Investing

Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets

Raytheon Technologies Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets decreased by 32.4% to $98.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 5.8%, from $104.00M to $98.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets shows an upward trend with a 12.4% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 21, 2026

How to read this metric

Higher spending reflects a focus on technological advancement or intellectual property growth.

Detailed definition

Cash outflows for the acquisition of non-physical assets such as software, patents, trademarks, or licenses. These inves...

Peer comparison

Increasingly important for tech-enabled service providers and software companies.

Metric ID: investing_payments_to_acquire_intangible_assets

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$28.00M$78.00M$170.00M$82.00M$103.00M$133.00M$169.00M$154.00M$160.00M$222.00M$215.00M$163.00M$155.00M$129.00M$164.00M$104.00M$122.00M$121.00M$145.00M$98.00M
QoQ Change+178.6%+117.9%-51.8%+25.6%+29.1%+27.1%-8.9%+3.9%+38.8%-3.2%-24.2%-4.9%-16.8%+27.1%-36.6%+17.3%-0.8%+19.8%-32.4%
YoY Change+267.9%+70.5%-0.6%+87.8%+55.3%+66.9%+27.2%+5.8%-3.1%-41.9%-23.7%-36.2%-21.3%-6.2%-11.6%-5.8%
Range$28.00M$222.00M
CAGR+30.2%
Avg YoY Growth+26.9%
Median YoY Growth-1.9%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Raytheon Technologies's payments to acquire intangible assets?
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) reported payments to acquire intangible assets of $98.00M in Q1 2026.
How has Raytheon Technologies's payments to acquire intangible assets changed year-over-year?
Raytheon Technologies's payments to acquire intangible assets decreased by 5.8% year-over-year, from $104.00M to $98.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Raytheon Technologies's payments to acquire intangible assets?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Raytheon Technologies's payments to acquire intangible assets has grown at a 12.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $308.00M to $492.00M.
What does payments to acquire intangible assets mean?
Cash spent on acquiring non-physical assets like software or patents.