Rocket Lab (RKLB) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted Gross Margin of 36.13% for Q2 2026, down 5.36% on a QoQ basis from 38.18% in Q1 2026, and up 403.0% year-over-year from 7.18% in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Rocket Lab has reported Gross Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 36.13% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 403.0% year-over-year to 36.13% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 37.26%, a 822.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 34.43%, up 780.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 36.13% for Q2 2026 at Rocket Lab, down from 38.18% 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 24.13%, with a median of 25.94% recorded in 2024.
- The largest YoY upside for Gross Margin was 24893 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 2079 bps in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Gross Margin 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 declined by 5 bps to 36.13% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 36.13% (Q2 2026), 38.18% (Q1 2026), and 37.98% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Lab | 38.44 Bn | 36.14 Bn | 84.58 Mn | 36.13% |
| 2 | Firefly Aerospace | 3.60 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 23.88 Mn | 20.29% |
| 3 | Intuitive Machines | 3.34 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 35.87 Mn | 17.40% |
| 4 | Redwire | 2.62 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 32.54 Mn | 27.80% |
| 5 | Virgin Galactic Holdings | 336.70 Mn | 336.70 Mn | -28.05 Mn | -20,931.34% |
| 6 | Sidus Space | 209.29 Mn | 42.77 Mn | -629,723.00 | -108.00% |
| 7 | Starfighters Space | 153.64 Mn | 153.64 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Momentus | 49.69 Mn | -58.02 Mn | 25,000.00 | 83.33% |
| 9 | Helio | 40.14 Mn | 39.67 Mn | 122,607.00 | 26.81% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.13% |
| 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% |