Analysts expect RTX (RTX) to report quarterly earnings of $1.76 per share, a 3.5% increase compared to the same period last year.
Revenue forecasts for the quarter stand at $23.84 billion, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.1% for the defense and aerospace giant.
The consensus EPS estimate has seen a modest downward revision of 0.1% over the past 30 days, reflecting a slight reassessment among covering analysts.
Earnings estimate revisions carry significant weight for investors, as multiple empirical studies show a strong association between estimate trends and short-term stock price movements.
Beyond headline EPS and revenue figures, analysts are closely watching segment-level metrics to gain a more complete picture of RTX’s operational performance.
Analysts predict that adjusted net sales for Collins Aerospace will reach $8.06 billion, representing a year-over-year change of positive 5.7%.
Net sales for the Raytheon segment are forecast to hit $7.67 billion, reflecting an estimated year-over-year increase of 8.9%.
Adjusted net sales for Pratt & Whitney are projected at $8.96 billion, pointing to a year-over-year increase of 6.4% from the prior-year quarter.
On the profitability side, adjusted operating profit for Collins Aerospace is expected to come in at $1.37 billion, compared to $1.19 billion in the year-ago period.
Adjusted operating profit for the Raytheon segment is projected at $950.81 million, up from $859.00 million recorded in the same quarter last year.
Pratt & Whitney’s adjusted operating profit is forecast at $760.55 million, a modest increase from the prior-year figure of $751.00 million.
RTX shares have moved negative 5.3% over the past month, underperforming the Zacks S&P 500 composite, which gained 1.4% during the same stretch.
Despite recent share price weakness, RTX carries a Zacks Rank of number 2, or Buy, suggesting analysts expect the stock to outperform the broader market in the near term.
The combination of steady revenue growth projections and improving segment-level operating profits positions RTX’s upcoming earnings report as a closely watched event across the defense investment landscape.
