Stock Analysis
Rocket Lab Corporation Common StockRKLB
Sector: Industrials · Industry: Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts
AnalystsStrong Buy26 analystsPrice is 10% of the way from the year's low to its high.
Cash covers 1722% of debt · Q2 2026.
PMP Verdict
Weak fundamentals
Strengths
- Financial Health75
Risks
- Profitability0
- Quality21
Weak fundamentals — valuation is the only support.
Market context
-8.0% today· Z 1.9σ
Bull Case
- ✓Altman Z 27.4 — safe-zone balance sheet
- ✓Revenue CAGR 76.3% — durable top-line growth
What's happening with RKLB
Profile
Strong financial health; profitability, moat, valuation, earnings quality and growth lag behind.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation20/100 · Weak
- P/E vs own history (n/a)10/25
- FCF yield (-1.1%)0/25
- P/S (42.3x)0/25
- EV/EBIT (n/a)10/25
- Growth25/100 · Weak
- Revenue CAGR (76.3%)25/25
- Net income CAGR (n/a)0/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (n/a)0/25
- Fwd implied growth (n/a)0/25
- Profitability0/100 · Weak
- ROIC (-13.3%)0/25
- ROE (-4.7%)0/25
- Net margin (-21.5%)0/25
- Operating margin (-29.1%)0/25
- Financial Health75/100 · Strong
- Altman Z (27.43)25/25
- Current ratio (5.48)25/25
- Interest coverage (-155.9x)0/25
- Net cash / debt (Net cash)25/25
- Quality21/100 · Weak
- Piotroski F (5/9)15/25
- Beneish M (-1.58)6/25
- FCF conversion (n/a)0/25
- Margin stability (σ 45.9%)0/25
- Moat6/100 · Weak
- ROIC >12% years (0/6 yrs)0/25
- Median gross margin (21.0%)6/25
- FCF-positive years (0/5 yrs)0/25
- Worst-year net margin (worst -188.5%)0/25
Risk Flags
- ⚠Beneish M -1.58 — earnings-manipulation flag
- ⚠Negative FCF margin (-0.5%) — burning cash
- ⚠SBC 10.6% of revenue — real dilution cost
- ⚠6 loss-making years in recent history
- ⚠Interest coverage -155.9× — thin debt cushion
About Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock
Rocket Lab Corp is engaged in space, building rockets, and spacecraft. Show more
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.
Headquarters: LONG BEACH, CA · Employees: 2,600 · Website ↗
Price History
Weekly Candlestick Chart — up to 5Y
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
TTM Snapshot
trailing twelve months · YoYValuation
20EP/E (TTM)—
Price / TTM EPS (own statements)
P/FCF—
Price / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative
FCF Yield-1.1%D
Grade D: NegativeTTM (OCF − CapEx) / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: -9.2%–-0.3% · 61st pct
P/S (TTM)42.27xD
Grade D: ExpensivePrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 7.2x–133.8x · 68th pct
EV/EBITDA—
Enterprise value / EBITDA (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral
EV/Sales40.3xD
Grade D: Very expensiveEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E—
Price / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B Ratio9.31xD
Grade D: Very expensivePrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio—
Finnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield—
TTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio—
Dividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
Profitability
0EROIC-13.3%D
Grade D: LowNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROE-4.7%D
Grade D: WeakReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA-5.7%D
Grade D: WeakReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin-21.5%D
Grade D: LowNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin-29.1%D
Grade D: LowTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin37.3%C
Grade C: AverageGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin-48.3%D
Grade D: LowFCF / Revenue
True FCF Margin-58.9%D
Grade D: LowTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost
Growth
25ERevenue CAGR76.3%A
Grade A: HighCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR—
Compound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)—
Compound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth—
Analyst forward EPS (normalized basis) vs our GAAP TTM EPS — different bases, so extreme values usually mark cyclically depressed TTM earnings, not real growth
Dilution (5Y)—
Share count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income—
Stock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue10.6%D
Grade D: HighTTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
75B+Altman Z-Score27.43A
Grade A: SafeBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio5.48xA
Grade A: HighCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio4.84xA
Grade A: High(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage-155.9xD
Grade D: RiskyEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt RepaymentNet CashA
Grade A: FastYears to repay net debt via FCF
Net Debt/EBIT9.7xD
Grade D: HighLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity0.04xA
Grade A: LowDebt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt17.22xA
Grade A: CoveredCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
21EPiotroski F-Score5/9C
Grade C: AverageFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-1.58D
Grade D: RiskyEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion—
FCF / Net Income
Margin Stability45.9%D
Grade D: VolatileEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue19.3%D
Grade D: HeavyTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover0.27xD
Grade D: LowRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
Insider Transactions
SEC Form 4 · 8 recordsP/S codes are the directional signal; grants, option exercises and tax withholding carry none. Form 4 doesn't flag 10b5-1 plans — scheduled sales may appear within open-market sells.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spice Adam C. Filed | Spice Adam C. | Option exercise | -140157 | |
Spice Adam C. Filed | Spice Adam C. | SellOpen market sale | -15200 | |
Spice Adam C. Filed | Spice Adam C. | SellOpen market sale | -85288 | |
Spice Adam C. Filed | Spice Adam C. | SellOpen market sale | -39669 | |
Spice Adam C. Filed | Spice Adam C. | Option exercise | +140.2K |
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| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spice Adam C. Filed | Spice Adam C. | Option exercise | -140157 | |
Spice Adam C. Filed | Spice Adam C. | SellOpen market sale | -72900 | |
Spice Adam C. Filed | Spice Adam C. | SellOpen market sale | -67257 |
Option exercise (M) rows report a derivative leg, not an open-market sale — a paired negative entry is the option position being consumed.
