Percent change in each close since the start of the chosen range, for both companies and the S&P 500 (SPY). Daily closes over the last year, weekly before that and monthly before five years.
In short
How the two compare
On the latest closes (28 Oct 2026), GE Aerospace is the larger company by market value ($313.48B against $267.93B). Over the past year GE Aerospace returned −3.4% and RTX Corporation +10.9%, while the S&P 500 returned +12.7%. The operating margin is 5.5% for GE Aerospace and 12.7% for RTX Corporation. Over the next 21 sessions the model expects −0.05% for GE Aerospace, with a 50% chance of a rise, and −0.3% for RTX Corporation, with a 63% chance. GE Aerospace's long-run fair value is $196.46, a gap of −34.8% to its price; the long-run model view is negative. RTX Corporation has no published fair value today.
Model view
What the model expects
Expected returns and the chance of a rise from our forecasting models, and the long-run fair value against the price. Readings, not advice.
Model readings:
MeasureGE Aerospace · GERTX Corporation · RTX
Expected returnnext 21 sessions
GE−0.05%
RTX−0.3%
Chance of a risenext 21 sessions
GE50%
RTX63%
Expected returnnext 63 sessions
GE+1.47%
RTX+0.61%
Range of outcomes63 sessions, 80% band
GE−17.9% to +20.9%
RTX−16.7% to +17.9%
Chance of a risenext 63 sessionsMembers only · see plans
Long-run fair valueintrinsic value model
GE$196.4628 Oct 2026
RTX—The valuation was set at a price in another share basis than this close, so its fair value and gap are not printed.
Gap to pricefair value against the close
GE−34.8%
RTX—The valuation was set at a price in another share basis than this close, so its fair value and gap are not printed.
Past readings that matchedsign of the 21-session outcome
GE59.5%of 269
RTX57.2%of 269
Price performance
How the prices moved
Price change over each period, with the S&P 500 (SPY) for comparison.
Closes to
MeasureGE Aerospace · GERTX Corporation · RTX
1 monthS&P 500: +1.1%
GE−5.3%
RTX+4.8%
6 monthsS&P 500: +8.5%
GE+6.3%
RTX+14.2%
Year to dateS&P 500: +13.3%
GE−2%
RTX+7.9%
1 yearS&P 500: +12.7%
GE−3.4%
RTX+10.9%
5 yearsS&P 500: +70.7%
GE+366.7%
RTX+137.8%
1 year against the S&P 500percentage points
GE−16.1 pts
RTX−1.8 pts
Position in the 52-week range0% low, 100% high
GE27%close $301.13 in $268.58 to $388.84
RTX50%close $195.84 in $164.95 to $226.41
Against the 200-day average
GE−6.6%
RTX+0.8%
Valuation
What the market pays
Size and the multiples from the latest filed quarter. A P/E on losses reads n/m.
Filings: quarter to
MeasureGE Aerospace · GERTX Corporation · RTX
Market value
GE$313.48B28 Oct 2026
RTX$267.93B28 Oct 2026
Enterprise valueat the last filing
GE$342.11B30 Sep 2026
RTX$276.51B30 Sep 2026
P/Elatest filed
GE36.8
RTX—Not measured today.
Price to book
GE18.31
RTX3.58
EV / EBITDA
GE114.46
RTX—Not in the latest filing data.
Free cash flow yield
GE2.47%
RTX—Not in the latest filing data.
Dividend yield
GE0.07%
RTX—Not in the latest filing data.
Profitability
How much of revenue becomes profit
Margins and returns on capital from the latest filing; revenue, net income and earnings per share over the trailing twelve months.
Filings: quarter to
MeasureGE Aerospace · GERTX Corporation · RTX
Gross margin
GE16.8%
RTX12.7%
Operating margin
GE5.5%
RTX12.7%
Net margin
GE16.2%
RTX10.4%
Return on equity
GE49.8%
RTX—Not in the latest filing data.
Return on invested capital
GE1.9%
RTX2.5%
Revenuetrailing twelve months
GE$47.79B
RTX—Not in the latest filing data.
Net incometrailing twelve months
GE$8.84B
RTX—Not in the latest filing data.
Earnings per sharetrailing twelve months
GE$8.49
RTX—Not in the latest filing data.
Growth
How fast the business grew
Change against the same quarter a year earlier.
Filings: quarter to
MeasureGE Aerospace · GERTX Corporation · RTX
Revenue growthyear over year
GE+15.9%
RTX—Not in the latest filing data.
Earnings growthyear over year
GE+6.1%
RTX—Not in the latest filing data.
Free cash flow growthyear over year
GE+13.9%
RTX—Not in the latest filing data.
Financial health
Balance sheet and quality scores
Leverage, liquidity and two published scores: Altman Z (below 1.8 the distress zone, above 3 the safe zone) and Piotroski F (0 to 9).
Filings: quarter to
MeasureGE Aerospace · GERTX Corporation · RTX
Debt to equity
GE0.96
RTX0.45
Current ratiocurrent assets over current liabilities
GE0.98
RTX1.05
Altman Z-score
GE2.93
RTX2.15
Piotroski F-scoreout of 9
GE6 of 9
RTX5 of 9
Trading and risk
How the shares trade
Volatility, sensitivity to the market, the deepest fall, short interest and how closely the two move together.
Closes to ; FINRA settlement
MeasureGE Aerospace · GERTX Corporation · RTX
Volatility21 sessions, annualised
GE24.9%
RTX25.5%
Betaagainst the S&P 500, 5 years
GE1.17
RTX0.61
Deepest fallpeak to trough, 5 years
GE−44.9%
RTX−32.8%
Market regimeour reading at each model date
GEStrong risk-off
RTXStrong risk-off
Short interestshare of the float
GE1.1%settled 30 Sep 2026
RTX—Not measured today.
Days to covershort shares over average volume
GE2.4
RTX3.2
Average volume3 months, shares a day
GE4.29M
RTX4.44M
Moving togethercorrelation of daily returns, past year0.54, often together−1 opposite0 unrelated+1 together
Questions
GE Aerospace or RTX Corporation: common questions
Which is larger by market value, GE Aerospace or RTX Corporation?
GE Aerospace, at $313.48B against $267.93B for RTX Corporation, on the latest closes (28 Oct 2026).
How did GE Aerospace and RTX Corporation move over the past year against the S&P 500?
Over the past year GE Aerospace returned −3.4% and RTX Corporation +10.9%, while the S&P 500 returned +12.7%. Prices at close 28 Oct 2026.
What does the model expect for GE Aerospace and RTX Corporation over the next month?
−0.05% for GE Aerospace with a 50% chance of a rise, and −0.3% for RTX Corporation with a 63% chance, over the next 21 sessions. Model readings 28 Oct 2026. These are model readings, not advice.
How do the operating margins of GE Aerospace and RTX Corporation compare?
The operating margin is 5.5% for GE Aerospace and 12.7% for RTX Corporation, and the gross margin 16.8% against 12.7%. Filings: quarter to 30 Sep 2026.
Do GE Aerospace and RTX Corporation shares move together?
Over the past year the correlation of their daily returns was 0.54 (often together); 1 means they always move together, 0 unrelated, −1 opposite. Prices at close 28 Oct 2026.
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Model readings are research estimates, not investment advice. Prices: daily closes. Fundamentals: the latest SEC filings. Short interest: FINRA, settlement 30 Sep 2026. A dash means the figure is not in our data; it is never shown as zero. The model view follows a published rule: next month by the sign of the expected return, the long run positive at a fair value 10% or more above the price and negative at 10% or more below it.