DXPE
DXP Enterprises, Inc.
DXPE has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has a slight edge over DXPE overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
DXPE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
DXPE's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet 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.
DXPE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $68.84 | -55% |
| Fair | 16x | $94.21 | -39% |
| Forward | 22x | $153 | — |
| Current | 26x | $153 | — |
| Expensive | 27x | $165 | +7.6% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DXPE's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x next year's earnings.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DXPE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for DXPE, with profitability holding steady.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over DXPE on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
DXPE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.93 | +15% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.00 | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.67 | +8.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.34 | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.37 | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.27 | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.23 | +47% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.80 | +33% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.22 | +8.5% |
DXPE 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.
DXPE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $587.2M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $576.5M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $521.7M | +9.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $527.4M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $513.7M | +8.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $498.7M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $476.6M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $470.9M | +16% |
DXPE's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $587M last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.9% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.6% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.1% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.8% | +0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.5% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.2% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.5% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.3% | +1 points |
DXPE 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 DXPE 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.
DXPE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14.4M | -49% |
| Q2 2026 | $29.8M | +259% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.3M | +$43.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $34.5M | +52% |
| Q3 2025 | $28.1M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.3M | +40% |
| Q1 2025 | -$16.9M | -170% |
| Q4 2024 | $22.7M | -39% |
DXPE 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.
DXPE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +8K shares |
| 1 year | -1% | -173K shares |
| 3 years | -5.8% | -1M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -3.2M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -2.1M shares |
DXPE has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $15.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $2M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $224,000 |
| Q3 2024 | $4.8M |
| Q2 2024 | $9.2M |
| Q1 2024 | $14.8M |
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 | — |
DXPE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
DXPE's net debt is about 2.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.6 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.
DXPE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 28.1 | Neutral |
DXPE's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (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).
DXPE PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | DXPE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 24x | 6.1% above |
| PE % | 80 | 58 | 22 pts above |
DXPE is trading at 26x 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.
DXPE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $170.9 | 10% below |
| 20 week MA | $175.4 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $154.2 | 0.6% below |
| 100 week MA | $125.9 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $83.5 | 84% above |
DXPE has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 84% 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 has the edge over DXPE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
DXPE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $40.0 | $22.9 | -43% |
| 2021 | $22.9 | $25.0 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | $25.0 | $27.9 | +12% |
| 2023 | $27.9 | $33.7 | +21% |
| 2024 | $33.7 | $82.3 | +144% |
| 2025 | $82.3 | $115.8 | +41% |
| 2026 YTD | $115.8 | $153.3 | +32% |
DXPE 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.