AWX
Avalon Holdings Corporation
AWX has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AWX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
AWX's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
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.
AWX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 5.6x | $2.83 | — |
| Cheap | 5.9x | $3.00 | +6% |
| Fair | 12x | $6.11 | +116% |
| Expensive | 49x | $25.23 | +792% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AWX's PE is in its cheap range at 5.6x.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AWX Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for AWX to show an outlook.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect RKLB's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
AWX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.51 | +920% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.31 | +933% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.15 | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.09 | -73% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.05 | -79% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.03 | +$0.03 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.20 | +$0.48 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.33 | +$0.79 |
AWX 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.
AWX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $24.3M | -5.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $20.9M | +3.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.7M | +9.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $21.5M | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.7M | +6.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $20.3M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.1M | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.6M | +0.2% |
AWX's revenue has picked up after three years of holding roughly level: $24M last quarter, down 5.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +3.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.5% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.2% | +3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4% | +1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.1% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.7% | -2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.2% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8% | +1.7 points |
AWX 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 AWX on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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.
AWX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5M | +74% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.4M | -14% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.8M | -$411K |
| Q4 2025 | -$166K | +$961K |
| Q3 2025 | $852K | +$1.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.7M | -3.8% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.4M | -2550% |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.1M | -$618K |
AWX 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.
AWX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -431 shares |
| 1 year | 0% | -431 shares |
| 3 years | 0% | -- |
| 5 years | -0.8% | -31.9K shares |
| Available history | +0.6% | +24K shares |
AWX has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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 | — |
AWX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 4.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.8x | Elevated |
AWX's net debt is about 2.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.3 years 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.
AWX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 48.1 | Neutral |
AWX's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 48 (neutral).
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).
AWX PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | AWX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 5.6x | 24x | 77% below |
| PE % | 11 | 58 | 47 pts below |
AWX is trading at 5.6x earnings, a 77% 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.
AWX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.57 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.60 | 8.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $2.59 | 9.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $2.70 | 4.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $2.56 | 11% above |
AWX 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.
AWX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.95 | $2.30 | +18% |
| 2021 | $2.30 | $3.49 | +52% |
| 2022 | $3.49 | $2.58 | -26% |
| 2023 | $2.58 | $2.39 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | $2.39 | $3.30 | +38% |
| 2025 | $3.30 | $2.49 | -25% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.49 | $2.83 | +14% |
AWX 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.