AXON
Axon Enterprise, Inc.
AXON has a slight edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AXON Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
AXON's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet are 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.
AXON PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 36x | $307 | — |
| Current | 99x | $307 | — |
| Cheap | 104x | $322 | +4.9% |
| Fair | 152x | $472 | +54% |
| Expensive | 201x | $625 | +103% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AXON's PE is 99x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AXON Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for AXON, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over AXON on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
AXON Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.54 | +174% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.11 | -1.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.40 | -41% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.48 | -40% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.51 | -69% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.17 | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.06 | +6.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.15 | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.80 | +108% |
AXON 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.
AXON Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $908.6M | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $904.4M | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $807.3M | +34% |
| Q4 2025 | $796.7M | +39% |
| Q3 2025 | $710.6M | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $668.5M | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $603.6M | +31% |
| Q4 2024 | $575.1M | +33% |
AXON's revenue has grown year over year for 19 quarters in a row: $909M last quarter, up 28% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.6% | +4.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.2% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.6% | +5.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -6.3% | -3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.3% | -4.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1% | -6.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.5% | -5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2.7% | -13 points |
AXON 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 AXON 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.
AXON Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$18.9M | -157% |
| Q2 2026 | -$972K | +$113.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$54.6M | -5963% |
| Q4 2025 | $155.4M | -31% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.4M | -49% |
| Q2 2025 | -$114.7M | -260% |
| Q1 2025 | $932K | +$33.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $225.4M | +94% |
AXON 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.
AXON Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.4% | +1.1M shares |
| 1 year | +6.7% | +5.3M shares |
| 3 years | +10% | +7.7M shares |
| 5 years | +16% | +11.2M shares |
| Available history | +39% | +23.7M shares |
AXON 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 | — |
AXON Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 8.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 18.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 28.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 12.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 23.6x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 10.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
AXON's net debt is about 7.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 13 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.
AXON Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.2 | Oversold |
AXON's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
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).
AXON PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | AXON | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 99x | 24x | 310% above |
| PE % | 13 | 58 | 45 pts below |
AXON is trading at 99x earnings, a 310% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x, though its earnings don't support one.
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AXON Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $390.6 | 21% below |
| 20 week MA | $484.2 | 37% below |
| 50 week MA | $482.6 | 36% below |
| 100 week MA | $575.2 | 47% below |
| 200 week MA | $429.6 | 29% below |
AXON is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 29% below its 200-week average.
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 has the edge over AXON on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AXON Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $72.9 | $130.8 | +79% |
| 2021 | $130.8 | $160.5 | +23% |
| 2022 | $160.5 | $169.0 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | $169.0 | $258.3 | +53% |
| 2024 | $258.3 | $611.0 | +137% |
| 2025 | $611.0 | $583.8 | -4.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $583.8 | $307.1 | -47% |
AXON is down 47% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in five of the previous six years.
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 has the edge over AXON on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.