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

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DateValue
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