Rocket Lab (RKLB) Cost of Revenue (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab's Cost of Revenue came in at $149.49 million for Q2 2026, up 52.4% from $98.11 million a year earlier and up 20.7% from the prior quarter.
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Cost of Revenue (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Rocket Lab reported Cost of Revenue of $482.53 million, up 34.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $394.62 million, up 23.3% from FY2024.
- Cost of Revenue has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 53.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cost of Revenue was $320.07 million in FY2024 (+65.7%), $193.18 million in FY2023 (+0.6%), $192.01 million in FY2022 (+199.4%) and $64.13 million in FY2021 (+36.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue in data going back to Q3 2020.
- Year-over-year, Cost of Revenue has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 43.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cost of Revenue over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 472.9%), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a decline of 10.9%).
- Business Quant data shows RKLB's Cost of Revenue at $123.86 million (Q1 2026), $111.42 million (Q4 2025) and $97.77 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 334.86 Bn | 293.38 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 9.10 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 256.39 Bn | 224.66 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 19.16 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 137.52 Bn | 46.48 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 22.02 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.55 Bn | 114.79 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 18.28 Bn |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 95.65 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 12.32 Bn |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.05 Bn | 81.51 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.61 Bn |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 81.91 Bn | 77.67 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.74 Bn | 62.20 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 8.77 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.91 Bn | 29.43 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 2.98 Bn |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 33.43 Bn | 27.75 Bn | 84.58 Mn | 149.49 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 149.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 123.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 111.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 97.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 98.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 87.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 95.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 76.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 79.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 68.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 44.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 52.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 47.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 48.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 49.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 54.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 50.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 36.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.74 Mn |
API Access
Rocket Lab Cost of Revenue 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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();