HY
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
HY has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over HY overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
HY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
HY's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently 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.
HY PE Valuation
HY has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 109x next year's earnings.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect HY to return to profit, with revenue growing. 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.
HY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.25 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$7.26 | -6150% |
| Q2 2026 | -$6.56 | -638% |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.59 | -200% |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.40 | -142% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.12 | -99% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.22 | -88% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.59 | -35% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.04 | +11% |
HY has swung to a loss: it lost $7.26 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 has the edge over HY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $827.4M | -15% |
| Q2 2026 | $812.9M | -15% |
| Q1 2026 | $795.2M | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $923.2M | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $979.1M | -3.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $956.6M | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $910.4M | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +3.9% |
HY's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $827M last quarter, down 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.3% | -1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.5% | -5.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2% | -3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9% | -9.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.3% | -5.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3% | -1.7 points |
HY 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 HY 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.
HY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12.5M | -45% |
| Q2 2026 | $2M | -87% |
| Q1 2026 | -$42.7M | +$4.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $32.9M | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.6M | -62% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.1M | +$29.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$47M | -415% |
| Q4 2024 | $62.8M | +116% |
HY 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.
HY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +15K shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +210K shares |
| 3 years | +3% | +514K shares |
| 5 years | +6.6% | +1.1M shares |
| Available history | +7.2% | +1.2M shares |
HY has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $700,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $9M |
| Q3 2025 | $100,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $100,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $4.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $23.1M |
HY spent $10M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 65% 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 652M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
HY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 15.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
HY's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.2 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.
HY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.4 | Oversold |
HY's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
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).
HY PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
HY has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.7 | 6% below |
| 20 week MA | $32.2 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $33.9 | 18% below |
| 100 week MA | $37.6 | 26% below |
| 200 week MA | $46.5 | 40% below |
HY is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 40% below 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 HY on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $58.4 | $58.2 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | $58.2 | $41.6 | -29% |
| 2022 | $41.6 | $25.8 | -38% |
| 2023 | $25.8 | $62.2 | +141% |
| 2024 | $62.2 | $50.2 | -19% |
| 2025 | $50.2 | $31.0 | -38% |
| 2026 YTD | $31.0 | $27.9 | -9.9% |
HY has finished lower in five of the last six years. It's down 9.9% 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 HY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.