Rocket Lab RKLB
NASDAQ RKLB
$72.57 -0.38 (-0.52%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$71.5 million for Q1 2026, down 10.49% year-over-year from -$79.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 223.34% quarter-over-quarter from $57.9 million in Q4 2025.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rocket Lab's Free Cash Flow history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$71.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 10.49% year-over-year to -$71.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$156.5 million (down 30.79% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$149.7 million, down 142.16% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$71.5 million, down from $57.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $57.9 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$86.2 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$38.1 million (2023), against an average of -$32.4 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow plunged 1860.84% in 2023, then soared 135.06% in 2024.
  • Rocket Lab's Free Cash Flow stood at -$29.3 million in 2022, then tumbled by 194.25% to -$86.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 135.06% to $30.2 million in 2024, then soared by 91.64% to $57.9 million in 2025, then slumped by 223.34% to -$71.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows RKLB's Free Cash Flow at -$71.5 million in Q1 2026, $57.9 million in Q4 2025, and -$69.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 General Electric 362.92 Bn 353.58 Bn 6.95 Bn 2.92 Bn
2 Rtx 284.24 Bn 275.94 Bn 9.91 Bn 2.88 Bn
3 Boeing 169.32 Bn 149.30 Bn 2.41 Bn 631.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 129.93 Bn 126.14 Bn 2.45 Bn 2.92 Bn
5 Howmet Aerospace 108.64 Bn 108.07 Bn 951.00 Mn 479.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 103.62 Bn 99.29 Bn 6.76 Bn 1.65 Bn
7 Northrop Grumman 78.44 Bn 76.14 Bn 3.72 Bn 978.00 Mn
8 TransDigm 69.14 Bn 66.37 Bn 1.63 Bn 650.00 Mn
9 Axon Enterprise 50.64 Bn 49.97 Bn 546.45 Mn -972,000.00
10 Rocket Lab 45.79 Bn 43.49 Bn 84.58 Mn -110.12 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -110.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -110.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -71.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -71.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 57.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 57.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -69.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -69.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -73.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -73.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -64.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -64.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 30.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 30.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -41.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -41.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -43.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -43.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -6.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -6.85 Mn