RTX Reports Q1 2025 Results

RTX delivers strong operational and financial performance in Q1

ARLINGTON, Va., April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX (NYSE: RTX) reports first quarter 2025 results.

First quarter 2025

• Sales of $20.3 billion, up 5 percent versus prior year, and up 8 percent organically* excluding divestitures
• GAAP EPS of $1.14, including $0.27 of acquisition accounting adjustments and $0.06 of restructuring and other net significant and/or non-recurring items
• Adjusted EPS* of $1.47, up 10 percent versus prior year
• Operating cash flow of $1.3 billion; free cash flow* of $0.8 billion
• Company backlog of $217 billion, including $125 billion of commercial and $92 billion of defense
• Returned $0.9 billion of capital to shareowners

2025 full year outlook

• Adjusted sales* of $83.0 - $84.0 billion, including 4 to 6 percent organic growth*
• Adjusted EPS* of $6.00 - $6.15
• Free cash flow* of $7.0 - $7.5 billion
• Outlook does not incorporate the impact of the recently enacted incremental U.S. and non-U.S. tariffs
• Management will provide additional details of potential tariff impacts on the Q1 2025 earnings call

"We are off to a strong start to 2025 with 8 percent organic sales growth* and 10 percent adjusted EPS growth*, including 120 basis points of segment margin expansion* in Q1," said RTX President and CEO Chris Calio. "Organic growth was broad based and led by strength in commercial aftermarket, which was up 21 percent year-over-year driven by continued demand for our industry leading products and solutions."

"The current environment is clearly very dynamic, but our company is well positioned to perform operationally and our teams remain focused on executing on our commitments and delivering our robust backlog."

First quarter 2025

RTX first quarter reported and adjusted sales were $20.3 billion, up 5 percent over the prior year. GAAP EPS of $1.14 included $0.27 of acquisition accounting adjustments, and $0.06 of restructuring and other net significant and/or non-recurring items. Adjusted EPS* of $1.47 was up 10 percent versus the prior year.

The company reported net income attributable to common shareowners in the first quarter of $1.5 billion which included $0.4 billion of acquisition accounting adjustments and $0.1 billion of restructuring and other net significant and/or non-recurring items. Adjusted net income* of $2.0 billion was up 11 percent versus the prior year driven by growth in adjusted segment operating profit*, partially offset by the impact of a higher effective tax rate. Operating cash flow in the first quarter was $1.3 billion. Capital expenditures were $0.5 billion, resulting in free cash flow* of $0.8 billion.

Summary Financial Results – Operations Attributable to Common Shareowners

Segment Results 

Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace first quarter 2025 reported and adjusted sales of $7,217 million were up 8 percent versus the prior year. Excluding the impact of divestitures, the increase in sales* was driven by a 13 percent increase in commercial aftermarket, a 10 percent increase in defense, and a 2 percent increase in commercial OE. The increase in commercial aftermarket sales was driven by continued growth in commercial air traffic. The increase in defense sales was driven by higher volume across multiple programs and platforms, including multiple Command, Control, Communications, Cyber, and Intelligence programs, the Survivable Airborne Operations Center program, and F-35.

Collins Aerospace reported operating profit of $1,088 million was up 28 percent versus the prior year. On an adjusted basis, operating profit* of $1,227 million was up 17 percent versus the prior year. Operationally, the increase was driven by drop through on higher commercial aftermarket and defense volume. Reported operating profit in Q1 2024 included charges related to unfavorable purchase commitments and an impairment charge as a result of initiating alternative titanium sources, while reported operating profit in Q1 2025 included higher restructuring charges associated with cost transformation initiatives.  

Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney first quarter reported and adjusted sales of $7,366 million were up 14 percent versus the prior year. The increase was driven by a 28 percent increase in commercial aftermarket, a 4 percent increase in military, and a 3 percent increase in commercial OE. The increase in commercial aftermarket was driven by higher volume and favorable mix across both Large Commercial Engines and Pratt Canada, while the growth in commercial OE was driven by increased deliveries. The increase in military was driven by increased engine deliveries on the Tanker program and higher volume on the F135 Engine Core Upgrade program. 

Pratt & Whitney reported operating profit of $580 million was up 41 percent versus the prior year. Increased deliveries in Large Commercial Engines was more than offset by drop through on higher commercial aftermarket volume and favorable commercial aftermarket mix. Lower R&D expense more than offset higher SG&A expense. On an adjusted basis, operating profit* of $590 million was up 37 percent versus the prior year.

