Heico Corporation (HEI) vs Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB)

• Heico Corporation HEI 326.61 ▼ −3.28%
• Rocket Lab Corporation RKLB 46.65 ▼ −10.92%

Heico Corporation and Rocket Lab Corporation are both Aerospace & Defense companies. Heico Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $38.5B against $27.5B — 1.4× the size. Rocket Lab Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Heico Corporation trades at 53.7×. Rocket Lab Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 52.5% against 20.7%. Heico Corporation has the higher net margin (16.4% vs −21.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.6% vs −11.5%). Across the 19 metrics below, Heico Corporation leads on 14 and Rocket Lab Corporation on 5.