GBX
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
GBX trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over GBX overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
GBX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
GBX's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are weak.
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.
GBX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.6x | $23.84 | -43% |
| Forward | 13x | $41.91 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $36.86 | -12% |
| Current | 17x | $41.91 | — |
| Expensive | 40x | $99.65 | +138% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GBX's PE is in its fair 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.
GBX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GBX, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over GBX on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
GBX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.20 | +29% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.49 | -61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.42 | -51% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.68 | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.77 | +0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.35 | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.05 | +84% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.25 | +83% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.72 | +70% |
GBX 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.
GBX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $591M | -22% |
| Q2 2026 | $576.5M | -32% |
| Q1 2026 | $587.5M | -23% |
| Q4 2025 | $706.1M | -19% |
| Q3 2025 | $759.5M | -28% |
| Q2 2025 | $842.7M | +2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $762.1M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $875.9M | +8.3% |
GBX's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $591M last quarter, down 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3% | -5.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.5% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.3% | -6.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.7% | -4.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.5% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +4.7 points |
GBX 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 GBX 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.
GBX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$100.6M | -477% |
| Q2 2026 | -$286.4M | -607% |
| Q1 2026 | $128.6M | +389% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.7M | +$142.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $26.7M | -77% |
| Q2 2025 | $56.5M | +$106.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $26.3M | +$49.4M |
| Q4 2024 | -$124.2M | -$11.2M |
GBX has the edge over RKLB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
GBX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +27K shares |
| 1 year | -1.1% | -367K shares |
| 3 years | -6% | -2M shares |
| 5 years | -5.6% | -1.9M shares |
| Available history | -4.5% | -1.5M shares |
GBX has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100,000 |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $400,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $12.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $900,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $21.8M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
GBX spent $13M buying back its own shares over 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 | — |
GBX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.9x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.8x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
GBX's net debt is about 5.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.0 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.
GBX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 34.6 | Neutral |
GBX's weekly RSI is 43 (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).
GBX PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GBX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 24x | 30% below |
| PE % | 58 | 58 | Same percentile |
GBX is trading at 17x earnings, a 30% 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.
GBX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $40.2 | 4.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $44.0 | 4.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $47.8 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $48.9 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $46.4 | 9.7% below |
GBX has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 9.7% below 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 GBX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GBX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.6 | $37.3 | +14% |
| 2021 | $37.3 | $44.7 | +20% |
| 2022 | $44.7 | $34.6 | -22% |
| 2023 | $34.6 | $44.2 | +28% |
| 2024 | $44.2 | $62.0 | +40% |
| 2025 | $62.0 | $46.9 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $46.9 | $41.9 | -11% |
GBX has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 11% so far in 2026.
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 has the edge over GBX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.