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

Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 22.97% for Q1 2026, up 2613.0% year-over-year from 0.85% in Q1 2025, and up 21.86% on a QoQ basis from 29.4% in Q4 2025.

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

Rocket Lab (RKLB) has reported EBITDA Margin for 7 consecutive years, with 22.97% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin rose 2613.0% year-over-year to 22.97%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 26.96% (up 1748.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 32.8%, up 1180.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin came in at 22.97% for Q1 2026 at Rocket Lab, up from 29.4% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 13.56% in Q3 2025, with the low at 84.14% in Q1 2023.
  • Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 52.73%, with a median of 51.31% recorded in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for EBITDA Margin was 161931 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 7358 bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 61.27% in 2022, then dropped by 27 bps to 77.64% in 2023, then soared by 44 bps to 43.4% in 2024, then surged by 32 bps to 29.4% in 2025, then advanced by 22 bps to 22.97% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 22.97%, 29.4%, and 13.56% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA 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 8.80%
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn -22.97%
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 -22.97%
Dec 31, 2025 -29.40%
Sep 30, 2025 -13.56%
Jun 30, 2025 -43.83%
Mar 31, 2025 -49.10%
Dec 31, 2024 -43.40%
Sep 30, 2024 -46.61%
Jun 30, 2024 -38.22%
Mar 31, 2024 -51.31%
Dec 31, 2023 -77.64%
Sep 30, 2023 -60.87%
Jun 30, 2023 -77.72%
Mar 31, 2023 -84.14%
Dec 31, 2022 -61.27%
Sep 30, 2022 -63.62%
Jun 30, 2022 -69.31%
Mar 31, 2022 -63.47%
Dec 31, 2021 12.31%
Sep 30, 2021 -1,682.94%
Jun 30, 2021 -144.79%