Rocket Lab Corp
Rocket Lab Corp is classified under Industrials / Aerospace & Defense and appears not currently profitable on the latest normalized snapshot.
Business. Rocket Lab Corp (RKLB) is a technology company classified within the Software & IT Services sector, specifically operating in the Application Software industry. The firm is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Due to the absence of specific segment or geographic breakdowns in the provided data, the company is described at the industry level as an application software provider.
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- EarningsQ2 2026 earnings (expected)2026-07-28 · estimated
- Macro
- Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-08 · AU
- Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-15 · CA
- Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · EU
- Rate decisionBank of Japan rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · JP
- Rate decisionFederal Reserve rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-29 · US
- Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
- Macro & political
- ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
- ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
- ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR
Pre-earnings brief
Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) experienced a significant reduction in holdings by a specific institutional investor, marking the most material change in recent data. As of March 31, 2026, investor ID 587 reduced their position from 36,020 shares to 1,736 shares. This adjustment decreased the investor’s stake value from $2.31 million to $0.11 million and lowered their portfolio weight from 0.13% to 0.00006%. The change was detected on June 20, 2026, and classified as a major severity event. This shift in ownership occurs within a broader context where Rocket Lab maintains a base of 29 top holders. The company currently has no reported analyst coverage or index memberships, according to available data. The reduction by investor ID 587 represents a notable contraction in institutional interest for this specific entity, though the overall holder count remains stable. The significance of this change lies in the substantial decrease in both share count and monetary value held by the investor. The drop from 36,020 to 1,736 shares indicates a near-complete exit or significant downsizing of the position. With the stake value falling to $0.11 million, the investor’s financial exposure to Rocket Lab has been drastically minimized. As this is the first analysis for this ticker, there is no prior basis for computing deltas in other metrics. The available data points to this specific holder modification as the primary signal of change. Investors should monitor whether this reduction reflects broader sentiment shifts or is an isolated decision by investor ID 587, given the lack of analyst ratings or index membership changes to provide additional context.
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Rocket Lab Corp (RKLB) is a technology company classified within the Software & IT Services sector, specifically operating in the Application Software industry. The firm is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Due to the absence of specific segment or geographic breakdowns in the provided data, the company is described at the industry level as an application software provider.
Rocket Lab Corp (RKLB) is currently classified as Aerospace & Defense within Aerospace & Defense (Industrials). Classification confidence: 0.77 (rule-based classification). Capital structure on the latest snapshot: total assets 2,819,941,000 USD, total equity 2,264,367,000, short-term debt 0, long-term debt 1,716,000. Net cash position is approximately 1,381,635,000 USD. Self-calculated market cap is 55,851,345,724 USD (market_price × shares_outstanding_diluted). Profitability profile: revenue 200,348,000, gross profit 76,493,000, operating income -55,969,000, net income -45,022,000. Return on equity ~-2.0%. Return on assets ~-1.6%. Operating-cash-flow to net-income ratio is 1.12. Risk profile from automated assessment: liquidity risk low, dilution risk high. Flags: Diluted share count is moderately above the basic share count.; Source documents mention dilution or offering risk.. Recent news context: [TRIGGER] index_reconstitution: index_reconstitution fired on RKLB — detail={'after': {'company_id': '4daadea9-f6ac-4136-814d-88297648a7f5', 'constituent_ric': 'RKLB.O', 'constituent_name': 'Rocket Lab'}}; source=ref_watcher; severity=notable; entity_key=20107; change_type=add; ref_event_id=26623; watcher_kind=index_reconstitution; contributing_watchers=index_reconstitution (source=ref_watcher; url=502bd730-9b71-4bc4-99f5-1cdea2f2f21b). Additional context: index_reconstitution: detail={'after': {'company_id': '4daadea9-f6ac-4136-814d-88297648a7f5', 'constituent_ric': 'RKLB.O', 'constituent_name': 'Rocket Lab'}}; source=ref_watcher; severity=notable; entity_key=20107; change_type=add; ref_event_id=26623; watcher_kind=index_reconstitution; contributing_watchers=index_reconstitution.
Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) experienced a significant reduction in holdings by a specific institutional investor, marking the most material change in recent data. As of March 31, 2026, investor ID 587 reduced their position from 36,020 shares to 1,736 shares. This adjustment decreased the investor’s stake value from $2.31 million to $0.11 million and lowered their portfolio weight from 0.13% to 0.00006%. The change was detected on June 20, 2026, and classified as a major severity event. This shift in ownership occurs within a broader context where Rocket Lab maintains a base of 29 top holders. The company currently has no reported analyst coverage or index memberships, according to available data. The reduction by investor ID 587 represents a notable contraction in institutional interest for this specific entity, though the overall holder count remains stable. The significance of this change lies in the substantial decrease in both share count and monetary value held by the investor. The drop from 36,020 to 1,736 shares indicates a near-complete exit or significant downsizing of the position. With the stake value falling to $0.11 million, the investor’s financial exposure to Rocket Lab has been drastically minimized. As this is the first analysis for this ticker, there is no prior basis for computing deltas in other metrics. The available data points to this specific holder modification as the primary signal of change. Investors should monitor whether this reduction reflects broader sentiment shifts or is an isolated decision by investor ID 587, given the lack of analyst ratings or index membership changes to provide additional context.
- Return on equity is about -2.0%.
- Debt to equity is about 0.0x.
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- Companyfacts coverage was partial; recent filing facts backfilled short_term_debt.
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31, 2026 OR o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from___________to Commission File Number: 001-39560 _________________________________________________________ ROCKET LAB CORP ORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) _________________________________________________________ Delaware 39-2182599 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S.
Bull / Bear case
Generated · model-assistedRevenue grew at a 33.5% compound annual growth rate from FY2023 to FY2025, demonstrating strong top-line expansion.
The company maintains a low leverage band with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.001, indicating minimal financial risk.
Capex to revenue ratio of 0.1351 ranks as best-in-class compared to the software cohort median of -0.0314.
Cash conversion of 1.12 exceeds the software cohort median of 0.92, suggesting efficient operational cash management.
A current ratio of 4.0826 indicates strong short-term liquidity, significantly above the typical threshold for solvency.
Operating margin of -27.9% places the company in the bottom quartile of the software cohort, signaling poor profitability.
The company faces high dilution risk and high credit risk, posing significant threats to shareholder value and stability.
In focus — financials by report
Revenue $200.3M; Operating income -$56.0M.
- ▍Revenue $200.3M
- ▍Operating income -$56.0M
- ▍Net margin -22.5%
Revenue $422.1M; Operating income -$177.8M.
- ▍Revenue $422.1M
- ▍Operating income -$177.8M
- ▍Net margin -34.4%
Revenue $267.1M; Operating income -$118.8M.
- ▍Revenue $267.1M
- ▍Operating income -$118.8M
- ▍Net margin -47.6%
Revenue $601.8M; Operating income -$228.8M.
- ▍Revenue $601.8M
- ▍Operating income -$228.8M
- ▍Net margin -32.9%
Revenue $436.2M; Operating income -$189.8M.
- ▍Revenue $436.2M
- ▍Operating income -$189.8M
- ▍Net margin -43.6%
Revenue $436.2M; Operating income -$189.8M.
- ▍Revenue $436.2M
- ▍Operating income -$189.8M
- ▍Net margin -43.6%
Revenue $244.6M; Operating income -$177.9M.
- ▍Revenue $244.6M
- ▍Operating income -$177.9M
- ▍Net margin -74.6%
Revenue $244.6M; Operating income -$177.9M.
- ▍Revenue $244.6M
- ▍Operating income -$177.9M
- ▍Net margin -74.6%
Valuation FY
Revenue by segment
Business relationships
Supply chain
Peer comparison
Market position
Stress test
Predictor forecast
| Metric | Our forecast | Guidance | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | —no estimate | —no estimate | -0,26 |
| Revenue | —no estimate | —no estimate | 915,2M USD |
| Operating income | —no estimate | —no estimate | -170,0M USD |
Options
Short squeeze
Earnings-call key lines
Consensus distribution
sell-side coverageEstimate revisions
consensus EPS · 26-week trendSell-side observations
Themes
ESG
Risk factors
- Diluted share count is moderately above the basic share count.
- Source documents mention dilution or offering risk.
