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

Rocket Lab's (RKLB) 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 (RKLB) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rocket Lab's Gross Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 38.18% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 942.0% year-over-year to 38.18% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 36.56%, a 926.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 34.43%, up 780.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin climbed to 38.18% in Q1 2026 per RKLB's latest filing, from 37.98% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 38.18% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 3.54% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 25.82% (2023), against an average of 23.43%.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Gross Margin was 24893 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 2079 bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 3.54% in 2022, then surged by 630 bps to 25.82% in 2023, then gained by 8 bps to 27.81% in 2024, then soared by 37 bps to 37.98% in 2025, then climbed by 1 bps to 38.18% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest RKLB Gross Margin figures stand at 38.18% (Q1 2026), 37.98% (Q4 2025), and 36.96% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 General Electric 375.88 Bn 366.54 Bn -3.10 Bn -433.85%
2 Rtx 290.44 Bn 282.14 Bn 9.91 Bn 40.09%
3 Boeing 170.34 Bn 150.32 Bn 2.41 Bn 9.83%
4 Lockheed Martin 133.47 Bn 129.67 Bn 2.45 Bn 12.19%
5 Howmet Aerospace 113.92 Bn 111.48 Bn 854.00 Mn 36.92%
6 General Dynamics 103.44 Bn 99.11 Bn 6.76 Bn 47.94%
7 Northrop Grumman 77.10 Bn 74.80 Bn 3.72 Bn 34.21%
8 TransDigm 73.27 Bn 69.39 Bn 1.51 Bn 59.39%
9 L3Harris Technologies 51.92 Bn 51.33 Bn 1.40 Bn 24.41%
10 Rocket Lab 39.34 Bn 38.06 Bn 76.49 Mn 38.18%

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%