ESP
Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp.
ESP has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
ESP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
ESP's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow 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.
ESP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $46.70 | -2.5% |
| Current | 12x | $47.90 | — |
| Forward | 13x | $47.90 | — |
| Fair | 17x | $65.75 | +37% |
| Expensive | 33x | $127 | +165% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ESP's PE is in its cheap range at 12x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 13x.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ESP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ESP's profitability to improve, with its earnings and revenue holding steady.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over ESP on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
ESP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.61 | -7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.89 | +30% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.79 | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.43 | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.15 | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.00 | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.68 | +40% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.45 | +31% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.46 | +52% |
ESP 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.
ESP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $13.5M | +40% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.4M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.1M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.1M | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.6M | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.3M | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.6M | +32% |
| Q3 2024 | $10.4M | +22% |
ESP's revenue is growing: $13M last quarter, up 40% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 26% | -1.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 26% | +9.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | +10 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 27% | +9.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 17% | +3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | -5.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | 16% | +2.2 points |
ESP 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 ESP 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.
ESP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$914.5K | -200% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.2M | -70% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.1M | -192% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.4M | +511% |
| Q2 2025 | $915.3K | -65% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.5M | +2667% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.5M | +116% |
| Q3 2024 | $724.8K | +88% |
ESP 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.
ESP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -14.5K shares |
| 1 year | +6.5% | +175K shares |
| 3 years | +16% | +400K shares |
| 5 years | +19% | +465K shares |
| Available history | +20% | +475K shares |
ESP has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | $39,658 |
| Q3 2019 | $8,291 |
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 | — |
ESP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
ESP 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.
ESP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.1 | Oversold |
ESP's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (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).
ESP PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ESP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 24x | 49% below |
| PE % | 20 | 58 | 38 pts below |
ESP is trading at 12x earnings, a 49% 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.
ESP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $55.5 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $59.4 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $57.8 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $47.2 | 1.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $34.1 | 40% above |
ESP has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 40% 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 ESP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ESP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.5 | $19.7 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | $19.7 | $13.1 | -34% |
| 2022 | $13.1 | $14.0 | +7.2% |
| 2023 | $14.0 | $18.7 | +33% |
| 2024 | $18.7 | $30.8 | +65% |
| 2025 | $30.8 | $45.4 | +47% |
| 2026 YTD | $45.4 | $47.9 | +5.6% |
ESP 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.