Rocket Lab RKLB
NASDAQ RKLB
$63.02 -2.85 (-4.33%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%