RKLB vs RTX vs LUNR Stock Comparison

Rocket Lab, Rtx and Intuitive Machines Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionRKLBRTXLUNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.90B $266.98B $1.70B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -204.9x 31.8x -12.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +52.5% +11.6% +116.9% LUNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -21.5% 8.8% -26.8% RTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.7% 8.6% -560.6% RTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.4x 1.8x 0.3x LUNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.3% +6.5% -14.4% RTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.3%/yr +15.8%/yr — RKLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.6% 24.9% 109.9% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 57/100 25/100 RTX

Percentile Scorecard

RKLBRTXLUNR

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

AxisRKLBRTXLUNR
Valuation 18 #82 of 100 63 #38 of 100 22 #78 of 100
Growth 50 #49 of 97 77 #23 of 97 27 #71 of 97
Profitability 31 #67 of 96 71 #29 of 96 26 #71 of 96
Financial Health 88 #14 of 106 31 #74 of 106 23 #82 of 106
Shareholder Returns 22 #51 of 65 45 #36 of 65 –
Overall 42 57 25
  • RKLB ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LUNR 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

PeriodRKLBRTXLUNRSPY
1 month -25.2%-0.6%-31.0% -1.0%
3 months -17.7%-10.3%-18.6% +2.9%
6 months -34.0%+9.6%-58.8% +6.4%
Year to date -24.6%+4.2%-35.2% +11.4%
1 year -17.3%+6.5%-14.4% +13.1%
3 years +1,170.5%+143.7%+267.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +133.5%+34.6%+54.4% +21.5%
5 years +304.6%+107.9%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +32.3%+15.8%— +10.9%
10 years —+207.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRKLBRTXLUNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.6%24.9%109.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.2%23.8%100.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.870.263.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.190.26-0.13 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.3%-33.9%-97.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.0%-15.3%-77.0% -2.5%
52-week high $150.23$225.49$45.70 $779.14
52-week low $39.48$168.02$8.05 $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.

MultipleRKLBRTXLUNR
P/E now vs peer median -200.2xmedian 26.2x 30.7xmedian 26.2x -13.0xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 2.9x 2.7xmedian 2.9x 4.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -182.9xmedian 14.7x 18.2xmedian 14.7x -22.7xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -84.8xmedian 24.9x 27.1xmedian 24.9x -12.6xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 2.4x 3.6xmedian 2.4x -8.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -24.20median 0.92 0.75median 0.92 0.31median 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 monthsRKLBRTXLUNR
Revenue $769.15M $95.99B $490.12M
Gross profit $286.62M $20.25B $83.23M
Operating income -$223.49M $11.30B -$134.85M
Net income -$165.46M $8.83B -$184.98M
Free cash flow -$371.14M $9.50B -$187.75M
R&D $312.42M $2.85B $14.69M
EPS (diluted) $-0.26 $6.14 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $9.17B $367.40M
Total debt $1.72M $150.08B $336.35M
Shares (diluted) 629.68M 1.37B 162.17M
Enterprise value $28.22B $235.25B -$107.31M

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
MetricRKLBRTXLUNR
P/E -200.2x 30.7x -13.0x
P/FCF -84.8x 27.1x -12.6x
P/Operating cash flow -141.4x 20.7x -18.8x
P/S 40.9x 2.7x 4.8x
P/B 9.0x 3.6x -8.2x
P/Tangible book 9.9x 6.4x -4.0x
EV/EBITDA -182.9x 18.2x -22.7x
EV/EBIT -130.5x 25.3x -17.4x
EV/Revenue 37.9x 3.0x 4.8x
EV/FCF -78.6x 30.1x -12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -131.1x 23.0x -18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -24.20 0.75 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRKLBRTXLUNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 52.5% 11.6% 116.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 49.2% 12.7% 78.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 95.7% 17.0% 22,840%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 109.3% 20.2% 250.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.5% 28.2% -104.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.7% 51.1% -65.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.5% 27.6% 37.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 39.1% -267.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.5% 26.6% 60.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 40.7% -41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -100.8% 56.2% -540.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -44.7% 16.8% -220.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -81.9% 81.4% -366.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 21.2% -75.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRKLBRTXLUNR
Gross margin 37.3% 21.1% 17.0%
EBITDA margin -20.7% 16.3% -21.0%
Operating margin -29.1% 11.8% -27.5%
Pretax margin -24.9% 11.3% -36.9%
Net margin -21.5% 8.8% -26.8%
FCF margin -48.3% 9.9% -38.3%
Operating cash flow margin -28.9% 13.0% -25.8%
Return on equity -5.7% 12.7% –
Return on assets -4.7% 5.0% -10.3%
Return on invested capital -6.7% 8.6% -560.6%
Return on capital employed -7.5% 10.1% -9.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 10.6% 0.7% 4.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRKLBRTXLUNR
Debt / assets 0.0% 21.2% 17.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x -1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.4x 1.8x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 3.9x -1.8x
Liabilities / assets 16.6% 59.8% 115.4%
Equity / assets 83.4% 40.2% -15.4%
Interest coverage -13.9x – -10.0x
Current ratio 5.5x 1.0x 1.7x
Quick ratio 4.8x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 4.4x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 27.47 2.72 0.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRKLBRTXLUNR
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield -7.3% – –
Shareholder yield -7.3% 1.5% –
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.

ConsensusRKLBRTXLUNR
Forward P/E – 28.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.28FY2026 $6.78FY2026 $-0.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +10.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $917.64MFY2026 $98.74BFY2026 $951.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +353.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.8% +2.0% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRKLBRTXLUNR
Held by institutions 51.2% 79.9% 63.2%
Institutions holding 1,128 3,413 328
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +15.9% +34.5%
Institutions buying 810 1,717 223
Institutions selling 238 1,266 71
Buyers to sellers 3.40 1.36 3.14

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.

RKLBRTXLUNR
RKLB 1.00 0.23 0.78
RTX 0.23 1.00 0.18
LUNR 0.78 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RKLB, RTX and LUNR?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rocket Lab (RKLB) $33.90B, Rtx (RTX) $266.98B, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) $1.70B.

Which company is growing faster?

Intuitive Machines (LUNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rocket Lab (RKLB) +52.5%, Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) +116.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest net margin (Rocket Lab (RKLB) -21.5%, Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -26.8%). On return on invested capital, Rtx (RTX) leads (Rocket Lab (RKLB) -6.7%, Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -560.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rtx (RTX) returned the most: Rocket Lab (RKLB) -17.3%, Rtx (RTX) +6.5%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -14.4%. Over five years, Rocket Lab (RKLB) compounded fastest (Rocket Lab (RKLB) +32.3%/yr, Rtx (RTX) +15.8%/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%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) 0.00%. Rocket Lab (RKLB) and Intuitive Machines (LUNR) 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%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) 109.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.