RTX stock vs the S&P 500 and defense stocks
As of 2 October 2026, RTX is beating defense stocks as a group (ITA) but trailing the S&P 500 over the past three months.
Where RTX stands now
As of 2 October 2026, RTX is behind the S&P 500 on every window Zensei tracks, from one month to one year. The market has preferred other stocks for some time.
Inside its group, RTX is slipping: still ahead of defense stocks (ITA) over three months, but behind over the past month. As a group, defense stocks are trailing the S&P 500 right now. A strong stock in a weak group: it holds up while its peers struggle.
RTX is 16.1% of ITA, a weight large enough to drive the fund. It sits in 2 of the sector and theme funds Zensei tracks. The thing to watch is the market: it beats its peers, but the group as a whole is not keeping up with the S&P 500.
RTX vs the S&P 500: returns
RTX and the S&P 500 (SPY) side by side, over each window Zensei tracks.
Prices as of · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure
RTX against defense stocks, in depth
See the size of the gap between RTX and defense stocks (ITA) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among defense stocks.
See the full analysisWhich ETFs hold RTX?
2 funds that Zensei tracks hold RTX, by weight. The fund with the largest weight is its sector on this page.
RTX competitors
The largest other holdings of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), with their return over the past month.
RTX stock: common questions
Is RTX stock beating the S&P 500?
As of 2 October 2026, RTX is down 10.0% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 1.3% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is down 7.0% and the S&P 500 is up 3.6%.
Which ETFs hold RTX?
As of 2 October 2026, 2 funds that Zensei tracks hold RTX. Its largest weight is in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), at 16.1%. It is also in Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI, 4.7%).
Who are RTX's competitors?
As of 2 October 2026, the largest other holdings of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) are GE Aerospace (GE), Boeing (BA), Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT), Transdigm Group Inc (TDG), Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC). These are the stocks RTX sits next to among defense stocks.
Is RTX doing better than other defense stocks?
As of 2 October 2026, RTX is ahead of defense stocks as a group (ITA) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.
Track RTX against defense stocks and the market
Zensei Edge maps 100+ sectors and themes against the S&P 500, with each stock inside them measured against its group.