KFY
Korn Ferry
KFY has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
KFY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
KFY's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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.
KFY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $56.02 | -26% |
| Forward | 13x | $75.75 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $75.58 | -0.2% |
| Current | 14x | $75.75 | — |
| Expensive | 29x | $152 | +101% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KFY's PE is in its fair range at 14x. 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.
KFY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KFY, but weaker profitability.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over KFY on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
KFY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.01 | +14% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.28 | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.22 | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.04 | +8.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.91 | +4.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.69 | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.60 | +42% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.66 | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.69 | +138% |
KFY 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.
KFY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $764.6M | +6.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $768.3M | +6.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $725M | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $729.8M | +7% |
| Q3 2025 | $715.5M | +4.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $719.8M | +2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $676.5M | 0% |
| Q4 2024 | $682M | -4.3% |
KFY's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $765M last quarter, up 6.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +4.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +9.6 points |
KFY 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 KFY 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.
KFY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$265.6M | -$5.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $271.9M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $211.7M | +7.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $100.7M | -6.5% |
| Q3 2025 | -$260M | -$22.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $235.5M | -5.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $196.4M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $107.7M | -7.7% |
KFY 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.
KFY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.2% | -1.2M shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -1M shares |
| 3 years | +0.5% | +265K shares |
| 5 years | -3.7% | -2M shares |
| Available history | -6.2% | -3.4M shares |
KFY has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $746,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $78.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $19.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $8.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $10.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $14.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $17.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $32.7M |
KFY spent $106M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 40% 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 | — |
KFY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
KFY has more cash than debt.
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
KFY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.9 | Neutral |
KFY's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (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).
KFY PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | KFY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 24x | 40% below |
| PE % | 50 | 58 | 8 pts below |
KFY is trading at 14x earnings, a 40% discount 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.
KFY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $74.3 | 2% above |
| 20 week MA | $77.8 | 2.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $71.0 | 6.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $69.7 | 8.6% above |
| 200 week MA | $64.4 | 18% above |
KFY 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.
KFY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.0 | $44.9 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | $44.9 | $75.5 | +68% |
| 2022 | $75.5 | $51.0 | -33% |
| 2023 | $51.0 | $59.4 | +16% |
| 2024 | $59.4 | $67.4 | +14% |
| 2025 | $67.4 | $67.1 | -0.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $67.1 | $75.8 | +13% |
KFY 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.