Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB) is a Industrials stock trading at $73.08 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $43.73B. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a space company, provides launch services and space systems solutions for the space and defense industries. The company provides launch services, spacecraft engineering and design services, spacecraft components, spacecraft manufacturing, and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions; and constellation management services, as well as designs and manufactures small and medium-class rockets. It also designs, manufactures, and sells Electron small orbital launch vehicles and the Photon satellite platforms, as well as developing the Neutron 8-ton payload class launch vehicle; conducts remote launch activities; and designs and manufactures a range of components and subsystems for the Photon family of spacecraft and broader merchant spacecraft components. The company serves commercial, aerospace prime contractors, and government customers. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.
Rocket Lab provides small and medium-class space launch services and builds space systems, including spacecraft engineering, manufacturing, and on-orbit management solutions, and it also sells Electron launch vehicles and Photon satellite platforms, earning revenue from launch services and space systems deliveries (plus constellation management and related services).
Even with positive gross margin (38.2%), the company is generating a negative operating margin (-27.9%), which, together with sizable production, research and development, and SG&A headcount, suggests profitability depends on scaling deliveries and contract execution before operating expenses fully absorb gross profit.
| Space Systems | $0.1B |
| Launch Services | $0.1B |
Business quality (Weak): Clear operating drivers around Space Development Agency contract value and launch bookings, but near-term profitability is pressured despite positive gross margin.
| Price | $73.08 |
| Market Cap | $43.73B |
| Price / Book | 12.52 |
| Price / Sales | 55.37 |
| FCF Yield | -1.3% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $601.80M |
| Net Margin | -32.9% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 38.0% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | -2.6% |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | 177.5% |
| Altman Z-Score | 41.15 (safe) |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5/9 (moderate) |
| Sector P/E (Industrials) | 25.9 |
| Industry P/E (Defense) | 53.3 |
| Top Institutional Holder | VANGUARD GROUP INC ($3.31B) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Industry | Defense |
| CEO | Peter Beck |
| Employees | 2,100 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 2020-11-24 |
Data as of 2026-08-20.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.