Raytheon

Raytheon first quarter reported and adjusted sales of $6,340 million were down 5 percent versus the prior year. This decrease was driven by the impact from the divestiture of the Cybersecurity, Intelligence and Services business completed at the end of Q1 2024. Excluding the impact of the divestiture, sales were up 2 percent versus the prior year*. Operationally, the increase was driven by higher volume on land and air defense systems, including international Patriot and LTAMDS, which was partially offset by lower development program volume within air and space defense systems.

Raytheon reported operating profit of $678 million was down 32 percent versus the prior year primarily due to the absence of the prior year $375 million net gain on the sale of the Cybersecurity, Intelligence and Services business. On an adjusted basis, operating profit* of $678 million was up 8 percent versus the prior year. The increase was driven primarily by favorable mix and improved net productivity, which was partially offset by the absence of profit from the Cybersecurity, Intelligence and Services business which was divested at the end of Q1 2024.

About RTX
RTX is the world's largest aerospace and defense company. With approximately 185,000 global employees, we push the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems for operational success, and developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2024 sales of more than $80 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

Conference Call on the First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
RTX's financial results conference call will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET. The conference call will be webcast live on the company's website at www.rtx.com and will be available for replay following the call. The corresponding presentation slides will be available for downloading prior to the call.

Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures 
RTX Corporation ("RTX" or "the Company") reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under GAAP with certain non-GAAP financial information. The non-GAAP information presented provides investors with additional useful information but should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for the related GAAP measures. We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide investors with additional insight into the Company's ongoing business performance. Other companies may define non-GAAP measures differently, which limits the usefulness of these measures for comparisons with such other companies. We encourage investors to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the corresponding amounts prepared in accordance with GAAP appears in the tables in this Appendix. Certain non-GAAP financial adjustments are also described in this Appendix. Below are our non-GAAP financial measures:

When we provide our expectation for adjusted net sales (also referred to as adjusted sales), organic sales, adjusted operating profit (loss) and margin, adjusted segment operating profit (loss) and margin, adjusted EPS, adjusted effective tax rate, and free cash flow, on a forward-looking basis, a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP expectations and the corresponding GAAP measures, as described above, generally are not available without unreasonable effort due to potentially high variability, complexity, and low visibility as to the items that would be excluded from the GAAP measure in the relevant future period, such as unusual gains and losses, the ultimate outcome of pending litigation, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the impact and timing of potential acquisitions and divestitures, and other structural changes or their probable significance. The variability of the excluded items may have a significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on our future GAAP results.

