Rocket Lab (RKLB) Tax Provisions (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab's (RKLB) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at -$1.8 million in Q1 2026, down 120.42% year-on-year from $8.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 115.89% quarter-over-quarter from $11.3 million in Q4 2025.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Tax Provisions (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Rocket Lab's Tax Provisions history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.8 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Provisions fell 120.42% year-over-year to -$1.8 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$28.7 million, a 52987.04% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$27.7 million, down 3724.08% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions eased to -$1.8 million in Q1 2026 per RKLB's latest filing, from $11.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $11.3 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$41.1 million in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $761000.0 (2023), against an average of -$1.1 million.
- Biggest YoY gain for Tax Provisions was 1570.81% in 2025; the steepest drop was 16360.0% in 2025.
- Year by year, Tax Provisions stood at -$1.0 million in 2022, then surged by 200.1% to $1.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 33.23% to $675000.0 in 2024, then jumped by 1570.81% to $11.3 million in 2025, then plunged by 115.89% to -$1.8 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest RKLB Tax Provisions figures stand at -$1.8 million (Q1 2026), $11.3 million (Q4 2025), and -$41.1 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 373.55 Bn | 364.20 Bn | -3.10 Bn | 407.00 Mn |
| 2 | Rtx | 288.17 Bn | 279.87 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 493.00 Mn |
| 3 | Boeing | 167.58 Bn | 147.56 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 63.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 132.01 Bn | 128.22 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 342.00 Mn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 113.06 Bn | 110.62 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 128.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 102.38 Bn | 98.05 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 247.00 Mn |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 75.82 Bn | 73.51 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 74.00 Mn |
| 8 | TransDigm | 72.83 Bn | 68.95 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 164.00 Mn |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 50.90 Bn | 50.31 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 77.00 Mn |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 39.00 Bn | 37.72 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -1.79 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -41.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -813,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 675,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 944,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -860,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 761,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 526,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 440,000.00 |