Rocket Lab (RKLB) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab's EBIT Margin came in at -24.57% for Q2 2026, up 16.70 percentage points from -41.27% a year earlier and up 3.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Rocket Lab reported EBIT Margin of -29.06%, up 15.02 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -38.03%, up 5.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin carries a five-year change of +118.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBIT Margin was -43.51% in FY2024 (+29.23 pp), -72.74% in FY2023 (-8.66 pp), -64.08% in FY2022 (+99.90 pp) and -163.97% in FY2021 (-7.68 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly EBIT Margin in data going back to Q3 2020.
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +13.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 938.37 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a drop of 868.74 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows RKLB's EBIT Margin at -27.94% (Q1 2026), -28.41% (Q4 2025) and -38.02% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -46.33% |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.38% |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 27.92% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 10.36% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.82% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 10.08% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 41.68 Bn | 36.00 Bn | 84.58 Mn | -24.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -24.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -27.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -28.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -38.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -41.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -48.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -38.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -49.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -40.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -46.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -79.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -57.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -72.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -83.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -71.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -50.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -59.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -80.63% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -88.55% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -989.12% |
API Access
Rocket Lab EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "RKLB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();