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

Rocket Lab has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 years, with the latest figure at 10.4% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1323.0% year-over-year to 10.4%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.4% (up 1323.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.12%, up 1013.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 10.4%, up from 11.81% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 10.4% in Q1 2026, with the low at 25.26% in Q3 2023.
• Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 18.83%, with a median of 18.84% recorded in 2024.
• Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed sank 1073 bps in 2023 and surged 1323 bps in 2026.
• Tracing RKLB's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 16.24% in 2022, then sank by 52 bps to 24.63% in 2023, then grew by 7 bps to 22.89% in 2024, then soared by 48 bps to 11.81% in 2025, then rose by 12 bps to 10.4% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.4% (Q1 2026), 11.81% (Q4 2025), and 15.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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