Rocket Lab (RKLB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -7.51% for Q2 2026, up 14.12 percentage points from -21.63% a year earlier and up 2.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Rocket Lab's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -16.12%, up 10.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a four-year change of +4.79 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Rocket Lab's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -26.24% in FY2024 (-2.26 pp), -23.98% in FY2023 (-7.54 pp), -16.45% in FY2022 (+4.46 pp) and -20.91% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q2 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q2 2026, with a gain of 14.12 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 10.73 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -10.40% (Q1 2026), -11.81% (Q4 2025) and -15.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 334.86 Bn | 293.38 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -19.49% |
| 2 | Rtx | 256.39 Bn | 224.66 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 10.08% |
| 3 | Boeing | 137.52 Bn | 46.48 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 17.91% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.55 Bn | 114.79 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 23.92% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 95.65 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 14.17% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.05 Bn | 81.51 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 21.71% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 81.91 Bn | 77.67 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 24.70% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.74 Bn | 62.20 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.21% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.91 Bn | 29.43 Bn | 2.02 Bn | -7.52% |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 33.43 Bn | 27.75 Bn | 84.58 Mn | -7.51% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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 | -17.20% |
API Access
Rocket Lab Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();