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.
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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 Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 311.41 Bn | 269.93 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 322.00 Mn |
| 2 | Rtx | 270.60 Bn | 238.87 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 543.00 Mn |
| 3 | Lockheed Martin | 147.27 Bn | 131.51 Bn | 2.44 Bn | -424.00 Mn |
| 4 | Boeing | 135.84 Bn | 44.80 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 100.63 Bn | 87.75 Bn | 2.18 Bn | -80.00 Mn |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 81.53 Bn | 77.88 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 156.00 Mn |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 79.44 Bn | 66.89 Bn | 2.35 Bn | -53.00 Mn |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 79.38 Bn | 75.14 Bn | 1.00 Bn | -48.00 Mn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.24 Bn | 69.24 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 34.31 Bn | 28.63 Bn | 84.58 Mn | 48.76 Mn |
Historic Data
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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 |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();