# Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Aerospace & Defense. Price $64.26, market value $41.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Rocket Lab Corporation reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 53.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 53.4×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 11.0×**. The shares trade at 11.0× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -0.9%** (5-yr avg -4.0%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 37.3%**. Rocket Lab Corporation keeps 37.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: -29.1%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -32.9%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -11.5%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -19.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -19.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -7.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces -7.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 38.0%** (3-yr 41.8%/yr, 5-yr 76.5%/yr). Revenue grew 38.0% over the last year, against 76.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 2.6%**. Earnings per share rose 2.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 5.1×**. It would take 5.1 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 41.88**. A Z-score of 41.88 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Rocket Lab Corporation does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (18 analysts). 18 analysts cover Rocket Lab Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $111.00 (+73% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 49.5%** (YTD -7.9%, 3-mo -41.6%). The shares are up 49.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -57.4%** (71.0% above the low). Trading 57% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 37**. An RSI of 37 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 3.52** (volatility 95%). Beta of 3.52 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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