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RTX Corp. (NYSE:RTX)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

RTX Corp., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Sep 30, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 3, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Net income (loss) from continuing operations 2,708 2,249 2,157 1,713 2,006 1,725 1,625 1,560 1,535 175 1,743 1,473 (933) 1,359 1,481 1,468 1,395 1,338 1,126 771 1,473 1,088 813
Depreciation and amortization 1,068 1,079 1,071 1,159 1,091 1,076 1,052 1,139 1,094 1,072 1,059 1,059 1,074 1,044 1,034 1,048 1,047 999 1,014 1,144 1,158 1,132 1,123
Deferred income tax provision (benefit) 90 (56) 26 191 477 54 67 72 (304) 299 (114) 326 (28) (371) (329) 18 (534) (546) (601) 54 (317) 22 153
Stock compensation cost 159 164 132 182 113 113 111 109 105 111 112 106 107 112 100 102 106 109 103 99 116 143 84
Net periodic pension and other postretirement income (304) (303) (313) (55) (320) (312) (324) (334) (326) (328) (338) (391) (386) (390) (388) (351) (348) (354) (360) (341) (358) (357) (358)
Share-based 401(k) matching contributions 135 147 192 138 128 140 167 138 69 64 82 — — — — — — — — — — — —
Gain on sale of Cybersecurity, Intelligence and Services (CIS) business, net of transaction costs — — — — — — — — — — (415) — — — — — — — — — — — —
Debt extinguishment costs — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 649 — — —
Accounts receivable (717) (729) 1,823 (1,747) (351) (765) (372) (1,111) 349 156 431 (892) (214) 263 (962) 116 1,111 (1,346) 556 (173) (690) 1,092 (799)
Contract assets (242) (963) (979) (519) (934) (484) (706) 39 (996) (479) (978) 410 267 (232) (1,198) 765 (474) (306) (219) (477) (560) (246) (311)
Inventory (543) (330) (813) 483 182 (384) (813) 231 (344) (715) (646) 326 (108) (602) (720) (141) (401) (446) (587) 220 76 (20) (113)
Other current assets (552) 47 (469) (76) (879) 25 (125) (160) (459) 442 (225) (283) (244) (108) (526) (443) (231) (72) (281) (291) (17) (65) (193)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 1,806 2,102 (1,155) 1,322 2,237 (538) 397 (819) 1,082 1,463 (218) 594 3,571 (639) 490 777 (811) 2,425 (316) 492 1,158 (1,271) 538
Contract liabilities (980) 198 94 1,444 986 (30) 373 676 684 566 (54) 1,893 174 32 223 1,130 25 (259) (50) 1,289 128 11 (56)
Change in assets and liabilities (1,228) 325 (1,499) 907 1,241 (2,176) (1,246) (1,144) 316 1,433 (1,690) 2,048 3,446 (1,286) (2,693) 2,204 (781) (4) (897) 1,060 95 (499) (934)
Other operating activities, net 240 (58) 89 (70) (97) (162) (147) 21 34 (93) (97) 90 36 251 (68) 139 (107) (256) 91 (275) (235) (203) (158)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities 160 1,298 (302) 2,452 2,633 (1,267) (320) 1 988 2,558 (1,401) 3,238 4,249 (640) (2,344) 3,160 (617) (52) (650) 2,390 459 238 (90)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities 2,868 3,547 1,855 4,165 4,639 458 1,305 1,561 2,523 2,733 342 4,711 3,316 719 (863) 4,628 778 1,286 476 3,161 1,932 1,326 723
Capital expenditures (749) (669) (546) (970) (614) (530) (513) (1,069) (552) (537) (467) (805) (564) (526) (520) (855) (515) (479) (439) (954) (433) (360) (387)
Investments in businesses — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (66) — — (1,082) — — (6)
Dispositions of businesses, net of cash transferred — — — 743 1,188 — — 512 — — 1,283 — 6 — — — 6 53 35 805 — 25 1,049
Customer financing assets (payments) receipts, net — — — (72) — — — (16) — — — 54 (1) 14 28 4 32 12 (19) 134 126 (21) (81)
Increase in other intangible assets (73) (58) (98) (145) (121) (122) (104) (164) (129) (155) (163) (215) (222) (160) (154) (318) (78) (41) (50) (50) (78) (28) (32)
(Payments) receipts from settlements of derivative contracts, net 7 (71) 72 (69) 42 192 (47) (145) 32 (28) (1) 32 (63) 58 (13) 54 (108) (118) (33) (58) (8) 1 49
Other investing activities, net (42) (146) (36) (36) (24) (49) (14) 103 (66) (13) 41 (44) (15) (9) 80 177 (26) (45) (12) (20) 15 40 (10)
Net cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities (857) (944) (608) (549) 471 (509) (678) (779) (715) (733) 693 (978) (859) (623) (579) (938) (755) (618) (518) (1,225) (378) (343) 582
Proceeds from long-term debt — — — — — — — — — — — 9,940 — 3 2,971 1 — — — 2,081 1,981 — —
Repayment of long-term debt (2) (24) (500) (1,140) (1,500) (780) (9) (800) — (750) (950) (403) (172) (3) — (1) — (2) — (1,707) (2,240) (21) (286)
Proceeds from bridge loan — — — — — — — — — — — 10,000 — — — — — — — — — — —
Repayment of bridge loan — — — — — — — — — — — (10,000) — — — — — — — — — — —
Change in commercial paper, net — — — — (1,432) 1,432 — — — — — (997) 3 897 (427) (1,549) 2,067 — — (160) — — —
Debt extinguishment costs — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (649) — — —
Change in other short-term borrowings, net — — — (6) (12) (10) 28 (35) (12) 65 (22) 19 92 (46) 22 (15) 3 (23) 6 88 10 (38) (13)
Dividends paid (984) (983) (915) (914) (910) (910) (840) (802) (823) (823) (769) (767) (838) (844) (790) (791) (794) (798) (745) (745) (751) (756) (705)
Repurchase of common stock — — — — — — (50) (50) (294) (44) (56) (10,283) (1,429) (596) (562) (408) (616) (1,036) (743) (327) (993) (632) (375)
Net transfers to discontinued operations — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (44) (3) (19) (5)
Other financing activities, net (190) (62) (425) (94) (69) (85) (185) (181) (29) (32) (210) (127) (33) (39) (118) (86) (43) (23) (263) (111) (67) (109) (160)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities (1,176) (1,069) (1,840) (2,154) (3,923) (353) (1,056) (1,868) (1,158) (1,584) (2,007) (2,618) (2,377) (628) 1,096 (2,849) 617 (1,882) (1,745) (1,574) (2,063) (1,575) (1,544)
Net cash used in operating activities — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (44) (3) (19) (5)
Net cash provided by financing activities — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 44 3 19 5
Net cash used in discontinued operations — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 3 (13) (6) 4 (10) 38 16 (39) 23 (4) (8) 14 (15) 18 1 15 (37) (35) 15 (11) (69) 56 23
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 838 1,521 (599) 1,466 1,177 (366) (413) (1,125) 673 412 (980) 1,129 65 (514) (345) 856 603 (1,249) (1,772) 351 (578) (536) (216)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


