Rocket Lab Financials Overview

RKLB Stock  USD 105.47  26.89  34.22%   
Reviewing Rocket Lab's financial data starts with how earnings translate into cash and how leverage compares to asset quality. Rocket Lab generated $601.8 million in revenue and a net loss of $198.21 million. The balance sheet carries $542.51 million in cash against $253.96 million in total debt. Current financial indicators suggest pressured financial positioning in asset utilization and capital deployment. Profitability remains under pressure, with return on assets below breakeven in the current period.
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Balance Sheet Account Activities

Total Assets stood at $2.32 billion as of December 31, 2025. Meanwhile, Total Stockholder Equity is holding steady around $1.72 billion, while Short and Long Term Debt Total remains stable at $253.96 million.

Key Financial Indicators for Rocket Lab

 Operating Margin
-22.4%
 Short Term Coverage Ratios
-3.84
 Short Long Term Debt Total
195.17 million
 Other Current Liab
41.59 million
 Price Earnings Ratio
-177.43
Rocket Lab's financial health is best assessed by examining how leverage, liquidity, and earnings quality interact. The acid-test ratio and current ratio measure whether Rocket Lab's has enough liquid assets for near-term liabilities. Rocket Lab's capacity to fund operations and return capital depends fundamentally on cash flow generation. Cash flow, debt levels, and profitability trends together outline Rocket Lab's financial condition. Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) recorded $1.16 in Cash Per Share, -$0.64 in Free Cash Flow Per Share, and a Cash Ratio of 2.63.

Net Working Capital

$524.34 million

Rocket Lab Stock Summary

Rocket Lab is commonly compared to Heico, United Airlines, Westinghouse Air, Verisk Analytics, and Otis Worldwide. Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a space company, provides launch services and space systems solutions for the space and defense industries. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California. Rocket Lab operates under Aerospace Defense classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 758 people.
Specialization
Industrials, Aerospace & Defense
InstrumentUSA Stock View All
ExchangeNASDAQ Exchange
ISINUS7731211089
Business Address3881 McGowen Street,
SectorMachinery
IndustryIndustrials
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial
Websiterocketlabcorp.com
Phone714 465 5737
Trading CurrencyUSD - US Dollar
Reporting CurrencyUSD - US Dollar
The sections below quantify Rocket Lab's operating performance, leverage, and cash generation from reported data. The breakdown separates capital structure from operating performance from cash generation - three distinct signals that often diverge. Changes in these metrics across periods reveal whether management is gaining or losing operating leverage.

Key Financial Ratios

Rocket Lab's ratios strip out scale differences so that profitability and leverage can be benchmarked against sector peers and Rocket Lab USA own historical baselines.

Key Balance Sheet Accounts

Rocket Lab's financial position at any reporting date is captured by the interplay between assets and obligations. This line, along with other equity and liability accounts, reveals the funding behind Rocket Lab's operations. The full breakdown of Rocket Lab's financing structure follows below.
20222023202420252026 (projected)
Net Tangible Assets285.3M661.0M522.5M600.9M371.0M
Other Assets3.5M11.5M14.6M16.7M9.1M
Property Plant Equipment76.7M93.8M101.5M116.7M92.9M

Key Cash Accounts

The cash flow statement answers whether Rocket Lab generates enough cash to sustain operations and growth. How Rocket Lab splits cash between reinvesting, paying debt, and returning capital shapes long-term value. Detailed accounts follow, covering all three categories of Rocket Lab's cash movement.
20222023202420252026 (projected)
Net Borrowings-271K2.1M302.9M-61.5M-58.4M
Change To Operating Activities1.2M-12.9M-25.3M-22.8M-21.6M
Change To Netincome9.1M40.5M42.5M48.9M26.9M
Change To Liabilities14.3M-561K-1.6M-1.4M-1.4M
Sale Purchase Of Stock-30.4M-31.6M-15.7M-14.1M-14.9M
Other Cashflows From Investing Activities-237.8M3.7M2.9M2.6M2.8M

Financial Ratio Analysis

ROE stood at -0.12 as of December 31, 2025. Related reported metric: Return On Asset TTM at -8.95% as of December 31, 2025.

Core Fundamental Drivers

Rocket Lab's fundamental indicators reflect cascading financial relationships where cost structure drives margins, margins drive cash flow, and cash flow constrains leverage. Rocket Lab USA reports revenue of 601.8 M, and an operating margin of -22.36% on a trailing twelve-month basis, compared to -40.0% in the last reported annual period.
 2023 2024 2025 2026 (projected)
Total Operating Expenses229.3M306.0M436.0M457.8M
Cost Of Revenue193.2M320.1M394.6M198.1M

Key Balance Sheet Account Correlations

Strong positive correlations among Rocket Lab's balance sheet accounts mean those line items respond to the same business conditions - when one moves, the other follows. Negative correlations are equally informative: they expose accounts that offset each other, which matters for stress-testing scenarios where one leg of the business weakens. Relationships between total assets and total liabilities reveal how changes in leverage affect the overall financial position.

Balance Sheet Account Relationship Matchups

Financial Metrics, Fundamentals & Methodology

A closer look at Rocket Lab shows how capital structure and profitability shape financial flexibility. Cost discipline determines whether current margins are scalable or vulnerable to reversal. For the latest reporting period, Rocket Lab reports revenue of 601.8 million, EPS loss of 0.32, negative operating margin of 22.36%.

Rocket Lab USA metrics are compiled from periodic company reporting and market reference feeds and normalized before display. Reported income, balance-sheet, and cash-flow fields adhere to GAAP or IFRS presentation rules.

Editorial review and methodology oversight provided by: Gabriel Shpitalnik, Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board