RKLB vs LMT vs SPCE Stock Comparison

Rocket Lab, Lockheed Martin and Virgin Galactic Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RKLB Rocket Lab Corp
$59.10 -15.2% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$34.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$769.15M
Div. yield
–
Space Industrials
2 wins
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$643.60 +25.7% 1M +32.6% 1Y
Market cap
$147.27B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 6, Rocket Lab 2, Virgin Galactic Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRKLBLMTSPCELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.31B $147.27B $284.09M LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -207.3x 22.6x -1.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +52.5% +7.9% -28.3% RKLB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -21.5% 8.2% -20,567.7% LMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.7% 26.5% -43.2% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.4x 1.3x 0.1x SPCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.7% +32.6% -32.1% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.3%/yr +14.1%/yr -62.7%/yr RKLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.8% 30.1% 111.0% LMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 61/100 22/100 LMT

Percentile Scorecard

RKLBLMTSPCE

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

AxisRKLBLMTSPCE
Valuation 16 #84 of 100 70 #31 of 100 19 #81 of 100
Growth 50 #49 of 96 60 #39 of 96 34 #64 of 96
Profitability 31 #66 of 95 89 #11 of 95 1 #94 of 95
Financial Health 89 #13 of 105 39 #65 of 105 33 #71 of 105
Shareholder Returns 23 #50 of 65 47 #35 of 65 –
Overall 42 61 22
  • RKLB ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • SPCE 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

PeriodRKLBLMTSPCESPY
1 month -15.2%+25.7%-10.2% +0.7%
3 months -8.6%+12.1%+7.1% +3.7%
6 months -28.4%+24.3%+14.7% +7.1%
Year to date -15.3%+33.1%-15.0% +12.8%
1 year -10.7%+32.6%-32.1% +11.9%
3 years +1,307.1%+44.4%-90.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +141.6%+13.0%-54.4% +22.8%
5 years +320.6%+93.7%-99.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +33.3%+14.1%-62.7% +10.9%
10 years —+159.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+10.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRKLBLMTSPCESPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.8%30.1%111.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.5%26.7%110.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.91-0.092.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.111.08-0.29 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.3%-33.2%-99.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.7%-4.9%-63.7% -1.2%
52-week high $150.23$676.70$7.52 $779.14
52-week low $39.48$439.19$2.17 $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.

MultipleRKLBLMTSPCE
P/E now vs peer median -224.9xmedian 26.9x 22.8xmedian 26.9x -1.2xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 3.0x 1.9xmedian 3.0x 248.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -207.3xmedian 15.0x 14.8xmedian 15.0x -1.1xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -95.3xmedian 27.2x 17.7xmedian 27.2x —median 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 2.5x 14.8xmedian 2.5x 0.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -27.19median 0.93 65.34median 0.93 -0.02median 0.93

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 monthsRKLBLMTSPCE
Revenue $769.15M $79.12B $1.22M
Gross profit $286.62M $9.28B -$78.91M
Operating income -$223.49M $9.32B -$261.82M
Net income -$165.46M $6.51B -$250.31M
Free cash flow -$371.14M $8.38B –
R&D $312.42M – $51.50M
EPS (diluted) $-0.26 $28.13 $-2.26
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $5.96B $187.34M
Total debt $1.72M $20.50B $219.04M
Shares (diluted) 629.68M 231.50M 110.76M
Enterprise value $28.63B $131.51B -$1.14B

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
MetricRKLBLMTSPCE
P/E -224.9x 22.8x -1.2x
P/FCF -95.3x 17.7x –
P/Operating cash flow -158.9x 14.7x –
P/S 46.0x 1.9x 248.5x
P/B 10.1x 14.8x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 11.1x 17.9x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -207.3x 14.8x -1.1x
EV/EBIT -147.9x 17.5x -1.0x
EV/Revenue 43.0x 2.1x 218.9x
EV/FCF -89.1x 19.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow -148.6x 16.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -27.19 65.34 -0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRKLBLMTSPCE
Revenue growth (1Y) 52.5% 7.9% -28.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 49.2% 5.3% -32.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 95.7% 55.0% -7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 109.3% 3.0% -272.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.5% 52.8% 18.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.7% 3.1% 24.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.5% 55.1% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.4% -2.2% 24.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.5% 55.9% 65.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 0.3% 61.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -100.8% 59.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -44.7% 10.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -81.9% 82.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 13.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRKLBLMTSPCE
Gross margin 37.3% 11.7% -6,484%
EBITDA margin -20.7% 13.9% -20,037%
Operating margin -29.1% 11.8% -21,514%
Pretax margin -24.9% 9.7% -20,565%
Net margin -21.5% 8.2% -20,568%
FCF margin -48.3% 10.6% –
Operating cash flow margin -28.9% 12.8% –
Return on equity -5.7% 69.2% -74.7%
Return on assets -4.7% 10.3% -30.9%
Return on invested capital -6.7% 26.5% -43.2%
Return on capital employed -7.5% 23.9% -42.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 10.6% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRKLBLMTSPCE
Debt / assets 0.0% 31.8% 26.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.4x 1.3x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 16.6% 84.4% 51.5%
Equity / assets 83.4% 15.6% 48.5%
Interest coverage -13.9x 8.6x -22.7x
Current ratio 5.5x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 4.8x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 4.4x 0.2x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 30.83 3.83 -5.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRKLBLMTSPCE
Dividend yield – 2.1% –
Net buyback yield -6.5% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield -6.5% 2.6% –
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.

ConsensusRKLBLMTSPCE
Forward P/E – 21.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.28FY2026 $29.52FY2026 $-2.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +7.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $918.00MFY2026 $85.91BFY2026 $2.15MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.5%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +39.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +51.6% +4.1% +11,899.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRKLBLMTSPCE
Held by institutions 51.2% 75.5% 51.5%
Institutions holding 1,129 2,782 193
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +0.4% +238.1%
Institutions buying 810 1,337 131
Institutions selling 239 1,028 21
Buyers to sellers 3.39 1.30 6.24

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.

RKLBLMTSPCE
RKLB 1.00 0.15 0.37
LMT 0.15 1.00 0.14
SPCE 0.37 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RKLB, LMT and SPCE?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rocket Lab (RKLB) $34.31B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $147.27B, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) $284.09M.

Which company is growing faster?

Rocket Lab (RKLB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rocket Lab (RKLB) +52.5%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -28.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest net margin (Rocket Lab (RKLB) -21.5%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -20,567.7%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Rocket Lab (RKLB) -6.7%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -43.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Rocket Lab (RKLB) -10.7%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +32.6%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -32.1%. Over five years, Rocket Lab (RKLB) compounded fastest (Rocket Lab (RKLB) +33.3%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +14.1%/yr, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -62.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rocket Lab (RKLB) 0.00%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) 0.00%. Rocket Lab (RKLB) and Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lockheed Martin (LMT) has been the steadiest (Rocket Lab (RKLB) 92.8%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 30.1%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) 111.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.