Growth Metrics

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

Rocket Lab's quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $21.1 million in Q1 2026, down 26.33% year-on-year from $28.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 57.45% quarter-over-quarter from $49.7 million in Q4 2025.

Rocket Lab has reported Capital Expenditures for 7 years, with the latest figure at $21.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 26.33% year-over-year to $21.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $148.7 million (up 94.19% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $156.3 million, up 132.94% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $21.1 million, down from $49.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $49.7 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $6.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $20.1 million, with a median of $15.3 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures soared 676.04% in 2022 and sank 47.65% in 2024.
  • Tracing RKLB's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $15.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 30.54% to $10.4 million in 2023, then soared by 106.97% to $21.6 million in 2024, then surged by 130.37% to $49.7 million in 2025, then plunged by 57.45% to $21.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $21.1 million (Q1 2026), $49.7 million (Q4 2025), and $45.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 General Electric 316.77 Bn 306.03 Bn 9.11 Bn 331.00 Mn
2 Rtx 238.61 Bn 233.51 Bn 9.08 Bn 546.00 Mn
3 Boeing 172.59 Bn 151.68 Bn 2.55 Bn 1.28 Bn
4 Lockheed Martin 122.59 Bn 120.70 Bn 2.08 Bn 511.00 Mn
5 Howmet Aerospace 102.88 Bn 100.44 Bn 854.00 Mn 94.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 92.64 Bn 88.99 Bn 9.09 Bn 203.00 Mn
7 Rocket Lab 82.19 Bn 80.92 Bn 76.49 Mn 21.13 Mn
8 Northrop Grumman 78.95 Bn 76.86 Bn 3.45 Bn 167.00 Mn
9 TransDigm 70.63 Bn 66.75 Bn 1.51 Bn 71.00 Mn
10 Cae 60.63 Bn 60.14 Bn -496.95 Mn -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 21.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 21.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 49.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 49.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 45.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 45.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 32.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 32.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 28.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 28.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 21.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 21.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 11.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 11.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 19.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 19.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 21.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 21.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 10.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 10.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 12.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 12.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 14.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 14.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 8.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 8.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 12.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 12.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 6.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 6.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 14.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 14.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 5.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 5.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 1.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 1.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 4.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 4.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 7.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 7.34 Mn