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

Rtx (RTX) posted quarterly Research & Development of $726.0 million for Q2 2026, up 4.16% year-on-year from $697.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 15.79% on a QoQ basis from $627.0 million in Q1 2026.

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

Rtx (RTX) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $726.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 4.16% year-over-year to $726.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $2.8 billion (down 2.32% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.8 billion, down 4.33% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development grew to $726.0 million in Q2 2026 per RTX's latest filing, from $627.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for RTX reached as high as $808.0 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as $607.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $700.6 million and a median of $702.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development slipped 11.6% — and 2024, when it gained 10.21%.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $716.0 million in 2022, then grew by 5.73% to $757.0 million in 2023, then increased by 6.74% to $808.0 million in 2024, then declined by 2.35% to $789.0 million in 2025, then fell by 7.98% to $726.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $726.0 million, $627.0 million, and $789.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 General Electric 370.01 Bn 360.67 Bn -3.10 Bn 460.00 Mn
2 Rtx 289.51 Bn 281.20 Bn 9.91 Bn 726.00 Mn
3 Boeing 175.23 Bn 155.21 Bn 2.41 Bn 921.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 131.81 Bn 128.02 Bn 2.45 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 111.46 Bn 109.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 103.47 Bn 99.14 Bn 6.76 Bn -
7 Northrop Grumman 75.90 Bn 73.59 Bn 3.72 Bn -
8 TransDigm 72.86 Bn 68.97 Bn 1.51 Bn -
9 L3Harris Technologies 50.70 Bn 50.11 Bn 1.40 Bn -
10 Embraer 49.85 Bn 47.89 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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