RTX (RTX) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.02% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.02%.

RTX
RTX
TTM buyback yield
0.02%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.02%
5Y share count change
-0.1%
TTM buyback spend
$50.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.10x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.10x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.00M | $519.00M | −$469.00M | 1.36B | 1.0% | 0.02% |
| 2024 | $444.00M | $437.00M | $7.00M | 1.34B | -6.4% | 0.29% |
| 2023 | $12.87B | $425.00M | $12.45B | 1.44B | -3.4% | 11.29% |
| 2022 | $2.80B | $420.00M | $2.38B | 1.49B | -1.5% | 1.90% |
| 2021 | $2.33B | $442.00M | $1.89B | 1.51B | 11.1% | 1.81% |
| 2020 | $47.00M | $330.00M | −$283.00M | 1.36B | 57.2% | 0.04% |
| 2019 | $151.00M | $356.00M | −$205.00M | 0.86B | 6.7% | 0.20% |
| 2018 | $325.00M | $251.00M | $74.00M | 0.81B | 1.4% | 0.63% |
| 2017 | $1.45B | $192.00M | $1.26B | 0.80B | -3.3% | 2.45% |
| 2016 | $2.25B | $152.00M | $2.10B | 0.83B | -6.5% | 4.35% |
| 2015 | $10.00B | $158.00M | $9.84B | 0.88B | -3.2% | 20.76% |
| 2014 | $1.50B | $240.00M | $1.26B | 0.91B | -0.3% | 2.47% |
| 2013 | $1.20B | $275.00M | $925.00M | 0.92B | 1.0% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $210.00M | −$210.00M | 0.91B | -0.1% | — |
| 2011 | $2.17B | $229.00M | $1.95B | 0.91B | -1.7% | 5.68% |
| 2010 | $2.20B | $154.00M | $2.05B | 0.92B | -0.6% | 5.24% |
| 2009 | $1.10B | $153.00M | $947.00M | 0.93B | -2.8% | 2.93% |
| 2008 | $3.16B | $211.00M | $2.95B | 0.96B | -3.3% | 10.69% |
| 2007 | $2.00B | $198.00M | $1.80B | 0.99B | -1.7% | 4.63% |
| 2006 | $2.07B | $180.00M | $1.89B | 1.01B | -0.8% | 5.76% |
| 2005 | $1.18B | $153.00M | $1.03B | 1.01B | 0.3% | 3.63% |
| 2004 | $992.00M | $0.00 | $992.00M | 1.01B | -0.3% | 3.27% |
| 2003 | $401.00M | $0.00 | $401.00M | 1.01B | 0.3% | 1.44% |
| 2002 | $700.00M | $0.00 | $700.00M | 1.01B | 0.0% | 4.07% |
| 2001 | $599.00M | $0.00 | $599.00M | 1.01B | -0.5% | 3.33% |
| 2000 | $800.00M | $0.00 | $800.00M | 1.02B | 2.1% | — |
| 1999 | $822.00M | $0.00 | $822.00M | 1.00B | 10.6% | — |
| 1998 | $650.00M | $0.00 | $650.00M | 0.90B | -1.8% | — |
| 1997 | $849.00M | $0.00 | $849.00M | 0.92B | -3.7% | — |
| 1996 | $459.00M | $0.00 | $459.00M | 0.95B | — | — |
| 1995 | $221.00M | $0.00 | $221.00M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $270.00M | $0.00 | $270.00M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $84.90M | $0.00 | $84.90M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $593.70M | $0.00 | $593.70M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)1% of headroom
Headroom $4.37B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does RTX buy back its own stock?
- Yes, RTX (RTX) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does RTX spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $50.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is RTX's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.02% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is RTX's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.02% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is RTX diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has RTX's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -0.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).