Rocket Lab (RKLB) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Rocket Lab's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.4% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 1323.0% year-over-year to 10.4% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 10.4%, a 1323.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 16.12%, up 1013.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed advanced to 10.4% in Q1 2026 per RKLB's latest filing, from 11.81% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 10.4% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 25.26% in Q3 2023.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 18.84% (2024), against an average of 18.83%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 1073 bps in 2023 and surged 1323 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.24% in 2022, then plunged by 52 bps to 24.63% in 2023, then climbed by 7 bps to 22.89% in 2024, then surged by 48 bps to 11.81% in 2025, then increased by 12 bps to 10.4% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest RKLB Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 10.4% (Q1 2026), 11.81% (Q4 2025), and 15.57% (Q3 2025).