Rtx (RTX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Rtx's Operating Margin was 13.37% in Q3 2026, up 2.14 percentage points from 11.22% a year earlier and up 1.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Rtx (RTX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Rtx's Operating Margin was 11.77% through Sep 30, 2026, up 1.52 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.50%, up 2.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +13.83 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 8.10% in FY2024 (+2.93 pp), 5.17% in FY2023 (-3.04 pp), 8.21% in FY2022 (+0.23 pp) and 7.98% in FY2021 (+11.31 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q2 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for nine straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.96 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 20.46 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 19.34 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, RTX's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 11.38% (Q2 2026), 11.57% (Q1 2026) and 10.71% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,722.87 Bn | 1,722.87 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 19.15% |
| 2 | General Electric | 345.20 Bn | 303.72 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -47.62% |
| 3 | Rtx | 269.97 Bn | 238.24 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 13.37% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 137.94 Bn | 122.17 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 11.80% |
| 5 | Boeing | 136.62 Bn | 45.58 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.46% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 98.71 Bn | 83.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 10.48% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 88.13 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 28.75% |
| 8 | Motorola Solutions | 86.35 Bn | 82.81 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 23.02% |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.53 Bn | 64.99 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.26 Bn | 31.77 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 14.82% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.37% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -10.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.79% |
API Access
Rtx Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=RTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "RTX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=RTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();