Rtx (RTX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Rtx (RTX) posted Research & Development of $726 million for Q2 2026, up 4.2% from $697 million a year earlier and up 15.8% from the prior quarter.
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Rtx (RTX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Research & Development at Rtx was $2.83 billion, down 2.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.81 billion, down 4.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Research & Development shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Rtx's Research & Development was $2.93 billion in FY2024 (+4.6%), $2.81 billion in FY2023 (+3.5%), $2.71 billion in FY2022 (-0.8%) and $2.73 billion in FY2021 (+5.8%).
- Quarterly Research & Development has run from a low of $607 million in Q1 2023 to a high of $810 million in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Research & Development in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 14.1%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 11.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Research & Development for the three prior quarters was $627 million (Q1 2026), $789 million (Q4 2025) and $684 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.21 Bn | 284.21 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 460.00 Mn |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.88 Bn | 226.09 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 726.00 Mn |
| 3 | Boeing | 145.76 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 921.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.56 Bn | 106.28 Bn | 2.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.38 Bn | 86.98 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 8.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.40 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 2.18 Bn | - |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.81 Bn | 71.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 260.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.85 Bn | 61.10 Bn | 2.12 Bn | - |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.04 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 524.00 Mn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 61.31 Bn | 49.40 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 726.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Rtx Research & Development API
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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=research-and-development&ticker=RTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "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=research-and-development&ticker=RTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();