FLY vs LMT vs RKLB Stock Comparison

Firefly Aerospace, Lockheed Martin and Rocket Lab Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$604.47 +15.3% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$146.40B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
7 wins
RKLB Rocket Lab Corp
$52.60 -25.2% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$33.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$769.15M
Div. yield
–
Space Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 7, Firefly Aerospace 1, Rocket Lab 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLYLMTRKLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.95B $146.40B $33.90B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.0x 22.5x -204.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +179.2% +7.9% +52.5% FLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -129.1% 8.2% -21.5% LMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.8% 26.5% -6.7% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.3x 14.4x LMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.8% +23.9% -17.3% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.0%/yr +32.3%/yr RKLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 106.8% 29.5% 92.6% LMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 60/100 42/100 LMT

Percentile Scorecard

FLYLMTRKLB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFLYLMTRKLB
Valuation 17 #83 of 100 70 #31 of 100 18 #82 of 100
Growth 59 #40 of 97 62 #38 of 97 50 #49 of 97
Profitability 22 #75 of 96 88 #12 of 96 31 #67 of 96
Financial Health 70 #33 of 106 41 #63 of 106 88 #14 of 106
Shareholder Returns 9 #59 of 65 41 #39 of 65 22 #51 of 65
Overall 36 60 42
  • FLY ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RKLB ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFLYLMTRKLBSPY
1 month -16.8%+15.3%-25.2% -1.0%
3 months -7.4%+3.7%-17.7% +2.9%
6 months -48.1%+17.7%-34.0% +6.4%
Year to date -18.5%+25.0%-24.6% +11.4%
1 year -29.8%+23.9%-17.3% +13.1%
3 years —+37.1%+1,170.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+11.1%+133.5% +21.5%
5 years —+61.4%+304.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+10.0%+32.3% +10.9%
10 years —+162.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+10.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFLYLMTRKLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 106.8%29.5%92.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.1%26.4%90.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.43-0.103.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.280.81-0.19 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.0%-33.2%-78.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.0%-10.7%-65.0% -2.5%
52-week high $58.81$676.70$150.23 $779.14
52-week low $16.31$439.19$39.48 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFLYLMTRKLB
P/E now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 26.2x 21.4xmedian 26.2x -200.2xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 40.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.3xmedian 14.7x 14.0xmedian 14.7x -182.9xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.3xmedian 24.9x 16.7xmedian 24.9x -84.8xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.4x 13.9xmedian 2.4x 9.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.92 61.37median 0.92 -24.20median 0.92

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFLYLMTRKLB
Revenue $287.01M $79.12B $769.15M
Gross profit $65.79M $9.28B $286.62M
Operating income -$338.66M $9.32B -$223.49M
Net income -$363.46M $6.51B -$165.46M
Free cash flow -$326.49M $8.38B -$371.14M
R&D $245.37M – $312.42M
EPS (diluted) $-2.29 $28.13 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $459.82M $5.96B $2.13B
Total debt $372.55M $83.92B $1.72M
Shares (diluted) 161.78M 231.50M 629.68M
Enterprise value -$123.28M $130.63B $28.22B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFLYLMTRKLB
P/E -8.0x 21.4x -200.2x
P/FCF -9.3x 16.7x -84.8x
P/Operating cash flow -11.5x 13.8x -141.4x
P/S 10.6x 1.8x 40.9x
P/B 2.5x 13.9x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 16.8x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA -8.3x 14.0x -182.9x
EV/EBIT -7.2x 16.5x -130.5x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 1.9x 37.9x
EV/FCF -7.4x 18.4x -78.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.2x 15.2x -131.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 61.37 -24.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLYLMTRKLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 179.2% 7.9% 52.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% 49.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,165% 55.0% 95.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.0% 109.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -51.0% 52.8% -0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% -11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -46.1% 55.1% 28.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -2.2% -0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 89.5% 55.9% 41.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 0.3% 8.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -63.7% 59.0% -100.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% -44.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.2% 82.5% -81.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% -45.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLYLMTRKLB
Gross margin 22.9% 11.7% 37.3%
EBITDA margin -102.3% 13.9% -20.7%
Operating margin -118.0% 11.8% -29.1%
Pretax margin -139.6% 9.7% -24.9%
Net margin -129.1% 8.2% -21.5%
FCF margin -113.8% 10.6% -48.3%
Operating cash flow margin -92.1% 12.8% -28.9%
Return on equity -31.2% 69.2% -5.7%
Return on assets -23.2% 10.3% -4.7%
Return on invested capital -25.8% 26.5% -6.7%
Return on capital employed -26.6% 23.9% -7.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 16.1% 0.5% 10.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLYLMTRKLB
Debt / assets 1.6% 31.8% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.3x 14.4x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 2.4x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 25.4% 84.4% 16.6%
Equity / assets 74.6% 15.6% 83.4%
Interest coverage -18.2x 8.6x -13.9x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.3x 5.5x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.1x 4.8x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.2x 4.4x
Altman Z-score 3.20 3.73 27.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLYLMTRKLB
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield -39.3% 0.5% -7.3%
Shareholder yield -39.3% 2.8% -7.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 49.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 38.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFLYLMTRKLB
Forward P/E – 20.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.90FY2026 $29.31FY2026 $-0.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +36.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +7.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $464.32MFY2026 $85.60BFY2026 $917.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +190.5%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +52.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.1% +3.0% +52.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLYLMTRKLB
Held by institutions 57.0% 75.5% 51.2%
Institutions holding 267 2,779 1,128
Change in shares held, QoQ +46.3% +0.4% +10.9%
Institutions buying 211 1,336 810
Institutions selling 34 1,026 238
Buyers to sellers 6.21 1.30 3.40

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FLYLMTRKLB
FLY 1.00 0.21 0.76
LMT 0.21 1.00 0.16
RKLB 0.76 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLY, LMT and RKLB?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Firefly Aerospace (FLY) $2.95B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $146.40B, Rocket Lab (RKLB) $33.90B.

Which company is growing faster?

Firefly Aerospace (FLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Firefly Aerospace (FLY) +179.2%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) +52.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest net margin (Firefly Aerospace (FLY) -129.1%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) -21.5%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Firefly Aerospace (FLY) -25.8%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) -6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Firefly Aerospace (FLY) -29.8%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +23.9%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) -17.3%. Over five years, Rocket Lab (RKLB) compounded fastest (Lockheed Martin (LMT) +10.0%/yr, Rocket Lab (RKLB) +32.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Firefly Aerospace (FLY) 0.00%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) 0.00%. Firefly Aerospace (FLY) and Rocket Lab (RKLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lockheed Martin (LMT) has been the steadiest (Firefly Aerospace (FLY) 106.8%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 29.5%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) 92.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLY, LMT and RKLB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.