Rocket Lab (RKLB) EBIT (2020 - 2026)

Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted quarterly EBIT of -$56.0 million for Q1 2026, up 5.44% year-over-year from -$53.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 9.65% on a QoQ basis from -$51.0 million in Q4 2025.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) EBIT (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rocket Lab (RKLB) has reported EBIT for 7 consecutive years, with -$56.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT rose 5.44% year-over-year to -$56.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$225.6 million (down 9.57% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$228.8 million, down 20.57% from the prior year.
  • EBIT came in at -$56.0 million for Q1 2026 at Rocket Lab, down from -$51.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT was -$32.0 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$59.6 million in Q2 2025.
  • Average EBIT over 5 years is -$46.3 million, with a median of -$46.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for EBIT was 38.8% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 167.02% in 2022.
  • Year by year, EBIT stood at -$37.2 million in 2022, then declined by 28.64% to -$47.9 million in 2023, then decreased by 7.66% to -$51.5 million in 2024, then increased by 0.98% to -$51.0 million in 2025, then fell by 9.65% to -$56.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT over the past three periods registered -$56.0 million, -$51.0 million, and -$59.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn 448.00 Mn
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 2.56 Bn
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn 1.42 Bn
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn 2.06 Bn
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 753.00 Mn
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn 1.18 Bn
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn 989.00 Mn
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn -55.97 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn 652.00 Mn
10 Heico 50.20 Bn 50.07 Bn 569.53 Mn 350.44 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -55.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -51.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -58.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -59.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -59.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -51.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -51.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -43.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -43.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -47.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -38.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -45.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -46.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -37.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -32.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -33.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -32.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -24.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -52.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -13.13 Mn