HNI
HNI Corporation
HNI has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over HNI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
HNI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
HNI's revenue is currently strong, and its profitability and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet 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.
HNI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11x | $48.20 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $4.07 | -92% |
| Fair | 20x | $5.92 | -88% |
| Expensive | 32x | $9.54 | -80% |
| Current | 161x | $48.20 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HNI's PE is in its expensive range at 161x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x 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.
HNI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HNI, with profitability holding steady.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over HNI on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
HNI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.41 | +1369% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.30 | -90% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.05 | -102% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.27 | -90% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.11 | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.97 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.07 | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.80 | +97% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.88 | +164% |
HNI 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.
HNI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6B | +133% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +121% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | +125% |
| Q4 2025 | $888.4M | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $683.8M | +1.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $667.1M | +7% |
| Q1 2025 | $599.8M | +2% |
| Q4 2024 | $642.5M | -5.5% |
HNI's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $1.6B last quarter, up 133% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.6% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.3% | -4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.7% | -6.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.5% | -12 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.4% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1% | -1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.5% | +4 points |
HNI 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 HNI 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.
HNI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $195.3M | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $139.8M | +768% |
| Q1 2026 | -$207.5M | -$203.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $60.4M | +46% |
| Q3 2025 | $135.6M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.1M | -52% |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.7M | +$11.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $41.5M | -53% |
HNI 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.
HNI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +400K shares |
| 1 year | +54% | +25.4M shares |
| 3 years | +67% | +29.2M shares |
| 5 years | +63% | +28M shares |
| Available history | +67% | +29M shares |
HNI has 73M diluted shares, up 54% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.6M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $3.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $39.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $40.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $41M |
HNI spent $6M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 96% 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 the edge over HNI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
HNI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
HNI's net debt is about 3.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 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.
HNI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.2 | Neutral |
HNI's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (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).
HNI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HNI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 161x | 24x | 568% above |
| PE % | 100 | 58 | 42 pts above |
HNI is trading at 161x earnings, a 568% 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.
HNI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $47.5 | 1.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.5 | 3.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $42.4 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 9% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.9 | 15% above |
HNI 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.
HNI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $37.4 | $35.8 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | $35.8 | $41.1 | +15% |
| 2022 | $41.1 | $28.2 | -32% |
| 2023 | $28.2 | $41.8 | +49% |
| 2024 | $41.8 | $50.9 | +22% |
| 2025 | $50.9 | $42.3 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $42.3 | $48.2 | +14% |
HNI 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.