Rocket Lab (RKLB) Cash from Investing Activities (2020 - 2026)

Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$35.7 million for Q1 2026, down 24.89% year-over-year from -$47.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 65.7% on a QoQ basis from -$104.1 million in Q4 2025.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Cash from Investing Activities (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rocket Lab (RKLB) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 7 consecutive years, with -$35.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 24.89% year-over-year to -$35.7 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$354.5 million (down 374.76% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$347.4 million, down 253.31% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$35.7 million for Q1 2026 at Rocket Lab, up from -$104.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was $61.2 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$207.2 million in Q3 2025.
  • Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$48.0 million, with a median of -$28.6 million recorded in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities plunged 3183.11% in 2022 and soared 183.54% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$73.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 183.54% to $61.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 129.3% to -$17.9 million in 2024, then slumped by 480.98% to -$104.1 million in 2025, then soared by 65.7% to -$35.7 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$35.7 million, -$104.1 million, and -$207.2 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn 5.71 Bn
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn -608.00 Mn
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn -202.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn -541.00 Mn
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 14.00 Mn
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn -164.00 Mn
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn -168.00 Mn
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn -35.72 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn -97.00 Mn
10 Heico 50.20 Bn 50.07 Bn 569.53 Mn -403.99 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -35.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -35.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -104.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -104.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -207.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -207.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -7.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -7.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -28.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -28.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -17.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -17.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -17.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -17.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -10.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -10.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -52.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -52.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 61.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 61.17 Mn