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RTX (RTX) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 3.96% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is RTX Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

RTX's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $200,077 Mil. RTX's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $7,927 Mil. RTX's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 3.96%.

The historical rank and industry rank for RTX's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

RTX' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.75   Med: 4.45   Max: 14.46
Current: 4.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of RTX was 14.46%. The lowest was -0.75%. And the median was 4.45%.

RTX's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
66.56% of 314 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 2.575 vs RTX: 4.14

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. RTX's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 10.09%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


RTX Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for RTX's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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* 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 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

RTX Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.75 -0.70 4.14 4.19 3.61

RTX Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 3.79 3.61 3.30 2.63 3.96

Competitive Comparison of RTX's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, RTX's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, RTX's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where RTX's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



RTX Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

RTXs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=5489/151945.2074
=3.61 %

RTX's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $7,927 Mil.



RTX  (NYSE:RTX) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


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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. The company operates in 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.
Executives
Gregory Hayes officer: Vice President, Controller 870 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Mitchill Neil G. Jr officer: Vice President, Controller UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 10 FARM SPRINGS ROAD, FARMINGTON CT 06032
Amy L Johnson officer: Corporate VP and Controller 870 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Christopher T. Calio officer: Pres, Comm Engines, P&W 870 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Dantaya M Williams officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 870 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Ramsaran Maharajh officer: EVP and General Counsel 870 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Shane G Eddy officer: President, P&W 870 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Kevin G Dasilva officer: Corporate VP and Treasurer COVIDIEN LTD., 15 HAMPSHIRE STREET, MANSFIELD MA 02048
Stephen J. Timm officer: President, Collins Aerospace 870 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Robert Kelly Ortberg officer: CEO, Collins Aerospace Systems 870 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Winnefeld James A Jr director 870 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Leanne G Caret director 1000 WILSON BLVD, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Michael R Dumais officer: SVP, Strategic Planning 870 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Tracy A Atkinson director MFS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, 500 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON MA 02116
Wesley D Kremer officer: President, RMD 870 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451