RKLB vs RTX vs BA Stock Comparison

Rocket Lab, Rtx and Boeing Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
2 wins
RTX RTX Corp
$191.02 -0.6% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$266.98B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
8 wins
BA Boeing Co
$188.29 -5.7% 1M -13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$148.46B
P/E
71.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.00B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Rtx leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Rtx 8, Rocket Lab 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRKLBRTXBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.90B $266.98B $148.46B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -204.9x 31.8x 71.0x RTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +52.5% +11.6% +24.8% RKLB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -21.5% 8.8% 2.2% RTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.7% 8.6% 7.7% RTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.4x 1.8x 3.8x RTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.3% +6.5% -13.5% RTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.3%/yr +15.8%/yr -2.4%/yr RKLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.6% 24.9% 34.4% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 57/100 48/100 RTX

Percentile Scorecard

RKLBRTXBA

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

AxisRKLBRTXBA
Valuation 18 #82 of 100 63 #38 of 100 44 #56 of 100
Growth 50 #49 of 97 77 #23 of 97 81 #19 of 97
Profitability 31 #67 of 96 71 #29 of 96 54 #45 of 96
Financial Health 88 #14 of 106 31 #74 of 106 11 #94 of 106
Shareholder Returns 22 #51 of 65 45 #36 of 65 –
Overall 42 57 48
  • RKLB ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • BA 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

PeriodRKLBRTXBASPY
1 month -25.2%-0.6%-5.7% -1.0%
3 months -17.7%-10.3%-10.2% +2.9%
6 months -34.0%+9.6%-19.0% +6.4%
Year to date -24.6%+4.2%-13.3% +11.4%
1 year -17.3%+6.5%-13.5% +13.1%
3 years +1,170.5%+143.7%+3.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +133.5%+34.6%+1.1% +21.5%
5 years +304.6%+107.9%-11.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +32.3%+15.8%-2.4% +10.9%
10 years —+207.6%+38.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.9%+3.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRKLBRTXBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.6%24.9%34.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.2%23.8%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.870.261.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.190.26-0.39 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.3%-33.9%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.0%-15.3%-25.3% -2.5%
52-week high $150.23$225.49$252.15 $779.14
52-week low $39.48$168.02$179.12 $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.

MultipleRKLBRTXBA
P/E now vs peer median -200.2xmedian 26.2x 30.7xmedian 26.2x 71.2xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 2.9x 2.7xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -182.9xmedian 14.7x 18.2xmedian 14.7x 25.7xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -84.8xmedian 24.9x 27.1xmedian 24.9x -708.7xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 2.4x 3.6xmedian 2.4x 24.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -24.20median 0.92 0.75median 0.92 2.15median 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 monthsRKLBRTXBA
Revenue $769.15M $95.99B $94.00B
Gross profit $286.62M $20.25B $4.40B
Operating income -$223.49M $11.30B $4.60B
Net income -$165.46M $8.83B $2.43B
Free cash flow -$371.14M $9.50B -$210.00M
R&D $312.42M $2.85B $3.69B
EPS (diluted) $-0.26 $6.14 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $9.17B $7.24B
Total debt $1.72M $150.08B $45.90B
Shares (diluted) 629.68M 1.37B 790.80M
Enterprise value $28.22B $235.25B $55.15B

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
MetricRKLBRTXBA
P/E -200.2x 30.7x 71.2x
P/FCF -84.8x 27.1x -708.7x
P/Operating cash flow -141.4x 20.7x 40.9x
P/S 40.9x 2.7x 1.6x
P/B 9.0x 3.6x 24.3x
P/Tangible book 9.9x 6.4x 32.5x
EV/EBITDA -182.9x 18.2x 25.7x
EV/EBIT -130.5x 25.3x 38.0x
EV/Revenue 37.9x 3.0x 1.9x
EV/FCF -78.6x 30.1x -831.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -131.1x 23.0x 48.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -24.20 0.75 2.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRKLBRTXBA
Revenue growth (1Y) 52.5% 11.6% 24.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 49.2% 12.7% 8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 95.7% 17.0% 1,902%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 109.3% 20.2% -3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.5% 28.2% 149.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.7% 51.1% 49.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.5% 27.6% 122.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 39.1% 36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.5% 26.6% 118.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 40.7% 33.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -100.8% 56.2% 158.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -44.7% 16.8% -26.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -81.9% 81.4% 97.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 21.2% -26.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRKLBRTXBA
Gross margin 37.3% 21.1% 4.7%
EBITDA margin -20.7% 16.3% 7.2%
Operating margin -29.1% 11.8% 4.9%
Pretax margin -24.9% 11.3% 3.0%
Net margin -21.5% 8.8% 2.2%
FCF margin -48.3% 9.9% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin -28.9% 13.0% 3.9%
Return on equity -5.7% 12.7% 40.4%
Return on assets -4.7% 5.0% 1.5%
Return on invested capital -6.7% 8.6% 7.7%
Return on capital employed -7.5% 10.1% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 10.6% 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRKLBRTXBA
Debt / assets 0.0% 21.2% 27.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x 7.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.4x 1.8x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 3.9x -218.6x
Liabilities / assets 16.6% 59.8% 96.3%
Equity / assets 83.4% 40.2% 3.7%
Interest coverage -13.9x – 1.8x
Current ratio 5.5x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 4.8x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 4.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 27.47 2.72 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRKLBRTXBA
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield -7.3% – –
Shareholder yield -7.3% 1.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 43.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% –

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.

ConsensusRKLBRTXBA
Forward P/E – 28.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.28FY2026 $6.78FY2026 $-1.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.8%FY2026 -186.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $917.64MFY2026 $98.74BFY2026 $91.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.8% +2.0% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRKLBRTXBA
Held by institutions 51.2% 79.9% 75.6%
Institutions holding 1,128 3,413 2,626
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +15.9% +2.3%
Institutions buying 810 1,717 1,327
Institutions selling 238 1,266 843
Buyers to sellers 3.40 1.36 1.57

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.

RKLBRTXBA
RKLB 1.00 0.23 0.32
RTX 0.23 1.00 0.35
BA 0.32 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RKLB, RTX and BA?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rocket Lab (RKLB) $33.90B, Rtx (RTX) $266.98B, Boeing (BA) $148.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, RKLB, RTX and BA?

Rtx (RTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rocket Lab (RKLB) -204.9x, Rtx (RTX) 31.8x, Boeing (BA) 71.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rocket Lab (RKLB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rocket Lab (RKLB) +52.5%, Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Boeing (BA) +24.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest net margin (Rocket Lab (RKLB) -21.5%, Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Boeing (BA) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Rtx (RTX) leads (Rocket Lab (RKLB) -6.7%, Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Boeing (BA) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rtx (RTX) returned the most: Rocket Lab (RKLB) -17.3%, Rtx (RTX) +6.5%, Boeing (BA) -13.5%. Over five years, Rocket Lab (RKLB) compounded fastest (Rocket Lab (RKLB) +32.3%/yr, Rtx (RTX) +15.8%/yr, Boeing (BA) -2.4%/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%, Rtx (RTX) 0.01%, Boeing (BA) 0.00%. Rocket Lab (RKLB) and Boeing (BA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Rocket Lab (RKLB) 92.6%, Rtx (RTX) 24.9%, Boeing (BA) 34.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RKLB, RTX and BA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rtx (RTX) leads on 8. 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.