Growth Metrics

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)

Rocket Lab's quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $28.1 million in Q1 2026, up 46.18% year-on-year from $19.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 54.44% quarter-over-quarter from $18.2 million in Q4 2025.

Rocket Lab has reported Share-based Compensation for 7 years, with the latest figure at $28.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 46.18% year-over-year to $28.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $80.0 million (up 27.04% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $71.1 million, up 25.14% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $28.1 million, up from $18.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $28.1 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $10.1 million in Q4 2023.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $15.6 million, with a median of $14.5 million recorded in 2022.
  • Peak annual rise in Share-based Compensation reached 1208.69% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 33.53% in 2022.
  • Tracing RKLB's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $12.3 million in 2022, then retreated by 18.43% to $10.1 million in 2023, then surged by 67.66% to $16.9 million in 2024, then gained by 7.9% to $18.2 million in 2025, then surged by 54.44% to $28.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $28.1 million (Q1 2026), $18.2 million (Q4 2025), and $15.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 General Electric 316.77 Bn 306.03 Bn 9.11 Bn -
2 Rtx 238.61 Bn 233.51 Bn 9.08 Bn 132.00 Mn
3 Boeing 172.59 Bn 151.68 Bn 2.55 Bn 161.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 122.59 Bn 120.70 Bn 2.08 Bn 83.00 Mn
5 Howmet Aerospace 102.88 Bn 100.44 Bn 854.00 Mn 21.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 92.64 Bn 88.99 Bn 9.09 Bn 40.00 Mn
7 Rocket Lab 82.19 Bn 80.92 Bn 76.49 Mn 28.12 Mn
8 Northrop Grumman 78.95 Bn 76.86 Bn 3.45 Bn 20.00 Mn
9 TransDigm 70.63 Bn 66.75 Bn 1.51 Bn 26.00 Mn
10 Cae 60.63 Bn 60.14 Bn -496.95 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 28.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 28.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 18.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 18.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 15.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 15.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 19.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 19.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 16.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 16.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 12.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 12.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 13.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 13.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 13.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 13.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 14.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 14.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 15.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 15.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 14.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 14.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 12.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 12.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 14.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 14.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 16.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 16.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 11.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 11.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 8.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 8.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 21.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 21.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 1.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 1.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 1.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 1.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.10 Mn