HRI
Herc Holdings Inc.
HRI has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over HRI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
HRI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Weak |
HRI's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
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.
HRI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $44.73 | -73% |
| Forward | 16x | $167 | — |
| Fair | 18x | $70.08 | -58% |
| Expensive | 31x | $122 | -27% |
| Current | 43x | $167 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HRI's PE is in its expensive range at 43x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x 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.
HRI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HRI, 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.
HRI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.66 | +175% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.88 | +$6.41 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.68 | +98% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.06 | -101% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.03 | -100% |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.53 | -121% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.85 | -93% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.48 | -63% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.40 | -39% |
HRI 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.
HRI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +4.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $861M | +7.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $951M | +14% |
HRI's revenue has grown year over year for 23 quarters in a row: $1.4B last quarter, up 4.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.8% | +5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2% | +6.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.4% | +5.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9% | -14 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4.6% | -16 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9% | -11 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4.5% | -30 points |
HRI 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 HRI on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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.
HRI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $335M | +6.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $273M | +41% |
| Q1 2026 | $236M | +71% |
| Q4 2025 | $281M | -5.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $315M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $194M | -30% |
| Q1 2025 | $138M | -34% |
| Q4 2024 | $297M | +800% |
HRI 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.
HRI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +200K shares |
| 3 years | +18% | +5M shares |
| 5 years | +9.8% | +3M shares |
| Available history | +15% | +4.4M shares |
HRI has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $13M |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $63M |
| Q1 2023 | $44M |
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 | — |
HRI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 18.3x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 22.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 31.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 35.5x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 65.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 39.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 12.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 9.6x | High |
HRI's net debt is about 18 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 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.
HRI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 73.8 | Neutral |
HRI's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 74 (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).
HRI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HRI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 43x | 24x | 78% above |
| PE % | 89 | 58 | 31 pts above |
HRI is trading at 43x earnings, a 78% 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.
HRI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $141.4 | 18% above |
| 20 week MA | $147.4 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $141.9 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $141.5 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $142.0 | 17% above |
HRI 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.
HRI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $49.1 | $66.6 | +35% |
| 2021 | $66.6 | $158.5 | +138% |
| 2022 | $158.5 | $129.5 | -18% |
| 2023 | $129.5 | $148.9 | +15% |
| 2024 | $148.9 | $189.6 | +27% |
| 2025 | $189.6 | $156.5 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $156.5 | $166.5 | +6.4% |
HRI 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.