Textron
Q1 2022 Earnings Call
Apr 28, 2022, 8:00 a.m. ET
Contents:
- Prepared Remarks
- Questions and Answers
- Call Participants
Prepared Remarks:
Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Textron first quarter earnings release conference call. [Operator instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Eric Salander, vice president of investor relations.
Please go ahead.
Eric Salander -- Vice President, Investor Relations
Thanks, Lia, and good morning, everyone. Before we begin, I'd like to mention we will be discussing future estimates and expectations during our call today. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risk factors, which are detailed in our SEC filings and also in today's press release. On the call today, we have Scott Donnelly, Textron's chairman and CEO; and Frank Connor, our chief financial officer.
Our earnings call presentation can be found in the investor relations section of our website. Revenues in the quarter were $3 billion, up from $2.9 billion in last year's first quarter. Segment profit in the quarter was $304 million, up $48 million from last year's -- from the first quarter of 2021. During this year's first quarter, we reported net income of $0.88 per share compared to $0.70 per share on an adjusted basis in last year's first quarter.
Manufacturing cash flow before pension contributions totaled $209 million in the quarter, up $138 million from the first quarter of 2021. With that, I'll turn the call over to Scott.
Scott Donnelly -- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Thanks, Eric, and good morning, everyone. Revenues and margins were up in the quarter, driven by Textron aviation. aviation demonstrated strong execution in the quarter, resulting in 11.6% segment margin. We continue to see very strong demand, solid pricing and increased deliveries from our Citation jet and commercial turboprop products and higher aftermarket volume from increased aircraft utilization.
We delivered 39 jets, up from 28 last year and 31 commercial turboprops, up from 14 in last year's first quarter. Order activity was very strong in the quarter with $1 billion of backlog growth, reflecting continued order momentum across our product portfolio. We ended the quarter with $5.1 billion in backlog. In March, our new commercial turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier received FAA certification, and we expect to begin deliveries in the second quarter.