Debt/Equity stays at or below 0.09. It last broke in FY2024, at 0.34x.
Today it reads 0.07x. 10-K filed Feb 27, 2025
Today it reads 0.07x. 10-K filed Feb 27, 2025
Market data as of Nov 12, 2026. Ratios computed Nov 12, 2026.
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The evidence behind it
Market dataSEC filingComputed
Return on invested capital, after tax
From the FY2025 filing
Price to book
FY2025 accounts, priced at 21:00 UTC
Free cash flow yield
FY2025 accounts, priced at 21:00 UTC
Debt to equity
From the FY2025 filing
Return on invested capital was -20.0% in FY2025, in the band labelled "Likely below the cost of capital" (below 8.0%), on lines anchored on Damodaran's cost-of-capital data, suggesting returns below the usual cost of the capital employed.
Today, against the Aerospace & Defense industry (35 companies), -20.0% sits at the 9th percentile; the middle half of that group runs from 2.0% to 13.2%.
Debt to equity was 0.07 in FY2025, in the band labelled "Conservative" (below 0.50), on lines anchored on Graham's defensive-investor criteria, suggesting a balance sheet that relies little on borrowing.
Today, against the Aerospace & Defense industry (48 companies), 0.07 sits at the 16th percentile; the middle half of that group runs from 0.15 to 1.05.
These are RKLB’s filed figures. The research desk says what they mean, against peers and its own years, with what to check next.
SEC filingCompany statement
The newest accounts on file are the FY2025 annual report: 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, accession 0001819994-26-000013.
The returns the business earns on its capital, and the margins behind them.
SEC filingComputed
| Figure | Value, source and document |
|---|---|
| Return on invested capital, after tax | -20.0% Computed. Sources for Return on invested capital, after taxFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Return on equity | -11.5% Computed. Sources for Return on equityFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Return on capital employed, pre-tax | -11.5% Computed. Sources for Return on capital employed, pre-taxFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Return on assets | -8.5% Computed. Sources for Return on assetsFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Gross margin | 34.4% Computed. Sources for Gross marginFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Operating margin | -38.0% Computed. Sources for Operating marginFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Net margin | -32.9% Computed. Sources for Net marginFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
What it owes against what it owns, and whether it can meet what falls due.
SEC filingComputedCompany statement
| Figure | Value, source and document |
|---|---|
| Debt to equity | 0.07 Computed. Sources for Debt to equityFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Current ratio | 4.08 Computed. Sources for Current ratioFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Quick ratio | 3.61 Computed. Sources for Quick ratioFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
Interest coverageWhy n/mOperating income is zero or below, so there is no operating profit to cover the interest bill and coverage is not meaningful (n/m). | n/m Computed. Sources for Interest coverageFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Altman Z-score | 33.71 Computed. Sources for Altman Z-score21:00 UTC · FY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Net debt | -903.9M Computed. Sources for Net debtFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
What Rocket Lab USA, Inc owned and owed at the end of fiscal 2025, from the balance sheet it filed (10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013).
| Total assets | 2.32B Filed. Sources for Total assetsFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Total liabilities | 602.6M Filed. Sources for Total liabilitiesFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1.72B Filed. Sources for Shareholders' equityFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026 |
| Cash | 1.02B Filed. Sources for CashFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026 |
| Total debt | 112.7M Filed. Sources for Total debtFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026 |
| Net debt | -903.9M |
| Current ratio | 4.08 |
| Debt to equity | 0.07 |
Read from the filed balance sheet for each year, with the income statement of the same year supplying operating profit where a ratio needs it. Nothing here is a view on whether this company is sound.
Market dataSEC filingComputed
| Figure | Value, source and document |
|---|---|
Price to earningsWhy n/mEarnings are zero or negative, so a price to earnings multiple is not meaningful. A negative P/E is not a cheap company and a large positive one from a near-zero denominator is not an expensive one. | n/m Computed. Sources for Price to earnings21:00 UTC · FY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| P/E on trailing twelve months | 147.67x Computed. Sources for P/E on trailing twelve monthsClose of Nov 12, 2026 · Trailing four quarters, each as known on the day; the quarterly filings are listed under Filings |
| Price to book | 19.75x Computed. Sources for Price to book21:00 UTC · FY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Price to sales | 56.50x Computed. Sources for Price to sales21:00 UTC · FY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
Enterprise value to EBITWhy n/aWe do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show. | n/a Computed. Sources for Enterprise value to EBIT21:00 UTC · FY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
Enterprise value to EBITDAWhy n/mEBITDA is zero or negative, so a multiple of it is not meaningful. | n/m Computed. Sources for Enterprise value to EBITDAClose of Nov 12, 2026 · FY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
Price to earnings over growthWhy n/mEarnings are zero or negative, so a price to earnings multiple is not meaningful. A negative P/E is not a cheap company and a large positive one from a near-zero denominator is not an expensive one. | n/m Computed. Sources for Price to earnings over growth21:00 UTC · FY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Diluted earnings per share | -0.37 USD Filed. Sources for Diluted earnings per shareFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
Graham numberWhy n/mEarnings are zero or negative, so a price to earnings multiple is not meaningful. A negative P/E is not a cheap company and a large positive one from a near-zero denominator is not an expensive one. | n/m Computed. Sources for Graham numberFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
We publish no fair value or price target of our own. Value RKLB on your own assumptions in the DCF workbench, starting from the filed figures.
