CVU
CPI Aerostructures, Inc.
CVU's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 17x earnings, about three times its usual 5.1x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect losses to shrink, though they disagree widely on how much.
CVU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
CVU'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.
CVU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 2.6x | $0.69 | -85% |
| Fair | 4.9x | $1.33 | -71% |
| Forward | 14x | $4.61 | — |
| Current | 17x | $4.61 | — |
| Expensive | 20x | $5.47 | +19% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CVU's PE is in its expensive range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 14x 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.
CVU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CVU, 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.
CVU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.34 | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.27 | +$0.33 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.12 | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.07 | -127% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.03 | -102% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.06 | -105% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.15 | -89% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.26 | -81% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.37 | +85% |
CVU 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.
CVU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $17.6M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.4M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.4M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.3M | -0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.2M | -27% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.4M | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $21.8M | -7.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $19.4M | -4.8% |
CVU's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $18M last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.8% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +18 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.4% | -3.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.1% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | -13% | -24 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.7% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.5% | +3 points |
| Q3 2024 | 7.6% | +1.9 points |
CVU 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 CVU 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.
CVU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$8.5K | +$591.3K |
| Q1 2026 | -$477.8K | +$2.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.1M | -148% |
| Q3 2025 | $211.1K | -64% |
| Q2 2025 | -$599.8K | +$147.1K |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.8M | -$1.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3M | +42% |
| Q3 2024 | $586.9K | +$655.6K |
CVU has the edge over RKLB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
CVU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +1.6K shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +294K shares |
| 3 years | +3.3% | +417K shares |
| 5 years | +6.4% | +787K shares |
| Available history | +10% | +1.2M shares |
CVU 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 | — |
CVU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 14.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 19.6x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
CVU's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 20 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.
CVU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.2 | Oversold |
CVU's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (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).
CVU PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CVU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 24x | 29% below |
| PE % | 69 | 58 | 11 pts above |
CVU is trading at 17x earnings, a 29% 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.
CVU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.90 | 5.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.06 | 8.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.47 | 3.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $3.89 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $3.50 | 32% above |
CVU has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 32% above 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's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 104% above its 200-week average.
CVU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.59 | $3.90 | -41% |
| 2021 | $3.90 | $2.28 | -42% |
| 2022 | $2.28 | $3.25 | +43% |
| 2023 | $3.25 | $2.73 | -16% |
| 2024 | $2.73 | $3.93 | +44% |
| 2025 | $3.93 | $3.75 | -4.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.75 | $4.61 | +23% |
CVU 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.