Rocket Lab (RKLB) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.03% for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-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.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.03% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.13%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.03%, down from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.01% in Q1 2024, with the low 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%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Invested Capital advanced 22 bps in 2022, then declined 3 bps in 2024.
- Rocket Lab's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.03% in 2022, then surged by 71 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then plunged by 362 bps to 0.04% in 2024, then grew by 23 bps to 0.03% in 2025, then declined by 14 bps to 0.03% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows RKLB's Return on Invested Capital at 0.03% in Q1 2026, 0.03% in Q4 2025, and 0.03% in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 362.92 Bn | 353.58 Bn | 6.95 Bn | -0.02% |
| 2 | Rtx | 284.24 Bn | 275.94 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Boeing | 169.32 Bn | 149.30 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 129.93 Bn | 126.14 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 0.02% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 108.64 Bn | 108.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 0.02% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 103.62 Bn | 99.29 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 0.01% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 78.44 Bn | 76.14 Bn | 3.72 Bn | - |
| 8 | TransDigm | 69.14 Bn | 66.37 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 0.07% |
| 9 | Axon Enterprise | 50.64 Bn | 49.97 Bn | 546.45 Mn | - |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 45.79 Bn | 43.49 Bn | 84.58 Mn | -0.05% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.05% |
| 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% |