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

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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