GNRC
Generac Holdings Inc.
GNRC has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GNRC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
GNRC'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.
GNRC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $193 | — |
| Cheap | 25x | $125 | -35% |
| Fair | 36x | $184 | -4.6% |
| Current | 38x | $193 | — |
| Expensive | 51x | $260 | +35% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GNRC's PE is in its fair range at 38x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GNRC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for GNRC, with profitability improving.
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.
GNRC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $12.08 | +139% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.06 | -3.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.35 | -28% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.20 | -44% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.69 | -50% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.24 | +8.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.01 | +54% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.73 | +58% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.39 | +64% |
GNRC 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.
GNRC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3B | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | -12% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | -5% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +6.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $942.1M | +5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | +16% |
GNRC's revenue has picked up after three years of holding roughly level: $1.3B last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +3.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +7.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8% | -17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.3% | -5.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.9% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +1.8 points |
GNRC 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 GNRC 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.
GNRC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $131.7M | +37% |
| Q2 2026 | $62.9M | +335% |
| Q1 2026 | $89.9M | +230% |
| Q4 2025 | $129.9M | -55% |
| Q3 2025 | $96.5M | -47% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.5M | -71% |
| Q1 2025 | $27.2M | -68% |
| Q4 2024 | $286.1M | +7.7% |
GNRC 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.
GNRC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -72.7K shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +440K shares |
| 3 years | -4.1% | -2.5M shares |
| 5 years | -7.2% | -4.6M shares |
| Available history | -5.3% | -3.3M shares |
GNRC has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $50.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $97.5M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
GNRC hasn't bought back shares in 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 | — |
GNRC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
GNRC's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.5 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.
GNRC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.0 | Neutral |
GNRC's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (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).
GNRC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GNRC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 38x | 24x | 58% above |
| PE % | 54 | 58 | 4 pts below |
GNRC is trading at 38x earnings, a 58% 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.
GNRC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $199.6 | 3.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $205.0 | 5.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $208.3 | 7.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $179.7 | 7.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $154.8 | 25% above |
GNRC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 25% above 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 GNRC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GNRC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $101.7 | $233.2 | +129% |
| 2021 | $233.2 | $351.3 | +51% |
| 2022 | $351.3 | $92.2 | -74% |
| 2023 | $92.2 | $129.2 | +40% |
| 2024 | $129.2 | $155.7 | +20% |
| 2025 | $155.7 | $140.6 | -9.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $140.6 | $192.9 | +37% |
GNRC 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.