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RTX (WBO:RTX) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 28.78 (As of Jun. 04, 2025)


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What is RTX Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-04), RTX's current share price is €120.30. RTX's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €4.18. RTX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 28.78.

The historical rank and industry rank for RTX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:RTX' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.21   Med: 15.76   Max: 30.29
Current: 30.29

During the past years, RTX's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 30.29. The lowest was 9.21. And the median was 15.76.

WBO:RTX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
67.96% of 103 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 47.97 vs WBO:RTX: 30.29

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

RTX's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €0.471. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €4.18 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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RTX Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for RTX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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RTX Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

RTX Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.19 17.45 20.12 17.27 25.40

RTX Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.26 20.80 25.42 25.40 29.18

Competitive Comparison of RTX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, RTX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


RTX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, RTX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where RTX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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RTX Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

RTX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=120.30/4.18
=28.78

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

RTX's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, RTX's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=0.471/134.9266*134.9266
=0.471

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

RTX Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 1.094 100.684 1.466
201509 0.426 100.392 0.573
201512 2.073 99.792 2.803
201603 -1.958 100.470 -2.629
201606 1.183 101.688 1.570
201609 1.546 101.861 2.048
201612 1.237 101.863 1.639
201703 0.661 102.862 0.867
201706 1.791 103.349 2.338
201709 -0.597 104.136 -0.774
201712 1.727 104.011 2.240
201803 0.039 105.290 0.050
201806 1.742 106.317 2.211
201809 1.313 106.507 1.663
201812 1.638 105.998 2.085
201903 1.080 107.251 1.359
201906 1.755 108.070 2.191
201909 2.056 108.329 2.561
201912 2.018 108.420 2.511
202003 0.269 108.902 0.333
202006 -0.275 108.767 -0.341
202009 0.657 109.815 0.807
202012 0.371 109.897 0.455
202103 0.166 111.754 0.200
202106 0.504 114.631 0.593
202109 0.800 115.734 0.933
202112 1.175 117.630 1.348
202203 -0.027 121.301 -0.030
202206 0.443 125.017 0.478
202209 0.094 125.227 0.101
202212 2.304 125.222 2.483
202303 -0.974 127.348 -1.032
202306 0.021 128.729 0.022
202309 1.637 129.860 1.701
202312 2.519 129.419 2.626
202403 -0.198 131.776 -0.203
202406 1.413 132.554 1.438
202409 1.233 133.029 1.251
202412 0.232 133.157 0.235
202503 0.471 134.927 0.471

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


RTX  (WBO:RTX) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


RTX Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Related Terms

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RTX Business Description

Industry
Address
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA, USA, 22209
RTX is an aerospace and defense manufacturer formed from the merger of United Technologies and Raytheon, with roughly equal exposure as a supplier to commercial aerospace and to the defense market across three segments: Collins Aerospace, a diversified aerospace supplier; Pratt & Whitney, a commercial and military aircraft engine manufacturer; and Raytheon, a defense prime contractor providing a mix of missiles, missile defense systems, sensors, hardware, and communications technology to the military.