FSTR
L.B. Foster Company
FSTR has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
FSTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
FSTR's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue 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.
FSTR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.3x | $6.86 | -84% |
| Forward | 23x | $43.13 | — |
| Fair | 25x | $31.76 | -26% |
| Current | 33x | $43.13 | — |
| Expensive | 44x | $57.03 | +32% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FSTR's PE is in its fair range at 33x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FSTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FSTR, with profitability holding steady.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over FSTR on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
FSTR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.84 | +43% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.29 | +200% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.05 | -68% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.03 | -69% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.69 | -82% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.43 | -89% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.30 | +393% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.29 | +351% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.89 | +2892% |
FSTR 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.
FSTR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $168M | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $138.6M | -3.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $121.1M | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $160.4M | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $138.3M | +0.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $143.6M | +2% |
| Q1 2025 | $97.8M | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $128.2M | -5% |
FSTR's revenue has picked up after five years of holding roughly level: $168M last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.4% | -0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.9% | +2.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6% | +0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.3% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2% | -6.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4% | +2.7 points |
FSTR 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 FSTR 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.
FSTR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.8M | -21% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.3M | +85% |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.4M | +$15.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $19.8M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $26.4M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.7M | +$14.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$28.7M | -$4.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $22.3M | +12% |
FSTR 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.
FSTR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +40K shares |
| 1 year | -2.1% | -232K shares |
| 3 years | -3% | -325K shares |
| 5 years | -1.1% | -116K shares |
| Available history | 0% | +4K shares |
FSTR has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $417,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $3.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5M |
FSTR spent $8M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 51% from the year before.
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 | — |
FSTR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3x | Healthy |
FSTR's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.8 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.
FSTR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 66.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 60.2 | Neutral |
FSTR's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 60 (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).
FSTR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | FSTR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 24x | 39% above |
| PE % | 64 | 58 | 6 pts above |
FSTR is trading at 33x earnings, a 39% 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.
FSTR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $37.3 | 16% above |
| 20 week MA | $38.9 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $35.0 | 23% above |
| 100 week MA | $29.5 | 46% above |
| 200 week MA | $24.5 | 76% above |
FSTR 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.
FSTR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.6 | $14.7 | -25% |
| 2021 | $14.7 | $13.1 | -11% |
| 2022 | $13.1 | $9.49 | -28% |
| 2023 | $9.49 | $22.0 | +132% |
| 2024 | $22.0 | $26.7 | +22% |
| 2025 | $26.7 | $28.5 | +6.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $28.5 | $43.1 | +51% |
FSTR 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.