Rocket Lab (RKLB) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2026)
Rocket Lab's (RKLB) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.03% in Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from 0.03% in Q1 2025, and down 14.26% quarter-over-quarter from 0.03% in Q4 2025.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Rocket Lab's Return on Invested Capital history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.03% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.03% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.03%, a 0.0% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.13%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital slipped to 0.03% in Q1 2026 per RKLB's latest filing, from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.01% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.09% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.03% (2025), against an average of 0.03%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital increased 22 bps in 2022 and decreased 3 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.03% in 2022, then soared by 71 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then tumbled by 362 bps to 0.04% in 2024, then increased by 23 bps to 0.03% in 2025, then fell by 14 bps to 0.03% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest RKLB Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.03% (Q1 2026), 0.03% (Q4 2025), and 0.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 375.41 Bn | 366.07 Bn | -3.10 Bn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Rtx | 290.06 Bn | 281.75 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Boeing | 170.03 Bn | 150.01 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 133.42 Bn | 129.63 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 0.02% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 113.88 Bn | 111.45 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 0.07% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 103.35 Bn | 99.02 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 0.01% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 77.03 Bn | 74.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | - |
| 8 | TransDigm | 73.36 Bn | 69.48 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 0.08% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 51.91 Bn | 51.32 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.02% |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 39.37 Bn | 38.09 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -0.03% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.25% |