GNK
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited
GNK has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GNK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
GNK'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.
GNK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4x | $7.24 | -73% |
| Fair | 10x | $18.34 | -31% |
| Forward | 10x | $26.41 | — |
| Current | 15x | $26.41 | — |
| Expensive | 56x | $100 | +280% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GNK's PE is in its fair range at 15x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GNK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for GNK, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect RKLB's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
GNK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.55 | +42% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.79 | +$1.96 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.92 | +171% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.39 | -63% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.10 | -106% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.17 | -111% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.34 | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.04 | +1386% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.75 | +$2.05 |
GNK 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.
GNK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $151.9M | +90% |
| Q2 2026 | $136.4M | +69% |
| Q1 2026 | $114.4M | +61% |
| Q4 2025 | $109.9M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $79.9M | -20% |
| Q2 2025 | $80.9M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $71.3M | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $99.2M | -14% |
GNK's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $152M last quarter, up 90% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +26 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +21 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +25 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | -21 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.3% | -30 points |
| Q1 2025 | -14% | -33 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +8.6 points |
GNK 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 GNK 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.
GNK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $65.4M | +902% |
| Q2 2026 | $32.5M | +652% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.3M | +579% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.6M | -47% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5M | -81% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.3M | -84% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.3M | -93% |
| Q4 2024 | $29.3M | -25% |
GNK 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.
GNK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +62.2K shares |
| 1 year | +2.8% | +1.2M shares |
| 3 years | +4.2% | +1.8M shares |
| 5 years | +4.4% | +1.9M shares |
| Available history | +6.3% | +2.6M shares |
GNK has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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 | — |
GNK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
GNK's net debt is about 1.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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.
GNK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 48.7 | Neutral |
GNK's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (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).
GNK PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GNK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 24x | 39% below |
| PE % | 56 | 58 | 2 pts below |
GNK is trading at 15x earnings, a 39% 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.
GNK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.1 | 1.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $26.1 | 1.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $23.7 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.4 | 36% above |
| 200 week MA | $18.2 | 45% above |
GNK 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.
GNK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.6 | $7.24 | -32% |
| 2021 | $7.24 | $15.3 | +111% |
| 2022 | $15.3 | $15.6 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | $15.6 | $16.6 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | $16.6 | $13.9 | -16% |
| 2025 | $13.9 | $18.8 | +35% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.8 | $26.4 | +41% |
GNK 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.