LXFR
Luxfer Holdings PLC
LXFR has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over LXFR overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
LXFR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
LXFR's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are 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.
LXFR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $3.48 | -80% |
| Forward | 17x | $17.34 | — |
| Fair | 23x | $4.99 | -71% |
| Expensive | 47x | $10.26 | -41% |
| Current | 79x | $17.34 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LXFR's PE is in its expensive range at 79x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x 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.
LXFR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect LXFR's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over LXFR on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
LXFR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.05 | +375% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.22 | -58% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.29 | -68% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.21 | -73% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.28 | -59% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.53 | +56% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.90 | +$1.08 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.78 | +7700% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.68 | +$0.75 |
LXFR 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.
LXFR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $91.7M | -1.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $95.7M | -8% |
| Q1 2026 | $83.9M | -14% |
| Q4 2025 | $90.7M | -12% |
| Q3 2025 | $92.9M | -6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $104M | +4.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $97M | +8.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $103.4M | +7.8% |
LXFR's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $92M last quarter, down 1.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3% | -2.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.2% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.4% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.6% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.8% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.4% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.8% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.9% | +16 points |
LXFR 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 LXFR 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.
LXFR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12.4M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $0 | +$700K |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.1M | -245% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4M | -45% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.3M | +5.1% |
| Q2 2025 | -$700K | -111% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.2M | +83% |
| Q4 2024 | $22.5M | +60% |
LXFR 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.
LXFR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +73.8K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +136K shares |
| 3 years | +1% | +279K shares |
| 5 years | -2.6% | -739K shares |
| Available history | -2.1% | -588K shares |
LXFR has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $700,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $700,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $800,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $600,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $500,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $700,000 |
LXFR spent $3M buying back its own shares over the past year, about the same as 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 | — |
LXFR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
LXFR's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.1 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.
LXFR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 78.8 | Neutral |
LXFR's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (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).
LXFR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | LXFR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 79x | 24x | 227% above |
| PE % | 91 | 58 | 33 pts above |
LXFR is trading at 79x earnings, a 227% 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.
LXFR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.3 | 0.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $17.2 | 1% above |
| 50 week MA | $15.6 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $14.0 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $13.1 | 32% above |
LXFR 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.
LXFR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $18.5 | $15.6 | -16% |
| 2021 | $15.6 | $19.3 | +24% |
| 2022 | $19.3 | $13.2 | -31% |
| 2023 | $13.2 | $8.94 | -32% |
| 2024 | $8.94 | $13.1 | +46% |
| 2025 | $13.1 | $14.1 | +7.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.1 | $17.3 | +23% |
LXFR 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.