CRAI
CRA International, Inc.
CRAI has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has a slight edge over CRAI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
CRAI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
CRAI's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow 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.
CRAI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $130 | -35% |
| Fair | 20x | $162 | -19% |
| Forward | 22x | $199 | — |
| Current | 25x | $199 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $204 | +2.6% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CRAI's PE is in its expensive range at 25x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CRAI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CRAI, with profitability holding steady.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over CRAI on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
CRAI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.25 | +16% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.99 | -4% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.52 | -9% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.21 | -2.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.14 | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.32 | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.26 | +45% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.41 | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.74 | +25% |
CRAI 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.
CRAI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $214.9M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $210.8M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $201M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $197M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $185.9M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $186.9M | +9% |
| Q1 2025 | $181.9M | +5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $176.4M | +9.2% |
CRAI's revenue has grown year over year for 12 quarters in a row: $215M last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9% | -5.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | -1.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.3% | -1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +2.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +1.6 points |
CRAI 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 CRAI 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.
CRAI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $73.2M | +104% |
| Q2 2026 | -$6.1M | -230% |
| Q1 2026 | -$116.5M | -$35.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $59M | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $35.9M | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.7M | +$5.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$81M | -$17.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $68.8M | +15% |
CRAI 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.
CRAI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -80K shares |
| 1 year | -4.4% | -294K shares |
| 3 years | -11% | -756K shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -1.2M shares |
| Available history | -23% | -1.8M shares |
CRAI has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $27.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $21.5M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $4M |
| Q2 2025 | $43.2M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
CRAI spent $49M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 4.6% 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 | — |
CRAI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
CRAI's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CRAI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 74.6 | Neutral |
CRAI's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 75 (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).
CRAI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CRAI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 24x | 3.6% above |
| PE % | 79 | 58 | 21 pts above |
CRAI is trading at 25x earnings, in line with 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.
CRAI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $185.1 | 7.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $174.8 | 14% above |
| 50 week MA | $171.8 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $178.3 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $154.8 | 29% above |
CRAI 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.
CRAI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $53.6 | $50.5 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | $50.5 | $92.3 | +83% |
| 2022 | $92.3 | $120.0 | +30% |
| 2023 | $120.0 | $98.9 | -18% |
| 2024 | $98.9 | $186.8 | +89% |
| 2025 | $186.8 | $206.2 | +10% |
| 2026 YTD | $206.2 | $199.3 | -3.4% |
CRAI 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.