GIC
Global Industrial Company
GIC has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GIC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
GIC'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.
GIC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $30.59 | -35% |
| Fair | 18x | $42.00 | -11% |
| Expensive | 20x | $48.57 | +3.3% |
| Current | 20x | $47.03 | — |
| Forward | 23x | $47.03 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GIC's PE is in its expensive range at 20x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 23x.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GIC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GIC, with profitability holding steady.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over GIC on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
GIC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.07 | -13% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.39 | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.23 | +30% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.92 | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.85 | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.76 | +4.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.72 | -3.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.59 | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.58 | -14% |
GIC 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.
GIC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $389.5M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $386.6M | +7.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $350.4M | +9.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $345.6M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $353.6M | +3.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $358.9M | +3.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $321M | -0.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $302.3M | -5.6% |
GIC's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $390M last quarter, up 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.4% | +1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +3.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.9% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7% | +0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.4% | +1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.3% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.7% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.8% | -1.9 points |
GIC 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 GIC 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.
GIC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.3M | +97% |
| Q2 2026 | $40.5M | +34% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.6M | +75% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.2M | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $22M | +153% |
| Q2 2025 | $30.3M | +69% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.2M | -37% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.2M | +97% |
GIC 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.
GIC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -300K shares |
| 3 years | 0% | -- |
| 5 years | +0.5% | +200K shares |
| Available history | +1.3% | +500K shares |
GIC has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $4.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $900,000 |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | $200,000 |
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 | — |
GIC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
GIC 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.
GIC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 76.8 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 71.7 | Neutral |
GIC's weekly RSI is 77 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 72 (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).
GIC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GIC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 24x | 18% below |
| PE % | 79 | 58 | 21 pts above |
GIC is trading at 20x earnings, a 18% 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.
GIC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $44.2 | 6.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $40.1 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $34.8 | 35% above |
| 100 week MA | $31.4 | 50% above |
| 200 week MA | $32.1 | 47% above |
GIC 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.
GIC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.5 | $36.3 | +42% |
| 2021 | $36.3 | $41.2 | +14% |
| 2022 | $41.2 | $23.8 | -42% |
| 2023 | $23.8 | $38.8 | +63% |
| 2024 | $38.8 | $24.8 | -36% |
| 2025 | $24.8 | $30.1 | +22% |
| 2026 YTD | $30.1 | $47.0 | +56% |
GIC 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.