium and specialized aerospace components halt commercial aircraft deliveries, severely delaying backlog conversion and capping near-term cash generation.
RTX is rated Hold at $176.09 versus the reconciled fair value midpoint of $185.40, implying +5.29% upside/downside. Confidence is separately disclosed at 88/100.
Position sizing playbook →| Market cap | $237.1B | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue (ttm) | 90.4B | |
| Net income (ttm) | 7.3B | |
| EPS (ttm) | $5.33 | |
| Shares out | 1.3B | |
| P/E (trailing) | 33.0x | |
| P/E (forward) | 23.3x | |
| Dividend | $2.72 (1.54%) | |
| Volume | 6,277,405 | |
| Beta | 0.30 | |
| Price target | $204 | +16.0% |
Recent price action with selectable time range.
| Item | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Trend |
| Revenue | $67.07B | $68.92B | $80.74B | $88.60B | +9.7% |
| Gross profit | $13.67B | $12.09B | $15.41B | $17.79B | +9.2% |
| Operating income | $5.50B | $3.56B | $6.54B | $9.30B | +19.1% |
| Net income | $5.20B | $3.20B | $4.77B | $6.73B | +9.0% |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.50 | $2.23 | $3.55 | $4.96 | +12.3% |
| EBITDA | $11.53B | $9.70B | $12.53B | $14.95B | +9.1% |
| R&D | $2.71B | $2.81B | $2.93B | $2.81B | +1.2% |
| SG&A | $5.57B | $5.81B | $5.81B | $6.10B | +3.0% |
| Model | Fair value (mid) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Discounted earnings | $228 | 10% |
| Multi stage moat fade | $163 | 35% |
| Owner earnings | $216 | 25% |
| FCFF DCF | $223 | 15% |
| Forward earnings | $144 | 10% |
| Peg adjusted peer | $72.48 | 5% |
| Reverse DCF | $0.00 | 0% |
Recent company headlines from major financial publishers.
Commercial flight hours exceed pre-pandemic trends indefinitely, driving outsized, high-margin aftermarket sales. Defense segment margins structurally improve as legacy fixed-price development programs mature and scale into highly profitable production runs.
RTX converts its massive commercial and defense backlog at a steady pace. Modest supply chain headwinds persist but are offset by steady pricing power. Operating margins stabilize around 13%, and terminal multiple remains anchored at 20x.
Supply chain bottlenecks and raw material shortages become systemic, preventing commercial deliveries. Simultaneously, US defense budgets contract, limiting growth upside across the Raytheon and Pratt & Whitney segments and compressing consolidated margins.
| Model | Weight | FV / share | vs spot | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discounted earnings | 10% | $228 | +29.4% | |
| Multi stage moat fade | 35% | $163 | -7.2% | |
| Owner earnings | 25% | $216 | +22.5% | |
| FCFF DCF | 15% | $223 | +26.7% | |
| Forward earnings | 10% | $144 | -18.3% | |
| Peg adjusted peer | 5% | $72.5 | -58.8% | |
| Reverse DCF | 0% | $0.00 | -100.0% | |
| Composite FV (weighted) | 100% | $185 | +5.3% |
| Ke ↓ / g → | 2.0% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0% | $257 | $308 | $337 | $337 | $337 |
| 6.0% | $192 | $220 | $257 | $308 | $337 |
| 7.0% | $154 | $171 | $192 | $220 | $257 |
| 8.0% | $128 | $140 | $154 | $171 | $192 |
| 9.0% | $110 | $118 | $128 | $140 | $154 |
| Category | Weight | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | 11% | 5.0 | |
| Management | 11% | 6.9 | |
| Balance Sheet | 11% | 6.0 | |
| Profitability | 11% | 5.0 | |
| Revenue Growth | 11% | 6.0 | |
| Risk Assessment | 11% | 7.5 | |
| Competitive Moat | 11% | 9.0 | |
| Earnings Quality | 11% | 9.0 | |
| Capital Efficiency | 11% | 5.0 |
Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.