Rocket Lab (RKLB) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026)

Rocket Lab's (RKLB) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $21.1 million in Q1 2026, up 102.16% year-on-year from $10.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 117.25% quarter-over-quarter from -$122.5 million in Q4 2025.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rocket Lab's Capital Expenditures history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $21.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 102.16% year-over-year to $21.1 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$5.2 million, a 127.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$15.8 million, down 222.54% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures rose to $21.1 million in Q1 2026 per RKLB's latest filing, from -$122.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $50.3 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$122.5 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $10.6 million (2023), against an average of $4.7 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures surged 324.95% in 2023 and plunged 275.46% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at $10.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 324.95% to $44.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 174.14% to -$32.6 million in 2024, then plunged by 275.46% to -$122.5 million in 2025, then jumped by 117.25% to $21.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest RKLB Capital Expenditures figures stand at $21.1 million (Q1 2026), -$122.5 million (Q4 2025), and $45.9 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 General Electric 376.30 Bn 366.96 Bn -3.10 Bn 335.00 Mn
2 Rtx 291.02 Bn 282.72 Bn 9.91 Bn 669.00 Mn
3 Boeing 171.24 Bn 151.21 Bn 2.41 Bn 733.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 134.21 Bn 130.42 Bn 2.45 Bn 318.00 Mn
5 Howmet Aerospace 114.09 Bn 111.65 Bn 854.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 103.80 Bn 99.46 Bn 6.76 Bn 234.00 Mn
7 Northrop Grumman 77.38 Bn 75.08 Bn 3.72 Bn 302.00 Mn
8 TransDigm 73.45 Bn 69.56 Bn 1.51 Bn 71.00 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 52.15 Bn 51.56 Bn 1.40 Bn 99.00 Mn
10 Rocket Lab 39.48 Bn 38.20 Bn 76.49 Mn 21.13 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 21.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 21.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -122.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -122.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 45.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 45.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 50.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 50.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 10.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 10.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -32.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -32.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 11.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 11.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 30.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 30.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 44.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 44.00 Mn