Rocket Lab (RKLB) Profit After Tax (2020 - 2026)

Rocket Lab (RKLB) recorded quarterly Profit After Tax of -$45.0 million in Q1 2026, up 14.93% quarter-over-quarter from -$52.9 million in Q4 2025, and up 25.73% on a YoY basis from -$35.8 million in Q1 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 -$45.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Profit After Tax rose 25.73% year-over-year to -$45.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$182.6 million (up 11.58% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$198.2 million, down 4.22% from the prior year.
  • Profit After Tax was -$45.0 million for Q1 2026 at Rocket Lab, up from -$52.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Profit After Tax ranged from a high of -$18.3 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$66.4 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Profit After Tax has averaged -$44.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$45.0 million in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Profit After Tax plunged 1264.21% in 2022, then surged 64.85% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Profit After Tax shows it stood at -$37.2 million in 2022, then plunged by 35.72% 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 increased by 14.93% to -$45.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Profit After Tax figures came in at -$45.0 million (Q1 2026), -$52.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$18.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) PAT (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,320.77 Bn 5,320.77 Bn 456,459.43 -1.48 Mn
2 General Electric 345.72 Bn 334.98 Bn 9.11 Bn 1.90 Bn
3 Rtx 244.58 Bn 239.48 Bn 9.08 Bn 2.06 Bn
4 Boeing 169.13 Bn 148.22 Bn 2.55 Bn -4.00 Mn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.80 Bn 119.90 Bn 2.08 Bn 1.49 Bn
6 Howmet Aerospace 102.93 Bn 100.49 Bn 854.00 Mn 580.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 93.39 Bn 89.74 Bn 9.09 Bn 1.13 Bn
8 Embraer 87.17 Bn 84.54 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.69 Bn 75.60 Bn 3.45 Bn 875.00 Mn
10 Rocket Lab 65.40 Bn 64.12 Bn 76.49 Mn -45.02 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -45.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -52.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -18.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -66.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -60.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -52.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -51.94 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 -37.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -34.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -37.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -26.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 3.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -87.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -16.67 Mn