CVV
CVD Equipment Corporation
CVV offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over CVV overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
CVV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
CVV's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow 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.
CVV PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 3.4x | $3.98 | — |
| Cheap | 5x | $5.89 | +48% |
| Fair | 14x | $16.15 | +306% |
| Expensive | 73x | $85.38 | +2045% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CVV's PE is in its cheap range at 3.4x.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CVV Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CVV 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.
CVV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.17 | +$1.19 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.44 | +$1.49 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.52 | -$0.51 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.23 | +$0.05 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.02 | +$0.62 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.05 | +$0.73 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.01 | +$0.82 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.28 | +$0.34 |
CVV 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.
CVV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6M | -79% |
| Q2 2026 | $2M | -62% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.8M | -78% |
| Q4 2025 | $5M | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.4M | -9.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.1M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.3M | +69% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.4M | +80% |
CVV's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $2M last quarter, down 79% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -149% | -153 points |
| Q2 2026 | -80% | -58 points |
| Q1 2026 | -97% | -101 points |
| Q4 2025 | -27% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.2% | +3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -22% | -8.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2% | +36 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5% | +61 points |
CVV's operating margin was −149% last quarter, down 153 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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 CVV 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 has the edge over CVV on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CVV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $44K | -97% |
| Q2 2026 | -$426K | +$2.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$865K | +$1.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $398K | -83% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4M | +$1.4M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.2M | -$1.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.3M | -$194K |
| Q4 2024 | $2.4M | +$2.6M |
CVV 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.
CVV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +23K shares |
| 1 year | +1% | +66.8K shares |
| 3 years | +3.2% | +216K shares |
| 5 years | +4.7% | +310K shares |
| Available history | +5.9% | +388K shares |
CVV 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 | — |
CVV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -41.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -50.1x | Net Cash |
CVV 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.
CVV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.3 | Oversold |
CVV's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (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).
CVV PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CVV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 3.4x | 24x | 86% below |
| PE % | 10 | 58 | 48 pts below |
CVV is trading at 3.4x earnings, a 86% 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.
CVV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.05 | 1.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.78 | 31% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.19 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.24 | 6.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.22 | 24% below |
CVV is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 24% 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 CVV on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CVV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.31 | $4.47 | +35% |
| 2021 | $4.47 | $4.09 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | $4.09 | $5.54 | +35% |
| 2023 | $5.54 | $4.43 | -20% |
| 2024 | $4.43 | $4.06 | -8.4% |
| 2025 | $4.06 | $3.03 | -25% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.03 | $3.98 | +31% |
CVV 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.