Rocket Lab (RKLB) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) reported Gross Margin of 36.13% for Q2 2026, up 4.03 percentage points from 32.10% a year earlier but down 2.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Rocket Lab's Gross Margin came in at 37.26%, up 8.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 34.43%, up 7.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +68.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Gross Margin came in at 26.63% in FY2024 (+5.61 pp), 21.02% in FY2023 (+12.02 pp), 9.00% in FY2022 (+12.04 pp) and -3.04% in FY2021 (+30.57 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Gross Margin spans a low of -235.50% in Q3 2021 and a high of 38.18% in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Gross Margin has now increased in each of the last 14 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.21 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Gross Margin in five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 248.93 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2021 (a drop of 217.84 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 38.18% (Q1 2026), 37.98% (Q4 2025) and 36.96% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.20 Bn | 278.20 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 35.03% |
| 2 | Rtx | 249.38 Bn | 222.59 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 20.77% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.06 Bn | 58.76 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 9.83% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.66 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.19% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.36 Bn | 86.97 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 37.34% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.03 Bn | 77.14 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 15.49% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.17 Bn | 70.53 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 53.56% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.46 Bn | 57.71 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 19.50% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.76 Bn | 20.21 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 37.59% |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 42.15 Bn | 36.47 Bn | 84.58 Mn | 36.13% |
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% |
API Access
Rocket Lab Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "RKLB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();