DAL
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
DAL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over DAL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
DAL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
DAL's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability 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.
DAL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.5x | $32.27 | -63% |
| Fair | 8.8x | $44.24 | -49% |
| Forward | 13x | $86.55 | — |
| Current | 17x | $86.55 | — |
| Expensive | 32x | $161 | +86% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DAL's PE is in its expensive range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DAL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for DAL, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
DAL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.50 | +30% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.00 | -30% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.02 | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.85 | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.66 | +44% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.10 | -1.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.90 | -1% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.64 | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.33 | -26% |
DAL 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.
DAL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.2B | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.8B | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.9B | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $16B | +2.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $16.7B | +6.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.6B | -0.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $14B | +2.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.6B | +9.4% |
DAL's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $20.2B last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.2% | -2.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.4% | -3.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.2% | -1.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 10% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | -1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +1.8 points |
DAL 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 DAL 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.
DAL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +149% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +146% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +6.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +132% |
| Q3 2025 | $687M | +$741M |
| Q2 2025 | $648M | -43% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $584M | +$1.6B |
DAL 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.
DAL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +1M shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +2.3% | +15M shares |
| 5 years | +2.8% | +18M shares |
| Available history | +0.9% | +6M shares |
DAL has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | $344M |
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 | — |
DAL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
DAL's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.2 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.
DAL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.0 | Neutral |
DAL's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (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).
DAL PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | DAL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 24x | 28% below |
| PE % | 79 | 58 | 21 pts above |
DAL is trading at 17x earnings, a 28% 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.
DAL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $82.2 | 5.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $83.9 | 3.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $76.2 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $65.8 | 32% above |
| 200 week MA | $54.5 | 59% above |
DAL 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.
DAL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $59.1 | $39.7 | -33% |
| 2021 | $39.7 | $39.3 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | $39.3 | $33.2 | -16% |
| 2023 | $33.2 | $40.2 | +21% |
| 2024 | $40.2 | $61.3 | +52% |
| 2025 | $61.3 | $70.9 | +16% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.9 | $86.6 | +22% |
DAL 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.