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

Rocket Lab's (RKLB) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $28.1 million in Q1 2026, up 15607.26% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and up 54.44% quarter-over-quarter from $18.2 million in Q4 2025.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rocket Lab's Share-based Compensation history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $28.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 15607.26% year-over-year to $28.1 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $99.0 million, a 281.99% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $71.1 million, up 8384.37% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation climbed to $28.1 million in Q1 2026 per RKLB's latest filing, from $18.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $37.0 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $179000.0 in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $14.1 million (2022), against an average of $15.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation slumped 33.53% in 2022 and jumped 15607.26% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $12.3 million in 2022, then fell by 18.43% to $10.1 million in 2023, then gained by 25.12% to $12.6 million in 2024, then surged by 44.59% to $18.2 million in 2025, then jumped by 54.44% to $28.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest RKLB Share-based Compensation figures stand at $28.1 million (Q1 2026), $18.2 million (Q4 2025), and $15.7 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 General Electric 376.30 Bn 366.96 Bn -3.10 Bn -
2 Rtx 291.02 Bn 282.72 Bn 9.91 Bn 164.00 Mn
3 Boeing 171.24 Bn 151.21 Bn 2.41 Bn -3.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 134.21 Bn 130.42 Bn 2.45 Bn 97.00 Mn
5 Howmet Aerospace 114.09 Bn 111.65 Bn 854.00 Mn 21.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 103.80 Bn 99.46 Bn 6.76 Bn 67.00 Mn
7 Northrop Grumman 77.38 Bn 75.08 Bn 3.72 Bn 38.00 Mn
8 TransDigm 73.45 Bn 69.56 Bn 1.51 Bn 26.00 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 52.15 Bn 51.56 Bn 1.40 Bn 21.00 Mn
10 Rocket Lab 39.48 Bn 38.20 Bn 76.49 Mn 28.12 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 36.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 36.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 179,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 179,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 12.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 12.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 13.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 13.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 13.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 13.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 15.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 15.69 Mn