KE
Kimball Electronics, Inc.
KE has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over KE overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
KE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
KE's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are 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.
KE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $10.17 | -49% |
| Forward | 13x | $20.10 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $12.92 | -36% |
| Current | 24x | $20.10 | — |
| Expensive | 27x | $22.42 | +12% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KE's PE is in its expensive range at 24x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x 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.
KE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KE, with profitability holding steady.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over KE on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
KE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.57 | +87% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.84 | -13% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.13 | +66% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.05 | +50% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.97 | +213% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.96 | +92% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.68 | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.70 | -45% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.31 | -86% |
KE 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.
KE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $390.8M | +6.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $371.6M | -2.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $352.9M | -5.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $341.3M | -4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $365.6M | -2.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $380.5M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $374.6M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $357.4M | -15% |
KE's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $391M last quarter, up 6.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.2% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.8% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.3% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.1% | +0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.3% | -1.6 points |
KE 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 KE 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.
KE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$28.3M | -$25.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $34M | -50% |
| Q1 2026 | $494K | -98% |
| Q4 2025 | -$11.2M | -149% |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.5M | -108% |
| Q2 2025 | $68.4M | +73% |
| Q1 2025 | $27M | -9.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.1M | +$67M |
KE's free cash flow was −$5M over the past year, against $116M the year before.
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 the edge over KE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
KE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -187K shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -328K shares |
| 3 years | -2.6% | -657K shares |
| 5 years | -2.8% | -720K shares |
| Available history | -3% | -749K shares |
KE has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $4M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $3M |
| Q1 2025 | $3M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1M |
KE spent $14M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 33% 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 | — |
KE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 2.2x | Moderate |
KE's net debt is about 1.6 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.
KE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.9 | Neutral |
KE's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (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).
KE PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | KE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 24x | 0.6% below |
| PE % | 77 | 58 | 19 pts above |
KE is trading at 24x earnings, in line with 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.
KE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $25.1 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $24.9 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $25.8 | 22% below |
| 100 week MA | $23.5 | 15% below |
| 200 week MA | $23.4 | 14% below |
KE is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 14% 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 KE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
KE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.9 | $15.6 | -12% |
| 2021 | $15.6 | $21.2 | +36% |
| 2022 | $21.2 | $22.4 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | $22.4 | $27.0 | +20% |
| 2024 | $27.0 | $18.8 | -30% |
| 2025 | $18.8 | $29.2 | +55% |
| 2026 YTD | $29.2 | $20.1 | -31% |
KE is down 31% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in four of the previous six years.
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 KE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.