Shares of aerospace and defense company Raytheon (NYSE:RTX) fell 3.7% in the afternoon session after the company provided a full-year revenue forecast that fell slightly short of estimates.

For the quarter, RTX announced an 8.7% year-on-year increase in sales to $22.08 billion and a 21% rise in adjusted earnings per share to $1.78, surpassing Wall Street's estimates of $21.49 billion in revenue and $1.52 in earnings per share. The company also raised its full-year guidance for both sales and earnings.

However, the market appeared to focus on the fact that the midpoint of the new full-year revenue guidance, at $93 billion, was just 0.5% below what analysts had projected. The stock's drop suggested that investors were more concerned with the slightly cautious revenue outlook than the strong performance in the reported quarter.

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RTX’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 3 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful, although it might not be something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.

The biggest move we wrote about over the last year was 10 months ago when the stock gained 10.5% on the news that Israel carried out significant strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites, dramatically escalating fears of a broader conflict in the Middle East.

Companies like Lockheed Martin, RTX, and Northrop Grumman saw gains as the market anticipated higher defense spending and new orders. This reaction contrasts with the broader market downturn, highlighting the "safe haven" appeal of defense stocks during times of global tension.

RTX is flat since the beginning of the year, and at $188.63 per share, it is trading 11.1% below its 52-week high of $212.16 from March 2026. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of RTX’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $2,392.

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