[Raytheon Technology raises full-year performance guidance, adjusted earnings per share for the third quarter to US$2.26] On October 20, Raytheon Technology (RTX) announced third-quarter sales of US$24.97 billion, a year-on-year increase of 12%; adjusted earnings per share were US$2.26. The company raised its 2026 full-year adjusted sales forecast to US$97 billion to US$97.5 billion, from US$95 billion to US$96 billion previously; adjusted earnings per share forecast was raised to US$7.65 to US$7.75, from US$7.10 to US$7.25 previously; free cash flow forecast was raised to US$9 billion to US$9.2 billion, from US$8.5 billion to US$8.75 billion previously. At the end of the third quarter, the company's total order backlog reached US$340 billion, including US$176 billion in commercial business and US$164 billion in defense business.