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All forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of changes in economic, capital market and political conditions in the U.S. and globally, such as from the global sanctions and export controls with respect to Russia, and any changes therein, and including changes related to financial market conditions, banking industry disruptions, fluctuations in commodity prices or supply (including energy supply), inflation, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, disruptions in global supply chain and labor markets, levels of consumer and business confidence, the imposition and duration of tariffs (including counter tariffs) and other trade measures and the inability of RTX to mitigate U.S. tariffs including by exemptions, exclusions, operational changes or otherwise, and geopolitical risks, including, without limitation, in the Middle East and Ukraine; (2) risks associated with U.S. government sales, including changes or shifts in defense spending due to budgetary constraints, spending cuts resulting from sequestration, a continuing resolution, a government shutdown, the debt ceiling or measures taken to avoid default, or otherwise, and uncertain funding of programs; (3) risks relating to our performance on our contracts and programs, including our ability to control costs, the mix of our contracts and programs, and our inability to pass some or all of our costs on fixed price contracts to the customer, and risks related to our dependence on U.S. government approvals for international contracts; (4) challenges in the development, certification, production, delivery, support and performance of RTX advanced technologies and new products and services and the realization of the anticipated benefits (including our expected returns under customer contracts), as well as the challenges of operating in RTX's highly-competitive industries both domestically and abroad; (5) risks relating to RTX's reliance on U.S. and non-U.S. suppliers and commodity markets, including the effect of sanctions, tariffs (and counter tariffs) and other trade measures and the duration thereof, delays and disruptions in the delivery of materials and services to RTX or its suppliers and cost increases, and the inability of RTX to mitigate U.S. tariffs including by exemptions, exclusions, operational changes or otherwise; (6) risks relating to RTX international operations from, among other things, changes in trade policies and implementation of sanctions, foreign currency fluctuations, economic conditions, political factors, sales methods, U.S. or local government regulations, and our dependence on U.S. government approvals for international contracts; (7) the condition of the aerospace industry; (8) potential changes in U.S. government policy positions, including changes in DoD policies or priorities; (9) the ability of RTX to attract, train qualify, and retain qualified personnel and maintain its culture and high ethical standards, and the ability of our personnel to continue to operate our facilities and businesses around the world; (10) the scope, nature, timing and challenges of managing acquisitions, investments, divestitures (including the pending disposition of Collins' actuation and flight control business) and other transactions, including the realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation, the assumption of liabilities and other risks and incurrence of related costs and expenses, and risks related to completion of announced divestitures; (11) compliance with legal, environmental, regulatory and other requirements, including, among other things, obtaining regulatory approvals for new technologies and products and export and import requirements such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the Export Administration Regulations, anti-bribery and anticorruption requirements, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, industrial cooperation agreement obligations, and procurement and other regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which RTX and its businesses operate; (12) the outcome of pending, threatened and future legal proceedings, investigations, and other contingencies, including those related to U.S. government audits and disputes and the potential for suspension or debarment of U.S. government contracting or export privileges as a result thereof; (13) risks related to the previously-disclosed deferred prosecution agreements entered into between the Company and the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) administrative order imposed on the Company, and the related investigations by the SEC and DOJ, and the consent agreement between the Company and the Department of State; (14) factors that could impact RTX's ability to engage in desirable capital-raising or strategic transactions, including its credit rating, capital structure, levels of indebtedness, and related obligations, capital expenditures and research and development spending, and capital deployment strategy including with respect to share repurchases, and the availability of credit, borrowing costs, credit market conditions, and other factors; (15) uncertainties associated with the timing and scope of future repurchases by RTX of its common stock or declarations of cash dividends, which may be discontinued, accelerated, suspended or delayed at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash; (16) risks relating to realizing expected benefits from, incurring costs for, and successfully managing, strategic initiatives such as cost reduction, restructuring, digital transformation and other operational initiatives; (17) risks of additional tax exposures due to new tax legislation or other developments in the U.S. and other countries in which RTX and its businesses operate; (18) risks relating to addressing the identified rare condition in powder metal used to manufacture certain Pratt & Whitney engine parts requiring accelerated removals and inspections of a significant portion of the PW1100G-JM Geared Turbofan (GTF) fleet, including, without limitation, the number and expected timing of shop visits, inspection results and scope of work to be performed, turnaround time, availability of new parts, available capacity at overhaul facilities, outcomes of negotiations with impacted customers, and risks related to other engine models that may be impacted by the powder metal matter, and in each case the timing and costs relating thereto, as well as other issues that could impact RTX product performance, including quality, reliability or durability; (19) changes in production volumes of one or more of our significant customers as a result of business, labor, or other challenges, and the resulting effect on its or their demand for our products and services; (20) risks relating to an RTX product safety failure, quality issue or other failure affecting RTX's or its customers' or suppliers' products or systems; (21) risks relating to cybersecurity, including cyber-attacks on RTX's information technology infrastructure, products, suppliers, customers and partners, and cybersecurity-related regulations; (22) risks related to insufficient indemnity or insurance coverage; (23) risks related to artificial intelligence; (24) risks relating to our intellectual property and certain third-party intellectual property; (25) threats to RTX facilities and personnel, or those of its suppliers or customers, as well as other events outside of RTX's control that may affect RTX or its suppliers or customers, including without limitation public health crises, damaging weather or other acts of nature; (26) the effect of changes in accounting estimates for our programs on our financial results; (27) the effect of changes in pension and other postretirement plan estimates and assumptions and contributions; (28) risks relating to an impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets; (29) the effects of climate change and changing climate-related regulations, customer and market demands, products and technologies; and (30) the intended qualification of (i) the merger as a tax-free reorganization and (ii) the separation transactions and other internal restructurings as tax-free to UTC and former UTC shareowners, in each case, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For additional information on identifying factors that may cause actual results to vary materially from those stated in forward-looking statements, see the reports of RTX, UTC and Raytheon on Forms S-4, 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and RTX assumes no obligation to update or revise such statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

Non-GAAP Financial Adjustments

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