ESLT
Elbit Systems Ltd.
ESLT has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has a slight edge over ESLT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
ESLT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
ESLT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
ESLT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 25x | $341 | -53% |
| Fair | 34x | $455 | -37% |
| Current | 54x | $723 | — |
| Expensive | 56x | $752 | +4% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ESLT's PE is in its expensive range at 54x.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ESLT Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ESLT 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.
ESLT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $13.38 | +52% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.46 | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.47 | +60% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.88 | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.81 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.88 | +56% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.16 | +50% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.87 | -1.7% |
ESLT 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.
ESLT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.2B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $2B | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +19% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.7B | +14% |
ESLT's revenue has grown year over year for 14 quarters in a row: $2.3B last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 9.6% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.4% | +1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.7% | +1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.9% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.9% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.4% | +4.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | 7.3% | +0.3 points |
ESLT 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 ESLT 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.
ESLT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $150.3M | +113% |
| Q1 2026 | $209.9M | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $231.4M | -43% |
| Q3 2025 | $101.2M | +1896% |
| Q2 2025 | $70.6M | +$73.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $160.9M | +$247.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $404M | +42% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.1M | +$54.9M |
ESLT 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.
ESLT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +3.1% | +1.4M shares |
| 3 years | +7.8% | +3.5M shares |
| 5 years | +8.8% | +3.9M shares |
| Available history | +8.7% | +3.9M shares |
ESLT has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
ESLT hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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 | — |
ESLT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
ESLT's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.6 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.
ESLT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 35.2 | Neutral |
ESLT's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 35 (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).
ESLT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ESLT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 54x | 24x | 125% above |
| PE % | 80 | 58 | 22 pts above |
ESLT is trading at 54x earnings, a 125% premium 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.
ESLT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $720.4 | 0.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $747.8 | 3.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $752.9 | 4% below |
| 100 week MA | $580.7 | 25% above |
| 200 week MA | $390.0 | 85% above |
ESLT's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 85% 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.
ESLT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $158.9 | $131.0 | -18% |
| 2021 | $131.0 | $167.8 | +28% |
| 2022 | $167.8 | $170.1 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | $170.1 | $213.3 | +25% |
| 2024 | $213.3 | $257.3 | +21% |
| 2025 | $257.3 | $571.1 | +122% |
| 2026 YTD | $571.1 | $723.0 | +27% |
ESLT 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.