HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
HII has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
HII Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable |
HII's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
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.
HII PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $215 | -30% |
| Fair | 15x | $285 | -7.6% |
| Forward | 15x | $308 | — |
| Current | 17x | $308 | — |
| Expensive | 19x | $346 | +12% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HII's PE is in its expensive range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x 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.
HII Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HII, with profitability holding steady. 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 HII on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
HII Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $20.05 | +7.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $18.60 | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.80 | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.39 | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.39 | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.48 | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.36 | -29% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.88 | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.96 | -18% |
HII 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.
HII Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.5B | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.4B | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1B | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.5B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.2B | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.1B | +3.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7B | -2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $3B | -5.4% |
HII's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $3.5B last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.1% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5% | +1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.3% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.9% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | -6.2 points |
HII 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 HII 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.
HII Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $425M | +2556% |
| Q2 2026 | -$150M | -121% |
| Q1 2026 | -$464M | -$2M |
| Q4 2025 | $516M | +86% |
| Q3 2025 | $16M | -87% |
| Q2 2025 | $730M | +$829M |
| Q1 2025 | -$462M | -$185M |
| Q4 2024 | $277M | -36% |
HII 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.
HII Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +200K shares |
| 3 years | -1% | -400K shares |
| 5 years | -1.7% | -700K shares |
| Available history | -4.3% | -1.8M shares |
HII has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $35M |
| Q2 2024 | $65M |
| Q1 2024 | $62M |
| Q4 2023 | $38M |
| Q3 2023 | $21M |
| Q2 2023 | $7M |
| Q1 2023 | $9M |
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 | — |
HII Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
HII's net debt is about 2.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.6 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.
HII Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 62.3 | Neutral |
HII's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 62 (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).
HII PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HII | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 24x | 31% below |
| PE % | 69 | 58 | 11 pts above |
HII is trading at 17x earnings, a 31% 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.
HII Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $282.2 | 9.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $290.1 | 6.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $335.8 | 8.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $287.3 | 7.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $262.5 | 17% above |
HII 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.
HII Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $251.1 | $165.4 | -34% |
| 2021 | $165.4 | $182.2 | +10% |
| 2022 | $182.2 | $230.1 | +26% |
| 2023 | $230.1 | $259.6 | +13% |
| 2024 | $259.6 | $190.4 | -27% |
| 2025 | $190.4 | $351.1 | +84% |
| 2026 YTD | $351.1 | $308.3 | -12% |
HII has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 12% 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 HII on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.