Unrecognized Tax Benefits - Impacting Effective Tax Rate
Raytheon Technologies Unrecognized Tax Benefits - Impacting Effective Tax Rate decreased by 2.9% to $1.22B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.9%, from $1.25B to $1.22B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Unrecognized Tax Benefits - Impacting Effective Tax Rate shows relatively stable performance with a 0.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A decrease suggests successful resolution of tax uncertainties or expiration of statutes, while an increase indicates growing tax risk or new uncertain positions.
Detailed definition
This represents the portion of tax reserves for uncertain tax positions that, if resolved in the company's favor, would...
Peer comparison
Commonly disclosed by large multinational corporations under ASC 740; peers often report this as 'unrecognized tax benefits' in tax footnotes.
unrecognized_tax_benefits_impacting_etrHistorical Data
| Q4 '21 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '24 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.31B | $1.38B | $1.31B | $1.25B | $1.22B |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.0% | -4.7% | -4.5% | -2.9% |
| YoY Change | — | +5.0% | -4.7% | -4.5% | -2.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Raytheon Technologies's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate?
- Raytheon Technologies (RTX) reported unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate of $1.22B in Q4 2025.
- How has Raytheon Technologies's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate changed year-over-year?
- Raytheon Technologies's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate decreased by 2.9% year-over-year, from $1.25B to $1.22B.
- What is the long-term trend for Raytheon Technologies's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Raytheon Technologies's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate has grown at a 0.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.22B to $1.22B.
- What does unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate mean?
- The amount of potential tax savings that could lower the effective tax rate if tax authorities agree with the company's positions.