Gross margin
34.4% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 25 of 100: higher than 25% of 153 peers (All). weak.
Rank 48 of 100: higher than 48% of 22 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Industrials: 35.4%
Share of revenue left after the direct cost of the products sold.
Rocket Lab launches small satellites into space with its Electron rocket and is developing the larger Neutron rocket. The company also builds satellites and components such as solar panels and control systems. It has launch sites in New Zealand and the US. As of Oct 16, 2026
Rocket Lab is a space company that offers launch services, spacecraft design and manufacturing and components for them. By the end of 2025 the small Electron rocket had carried more than 200 spacecraft into orbit. Its customers include government agencies such as the US Department of War and NASA as well as commercial operators. The space systems range from individual components such as reaction wheels, star trackers and solar technology to complete spacecraft including on-orbit operations. Its headquarters and engine production are in Long Beach, California, and its launch sites in Mahia, New Zealand, and on Wallops Island, Virginia.
Automatically summarized from SEC annual report (10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026) (website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission) · reviewed Oct 17, 2026
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Rocket Lab · Sector Industrials · amounts in USD
Information only – does not affect the other analysis methods, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of Feb 26, 2026.
Four angles on the annual figures. Each check counts how many disclosed criteria are met – criteria without data do not count. The bars show where the company ranks on each figure among the stocks we cover and within its sector.
Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025
34.4% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 25 of 100: higher than 25% of 153 peers (All). weak.
Rank 48 of 100: higher than 48% of 22 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Industrials: 35.4%
Share of revenue left after the direct cost of the products sold.
−38.0% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 12 of 100: higher than 12% of 192 peers (All). weak.
Rank 16 of 100: higher than 16% of 28 peers (Sector). weak.
Median Industrials: 10.4%
Operating income divided by revenue: what the core business earns before interest and taxes.
−32.9% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 10 of 100: higher than 10% of 237 peers (All). weak.
Rank 13 of 100: higher than 13% of 34 peers (Sector). weak.
Median Industrials: 12.9%
Profit after all costs, interest and taxes divided by revenue.
−11.5% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 11 of 100: higher than 11% of 218 peers (All). weak.
Rank 11 of 100: higher than 11% of 32 peers (Sector). weak.
Median Industrials: 26.3%
Net income divided by equity at fiscal year end.
−8.5% Fiscal year 2025 (total assets at year end)
Rank 9 of 100: higher than 9% of 238 peers (All). weak.
Rank 13 of 100: higher than 13% of 34 peers (Sector). weak.
Median Industrials: 7.5%
Net income divided by total assets at fiscal year end.
74.1% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 92 of 100: higher than 92% of 239 peers (All). strong.
Rank 93 of 100: higher than 93% of 34 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Industrials: 33.2%
Equity as a share of total assets. Usually low for banks.
−53.5% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 13 of 100: higher than 13% of 213 peers (All). weak.
Rank 14 of 100: higher than 14% of 32 peers (Sector). weak.
Median Industrials: 10.5%
Free cash flow divided by revenue.
−321.8M USD Fiscal year 2025
Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure on property and equipment.
+41.8% per year
Rank 89 of 100: higher than 89% of 230 peers (All). strong.
Rank 95 of 100: higher than 95% of 32 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Industrials: +8.5%
Average growth per year over 3 fiscal years.
+76.5% per year
Rank 96 of 100: higher than 96% of 217 peers (All). strong.
Rank 95 of 100: higher than 95% of 30 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Industrials: +9.2%
Average growth per year over 5 fiscal years.
6 of 9 Fiscal year 2025
Rank 45 of 100: higher than 45% of 134 peers (All). medium.
Rank 45 of 100: higher than 45% of 20 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Industrials: 6.0 of 9
Nine yes/no tests on profit, cash flow, debt, liquidity and efficiency compared with the prior year.
0.00 at fiscal year end
Rank 96 of 100: lower than 96% of 199 peers (All). strong.
Rank 95 of 100: lower than 95% of 32 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Industrials: 0.62
Long-term financial debt divided by equity.
4.08 at fiscal year end
Rank 88 of 100: higher than 88% of 215 peers (All). strong.
Rank 89 of 100: higher than 89% of 33 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Industrials: 1.22
Current assets divided by current liabilities.
+13.8% in 3 years
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Change in diluted share count. Negative = share buybacks, positive = new shares.
