Rocket Lab USA/$RKLB
Rocket Lab shares fell after a wave of analyst price-target cuts over Neutron’s delay to 2027 and weaker margin expectations, renewing concerns about higher cash burn and acquisition integration.
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About Rocket Lab USA
Rocket Lab Corp is engaged in space, building rockets, and spacecraft. It provides end-to-end mission services that provide frequent and reliable access to space for civil, defense, and commercial markets. It designs and manufactures the Electron and Neutron launch vehicles and Photon satellite platform. Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle has delivered multiple satellites to orbit for private and public sector organizations, enabling operations in national security, scientific research, space debris mitigation, Earth observation, climate monitoring, and communications. The business operates in two segments Launch Services and Space Systems. Geographically it serves Japan, and rest of the world and earns key revenue from the United States.
- Ticker
- $RKLB
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 2,600
- Headquarters
- Long Beach, United States
- Website
- rocketlabcorp.com
Rocket Lab USA Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$35B
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-$0.28
2.61
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Price and volume
Market cap
$35B
Beta
2.61
52-week high
$151.00
52-week low
$37.57
Average daily volume
21M
Financial strength
Current ratio
5.482
Quick ratio
4.751
Long term debt to equity
0.038
Total debt to equity
0.038
Interest coverage (TTM)
-14.99%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
-150.521
Gross margin (TTM)
37.26%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-21.51%
Operating margin (TTM)
-27.60%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
13.71%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$300,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
-4.62%
Return on equity (TTM)
-7.92%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
44.896
Price to book
10.12
Price to tangible book (TTM)
12.31
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-93.042
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-1.07%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-0.635
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
52.53%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-38.17%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
49.16%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-6.27%
What the Analysts think about Rocket Lab USA
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Rocket Lab USA stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Rocket Lab USA stock.
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Rocket Lab’s Q2 revenue rose 62% year on year to a record $234 million, while backlog reached a record $2.36 billion, up 137%. Management’s $250 million to $265 million Q3 revenue outlook points to further near-term growth. (Rocket Lab)
Rocket Lab won a $397 million Space Force contract to develop, launch and operate Flatellite spacecraft, with the contract value including an option. The award shows the company can compete for large, integrated national-security programmes and adds to its future work pipeline. (Rocket Lab, SpaceNews)
Space Systems generated about 81% of Q2 revenue and nearly doubled its sales year on year. This growing business can soften the effect of lumpy launch revenue and makes Rocket Lab less dependent on rocket launches alone. (SEC)
Rocket Lab reported a $57.5 million operating loss in Q2 and used $110.1 million of free cash flow. With profitability tied to Neutron’s first successful flight, the delay could prolong losses and cash use. (SEC, Yahoo Finance)
Even after a sharp share-price fall, Rocket Lab traded at about 27 times forward sales, above its five-year average of 21 times. That premium leaves the stock vulnerable if growth or Neutron execution disappoints. (Yahoo Finance)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 30 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Rocket Lab USA
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $RKLB weighting |
|---|---|---|
Vaneck Space Innovators£JEDG | $1.7B | 8.02% |
Vaneck Space Innovators€JEDI | $1.7B | 8.02% |
Invesco Defence Innovation$IDFN | $161M | 1.67% |
Invesco Defence Innovation£DFNX | $161M | 1.67% |
iShares Global Aerospace & Defence€DFND | $1.9B | 1.63% |
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