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RKLB Industrials Aerospace & Defense
Rocket Lab Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $601.8 million, up 38.0% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +62.0%
- EPS
- +38.5%
- Free cash flow
- −99.7%
- Total debt
- −93.2%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
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Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) Return on invested capital
Rocket Lab Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −11.5%, up 4.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−16.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.3% (fiscal 2021) to −16.4% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is below the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 0.25% and below the Industrials sector median of 1.81%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −16.4% | 14.86 |
| FY2024 | −31.2% | (5.38) |
| FY2023 | −25.8% | 0.57 |
| FY2022 | −26.4% | 32.86 |
| FY2021 | −59.3% | (18.59) |
| FY2020 | −40.7% | — |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| HONA Honeywell Aerospace inc. compare | 19.8% |
| ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd. compare | 13.3% |
| WWD Woodward, Inc. compare | 12.3% |
| HEI Heico Corporation compare | 10.6% |
| HEI.A Heico Corporation compare | 10.6% |
| ARXS Arxis, Inc. compare | 3.02% |
| AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc compare | 0.32% |
| FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd. compare | 0.00% |
| RKLB Rocket Lab Corporation | −11.5% |
| Aerospace & Defense industry median | 0.25% |
| Industrials sector median | 1.81% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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