Rocket Lab (RKLB) Payables (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted Payables of $74.51 million for Q2 2026, up 4.9% from $71.01 million a year earlier and up 18.1% from the prior quarter.
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Payables (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Rocket Lab's Payables came in at $72.7 million, up 37.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Payables has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 84.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Rocket Lab's Payables was $53.06 million in FY2024 (+81.1%), $29.3 million in FY2023 (+142.5%), $12.08 million in FY2022 (+246.3%) and $3.49 million in FY2021 (+3.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Payables in data going back to Q4 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payables increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 70.7%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payables in the past five years was Q3 2022, with growth of 501.6%; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a decline of 10.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payables for the three prior quarters was $63.11 million (Q1 2026), $72.7 million (Q4 2025) and $61.23 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 10.82 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 17.23 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 14.35 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 4.92 Bn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 1.60 Bn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 8.89 Bn |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 41.68 Bn | 36.00 Bn | 84.58 Mn | 74.51 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 74.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 63.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 72.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 61.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 71.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 70.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 53.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 42.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.21 Mn |
API Access
Rocket Lab Payables 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=payables&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();