Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.40%
5Y share count change
-0.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$56.75B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (-0.1%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +1.2% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 0% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for RTX (RTX)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for RTX (RTX)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for RTX (RTX)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for RTX (RTX)
Latest: $50.00M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for RTX (RTX) came in at $50.00M – plunged 88.7% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), RTX buyback spend delivered a +1.2% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2023 and 2025, RTX buyback spend plunged 99.6%, falling from $12.87B to $50.00M.
$12.87B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2023, against a low of $0.00 during 1991.
RTX Buyback Spend 2025: $50.00M
In 2025, RTX reported buyback spend of $50.00M, plunged 88.7% below 2024.
RTX Buyback Spend 2024: $444.00M
RTX buyback spend in 2024 was $444.00M, plunged 96.6% below 2023.
RTX Buyback Spend 2023: $12.87B
2023's buyback spend for RTX came in at $12.87B, surged 359.2% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
RTX Buyback Spend 2022: $2.80B
RTX posted buyback spend of $2.80B in 2022, grew 20.5% from 2021.
RTX Buyback Spend 2021: $2.33B
RTX buyback spend in 2021 was $2.33B.
See more financial history for RTX (RTX).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $50.00M | $1.09B | −$1.04B | 0.02% | 1.36B | +1.0% | |
| 2024 | $444.00M | $437.00M | $7.00M | 0.29% | 1.34B | -6.4% | |
| 2023 | $12.87B | $425.00M | $12.45B | 11.29% | 1.44B | -3.4% | |
| 2022 | $2.80B | $420.00M | $2.38B | 1.90% | 1.49B | -1.5% | |
| 2021 | $2.33B | $442.00M | $1.89B | 1.81% | 1.51B | +11.1% | |
| 2020 | $47.00M | $330.00M | −$283.00M | 0.04% | 1.36B | +57.2% | |
| 2019 | $151.00M | $356.00M | −$205.00M | 0.20% | 0.86B | +6.7% | |
| 2018 | $325.00M | $251.00M | $74.00M | 0.63% | 0.81B | +1.4% | |
| 2017 | $1.45B | $192.00M | $1.26B | 2.45% | 0.80B | -3.3% | |
| 2016 | $2.25B | $152.00M | $2.10B | 4.35% | 0.83B | -6.5% | |
| 2015 | $10.00B | $158.00M | $9.84B | 20.76% | 0.88B | -3.2% | |
| 2014 | $1.50B | $240.00M | $1.26B | 2.47% | 0.91B | -0.3% | |
| 2013 | $1.20B | $275.00M | $925.00M | 1.98% | 0.92B | +1.0% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $210.00M | −$210.00M | — | 0.91B | -0.1% | |
| 2011 | $2.17B | $229.00M | $1.95B | 5.68% | 0.91B | -1.7% | |
| 2010 | $2.20B | $154.00M | $2.05B | 5.24% | 0.92B | -0.6% | |
| 2009 | $1.10B | $153.00M | $947.00M | 2.93% | 0.93B | -2.8% | |
| 2008 | $3.16B | $211.00M | $2.95B | 10.69% | 0.96B | -3.3% | |
| 2007 | $2.00B | $198.00M | $1.80B | 4.63% | 0.99B | -1.7% | |
| 2006 | $2.07B | $180.00M | $1.89B | 5.76% | 1.01B | -0.8% | |
| 2005 | $1.18B | $153.00M | $1.03B | 3.63% | 1.01B | +0.3% | |
| 2004 | $992.00M | $0.00 | $992.00M | 3.27% | 1.01B | -0.3% | |
| 2003 | $401.00M | $0.00 | $401.00M | 1.44% | 1.01B | +0.3% | |
| 2002 | $700.00M | $0.00 | $700.00M | 4.07% | 1.01B | +0.0% | |
| 2001 | $599.00M | $0.00 | $599.00M | 3.33% | 1.01B | -0.5% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$50.00M
- 2024$444.00M
- 2023$12.87B
- 2022$2.80B
- 2021$2.33B
- 2020$47.00M
- 2019$151.00M
- 2018$325.00M
- 2017$1.45B
- 2016$2.25B
- 2015$10.00B
- 2014$1.50B
- 2013$1.20B
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$2.17B
- 2010$2.20B
- 2009$1.10B
- 2008$3.16B
- 2007$2.00B
- 2006$2.07B
- 2005$1.18B
- 2004$992.00M
- 2003$401.00M
- 2002$700.00M
- 2001$599.00M
- 2000$800.00M
- 1999$822.00M
- 1998$650.00M
- 1997$849.00M
- 1996$459.00M
- 1995$221.00M
- 1994$270.00M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$84.90M
- 1989$593.70M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for RTX (RTX)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for RTX (RTX)
How RTX splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as RTX, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $3.80B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $4.71B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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