ITT
ITT Inc.
ITT has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over ITT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
ITT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
ITT's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is 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.
ITT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $91.25 | -57% |
| Forward | 23x | $215 | — |
| Fair | 25x | $121 | -44% |
| Expensive | 42x | $204 | -5% |
| Current | 44x | $215 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ITT's PE is in its expensive range at 44x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x 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.
ITT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for ITT, 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.
ITT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.51 | +96% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.86 | -19% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.10 | -20% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.67 | -9.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.11 | -3% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.02 | +2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.36 | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.29 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.30 | +27% |
ITT 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.
ITT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +51% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $999.1M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $972.4M | +7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $913M | +0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $929M | +12% |
ITT's revenue has grown year over year for 19 quarters in a row: $1.4B last quarter, up 44% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | -5.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | -4.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | -5.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 17% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | +2.9 points |
ITT 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 ITT 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.
ITT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $283.5M | +94% |
| Q2 2026 | $162.1M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.8M | -82% |
| Q4 2025 | $187.4M | +0.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $146.2M | +67% |
| Q2 2025 | $137.3M | +2.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $76.6M | +154% |
| Q4 2024 | $186.8M | +42% |
ITT 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.
ITT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +15% | +11.4M shares |
| 3 years | +8.8% | +7.3M shares |
| 5 years | +4.1% | +3.5M shares |
| Available history | +1.4% | +1.2M shares |
ITT has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $4.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $100M |
| Q4 2025 | $20.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $100,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $400.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $100M |
| Q4 2024 | $500,000 |
ITT spent $175M 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 | — |
ITT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
ITT's net debt is about 2.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than 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.
ITT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 52.8 | Neutral |
ITT's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (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).
ITT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ITT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 44x | 24x | 83% above |
| PE % | 87 | 58 | 29 pts above |
ITT is trading at 44x earnings, a 83% 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.
ITT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $202.6 | 5.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $202.2 | 6.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $196.7 | 9.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $176.3 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $145.6 | 47% above |
ITT 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.
ITT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $74.0 | $76.5 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | $76.5 | $100.4 | +31% |
| 2022 | $100.4 | $80.0 | -20% |
| 2023 | $80.0 | $119.3 | +49% |
| 2024 | $119.3 | $143.5 | +20% |
| 2025 | $143.5 | $177.9 | +24% |
| 2026 YTD | $177.9 | $214.6 | +21% |
ITT 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.