What the market charges for Rocket Lab USA, Inc today, and the multiples it has carried. No value of ours: the figures are the filings’ and the market’s.
| Share price | 64.07 USD |
|---|---|
| Market capitalisation | 40.49B USD |
| Enterprise value to EBITDA | n/m |
| Graham number | n/m |
| Diluted earnings per share, FY2025 | -0.37 USD |
Price to earnings on trailing twelve months, a different basis from the fiscal-year P/E above, since Nov 15, 2021: low 118.67x, median 150.33x, high 187.67x, latest 147.67x. 79 trading days with a meaningful ratio, 1,175 more on a loss and left out. Each close over the trailing twelve months of earnings as known that day: a quarter counts from the day it was filed.
Same industry (Aerospace & Defense) and size band (Large, 10B to 200B), nearest in market value, net margin and current ratio. Each of those counts equally, by how many of the companies considered sit between the two on it. Closest first: the order is likeness and nothing else.
SEC filingComputed
| Figure | Value, source and document |
|---|---|
| Free cash flow yield | -0.9% Computed. Sources for Free cash flow yield21:00 UTC · FY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Free cash flow | -321.8M USD Computed. Sources for Free cash flowFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Free cash flow margin | -53.5% Computed. Sources for Free cash flow marginFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
Dividend yieldWhy n/aWe do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show. | n/a Computed. Sources for Dividend yield21:00 UTC · FY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
Payout ratioWhy n/aWe do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show. | n/a Computed. Sources for Payout ratioFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
Every figure, the year it is for and the document it was read from.
SEC filingMarket data
Computed from the accounts this company filed with the SEC and, in a ratio with a price in it, the last close, dated on this page. Every filed figure below carries the fiscal year and the filing date its accounts were read from, and every blank carries the reason it is blank. Nothing here is a view on this company.
| Figure | Value | Year | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/m | FY2025 | Nov 12, 2026 | |
| n/m Not meaningful for this company, such as a P/E on negative earnings or a bank's EV/EBIT. | |||
FormulaShare price / earnings per share. Where the filing states no earnings per share this listing can be priced on, which is every 20-F and 40-F filer because theirs is stated per ordinary share, it is market capitalisation / net income: the same multiple, undiluted. As ofThe close on Nov 12, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2025: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itIncome statementFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| 19.75x | FY2025 | Nov 12, 2026 | |
FormulaMarket capitalisation / shareholders equity As ofThe close on Nov 12, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2025: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itBalance sheetFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| n/a | FY2025 | Nov 12, 2026 | |
| n/a Operating profit is zero or negative, so there is no profit for a buyer's price to be a multiple of. | |||
Formula(Market capitalisation + total debt - cash) / operating income, or over the filing's own EBIT (income before tax + interest expense) where the filer tags no operating line, as Johnson & Johnson does not in any of its ten filed years. As ofThe close on Nov 12, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2025: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itIncome statementFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tabForm10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itBalance sheetFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| -0.9% | FY2025 | Nov 12, 2026 | |
FormulaFree cash flow per share / share price x 100 As ofThe close on Nov 12, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2025: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itCash flow statementFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| -20.0% | FY2025 | Feb 26, 2026 | |
FormulaVendor trailing-twelve-month return on invested capital where one is published, which uses after-tax operating profit over total assets less current liabilities. Otherwise our own recompute: NOPAT / (shareholders equity + total debt - cash) x 100, where NOPAT is the filed operating profit after tax, or the filing's own EBIT after tax where the filer tags no operating line. As ofThe filing date of the statements below, for FY2025. Form10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itIncome statementFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tabForm10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itBalance sheetFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| n/a | FY2025 | Nov 12, 2026 | |
| n/a The filed cash flow statement reports no dividend paid at all. That is not the same as a filed zero, and we will not read it as one. | |||
FormulaCommon dividends paid in the latest filed year / market capitalisation x 100. n/a where the filing cannot support it: a special or first-year payment, a total that mixes preferred dividends, or a cash-flow statement over 15 months old. As ofThe close on Nov 12, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2025: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itCash flow statementFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| 0.07 | FY2025 | Feb 26, 2026 | |
FormulaTotal debt / shareholders equity As ofThe filing date of the statements below, for FY2025. Form10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itBalance sheetFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| 4.08 | FY2025 | Feb 26, 2026 | |
FormulaCurrent assets / current liabilities As ofThe filing date of the statements below, for FY2025. Form10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itBalance sheetFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| 56.50x | FY2025 | Nov 12, 2026 | |
