Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
RTX Corp., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | RTX Corp. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | RTX Corp. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | RTX Corp. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level. |
Current Ratio
RTX Corp., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 51,764) | 49,225) | 48,023) | 48,417) | 46,518) | 45,915) | 45,504) | 42,443) | 41,821) | 41,462) | 40,740) | 42,050) | 41,992) | 40,879) | 42,552) | 43,376) | 43,511) | 42,274) | 38,875) | 37,497) | 37,816) | 37,058) | 35,402) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 52,247) | 49,565) | 45,019) | 46,761) | 45,002) | 41,760) | 40,128) | 39,114) | 38,373) | 37,788) | 35,057) | 35,449) | 34,131) | 34,794) | 36,359) | 35,848) | 35,562) | 35,291) | 31,502) | 34,586) | 35,567) | 35,422) | 31,403) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.13 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.17 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.07 | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 1.40 | 1.28 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.45 | 1.33 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.60 | 1.53 | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.43 | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 1.53 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.51 | 1.45 | 1.53 | 1.50 | 1.38 | 1.28 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 1.27 | 1.10 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.49 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 1.70 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 1.47 | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 1.28 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.96 | 1.58 | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.14 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.13 | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 1.44 | 1.21 | 1.66 | 1.27 | 1.35 | 1.41 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.47 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 1.24 | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.30 | 1.24 | 1.30 | 1.21 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.28 | 1.20 | 1.17 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 51,764 ÷ 52,247 = 0.99
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | RTX Corp. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Quick Ratio
RTX Corp., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 6,682) | 6,011) | 5,607) | 6,587) | 5,456) | 5,391) | 5,893) | 6,220) | 5,381) | 4,767) | 6,040) | 7,832) | 7,476) | 8,051) | 8,579) | 8,802) | 10,001) | 6,975) | 8,001) | 7,378) | 7,341) | 6,819) | 6,240) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 10,097) | 10,252) | 10,280) | 10,838) | 10,058) | 9,903) | 10,069) | 9,108) | 9,233) | 10,394) | 9,076) | 9,661) | 9,538) | 8,912) | 10,037) | 9,254) | 10,115) | 9,496) | 13,104) | 13,524) | 13,607) | 13,695) | 13,574) | |||||||
| Contract assets | 14,684) | 13,581) | 13,104) | 12,139) | 12,696) | 12,970) | 12,729) | 11,534) | 12,297) | 11,836) | 11,566) | 11,361) | 10,899) | 10,485) | 10,238) | 9,931) | 9,617) | 9,943) | 4,549) | 4,184) | 4,316) | 4,334) | 3,795) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 31,463) | 29,844) | 28,991) | 29,564) | 28,210) | 28,264) | 28,691) | 26,862) | 26,911) | 26,997) | 26,682) | 28,854) | 27,913) | 27,448) | 28,854) | 27,987) | 29,733) | 26,414) | 25,654) | 25,086) | 25,264) | 24,848) | 23,609) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 52,247) | 49,565) | 45,019) | 46,761) | 45,002) | 41,760) | 40,128) | 39,114) | 38,373) | 37,788) | 35,057) | 35,449) | 34,131) | 34,794) | 36,359) | 35,848) | 35,562) | 35,291) | 31,502) | 34,586) | 35,567) | 35,422) | 31,403) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.75 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.26 | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.76 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.91 | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.87 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 0.82 | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 1.27 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.73 | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.96 | 0.83 | 1.18 | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.98 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.92 | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.10 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 0.99 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.93 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 31,463 ÷ 52,247 = 0.60
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | RTX Corp. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Cash Ratio
RTX Corp., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 6,682) | 6,011) | 5,607) | 6,587) | 5,456) | 5,391) | 5,893) | 6,220) | 5,381) | 4,767) | 6,040) | 7,832) | 7,476) | 8,051) | 8,579) | 8,802) | 10,001) | 6,975) | 8,001) | 7,378) | 7,341) | 6,819) | 6,240) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 6,682) | 6,011) | 5,607) | 6,587) | 5,456) | 5,391) | 5,893) | 6,220) | 5,381) | 4,767) | 6,040) | 7,832) | 7,476) | 8,051) | 8,579) | 8,802) | 10,001) | 6,975) | 8,001) | 7,378) | 7,341) | 6,819) | 6,240) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 52,247) | 49,565) | 45,019) | 46,761) | 45,002) | 41,760) | 40,128) | 39,114) | 38,373) | 37,788) | 35,057) | 35,449) | 34,131) | 34,794) | 36,359) | 35,848) | 35,562) | 35,291) | 31,502) | 34,586) | 35,567) | 35,422) | 31,403) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.09 | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.26 | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.08 | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.47 | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.56 | 0.47 | 0.73 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.40 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.55 | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.06 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 6,682 ÷ 52,247 = 0.13
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | RTX Corp. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level. |