Rocket Lab (RKLB) Deferred Taxes (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab's (RKLB) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at $1.2 million in Q1 2026, up 297.44% year-on-year from $290612.9 in Q1 2025, and down 51.51% quarter-over-quarter from $2.4 million in Q4 2025.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Deferred Taxes (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Rocket Lab's Deferred Taxes history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.2 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes rose 297.44% year-over-year to $1.2 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$28.9 million, a 45098.44% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$30.7 million, down 5219.7% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes slipped to $1.2 million in Q1 2026 per RKLB's latest filing, from $2.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $2.4 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$34.5 million in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is $310000.0 (2024), against an average of -$1.7 million.
- Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes surged 1217.44% in 2024 and tumbled 11230.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Deferred Taxes stood at -$1.7 million in 2022, then surged by 103.67% to $64000.0 in 2023, then plunged by 2773.44% to -$1.7 million in 2024, then surged by 239.22% to $2.4 million in 2025, then plunged by 51.51% to $1.2 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest RKLB Deferred Taxes figures stand at $1.2 million (Q1 2026), $2.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$34.5 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 376.30 Bn | 366.96 Bn | -3.10 Bn | - |
| 2 | Rtx | 291.02 Bn | 282.72 Bn | 9.91 Bn | -56.00 Mn |
| 3 | Boeing | 171.24 Bn | 151.21 Bn | 2.41 Bn | - |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 134.21 Bn | 130.42 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 377.00 Mn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 114.09 Bn | 111.65 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 15.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 103.80 Bn | 99.46 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 79.00 Mn |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 77.38 Bn | 75.08 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 145.00 Mn |
| 8 | TransDigm | 73.45 Bn | 69.56 Bn | 1.51 Bn | - |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 52.15 Bn | 51.56 Bn | 1.40 Bn | -119.00 Mn |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 39.48 Bn | 38.20 Bn | 76.49 Mn | 1.16 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -34.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -585,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 310,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 78,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 64,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 396,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -172,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 420,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 916,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -570,000.00 |