RTX (RTX) And Lockheed Martin (LMT) Lift Full-Year Guidance After Strong Q2 Results And Record Backlog

RTX (RTX) and Lockheed Martin (LMT) both raised their full-year financial guidance following strong second-quarter performances that included record backlog figures. The two major US defense contractors reported results that exceeded expectations, prompting upward revisions to their respective outlooks for the remainder of the year. RTX shares climbed 1.74% following the announcement, reflecting investor confidence…

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RTX Corporation (RTX) Posts Record $289 Billion Backlog As Q2 Earnings Beat Expectations

RTX Corporation (RTX) delivered a strong second-quarter performance, reporting adjusted sales of $24.7 billion, up 16% organically compared to the same period last year. Adjusted earnings per share climbed to $1.89, representing a 21% year-over-year increase driven by 18% growth in segment operating profit across the company’s major divisions. Free cash flow reached $2.9 billion…

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RTX Corp (RTX) Raises Full-Year Outlook After Posting 16% Organic Sales Growth In Q2 2026

RTX Corp (NYSE: RTX) delivered a strong second quarter, reporting adjusted sales of $24.7 billion, representing 16% organic growth compared to the same period last year. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.89, a 21% increase year over year, signaling broad-based momentum across the company’s three major business segments. The defense and aerospace giant…

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RTX (RTX) Surges On Beat-And-Raise Quarter But Two Iran War Risks Cloud The Outlook

RTX (RTX) shares climbed after the aerospace and defense giant delivered a strong earnings report that beat expectations and raised its full-year financial guidance. The company posted what investors have long craved from a major defense contractor: a clean beat-and-raise quarter that signals operational momentum and growing revenue visibility. For 2026, RTX now expects full-year…

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Nasdaq And S&P 500 ($GSPC) Suffer Steepest Single-Day Losses In Over A Month As Brent Crude Surpasses $100

Wall Street endured a bruising session on Thursday as both the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 ($GSPC) posted their worst single-day performances in more than four weeks. The simultaneous slide across major indices reflected growing investor unease as energy prices surged to a psychologically significant threshold. Brent crude oil topped $100 per barrel, a…

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RTX (RTX) Surges Past Q2 Estimates And Raises Full-Year 2026 Guidance On Record Backlog

RTX (NYSE: RTX) reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter 2026 results, with double-digit growth across both its commercial aerospace and defense segments driving the beat. The aerospace and defense giant posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.89, well above the consensus estimate of $1.66 from analysts. Revenues reached $24.71 billion for the quarter, topping the consensus mark of…

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Defense ETFs (ITA, PPA, XAR) Surge As Military Spending, Strong Earnings Drive Sector Momentum

Geopolitical tensions have proven to be a defining force for financial markets in 2026, with Middle East conflict fueling persistent uncertainty and volatility across sectors. Yet the same turbulent backdrop has created fertile ground for defense stocks, supported by mounting expectations of sharply higher military spending from Washington. Military exchanges between Washington and Tehran have…

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