Rocket Lab (RKLB) Retained Earnings (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab's (RKLB) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026, down 44496.29% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and down 138.64% quarter-over-quarter from $2.7 billion in Q4 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 -$1.1 billion for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 44496.29% year-over-year to -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$1.1 billion, a 44496.29% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.7 billion, up 128.18% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings eased to -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026 per RKLB's latest filing, from $2.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $2.7 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$403.7 million (2022), against an average of $91.6 million.
- Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings jumped 2496.74% in 2022 and slumped 44496.29% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then advanced by 5.71% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then gained by 1.91% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then jumped by 128.18% to $2.7 billion in 2025, then sank by 138.64% to -$1.1 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest RKLB Retained Earnings figures stand at -$1.1 billion (Q1 2026), $2.7 billion (Q4 2025), and -$959.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 373.55 Bn | 364.20 Bn | -3.10 Bn | -4.95 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 288.17 Bn | 279.87 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 58.02 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 167.58 Bn | 147.56 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 21.95 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 132.01 Bn | 128.22 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 15.76 Bn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 113.06 Bn | 110.62 Bn | 854.00 Mn | -1.69 Bn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 102.38 Bn | 98.05 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 45.50 Bn |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 75.82 Bn | 73.51 Bn | 3.72 Bn | -134.00 Mn |
| 8 | TransDigm | 72.83 Bn | 68.95 Bn | 1.51 Bn | -9.64 Bn |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 50.90 Bn | 50.31 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 4.42 Bn |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 39.00 Bn | 37.72 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -1.06 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -958.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -940.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -761.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -709.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -667.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -532.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -486.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -403.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -369.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -305.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -308.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 40.90 Mn |