Rocket Lab (RKLB) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted Operating Margin of 24.57% for Q2 2026, up 12.04% on a QoQ basis from 27.94% in Q1 2026, and up 1670.0% year-over-year from 1.39% in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Rocket Lab has reported Operating Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 24.57% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 1670.0% year-over-year to 24.57% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 29.06%, a 1502.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 38.03%, up 549.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 24.57% for Q2 2026 at Rocket Lab, up from 27.94% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 24.57% in Q2 2026, with the low at 83.83% in Q1 2023.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 52.28%, with a median of 48.9% recorded in 2024.
- The largest YoY upside for Operating Margin was 93837 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 1307 bps in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 71.91% in 2022, then slipped by 11 bps to 79.82% in 2023, then surged by 51 bps to 38.94% in 2024, then increased by 27 bps to 28.41% in 2025, then gained by 14 bps to 24.57% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 24.57% (Q2 2026), 27.94% (Q1 2026), and 28.41% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Lab | 38.44 Bn | 36.14 Bn | 84.58 Mn | -24.57% |
| 2 | Firefly Aerospace | 3.60 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 23.88 Mn | -80.89% |
| 3 | Intuitive Machines | 3.34 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 35.87 Mn | -22.86% |
| 4 | Redwire | 2.62 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 32.54 Mn | -18.87% |
| 5 | Virgin Galactic Holdings | 336.70 Mn | 336.70 Mn | -28.05 Mn | -48,452.24% |
| 6 | Sidus Space | 209.29 Mn | 42.77 Mn | -629,723.00 | -976.21% |
| 7 | Starfighters Space | 153.64 Mn | 153.64 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Momentus | 49.69 Mn | -58.02 Mn | 25,000.00 | -27,016.67% |
| 9 | Helio | 40.14 Mn | 39.67 Mn | 122,607.00 | -187.14% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -24.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -27.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -28.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -38.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -41.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -48.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -38.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -49.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -40.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -46.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -79.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -57.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -72.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -83.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -71.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -50.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -59.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -80.63% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -88.55% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -989.12% |