More metrics — Moat, Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Moat
6EROIC >12% Years0/6 yrsD
Grade D: WeakShare of completed fiscal years with ROIC > 12% — measures multi-year capital-return durability
Gross Margin (Med.)21.0%D
Grade D: WeakMedian annual gross margin across available fiscal years — pricing-power durability
FCF-Positive Years0/5 yrsD
Grade D: WeakShare of completed fiscal years with positive free cash flow
Net Margin Floor-188.5%D
Grade D: WeakWeakest annual net margin across completed fiscal years — recession/downcycle resilience
Per Share
EPS (TTM)—
TTM net income per share (Finnhub fallback)
Cash / Share$3.85
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$5.84
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$133.69M
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$2.30B
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$-2.17BA
Grade A: Net CashTotal Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$3.49B
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability6.02xA
Grade A: SolidTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$32.51B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta3.17D
Grade D: High volatilityPrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Jun 2026 · Ratio snapshot Oct 17, 2026
Key Insights: Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock (RKLB)
RKLB is down 7.98% at the last close. Piotroski F-Score of 5/9 indicates mixed fundamentals for Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock. Altman Z-Score of 27.43 sits comfortably in the safe zone (≥ 2.99), indicating low bankruptcy risk. Beneish M-Score of -1.58 is above the −1.78 flag threshold, a signal that reported earnings warrant closer scrutiny. Revenue has compounded at roughly 76% annually — a strong growth profile.
- Free-cash-flow margin is negative (-48%) — the business currently burns cash.
- Company is effectively debt-free after netting cash.
- Interest coverage of -155.9× leaves little room for earnings shocks.
- Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock posted a net loss in 6 of 6 available completed fiscal years (2020–2025).
- At a valuation score of 20/100, RKLB trades at a premium to its historical multiples.
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Recent Market Moves
See all RKLB moves →| Date | Session | Price | Move | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Pre-market | 52.48 | -11.32% | -2.89 |
| Oct 14 | Regular | 59.37 | -7.56% | -2.07 |
| Oct 14 | After-hours | 54.92 | -14.48% | -4.10 |
| Sep 21 | Regular | 69.69 | +7.93% | 5.29 |
| Sep 21 | After-hours | 70.95 | +9.88% | 6.59 |
Frequently Asked Questions about RKLB
What is the current Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock (RKLB) stock price?
RKLB is trading at $50.84 at the last market close, down 7.98% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks RKLB pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is RKLB stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock's financial health at 75/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is RKLB stock overvalued?
Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock trades at a trailing P/E of n/a and our valuation score rates it 20/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for RKLB. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock operate in?
Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock operates in the Industrials sector, within the Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock do?
Rocket Lab Corp is engaged in space, building rockets, and spacecraft.
About Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock (RKLB) Stock
Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock (RKLB) is a US-listed stock operating in the Industrials sector, specifically the Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts industry. As of the latest update, Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock is trading at $50.84, down 7.98% on the day with a market capitalization of $32.5 billion. The financial health score for RKLB is 75/100, which indicates excellent financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for RKLB stock.
RKLB Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
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- Financial health score: A composite score of 75/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for RKLB.
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Is RKLB a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock (RKLB) as an investment. The financial health score of 75/100 suggests excellent financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
Data on this page is sourced from real-time market feeds, Polygon.io, and Finnhub.Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock (RKLB) trades on NYSE/NASDAQ. Pre-market trading occurs 4:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET. Regular market hours are 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET.