GD
General Dynamics Corporation
GD has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
GD'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.
GD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $266 | -27% |
| Fair | 19x | $328 | -9.7% |
| Forward | 20x | $363 | — |
| Current | 21x | $363 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $382 | +5.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GD's PE is in its expensive range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 20x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GD, with profitability holding steady.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over GD on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
GD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $18.26 | +7.4% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.01 | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.40 | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.89 | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.45 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.42 | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.89 | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.41 | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.63 | +13% |
GD 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.
GD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14.6B | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.1B | +8.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.5B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.4B | +7.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.9B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $13B | +8.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.2B | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.3B | +14% |
GD's revenue has grown year over year for 17 quarters in a row: $14.6B last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | -0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 10% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -0.4 points |
GD 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 GD 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.
GD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | -35% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +$2.2B |
| Q4 2025 | $952M | -47% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +56% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +128% |
| Q1 2025 | -$290M | +$147M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8B | +102% |
GD 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.
GD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -22K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -0.4% | -967K shares |
| 5 years | -2.4% | -6.6M shares |
| Available history | -5.9% | -17.1M shares |
GD has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $285M |
| Q2 2026 | $102M |
| Q1 2026 | $217M |
| Q4 2025 | $37M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $600M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B |
GD spent $641M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 67% 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 | — |
GD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3x | Healthy |
GD's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
GD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 54.0 | Neutral |
GD's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 54 (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).
GD PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 24x | 11% below |
| PE % | 72 | 58 | 14 pts above |
GD is trading at 21x earnings, a 11% 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.
GD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $347.7 | 4.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $364.4 | 0.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $354.0 | 2.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $323.6 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $290.3 | 25% above |
GD 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.
GD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $177.5 | $149.0 | -16% |
| 2021 | $149.0 | $204.7 | +37% |
| 2022 | $204.7 | $247.9 | +21% |
| 2023 | $247.9 | $259.7 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | $259.7 | $266.1 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | $266.1 | $342.2 | +29% |
| 2026 YTD | $342.2 | $363.1 | +6.1% |
GD 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.