Last fiscal year compared with the one before. Returns and revenue per total assets use total assets at the start of the year; leverage = long-term financial debt divided by total assets at year end; new shares via the average diluted share count.
Price-based criteria (P/E, dividend yield) are shown to signed-in users.
Computed automatically from SEC annual reports – not investment advice. Describes the reported figures; points are not a rating of the stock. Rank 0–100 against the 239 stocks we cover and against the sector (from 5 peers); the stronger side is always on the right.
Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.
No reported values for “Dividend per share” in this interval.
No reported values for “Dividend per share” in this interval.
Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 601.8M USD · Net income −198.2M USD · Net margin −32.9%
Where the money of a fiscal year goes and how margins, returns, balance sheet, cash flow and share count developed over up to 10 years. Each chart has one sentence saying what the trend shows.
Of 100 USD of revenue, 34.4 USD gross profit remained.
Operating loss: −38.0% of revenue
| Item | Amount | of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 601.8M USD | 100.0% |
| Gross profit | 207.2M USD | 34.4% |
| Cost of revenue | 394.6M USD | 65.6% |
| Operating expenses | 436.0M USD | 72.5% |
Taxes, interest and other items are not available separately in the SEC data; they are combined as the difference.
The operating margin rose in 5 years from −156.3% to −38.0%.
Gross marginOperating marginNet marginReturn on equity rose in 4 years from −16.8% to −11.5%.
Return on equityReturn on assetsThe equity ratio rose in 4 years from 71.2% to 74.1%.
EquityLong-term debt in USD Long-term debt, depending on the filing, includes the current portion or leases.The current ratio fell in 4 years from 8.04 to 4.08.
Current ratioFree cash flow fell in 5 years from −52.9M USD to −321.8M USD.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow in USDThe share count rose in 4 years by 152.8% – more new shares were issued than repurchased (dilution).
Diluted share countFrom annual reports filed with the SEC (10-K, 20-F, 40-F) as first reported, share count adjusted for splits; obvious filing errors (e.g. wrong unit, outliers against both neighbouring years) are hidden. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.
How much the company returns to its shareholders – as dividends or by repurchasing its own shares – and whether free cash flow supports it.
Dividends paid, repurchases and new shares issued from the cash flow statement of annual reports filed with the SEC (as first reported). Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.
Price-based valuation (P/E, P/S, price/free cash flow and dividend yield per fiscal year, compared with its own average) for signed-in users. Log in
Rocket Lab next to 8 stocks of the sector Industrials we cover that are closest in revenue. Click a column header to sort the table.
| Symbol | Revenue (FY) | Growth 5 yrs | Gross margin | Op. margin | Net margin | ROE | Equity ratio | FCF margin | Piotroski |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTAS Cintas | 11.3B USD | +9.6% | 50.7% | 23.1% | 17.8% | 38.9% | 48.8% | 16.7% | 8/9 |
| VRT Vertiv | 10.2B USD | +18.5% | 36.3% | 17.9% | 13.0% | 33.8% | 32.3% | 18.5% | 6/9 |
| HWM Howmet Aerospace | 8.3B USD | +9.4% | 34.2% | 24.8% | 18.3% | 28.2% | 47.9% | 17.3% | 8/9 |
| LYFT Lyft | 6.3B USD | +21.7% | – | −3.0% | 45.0% | 86.9% | 36.3% | – | – |
| RUN Sunrun | 3.0B USD | +26.2% | – | −4.3% | 15.2% | 14.4% | 13.9% | – | – |
| RKLB Rocket Lab this stock | 601.8M USD | +76.5% | 34.4% | −38.0% | −32.9% | −11.5% | 74.1% | −53.5% | 6/9 |
| RDW Redwire | 335.4M USD | – | 5.2% | −68.5% | −67.6% | −21.4% | 73.1% | −56.9% | 4/9 |
| EOSE Eos Energy Enterprises | 114.2M USD | +249.5% | −125.9% | −227.0% | −849.1% | – | −252.9% | −232.0% | 5/9 |
| JOBY Joby Aviation | 53.4M USD | – | – | −1,346.9% | −1,740.5% | −66.0% | 78.5% | −1,055.3% | – |
| Median of the sector 34 symbols | 24.1B USD | +9.2% | 35.4% | 10.4% | 12.9% | 26.3% | 33.2% | 9.7% | 6/9 |
Growth 5 yrs = revenue growth per year over 5 fiscal years · Op. margin = operating margin · ROE = return on equity · FCF = free cash flow · Piotroski = F-Score (only with all 9 criteria).
