Rocket Lab (RKLB) Deferred Taxes (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted Deferred Taxes of $254000.0 for Q2 2026, down 78.01% on a QoQ basis from $1.2 million in Q1 2026, and down 87.54% year-over-year from $2.0 million in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Deferred Taxes (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Rocket Lab has reported Deferred Taxes for 7 years, with the latest figure at $254000.0 in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes fell 87.54% year-over-year to $254000.0 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$30.7 million, a 58047.17% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$30.7 million, down 5219.7% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes was $254000.0 for Q2 2026 at Rocket Lab, down from $1.2 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $2.4 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$34.5 million in Q3 2025.
- Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is -$1.6 million, with a median of $282000.0 recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Deferred Taxes jumped 1217.44% in 2024, then slumped 11230.0% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at -$1.7 million in 2022, then soared by 103.67% to $64000.0 in 2023, then sank by 2773.44% to -$1.7 million in 2024, then soared by 239.22% to $2.4 million in 2025, then tumbled by 89.34% to $254000.0 in 2026.
- The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at $254000.0 (Q2 2026), $1.2 million (Q1 2026), and $2.4 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Lab | 39.00 Bn | 36.70 Bn | 84.58 Mn | 254,000.00 |
| 2 | Firefly Aerospace | 3.37 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 23.88 Mn | - |
| 3 | Redwire | 2.39 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 32.54 Mn | 1.84 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Machines | 2.36 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 35.87 Mn | - |
| 5 | Virgin Galactic Holdings | 321.20 Mn | 321.20 Mn | -28.05 Mn | - |
| 6 | Sidus Space | 170.53 Mn | 4.01 Mn | -629,723.00 | - |
| 7 | Starfighters Space | 93.78 Mn | 93.78 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Momentus | 47.19 Mn | -60.51 Mn | 25,000.00 | - |
| 9 | Helio | 40.15 Mn | 39.69 Mn | 122,607.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 254,000.00 |
| 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 |