Growth Metrics

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

Rocket Lab's quarterly Gross Margin came in at 38.18% in Q1 2026, up 942.0% year-on-year from 3.66% in Q1 2025, and up 0.53% quarter-over-quarter from 37.98% in Q4 2025.

Rocket Lab has reported Gross Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 38.18% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 942.0% year-over-year to 38.18%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 36.56% (up 926.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 34.43%, up 780.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 38.18%, up from 37.98% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 38.18% in Q1 2026, with the low at 3.54% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 23.43%, with a median of 25.82% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in Gross Margin reached 24893 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 2079 bps in 2022.
  • Tracing RKLB's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.54% in 2022, then soared by 630 bps to 25.82% in 2023, then advanced by 8 bps to 27.81% in 2024, then jumped by 37 bps to 37.98% in 2025, then grew by 1 bps to 38.18% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 38.18% (Q1 2026), 37.98% (Q4 2025), and 36.96% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 General Electric 316.77 Bn 306.03 Bn 9.11 Bn 73.52%
2 Rtx 238.61 Bn 233.51 Bn 9.08 Bn 41.11%
3 Boeing 172.59 Bn 151.68 Bn 2.55 Bn 11.46%
4 Lockheed Martin 122.59 Bn 120.70 Bn 2.08 Bn 11.53%
5 Howmet Aerospace 102.88 Bn 100.44 Bn 854.00 Mn 36.92%
6 General Dynamics 92.64 Bn 88.99 Bn 9.09 Bn 67.40%
7 Rocket Lab 82.19 Bn 80.92 Bn 76.49 Mn 38.18%
8 Northrop Grumman 78.95 Bn 76.86 Bn 3.45 Bn 34.90%
9 TransDigm 70.63 Bn 66.75 Bn 1.51 Bn 59.39%
10 Cae 60.63 Bn 60.14 Bn -496.95 Mn 27.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 38.18%
Dec 31, 2025 37.98%
Sep 30, 2025 36.96%
Jun 30, 2025 32.10%
Mar 31, 2025 28.76%
Dec 31, 2024 27.81%
Sep 30, 2024 26.71%
Jun 30, 2024 25.56%
Mar 31, 2024 26.06%
Dec 31, 2023 25.82%
Sep 30, 2023 22.12%
Jun 30, 2023 23.52%
Mar 31, 2023 11.58%
Dec 31, 2022 3.54%
Sep 30, 2022 13.43%
Jun 30, 2022 8.94%
Mar 31, 2022 9.18%
Dec 31, 2021 24.33%
Sep 30, 2021 -235.50%
Jun 30, 2021 21.84%
Mar 31, 2021 7.76%
Dec 31, 2020 -25.76%
Sep 30, 2020 -17.67%