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

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

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

Rocket Lab's EBIT Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 27.94% for 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 was 27.94% for Q1 2026 at Rocket Lab, up from 28.41% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 27.94% in Q1 2026 to a low of 83.83% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 53.91% across 5 years, with a median of 49.52% in 2024.
  • Biggest YoY gain for EBIT Margin was 93837 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 1307 bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 71.91% in 2022, then decreased by 11 bps to 79.82% in 2023, then jumped by 51 bps to 38.94% in 2024, then grew by 27 bps to 28.41% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 27.94% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 27.94% (Q1 2026), 28.41% (Q4 2025), and 38.02% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,800.52 Bn 5,800.51 Bn 456,459.43 -90.05%
2 General Electric 350.38 Bn 339.64 Bn 9.11 Bn -8.61%
3 Rtx 247.38 Bn 242.28 Bn 9.08 Bn 11.57%
4 Boeing 172.78 Bn 151.88 Bn 2.55 Bn 2.02%
5 Lockheed Martin 124.10 Bn 122.20 Bn 2.08 Bn 11.45%
6 Howmet Aerospace 105.98 Bn 103.55 Bn 854.00 Mn 32.56%
7 General Dynamics 97.12 Bn 93.47 Bn 9.09 Bn 10.53%
8 Embraer 89.26 Bn 86.64 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 78.12 Bn 76.03 Bn 3.45 Bn 10.01%
10 Rocket Lab 61.91 Bn 60.64 Bn 76.49 Mn -27.94%

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%