Rocket Lab (RKLB) EBITDA Margin (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) recorded EBITDA Margin of -15.62% in Q2 2026, up 19.59 percentage points from -35.21% a year earlier and up 4.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) EBITDA Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Rocket Lab's EBITDA Margin came in at -20.94% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 16.25 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -30.73%, up 5.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of +99.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBITDA Margin came in at -35.80% in FY2024 (+24.78 pp), -60.58% in FY2023 (-10.69 pp), -49.89% in FY2022 (+96.65 pp) and -146.54% in FY2021 (-16.81 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin in data going back to Q3 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +11.99 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBITDA Margin in the last five years was a gain of 902.35 percentage points in Q3 2022, against a drop of 836.82 percentage points in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -20.45% (Q1 2026), -20.20% (Q4 2025) and -30.46% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -43.99% |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 15.74% |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 3.06% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 14.35% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 31.21% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 11.91% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 30.55% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 13.45% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 21.58% |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 41.68 Bn | 36.00 Bn | 84.58 Mn | -15.62% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -15.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -20.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -20.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -30.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -35.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -41.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -32.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -41.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -33.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -37.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -66.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -45.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -61.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -71.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -55.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -38.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -45.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -65.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -76.02% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -940.65% |
API Access
Rocket Lab EBITDA 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();