FormulaMarket capitalisation / revenue As ofThe close on Nov 12, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2025: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itIncome statementFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| n/m | FY2025 | Nov 12, 2026 | |
| n/m Not meaningful for this company, such as a P/E on negative earnings or a bank's EV/EBIT. | |||
FormulaPrice to earnings / the annual earnings growth rate, in percentage points As ofThe close on Nov 12, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2025: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itIncome statementFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| 33.71 | FY2025 | Nov 12, 2026 | |
Formula1.2 x working capital/assets + 1.4 x retained earnings/assets + 3.3 x EBIT/assets + 0.6 x market value of equity/total liabilities + 1.0 x revenue/assets As ofThe close on Nov 12, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2025: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itIncome statementFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tabForm10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itBalance sheetFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| -2.05 | FY2025 | Feb 26, 2026 | |
FormulaAn eight-variable index of year-on-year changes in receivables, gross margin, asset quality, revenue, depreciation, overheads, leverage and accruals As ofThe filing date of the statements below, for FY2025. Form10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itIncome statementFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tabForm10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itBalance sheetFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tabForm10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itCash flow statementFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| 5/9 | FY2025 | Feb 26, 2026 | |
FormulaOne point each for: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, operating cash flow above net income, falling leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, rising asset turnover. As ofThe filing date of the statements below, for FY2025. Form10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itIncome statementFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tabForm10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itBalance sheetFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tabForm10-KFiledFeb 26, 2026PeriodFY2025Accession0001819994-26-000013What we read from itCash flow statementFY2025Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001819994-26-000013, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| 64.07 USD | n/a | Nov 12, 2026 | |
FormulaThe last close we hold, in the currency the listing trades in. As ofThe close on Nov 12, 2026, over the filed figures of n/a: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. | |||
| 28.2% | n/a | Nov 12, 2026 | |
Formula(price now - price a year ago) / price a year ago. It counts no dividend, so a high payer reads lower here than a holder's own return. As ofThe close on Nov 12, 2026, over the filed figures of n/a: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. | |||
The figures are computed from the accounts for fiscal 2025, the newest full year on file. 6 filed fiscal years on record, FY2020 to FY2025, from SEC EDGAR. Prices as of Nov 12, 2026. Ratios recomputed Nov 12, 2026. Two facts, because a recompute is not a fresh quote.
The year and the filing date name the statement each figure’s accounts are read from, and they stand even where the figure itself could not be computed: the line beneath a blank says what that statement did not carry. A figure’s name opens its formula and the filings behind it; a statement that names no SEC filing has no filing date, and reads n/a.
7 fiscal years, FY2019 to FY2025. 6 read from the annual reports Rocket Lab USA, Inc filed with the SEC, each naming its filing; the rest from statements that name none, which are market data. Amounts in USD, as reported.
| Year | Revenue | Operating income | Net income | EPS, diluted | Free cash flow | Operating margin | Return on equity | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 601.8M | -228.8M | -198.2M | -0.37 | -321.8M | -38.0% | -11.5% | 10-K, Feb 26, 20260001819994-26-000013 |
| FY2024 | 436.2M | -189.8M | -190.2M | -0.38 | -116.0M | -43.5% | -49.7% | 10-K, Feb 27, 20250001628280-25-008724 |
| FY2023 | 244.6M | -177.9M | -182.6M | -0.38 | -153.6M | -72.7% | -32.9% | 10-K, Feb 28, 20240000950170-24-022160 |
| FY2022 | 211.0M | -135.2M | -135.9M | -0.29 | -148.9M | -64.1% | -20.2% | 10-K, Mar 7, 20230000950170-23-006499 |
| FY2021 | 62.2M | -102.1M | -117.3M | -0.56 | -97.5M | -164.0% | -16.8% | 10-K, Mar 24, 20220000950170-22-004458 |
| FY2020 | 35.2M | -55.0M | -55.0M | -0.73 | -52.9M | -156.3% | n/m | 10-K, Mar 24, 20220000950170-22-004458 |
| FY2019 | 48.4M | -32.9M | -30.4M | -0.08 | -45.9M | -68.0% | -22.1% | Market data, supplied Mar 8, 2026accession n/a |
Every figure in this section is a line of a filed annual statement or a ratio of two of them. Nothing here is estimated or smoothed. Earnings per share filed before a share split are put on today's share count, and say so. Nothing here is a verdict on the company.
The accounting screens, the published tests, and the lines you can set to be told.
ComputedCompany statement
| Figure | Value, source and document |
|---|---|
| Beneish M-score | -2.05 Computed. Sources for Beneish M-scoreFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5/9 Computed. Sources for Piotroski F-scoreFY2025 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026, 0001819994-26-000013 |
| Named tests met | 0 of 30 Computed. Sources for Named tests met |
| Beta | 3.09 Computed. Sources for Beta21:00 UTC |
Of 30 tests value investors published: 0 met, 22 not met, 8 we could not complete. Counts, never a score: a single figure would have to decide that meeting one investor’s criteria and meeting another’s are worth the same.
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