RTX vs TSLA
RTX Corp. and Tesla, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | RTX | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $88.6B | $94.8B |
| Net income | $6.7B | $3.8B |
| Gross margin | · | 18.0% |
| Net margin | 8.0% | 4.1% |
| Return on equity | 10.7% | 4.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.96 | $1.08 |
| Dividend / share | $2.67 | · |
| Payout ratio | 53.1% | · |
| Free cash flow | $7.9B | $6.2B |
| Equity | $65.2B | $82.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.41× | −0.10× |
| Current ratio | 1.03× | 2.16× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.4% | 24.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 39.4% |
RTX and TSLA book revenue within 15% of each other, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (8.0% against 4.1%).
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 | RTX | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $88.6B | $94.8B |
| FY2024 | $80.7B | $97.7B |
| FY2023 | $68.9B | $96.8B |
| FY2022 | $67.1B | $81.5B |
| FY2021 | $64.4B | $53.8B |
| FY2020 | $56.6B | $31.5B |
| FY2019 | $45.3B | $24.6B |
| FY2018 | $34.7B | $21.5B |
| FY2017 | $59.8B | $11.8B |
| FY2016 | $57.2B | $7.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | RTX | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $6.7B | $3.8B |
| FY2024 | $4.8B | $7.1B |
| FY2023 | $3.2B | $15.0B |
| FY2022 | $5.2B | $12.6B |
| FY2021 | $3.9B | $5.5B |
| FY2020 | $-3.5B | $721.0M |
| FY2019 | $5.5B | $-862.0M |
| FY2018 | $5.3B | $-976.0M |
| FY2017 | $4.6B | $-2.0B |
| FY2016 | $5.1B | $-674.9M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$6,224,000,000 | TSLA |
| FY2024 | −$16,952,000,000 | TSLA |
| FY2023 | −$27,853,000,000 | TSLA |
| FY2022 | −$14,388,000,000 | TSLA |
| FY2021 | +$10,565,000,000 | RTX |
| FY2020 | +$25,051,000,000 | RTX |
| FY2019 | +$20,771,000,000 | RTX |
| FY2018 | +$13,240,000,000 | RTX |
| FY2017 | +$48,078,000,000 | RTX |
| FY2016 | +$50,243,868,000 | RTX |
| FY2015 | +$52,051,975,000 | RTX |
| FY2014 | +$54,701,644,000 | RTX |
| FY2013 | +$54,586,504,000 | RTX |
| FY2012 | +$57,294,744,000 | RTX |
| FY2011 | +$55,549,758,000 | RTX |
| FY2010 | +$52,158,256,000 | RTX |
| FY2009 | +$52,313,057,000 | RTX |
The higher-revenue side has changed between RTX and TSLA over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +3.9 pp | RTX |
| FY2024 | −1.1 pp | TSLA |
| FY2023 | −10.6 pp | TSLA |
| FY2022 | −7.5 pp | TSLA |
| FY2021 | −4.1 pp | TSLA |
| FY2020 | −8.6 pp | TSLA |
| FY2019 | +16.3 pp | RTX |
| FY2018 | +21.2 pp | RTX |
| FY2017 | +27.3 pp | RTX |
| FY2016 | +20.5 pp | RTX |
| FY2015 | +36.2 pp | RTX |
| FY2014 | +20.6 pp | RTX |
| FY2013 | +14.5 pp | RTX |
| FY2012 | +105.4 pp | RTX |
| FY2011 | +134.2 pp | RTX |
| FY2010 | +141.2 pp | RTX |
| FY2009 | +57.8 pp | RTX |
The higher net margin has changed hands between RTX and TSLA over this period.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TSLA's net margin has been more volatile than RTX's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 46.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.6.
17 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 RTX and TSLA over these 17 fiscal years — RTX led in 12 and TSLA in 5.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TSLA's return on equity has been more volatile than RTX's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 65.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.3.
15 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 RTX and TSLA over these 15 fiscal years — RTX led in 10 and TSLA in 5.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.