For the quarter ended March 2026, RTX (RTX Quick QuoteRTX - Free Report) reported revenue of $22.08 billion, up 8.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.78, compared to $1.47 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $21.55 billion, representing a surprise of +2.43%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +17.02%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.52.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how RTX performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Adjusted Net Sales- Collins Aerospace: $7.6 billion versus $7.53 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.3% change.
• Adjusted Net Sales- Pratt & Whitney: $8.17 billion compared to the $7.66 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11% year over year.
• Net Sales- Eliminations and other: $-644 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-709.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.4%.
• Net Sales- Raytheon: $6.95 billion versus $6.85 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.5% change.
• Operating Profit- Collins Aerospace- Adjusted: $1.3 billion compared to the $1.24 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
• Operating Profit- Raytheon- Adjusted: $845 million versus $770.5 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Operating Profit- Pratt & Whitney- Adjusted: $711 million compared to the $641.76 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Operating Profit- Corporate expenses and other unallocated items- Adjusted: $-41 million versus $-62.5 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Operating Profit- Eliminations and Other- Adjusted: $38 million compared to the $-5.8 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of RTX have returned +0.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +9.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.