Rocket Lab (RKLB) Selling, General & Administrative (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) recorded Selling, General & Administrative of $59.66 million in Q2 2026, up 49.6% from $39.89 million a year earlier and up 14.8% from the prior quarter.
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Selling, General & Administrative (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Rocket Lab's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $197.69 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 30.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $165.3 million, up 25.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Selling, General & Administrative has increased for five straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 47.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $131.56 million in FY2024 (+19.3%), $110.27 million in FY2023 (+23.9%), $89.03 million in FY2022 (+52.5%) and $58.4 million in FY2021 (+143.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative in data going back to Q3 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for 15 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 33.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Selling, General & Administrative in the last five years was growth of 323.6% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 10.5% in Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $51.95 million (Q1 2026), $40.5 million (Q4 2025) and $45.59 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 148.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 723.00 Mn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 496.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 44.22 Bn | 38.54 Bn | 84.58 Mn | 59.66 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 59.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 51.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 39.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 28.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.66 Mn |
API Access
Rocket Lab Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=RKLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();