CASS
Cass Information Systems, Inc.
CASS has the 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.
CASS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
CASS's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is 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.
CASS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $55.33 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $48.78 | -12% |
| Current | 19x | $55.33 | — |
| Fair | 20x | $58.10 | +5% |
| Expensive | 25x | $71.98 | +30% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CASS's PE is 19x, 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.
CASS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CASS, with profitability improving.
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.
CASS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.45 | +19% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.90 | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.77 | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.62 | +71% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.61 | +88% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.34 | +41% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.87 | -6% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.53 | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.39 | -36% |
CASS 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.
CASS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $52.5M | +5.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $50.5M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.2M | +3.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $49.5M | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $49.9M | -1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.4M | -9.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $47.3M | -4.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $50.5M | -0.1% |
CASS's revenue has picked up after two years of holding roughly level: $52M last quarter, up 5.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 26% | +12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 22% | -0.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +8.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | +16 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | +4.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -9.1 points |
CASS 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 CASS 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.
CASS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.7M | -76% |
| Q2 2026 | $13.8M | +$16.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $12.7M | -33% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.1M | -76% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3M | +$13.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.6M | -130% |
| Q1 2025 | $19M | +208% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.1M | +558% |
CASS 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.
CASS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -27.5K shares |
| 1 year | -2.7% | -358K shares |
| 3 years | -5.4% | -751K shares |
| 5 years | -8.7% | -1.2M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -1.7M shares |
CASS has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $3.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $8.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $6.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $5.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $5.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.5M |
CASS spent $14M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 33% 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 | — |
CASS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
CASS has more cash than debt.
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CASS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 30.2 | Neutral |
CASS's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (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).
CASS PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CASS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 24x | 21% below |
| PE % | 40 | 58 | 18 pts below |
CASS is trading at 19x earnings, a 21% discount 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.
CASS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $54.2 | 2.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $54.8 | 0.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $49.2 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $45.4 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $43.9 | 26% above |
CASS 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.
CASS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $58.5 | $38.1 | -35% |
| 2021 | $38.1 | $40.3 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | $40.3 | $44.6 | +11% |
| 2023 | $44.6 | $45.1 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | $45.1 | $41.0 | -8.9% |
| 2025 | $41.0 | $42.3 | +3.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $42.3 | $55.3 | +31% |
CASS 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.