Benchmarks vs cohort
Corporate actions / M&A
FX exposure
Comparable transactions
Derivatives & instruments
Derivative transactions
- Director, CEO · Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock → Common StockDisposed 5 000 000conversion · 2026-05-26
Actions
Ask Handelsavisen
- Market data
- Regulatory filings
- Issuer disclosures
- Public news
- Earnings transcripts
- Consensus estimates
- ESG data
- Reference data
- Capex To Revenuecapital_expenditure / revenue
- Price To Bookmarket_price / (adjusted_book_value / shares_outstanding_diluted)
- Price To Tangible Bookmarket_price / (tangible_book_value / shares_outstanding_diluted)
- Dilution Ratio(shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
- Market Priceinput from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
- Enterprise Valuemarket_cap - net_cash
- Rocket Lab Corp company facts · 2026-07-02
- Rocket Lab Corp 10-Q 2026-05-07 · 2026-07-02
- Rocket Lab Corp 10-K 2026-02-26 · 2026-07-02
- Rocket Lab Corp 10-Q 2025-11-10 · 2026-07-02
- Rocket Lab Corp 10-Q 2025-08-07 · 2026-07-02
- index_reconstitution fired on RKLB · 2026-07-02
- Rocket Lab Corp Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-07-02
- Rocket Lab Corp Market data — ESG · 2026-07-02
- Rocket Lab Corp HA canonical relationships · 2026-07-02
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,10 %$430M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,07 %$138M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,05 %$76M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,05 %$3 308M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,04 %$683M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,04 %$122M
- Funds · as of 2026-03-310,04 %$231M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$894M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$120M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$198M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$134M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$151M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$164M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$115M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$346M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$52M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$64M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$68M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$237M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$34M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$43M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$10M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$13M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$9M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$9M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$6M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Insider activity
- SVP & General Counsel · Common StockSold 88 000 @ $107,98$9,5M · 2026-06-18
- VP Corp Controller & CAO · Common StockOther 27 532 · 2026-06-03
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 275 319 · 2026-06-03
- Director · Common StockSold 40 000 @ $123,60$4,9M · 2026-06-02
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 62 724 · 2026-06-01
- Director · Common StockOther 91 373 · 2026-05-29
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 62 724 · 2026-05-29
- Chief Operations Officer · Common StockSold 2 700 @ $144,15$389K · 2026-05-28
- Chief Operations Officer · Common StockSold 1 600 @ $145,23$232K · 2026-05-28
- Chief Operations Officer · Common StockSold 4 000 @ $146,27$585K · 2026-05-28
- Chief Operations Officer · Common StockSold 9 909 @ $147,13$1,5M · 2026-05-28
- Chief Operations Officer · Common StockSold 8 694 @ $148,13$1,3M · 2026-05-28
- Director · Common StockSold 40 000 @ $149,10$6,0M · 2026-05-28
- Chief Operations Officer · Common StockSold 7 848 @ $149,09$1,2M · 2026-05-28
- Chief Operations Officer · Common StockSold 1 409 @ $149,99$211K · 2026-05-28
- President, Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Common StockSold 3 500 @ $146,67$513K · 2026-05-28
- SVP & General Counsel · Common StockSold 500 @ $143,15$72K · 2026-05-28
- Director · Common StockSold 20 000 @ $150,00$3,0M · 2026-05-28
- Chief Operations Officer · Common StockSold 700 @ $143,05$100K · 2026-05-28
- SVP & General Counsel · Common StockSold 1 900 @ $144,33$274K · 2026-05-28
- SVP & General Counsel · Common StockSold 1 090 @ $145,52$159K · 2026-05-28
- SVP & General Counsel · Common StockSold 4 310 @ $146,62$632K · 2026-05-28
- SVP & General Counsel · Common StockSold 6 698 @ $147,51$988K · 2026-05-28
- SVP & General Counsel · Common StockSold 6 006 @ $148,52$892K · 2026-05-28
- SVP & General Counsel · Common StockSold 3 100 @ $149,39$463K · 2026-05-28
Short positioning
Geographic breakdown
Intel & risk
no material change vs prior analysis (walked 17 fields; 4 schema-expansion field(s) excluded)
- Narrative— → —medium
- Business summary— → —medium
- Conclusion— → —medium
- Key takeaways— → —medium
- Company share pct— → —medium
Evidence & claims
From filings & derived data- Net margin (FY 2025-12-31): -32.9%Derived (calculated)
- Gross margin (FY 2025-12-31): 34.4%Derived (calculated)
- Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 205.7%Derived (calculated)
- Operating income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -20.6%Derived (calculated)
- Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): -11.5%Derived (calculated)
- Capex (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 132.9%Derived (calculated)
- Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): -8.5%Derived (calculated)
- Current ratio (FY 2025-12-31): 4.08xDerived (calculated)
- Debt-to-equity (FY 2025-12-31): 0.35xDerived (calculated)
- Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -238.6%Derived (calculated)
- Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -4.2%Derived (calculated)
- Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 350.2%Derived (calculated)
- Long-term debt (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -55.9%Derived (calculated)
- R&D expense (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 55.2%Derived (calculated)
- Gross profit (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 78.4%Derived (calculated)
- Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -24.8%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 2.6%Derived (calculated)
- Revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 38.0%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 2.6%Derived (calculated)
- Cost of revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 23.3%Derived (calculated)
- Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 96.3%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -0SEC XBRL filing
- Gross profit (annual): USD 207.18MSEC XBRL filing
- Operating income (annual): USD -228.84MSEC XBRL filing