Rtx (RTX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Rtx's (RTX) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $19.6 billion in Q1 2026, up 7.17% year-on-year from $18.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 10.77% quarter-over-quarter from $21.9 billion in Q4 2025.

Rtx (RTX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rtx has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $19.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $19.6 billion, up 7.17% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $81.0 billion (up 8.71% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $79.7 billion, up 7.63% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $19.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Rtx, down from $21.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $21.9 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $14.7 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $18.1 billion (2023), against an average of $17.7 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses retreated 3.97% in 2023 and increased 22.42% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Rtx's Operating Expenses stood at $16.6 billion in 2022, then advanced by 8.95% to $18.1 billion in 2023, then grew by 9.11% to $19.8 billion in 2024, then increased by 11.02% to $21.9 billion in 2025, then decreased by 10.77% to $19.6 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $19.6 billion (Q1 2026), $21.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $20.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 1.85 Mn
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 10.18 Bn
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 19.59 Bn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 2.10 Bn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn -
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 120.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 12.06 Bn
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 8.89 Bn
10 TransDigm 74.20 Bn 70.32 Bn 1.51 Bn 273.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 19.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 21.95 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 20.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 19.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 18.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 19.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 18.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 18.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 17.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 18.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 14.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 16.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 15.62 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 16.63 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 15.48 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 14.98 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 14.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 15.66 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 14.99 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 14.68 Bn