Rocket Lab (RKLB) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026)

Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 27.94% for Q1 2026, up 2035.0% year-over-year from 1.31% in Q1 2025, and up 1.67% on a QoQ basis from 28.41% in Q4 2025.

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

Rocket Lab (RKLB) has reported EBIT Margin for 7 consecutive years, with 27.94% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 2035.0% year-over-year to 27.94%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 33.2% (up 1099.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 38.03%, up 549.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin came in at 27.94% for Q1 2026 at Rocket Lab, up from 28.41% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 27.94% in Q1 2026, with the low at 83.83% in Q1 2023.
  • Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 53.91%, with a median of 49.52% recorded in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for EBIT Margin was 93837 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 1307 bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 71.91% in 2022, then declined by 11 bps to 79.82% in 2023, then jumped by 51 bps to 38.94% in 2024, then gained by 27 bps to 28.41% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 27.94% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 27.94%, 28.41%, and 38.02% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn 2.02%
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 11.57%
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn 10.53%
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn 11.45%
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 32.56%
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn 46.31%
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn 10.01%
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn -27.94%
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn 11.35%
10 Heico 50.20 Bn 50.07 Bn 569.53 Mn 25.47%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 -116.44%