MIR
Mirion Technologies, Inc.
MIR has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MIR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MIR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
MIR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 29x | $17.95 | — |
| Current | 150x | $17.95 | — |
| Cheap | 158x | $18.93 | +5.5% |
| Fair | 186x | $22.33 | +24% |
| Expensive | 506x | $60.75 | +238% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MIR's PE is in its cheap range at 150x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 29x next year's earnings.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MIR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for MIR, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
MIR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.62 | +415% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.12 | 0% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.10 | +150% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.10 | +$0.15 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.11 | +$0.29 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.12 | +$0.45 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.04 | +$0.36 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.05 | +$0.35 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.18 | +$0.31 |
MIR 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.
MIR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $277.8M | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $266.8M | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $257.6M | +28% |
| Q4 2025 | $277.4M | +9.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $223.1M | +7.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $222.9M | +7.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $202M | +4.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $254.3M | +10% |
MIR's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since mid-2022: $278M last quarter, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.2% | +2.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.7% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4% | -2.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.2% | -2.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.3% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.4% | +3.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3% | +6.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +5.6 points |
MIR 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 MIR 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.
MIR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $47.3M | +264% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.1M | +1236% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.4M | -65% |
| Q4 2025 | $63.2M | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $13M | +233% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.6M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $27.1M | +$33.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $49.1M | -11% |
MIR 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.
MIR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -2.2M shares |
| 1 year | +6.7% | +17.2M shares |
| 3 years | +37% | +73.7M shares |
| 5 years | +1256% | +253M shares |
MIR has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $55.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $25M |
| Q1 2026 | $16M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $31M |
| Q1 2025 | $18.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $1M |
MIR spent $97M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 91% 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 | — |
MIR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
MIR's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
MIR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 78.4 | Neutral |
MIR's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 78 (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).
MIR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | MIR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 150x | 24x | 521% above |
| PE % | 6 | 54 | 48 pts below |
MIR is trading at 150x earnings, a 521% 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.
MIR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $16.4 | 9.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $16.1 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $19.1 | 5.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $19.3 | 6.9% below |
| 200 week MA | $14.6 | 23% above |
MIR's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 23% above 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's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 104% above its 200-week average.
MIR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.98 | $10.9 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | $10.9 | $10.5 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | $10.5 | $6.49 | -38% |
| 2023 | $6.49 | $10.3 | +58% |
| 2024 | $10.3 | $17.6 | +72% |
| 2025 | $17.6 | $23.8 | +35% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.8 | $18.0 | -24% |
MIR has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 24% so far in 2026.
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 MIR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.