Rocket Lab (RKLB) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 10.4% for Q1 2026, up 1323.0% year-over-year from 0.73% in Q1 2025, and up 11.92% quarter-over-quarter from 11.81% in Q4 2025.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Rocket Lab's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.4% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1323.0% year-over-year to 10.4%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.4% (up 1323.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 18.84% (2024), against an average of 18.83%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed plunged 1073 bps in 2023, then surged 1323 bps in 2026.
- Rocket Lab's Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.24% in 2022, then sank by 52 bps to 24.63% in 2023, then advanced by 7 bps to 22.89% in 2024, then jumped by 48 bps to 11.81% in 2025, then grew by 12 bps to 10.4% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows RKLB's Return on Capital Employed at 10.4% in Q1 2026, 11.81% in Q4 2025, and 15.57% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -11.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -15.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -21.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -23.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -22.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -20.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -18.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -21.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -24.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -25.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -23.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -18.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -16.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -14.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -16.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -14.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -11.71% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -13.91% |