Rocket Lab (RKLB) Retained Earnings (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of -$3.0 million in Q1 2026, up 99.71% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.0 billion in Q4 2025, and down 25.32% on a YoY basis from -$4.0 million in Q1 2025.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Retained Earnings (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Rocket Lab's Retained Earnings history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$3.0 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 25.32% year-over-year to -$3.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$3.0 million (down 25.32% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$1.0 billion, down 24.36% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings was -$3.0 million for Q1 2026 at Rocket Lab, up from -$1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $2.3 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$1.0 billion in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$355.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$369.1 million in 2022.
- Biggest YoY gain for Retained Earnings was 100.4% in 2024; the steepest drop was 118083.39% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $1.1 million in 2022, then sank by 54987.85% to -$623.5 million in 2023, then slumped by 30.5% to -$813.7 million in 2024, then slipped by 24.36% to -$1.0 billion in 2025, then jumped by 99.71% to -$3.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$3.0 million (Q1 2026), -$1.0 billion (Q4 2025), and -$2.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEFSEC Technologies | 5,320.77 Bn | 5,320.77 Bn | 456,459.43 | -41.12 Mn |
| 2 | General Electric | 345.72 Bn | 334.98 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 89.07 Bn |
| 3 | Rtx | 244.58 Bn | 239.48 Bn | 9.08 Bn | -2.95 Bn |
| 4 | Boeing | 169.13 Bn | 148.22 Bn | 2.55 Bn | -10.27 Bn |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin | 121.80 Bn | 119.90 Bn | 2.08 Bn | -7.50 Bn |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.93 Bn | 100.49 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 4.63 Bn |
| 7 | General Dynamics | 93.39 Bn | 89.74 Bn | 9.09 Bn | -557.00 Mn |
| 8 | Embraer | 87.17 Bn | 84.54 Bn | - | -99.00 Mn |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.69 Bn | 75.60 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 17.10 Bn |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 65.40 Bn | 64.12 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -2.97 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 705,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -813.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -709.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -667.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -623.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -573.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -532.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 566,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -403.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -369.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -331.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -305.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -59.36 Mn |