Growth Metrics

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Rocket Lab (RKLB) over the last 5 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.16%.

  • Rocket Lab's Return on Capital Employed rose 500.0% to 0.16% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.16%, marking a year-over-year increase of 500.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.26% for FY2024, which is 200.0% down from last year.
  • Rocket Lab's Return on Capital Employed amounted to 0.16% in Q3 2025, which was up 500.0% from 0.22% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Rocket Lab's Return on Capital Employed's 5-year high stood at 0.12% during Q4 2021, with a 5-year trough of 0.25% in Q3 2023.
  • For the 5-year period, Rocket Lab's Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.19%, with its median value being 0.19% (2024).
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Rocket Lab's Return on Capital Employed tumbled by -1100bps in 2023 and then skyrocketed by 500bps in 2024.
  • Rocket Lab's Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.12% in 2021, then tumbled by -39bps to 0.16% in 2022, then tumbled by -52bps to 0.25% in 2023, then rose by 7bps to 0.23% in 2024, then soared by 32bps to 0.16% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.16% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.22% in Q2 2025 and 0.24% in Q1 2025.