ABM
ABM Industries Incorporated
ABM has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has a slight edge over ABM overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
ABM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
ABM's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
RKLB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
RKLB's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
ABM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $36.42 | -34% |
| Forward | 13x | $54.77 | — |
| Fair | 18x | $49.06 | -10% |
| Current | 20x | $54.77 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $72.83 | +33% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ABM's PE is in its fair range at 20x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ABM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ABM's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over ABM on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
ABM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.36 | +57% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.77 | +50% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.60 | +108% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.54 | +100% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.59 | +102% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.85 | -24% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.25 | -67% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.27 | -68% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | -66% |
ABM has the edge over RKLB on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RKLB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.36 | +$0.03 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.27 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.32 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.37 | +$0.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.39 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.46 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.38 | $0.00 |
RKLB is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.36 per share over the past year, against $0.46 at its worst in mid-2025.
ABM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3B | +4.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B | +8.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.2B | +6.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3B | +5.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.2B | +6.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.1B | +4.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1B | +2.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2B | +4% |
ABM's revenue has grown year over year for 22 quarters in a row: $2.3B last quarter, up 4.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.8% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.3% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3% | +2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8% | +2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.7% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.9% | -4.2 points |
ABM has the edge over RKLB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RKLB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $267.8M | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $234.1M | +62% |
| Q1 2026 | $200.3M | +63% |
| Q4 2025 | $179.7M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $155.1M | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $144.5M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $122.6M | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $132.4M | +121% |
RKLB has the edge over ABM on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -30% | +8.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -25% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | -28% | +20 points |
| Q4 2025 | -28% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -38% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -41% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -48% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -39% | +41 points |
RKLB's operating margin was −30% last quarter, up 8.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ABM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $128.4M | -14% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.4M | +47% |
| Q1 2026 | $48.8M | +$171.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $112.7M | +622% |
| Q3 2025 | $150.1M | +135% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.2M | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | -$122.9M | -$109.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $15.6M | -87% |
ABM has the edge over RKLB on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RKLB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$23.9M | +$45.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$110.1M | -$54.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$77.4M | +$5.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$114.2M | -$90.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$69.4M | -$27.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$55.3M | -$26.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$82.9M | -$61.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$23.9M | +$28.7M |
RKLB has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$326M over the past year, against −$232M the year before.
ABM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +200K shares |
| 1 year | -5.6% | -3.5M shares |
| 3 years | -11% | -7.3M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -8.2M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -7.6M shares |
ABM has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $3M |
| Q1 2026 | $91.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $73.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $27.2M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $21.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $32.3M |
ABM spent $168M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 108% from the year before.
RKLB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.6% | +22.6M shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +124M shares |
| 3 years | +35% | +168M shares |
| 5 years | +46% | +204M shares |
RKLB has 652M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
ABM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 4.2x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.0x | Elevated |
ABM's net debt is about 3.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
ABM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 72.1 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 82.4 | Overbought |
ABM's weekly RSI is 72 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 82 (overbought).
RKLB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.6 | Neutral |
RKLB's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (neutral).
ABM PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ABM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 24x | 18% below |
| PE % | 56 | 58 | 2 pts below |
ABM is trading at 20x earnings, a 18% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ABM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $51.8 | 5.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $49.2 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $45.2 | 21% above |
| 100 week MA | $46.7 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $46.5 | 18% above |
ABM has the edge over RKLB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RKLB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $61.4 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $68.1 | 5.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $77.6 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $56.5 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.4 | 104% above |
RKLB's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 104% above its 200-week average.
ABM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $38.5 | $37.7 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | $37.7 | $41.5 | +10% |
| 2022 | $41.5 | $44.1 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | $44.1 | $44.8 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | $44.8 | $51.0 | +14% |
| 2025 | $51.0 | $42.7 | -16% |
| 2026 YTD | $42.7 | $54.8 | +28% |
ABM has the edge over RKLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RKLB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.82 | $10.3 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $12.0 | +17% |
| 2022 | $12.0 | $3.77 | -69% |
| 2023 | $3.77 | $5.53 | +47% |
| 2024 | $5.53 | $27.2 | +392% |
| 2025 | $27.2 | $70.7 | +160% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.7 | $64.1 | -9.3% |
RKLB's yearly returns have swung widely, from +392% in 2024 to −69% in 2022. It's down 9.3% so far in 2026.