Rocket Lab (RKLB) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026)
Rocket Lab's Return on Equity [ROE] was -5.75% in Q2 2026, up 35.57 percentage points from -41.31% a year earlier and up 3.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Rocket Lab came in at -18.84%, up 21.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a four-year change of +25.29 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was -40.59% in FY2024 (-10.85 pp), -29.74% in FY2023 (-9.92 pp), -19.82% in FY2022 (+24.30 pp) and -44.13% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q3 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.64 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 44.02 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 15.69 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, RKLB's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -9.16% (Q1 2026), -13.20% (Q4 2025) and -20.07% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 49.67% |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.94% |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 40.42% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 77.35% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 33.25% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 16.96% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 81.51% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 25.69% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 49.02% |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 41.68 Bn | 36.00 Bn | 84.58 Mn | -5.75% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -13.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -20.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -41.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -50.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -47.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -43.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -37.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -35.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -32.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -28.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -24.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -20.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -14.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -21.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -17.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -17.09% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -58.22% |
API Access
Rocket Lab Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();