Rocket Lab (RKLB) Operating Income (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted Operating Income of -$57.5 million for Q2 2026, down 2.76% on a QoQ basis from -$56.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 3.56% year-over-year from -$55.5 million in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Operating Income (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Rocket Lab has reported Operating Income for 7 years, with the latest figure at -$57.5 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Income rose 3.56% year-over-year to -$57.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$223.5 million, a 0.55% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$228.8 million, down 20.57% from the prior year.
- Operating Income was -$57.5 million for Q2 2026 at Rocket Lab, down from -$56.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Income was -$32.0 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$59.6 million in Q2 2025.
- Average Operating Income over 5 years is -$47.0 million, with a median of -$46.9 million recorded in 2023.
- The largest YoY upside for Operating Income was 38.8% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 167.02% in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Operating Income stood at -$37.2 million in 2022, then slipped by 28.64% to -$47.9 million in 2023, then fell by 7.66% to -$51.5 million in 2024, then climbed by 0.98% to -$51.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 12.68% to -$57.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Income figures came in at -$57.5 million (Q2 2026), -$56.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$51.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Lab | 39.00 Bn | 36.70 Bn | 84.58 Mn | -57.51 Mn |
| 2 | Firefly Aerospace | 3.37 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 23.88 Mn | -95.20 Mn |
| 3 | Redwire | 2.39 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 32.54 Mn | -22.09 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Machines | 2.36 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 35.87 Mn | -47.14 Mn |
| 5 | Virgin Galactic Holdings | 321.20 Mn | 321.20 Mn | -28.05 Mn | -64.93 Mn |
| 6 | Sidus Space | 170.53 Mn | 4.01 Mn | -629,723.00 | -5.69 Mn |
| 7 | Starfighters Space | 93.78 Mn | 93.78 Mn | - | -11.60 Mn |
| 8 | Momentus | 47.19 Mn | -60.51 Mn | 25,000.00 | -8.11 Mn |
| 9 | Helio | 40.15 Mn | 39.69 Mn | 122,607.00 | -855,815.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -57.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -55.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -51.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -58.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -59.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -59.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -51.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -51.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -43.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -43.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -47.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -38.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -45.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -46.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -37.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -32.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -33.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -32.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -24.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -52.30 Mn |