Rocket Lab (RKLB) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab's Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $1.06 million for Q2 2026, down 49.6% from $2.1 million a year earlier but up 24.5% from the prior quarter.
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Rocket Lab's Long-Term Deferred Tax was $1.9 million, down 37.0% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Long-Term Deferred Tax was $3.01 million in FY2024 (-14.0%), $3.5 million in FY2023 (-10.2%), $3.9 million in FY2022 (-33.5%) and $5.86 million in FY2021 (+144.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax is $849,000 (Q1 2026) to $7.22 million (Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, Long-Term Deferred Tax has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 27.0% over the last seven quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Long-Term Deferred Tax over five years came in Q4 2021 (growth of 144.3%), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a decline of 77.5%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 41.68 Bn | 36.00 Bn | 84.58 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.06 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 849,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.40 Mn |
API Access
Rocket Lab Long-Term Deferred Tax API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();