Rocket Lab (RKLB) Change in Inventory (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) reported Change in Inventory of $48.76 million for Q2 2026, up 836.8% from $5.21 million a year earlier and up 98.4% from the prior quarter.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Change in Inventory (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Rocket Lab's Change in Inventory came in at $101.7 million, up 284.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $39.89 million, up 221.7% from FY2024.
- Change in Inventory has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 28.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Change in Inventory came in at $12.4 million in FY2024 (-20.3%), $15.56 million in FY2023 (-40.1%), $25.96 million in FY2022 (+115.1%) and $12.07 million in FY2021 (+7.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Change in Inventory in data going back to Q4 2020.
- Year over year, Change in Inventory has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 227.0% over the last six quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Change in Inventory in five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 836.8%); the low point was Q3 2022 (a decline of 80.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $24.57 million (Q1 2026), $14.32 million (Q4 2025) and $14.05 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 109.00 Mn |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 330.00 Mn |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 160.00 Mn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 55.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | -80.00 Mn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 156.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | -26.00 Mn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 31.00 Mn |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 41.68 Bn | 36.00 Bn | 84.58 Mn | 48.76 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 48.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 322,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -154,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.88 Mn |
Rocket Lab Change in Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-inventory&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-inventory", "ticker": "RKLB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-inventory&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();