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

Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 38.18% for Q1 2026, up 942.0% year-over-year from 3.66% in Q1 2025, and up 0.53% on a QoQ basis from 37.98% in Q4 2025.

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

Rocket Lab (RKLB) has reported Gross Margin for 7 consecutive years, with 38.18% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 942.0% year-over-year to 38.18%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 36.56% (up 926.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 34.43%, up 780.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 38.18% for Q1 2026 at Rocket Lab, 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.
  • The largest YoY upside for Gross Margin was 24893 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 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 grew by 8 bps to 27.81% in 2024, then soared by 37 bps to 37.98% in 2025, then rose by 1 bps to 38.18% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 38.18%, 37.98%, and 36.96% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn 11.46%
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 41.11%
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn 67.40%
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn 11.53%
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 36.92%
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn 59.39%
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn 34.90%
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn 38.18%
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn 24.41%
10 Heico 50.20 Bn 50.07 Bn 569.53 Mn 41.40%

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%