Rocket Lab (RKLB) Net Margin (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted Net Margin of -21.04% for Q2 2026, up 24.92 percentage points from -45.96% a year earlier and up 1.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Net Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Net Margin at Rocket Lab was -21.51%, up 24.36 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -32.94%, up 10.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin shows a five-year change of -32.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Rocket Lab's Net Margin was -43.60% in FY2024 (+31.05 pp), -74.64% in FY2023 (-10.21 pp), -64.43% in FY2022 (+124.08 pp) and -188.51% in FY2021 (-188.52 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has run from a low of -1663.87% in Q3 2021 to a high of 11.63% in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +18.28 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was Q3 2022, with a gain of 1608.99 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 1545.74 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin for the three prior quarters was -22.47% (Q1 2026), -29.46% (Q4 2025) and -11.77% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 17.75% |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.66% |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | -2.16% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 9.15% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 20.97% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 8.23% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 17.78% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 10.06% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 58.46% |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 41.68 Bn | 36.00 Bn | 84.58 Mn | -21.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -21.04% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -22.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -29.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -11.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -45.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -49.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -39.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -49.56% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -39.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -47.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -84.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -59.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -73.96% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -83.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -71.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -54.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -67.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -65.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1,663.87% |
API Access
Rocket Lab Net Margin 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=net-margin&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();