Figures of the last fiscal year from SEC annual reports (peers as of Oct 28, 2026). Median across all companies of the sector we cover (from 5 stocks; several share classes of one company count once). Signed-in users also see P/E, P/S and dividend yield in the comparison. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.
Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median Sector medianThe middle value of all companies in a sector: half are above it, half below. Unlike the average, single outliers hardly distort it.Example: Margins 4%, 8%, 10%, 12%, 60% → median 10%, average 18.8%.More in the Academy: Lesson putting the P/E in context of all 90 symbols in the Industrials sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).
+76.5% per year, last 5 years
Sector Industrials: median +8.0% (82 symbols)
What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it grew by 76.5% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+8.0%).
Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.
– per year, last 5 years
Sector Industrials: median +10.0% (66 symbols)
per share: not computable (loss in the first or last year)
What does this mean? There was a loss in the first or last year. An annual growth rate cannot be calculated meaningfully then.
Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.
−32.9% last fiscal year
Sector Industrials: median 11.1% (88 symbols)
What does this mean? Of every 100 USD in revenue there was no profit but a loss of 32.94 USD. Five years ago the margin was −156.4%.
Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.
0.00 latest balance sheet
Sector Industrials: median 0.58 (77 symbols)
What does this mean? No financial debt reported – no more than the median company in the sector (0.58). More debt amplifies good and bad years alike.
Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.
– Dividend / earnings per share
Sector Industrials: median 35% (65 symbols)
What does this mean? The loaded SEC filings of the last two fiscal years contain no dividend per share. Either the company pays none, or it reports it under a different tag.
Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.
0 of 6 fiscal years with a profit
What does this mean? In 0 of the last 6 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. 6 years ended with a loss.
Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).
| Year | End | Revenue | Net income | Margin | Earnings per share | Dividend per share | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 601.8M | −198.2M | −32.9% | −0.37 | – | – |
| 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 436.2M | −190.2M | −43.6% | −0.38 | – | – |
| 2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 244.6M | −182.6M | −74.6% | −0.38 | – | – |
| 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 211.0M | −135.9M | −64.4% | −0.29 | – | – |
| 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 62.2M | −117.3M | −188.5% | −0.56 | – | – |
| 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 35.2M | −55.0M | −156.4% | −0.73 | – | – |
| Quarter | End | Revenue | Net income | Margin | Earnings per share | Dividend per share | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2/26 | Jun 30, 2026 | 234.1M | −49.3M | −21.0% | −0.08 | – | – |
| Q1/26 | Mar 31, 2026 | 200.3M | −45.0M | −22.5% | −0.07 | – | – |
| Q4/25* | Dec 31, 2025 | 179.7M | −52.9M | −29.5% | – | – | – |
| Q3/25 | Sep 30, 2025 | 155.1M | −18.3M | −11.8% | −0.03 | – | – |
| Q2/25 | Jun 30, 2025 | 144.5M | −66.4M | −46.0% | −0.13 | – | – |
| Q1/25 | Mar 31, 2025 | 122.6M | −60.6M | −49.5% | −0.12 | – | – |
| Q4/24* | Dec 31, 2024 | 132.4M | −52.3M | −39.5% | – | – | – |
| Q3/24 | Sep 30, 2024 | 104.8M | −51.9M | −49.6% | −0.10 | – | – |
| Q2/24 | Jun 30, 2024 | 106.3M | −41.6M | −39.2% | −0.08 | – | – |
| Q1/24 | Mar 31, 2024 | 92.8M | −44.3M | −47.7% | −0.09 | – | – |
| Q4/23* | Dec 31, 2023 | 60.0M | −50.5M | −84.2% | – | – | – |
| Q3/23 | Sep 30, 2023 | 67.7M | −40.6M | −60.0% | −0.08 | – | – |
* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.
How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.
| Period | Purchases | Sales | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | $00 people | $27.0M5 people | −$27.0M |
| 6 months | $00 people | $389.8M7 people | −$389.8M |
| 12 months | $00 people | $683.3M11 people | −$683.3M |
Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.
ATR ATR (Average True Range)The average range per trading day over the last 14 days. It makes distances comparable, whether a stock costs 10 or 1,000.Example: ATR 2.50 at a price of 100: 0.4 ATR is 1.00, i.e. 1%.More in the Academy: Lesson ATR and moving averages as price values only when logged in.
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