Rocket Lab (RKLB) Profit After Tax (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab's (RKLB) quarterly Profit After Tax came in at -$46.0 million in Q1 2026, up 23.52% year-on-year from -$37.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 13.03% quarter-over-quarter from -$52.9 million in Q4 2025.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Profit After Tax (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Rocket Lab's Profit After Tax history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$46.0 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Profit After Tax rose 23.52% year-over-year to -$46.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$186.4 million, a 8.19% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$198.2 million, down 4.22% from the prior year.
- Profit After Tax improved to -$46.0 million in Q1 2026 per RKLB's latest filing, from -$52.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Profit After Tax topped out at -$21.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$66.4 million in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Profit After Tax is -$45.6 million (2023), against an average of -$43.9 million.
- Biggest YoY gain for Profit After Tax was 60.66% in 2022; the steepest drop was 1032.43% in 2022.
- Year by year, Profit After Tax stood at -$31.5 million in 2022, then tumbled by 60.08% to -$50.5 million in 2023, then fell by 3.66% to -$52.3 million in 2024, then retreated by 1.1% to -$52.9 million in 2025, then grew by 13.03% to -$46.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest RKLB Profit After Tax figures stand at -$46.0 million (Q1 2026), -$52.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$21.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 373.50 Bn | 364.15 Bn | -3.10 Bn | 2.36 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 288.35 Bn | 280.04 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 167.48 Bn | 147.45 Bn | 2.41 Bn | -530.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 132.06 Bn | 128.27 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 1.84 Bn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 112.74 Bn | 110.31 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 580.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 102.37 Bn | 98.04 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 75.75 Bn | 73.45 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 8 | TransDigm | 72.86 Bn | 68.97 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 536.00 Mn |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 50.87 Bn | 50.28 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 512.00 Mn |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 38.89 Bn | 37.61 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -46.03 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -46.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -52.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -21.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -66.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -60.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -52.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -48.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -41.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -44.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -50.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -40.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -45.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -45.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -31.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -34.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -37.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -26.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -87.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -16.67 Mn |