Rocket Lab (RKLB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -4.72% for Q2 2026, up 11.75 percentage points from -16.47% a year earlier and up 2.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Rocket Lab's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -11.30%, up 6.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a four-year change of +8.78 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Rocket Lab's Return on Assets [ROA] was -17.89% in FY2024 (+1.02 pp), -18.92% in FY2023 (-5.11 pp), -13.80% in FY2022 (+6.28 pp) and -20.08% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q2 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.73 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q3 2022, with a gain of 11.93 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 7.59 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was -7.10% (Q1 2026), -8.72% (Q4 2025) and -10.47% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 7.01% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 4.72% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 1.48% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 10.33% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 14.22% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 7.53% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 11.17% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 8.92% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 10.86% |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 44.22 Bn | 38.54 Bn | 84.58 Mn | -4.72% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.72% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -7.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -10.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -16.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -16.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -16.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -16.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -14.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -17.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -19.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -17.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -16.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -16.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -14.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -14.84% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -12.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -21.86% |
API Access
Rocket Lab Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "RKLB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();