RTX Corporation (RTX) News

RTX delivered a powerful start to 2026, capitalizing on dual tailwinds: surging global defense budgets and a durable commercial aerospace recovery. With a record $271 billion backlog and a 40% jump in munitions output, the company is proving its ability to translate urgent geopolitical demand into tangible financial performance, leading management to raise full-year sales and EPS guidance.

RTX closed fiscal 2025 with a performance that validated the thesis behind its three-segment structure: simultaneous commercial aerospace and defense demand creating a diversified growth engine with expanding margins. The company delivered $88.6 billion in adjusted sales on 11% organic growth, generated $7.9 billion in free cash flow, and ended the year with a record $268 billion backlog. Management guided 2026 to accelerate from here, projecting $92 to $93 billion in sales with continued margin expansion across all three segments.