Rocket Lab (RKLB) Deferred Taxes (2020 - 2026)

Rocket Lab (RKLB) recorded quarterly Deferred Taxes of $1.2 million in Q1 2026, down 51.51% quarter-over-quarter from $2.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 297.44% on a YoY basis from $290612.9 in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 297.44% year-over-year to $1.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$28.9 million (down 45098.44% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$30.7 million, down 5219.7% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was $1.2 million for Q1 2026 at Rocket Lab, down from $2.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $2.4 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$34.5 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$1.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $310000.0 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Deferred Taxes soared 1217.44% in 2024, then tumbled 11230.0% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$1.7 million in 2022, then surged by 103.67% to $64000.0 in 2023, then slumped by 2773.44% to -$1.7 million in 2024, then surged by 239.22% to $2.4 million in 2025, then slumped by 51.51% to $1.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at $1.2 million (Q1 2026), $2.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$34.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,320.77 Bn 5,320.77 Bn 456,459.43 -
2 General Electric 345.72 Bn 334.98 Bn 9.11 Bn -
3 Rtx 244.58 Bn 239.48 Bn 9.08 Bn 26.00 Mn
4 Boeing 169.13 Bn 148.22 Bn 2.55 Bn -
5 Lockheed Martin 121.80 Bn 119.90 Bn 2.08 Bn 161.00 Mn
6 Howmet Aerospace 102.93 Bn 100.49 Bn 854.00 Mn 15.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 93.39 Bn 89.74 Bn 9.09 Bn 286.00 Mn
8 Embraer 87.17 Bn 84.54 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.69 Bn 75.60 Bn 3.45 Bn 308.00 Mn
10 Rocket Lab 65.40 Bn 64.12 Bn 76.49 Mn 1.16 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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