The cash flow profile demonstrates a period of significant volatility in operating cash flows, punctuated by aggressive shareholder return strategies and strategic asset divestitures. While net income exhibits a general upward trajectory toward the end of the analyzed period, the actual cash generated from operations is heavily influenced by fluctuating working capital requirements and non-cash adjustments.

Operating Cash Flow Dynamics
Net cash flows from operating activities show substantial quarterly variance. A notable low occurred in March 2023 with a deficit of 863 million, contrasted by peaks exceeding 4.6 billion in December 2022 and September 2025. This instability is primarily driven by volatile shifts in accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and contract liabilities, which frequently offset net income gains. Depreciation and amortization remain remarkably consistent, averaging approximately 1.1 billion per quarter, providing a steady non-cash add-back to operating liquidity.
Capital Expenditure and Investing Trends
Investment activities are characterized by consistent capital expenditures, typically ranging between 400 million and 1.1 billion per quarter. This suggests a disciplined approach to maintaining and expanding the asset base. These outflows are intermittently offset by significant inflows from the disposition of businesses, such as the 1.28 billion realized in March 2024 and 1.19 billion in September 2025, indicating a strategy of portfolio optimization to fund ongoing operations or debt obligations.
Financing and Shareholder Returns
A clear transition in capital allocation is observable. Dividends have seen a steady, incremental increase, rising from approximately 700 million per quarter in 2021 to nearly 1 billion per quarter by late 2026. Conversely, share repurchases were highly aggressive through 2023, culminating in a massive 10.3 billion outflow in December 2023, before decelerating sharply in subsequent periods. This suggests a shift in priority from equity reduction to consistent dividend growth.
Debt and Liquidity Management
The company utilizes a combination of long-term debt, commercial paper, and short-term bridge loans to manage liquidity. A significant event occurred in December 2023, characterized by the simultaneous issuance and repayment of a 10 billion bridge loan, alongside a large-scale stock repurchase. More recent quarters show a pattern of periodic long-term debt repayments, such as the 1.5 billion outflow in September 2025, financed largely by operating cash flows and asset sales.
Net Cash Position Trends
The net increase or decrease in cash and cash equivalents remains erratic, reflecting the lack of synchronization between the timing of operating inflows and the execution of large financing or investing outflows. However, the trend toward the end of the period shows a strengthening capacity to generate positive net cash changes, supported by rising net income and strategic divestments.

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