GM vs RTX
General Motors Co. and RTX Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GM | RTX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $185.0B | $88.6B |
| Net income | $2.7B | $6.7B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 8.0% |
| Return on equity | 4.3% | 10.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.27 | $4.96 |
| Dividend / share | $0.57 | $2.67 |
| Payout ratio | 24.4% | 53.1% |
| Free cash flow | $17.6B | $7.9B |
| Equity | $61.1B | $65.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.81× | 0.41× |
| Current ratio | 1.17× | 1.03× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.6% | 9.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −15.9% | · |
GM bills 2.1× the revenue of RTX, and RTX keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (8.0% against 1.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | GM | RTX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $185.0B | $88.6B |
| FY2024 | $187.4B | $80.7B |
| FY2023 | $171.8B | $68.9B |
| FY2022 | $156.7B | $67.1B |
| FY2021 | $127.0B | $64.4B |
| FY2020 | $122.5B | $56.6B |
| FY2019 | $137.2B | $45.3B |
| FY2018 | $147.0B | $34.7B |
| FY2017 | $145.6B | $59.8B |
| FY2016 | $149.2B | $57.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GM | RTX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.7B | $6.7B |
| FY2024 | $6.0B | $4.8B |
| FY2023 | $10.1B | $3.2B |
| FY2022 | $9.9B | $5.2B |
| FY2021 | $10.0B | $3.9B |
| FY2020 | $6.4B | $-3.5B |
| FY2019 | $6.7B | $5.5B |
| FY2018 | $8.0B | $5.3B |
| FY2017 | $-3.9B | $4.6B |
| FY2016 | $9.4B | $5.1B |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$96,416,000,000 | GM |
| FY2024 | +$106,704,000,000 | GM |
| FY2023 | +$102,922,000,000 | GM |
| FY2022 | +$89,661,000,000 | GM |
| FY2021 | +$62,616,000,000 | GM |
| FY2020 | +$65,898,000,000 | GM |
| FY2019 | +$91,888,000,000 | GM |
| FY2018 | +$112,348,000,000 | GM |
| FY2017 | +$85,751,000,000 | GM |
| FY2016 | +$91,940,000,000 | GM |
| FY2015 | +$79,627,000,000 | GM |
| FY2014 | +$98,029,000,000 | GM |
| FY2013 | +$98,827,000,000 | GM |
| FY2012 | +$94,548,000,000 | GM |
| FY2011 | +$94,522,000,000 | GM |
| FY2010 | +$83,317,000,000 | GM |
GM has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −6.5 pp | RTX |
| FY2024 | −3.0 pp | RTX |
| FY2023 | +0.8 pp | GM |
| FY2022 | −1.7 pp | RTX |
| FY2021 | +1.4 pp | GM |
| FY2020 | +11.0 pp | GM |
| FY2019 | −8.3 pp | RTX |
| FY2018 | −10.8 pp | RTX |
| FY2017 | −10.9 pp | RTX |
| FY2016 | −3.3 pp | RTX |
| FY2015 | −7.1 pp | RTX |
| FY2014 | −8.9 pp | RTX |
| FY2013 | −7.4 pp | RTX |
| FY2012 | −5.5 pp | RTX |
| FY2011 | −3.5 pp | RTX |
| FY2010 | −4.2 pp | RTX |
The higher net margin has changed hands between GM and RTX over this period.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
RTX's net margin has been more volatile than GM's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 4.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.5.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between GM and RTX over these 16 fiscal years — GM led in 3 and RTX in 13.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GM's return on equity has been more volatile than RTX's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 8.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.2.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between GM and RTX over these 16 fiscal years — GM led in 10 and RTX in 6.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.