KFRC
Kforce Inc.
KFRC has a slight edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
KFRC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
KFRC's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is 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.
KFRC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $31.64 | -42% |
| Fair | 18x | $42.22 | -23% |
| Forward | 18x | $54.97 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $52.78 | -4% |
| Current | 23x | $54.97 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KFRC's PE is in its expensive range at 23x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x 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.
KFRC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KFRC, 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.
KFRC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.00 | +26% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.38 | +4.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.11 | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.97 | -23% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.96 | -27% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.27 | -22% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.39 | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.55 | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.68 | -14% |
KFRC 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.
KFRC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $357.8M | +7.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $349.3M | +4.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $330.4M | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $332M | -3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $332.6M | -5.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $334.3M | -6.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $330M | -6.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $343.8M | -5.4% |
KFRC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $358M last quarter, up 7.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.3% | +1.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.4% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.6% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6% | -2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.5% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.5% | -1.5 points |
KFRC 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 KFRC 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.
KFRC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.9M | -70% |
| Q2 2026 | -$6.5M | -146% |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.4M | -$3.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $16.7M | -27% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.8M | -28% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.2M | -20% |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.9M | -135% |
| Q4 2024 | $22.7M | +9.6% |
KFRC 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.
KFRC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +252K shares |
| 1 year | -2.4% | -415K shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -2.3M shares |
| 5 years | -18% | -3.9M shares |
| Available history | -28% | -6.5M shares |
KFRC has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $70,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $3.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $11.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $9.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $11.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $21.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $20.7M |
KFRC spent $25M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 60% 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 | — |
KFRC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
KFRC's net debt is about 1.6 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.
KFRC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 48.5 | Neutral |
KFRC's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 48 (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).
KFRC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | KFRC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 24x | 4% below |
| PE % | 87 | 58 | 29 pts above |
KFRC is trading at 23x 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.
KFRC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $54.0 | 1.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $55.0 | 0% above |
| 50 week MA | $43.0 | 28% above |
| 100 week MA | $42.0 | 31% above |
| 200 week MA | $52.3 | 5.2% above |
KFRC 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.
KFRC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $39.9 | $42.5 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | $42.5 | $75.6 | +78% |
| 2022 | $75.6 | $54.8 | -27% |
| 2023 | $54.8 | $67.6 | +23% |
| 2024 | $67.6 | $56.7 | -16% |
| 2025 | $56.7 | $31.4 | -45% |
| 2026 YTD | $31.4 | $55.0 | +75% |
KFRC 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.