Rtx (RTX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Rtx's (RTX) quarterly Research & Development came in at $627.0 million in Q1 2026, down 1.57% year-on-year from $637.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 20.53% quarter-over-quarter from $789.0 million in Q4 2025.

Rtx (RTX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rtx has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $627.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $627.0 million, down 1.57% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.8 billion (down 3.62% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.8 billion, down 4.33% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $627.0 million for Q1 2026 at Rtx, down from $789.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $808.0 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $607.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $698.0 million (2022), against an average of $699.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development declined 11.6% in 2022 and climbed 10.21% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Rtx's Research & Development stood at $716.0 million in 2022, then increased by 5.73% to $757.0 million in 2023, then rose by 6.74% to $808.0 million in 2024, then fell by 2.35% to $789.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 20.53% to $627.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $627.0 million (Q1 2026), $789.0 million (Q4 2025), and $684.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 406,069.86
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 440.00 Mn
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 627.00 Mn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn -
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn -
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn -
10 TransDigm 74.20 Bn 70.32 Bn 1.51 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 627.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 789.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 684.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 697.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 637.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 808.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 751.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 706.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 669.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 757.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 712.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 729.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 607.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 716.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 662.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 698.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 635.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 810.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 676.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 657.00 Mn