RTX (RTX Quick QuoteRTX - Free Report) reported $24.97 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 11.1%. EPS of $2.26 for the same period compares to $1.70 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $24.01 billion, representing a surprise of +3.96%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +26.97%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.78.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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: $8.38 billion compared to the $8.06 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +10% year over year.
• Net Sales- Raytheon: $8.03 billion compared to the $7.67 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14% year over year.
• Adjusted Net Sales- Pratt & Whitney: $9.23 billion compared to the $8.96 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.6% year over year.
• Adjusted Net Sales- Eliminations & Other: $-679 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-695.85 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.1%.
• Net Sales- Eliminations and other: $-679 million compared to the $-695.85 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.1% year over year.
• Operating Profit- Collins Aerospace- Adjusted: $1.79 billion versus $1.37 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Operating Profit- Raytheon- Adjusted: $1.13 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $950.81 million.
• Operating Profit- Pratt & Whitney- Adjusted: $968 million versus $760.55 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Operating Profit- Corporate expenses and other unallocated items- Adjusted: $-25 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-73.13 million.
• Operating Profit- Eliminations and Other- Adjusted: $-49 million compared to the $-19 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of RTX have returned -1.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.