NSSC
Napco Security Technologies, Inc.
NSSC has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
NSSC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
NSSC'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.
NSSC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $30.34 | — |
| Current | 25x | $30.34 | — |
| Cheap | 28x | $33.60 | +11% |
| Fair | 37x | $45.07 | +49% |
| Expensive | 55x | $66.88 | +120% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NSSC's PE is in its cheap range at 25x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NSSC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NSSC, 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.
NSSC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.60 | +31% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.22 | -0.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.20 | +0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.04 | -15% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.33 | +2.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.23 | -9.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.19 | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.22 | -3.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.30 | +12% |
NSSC 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.
NSSC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50M | +1.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $55.8M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.2M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $48.2M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $49.2M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.7M | +0.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $44M | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.9M | -9.7% |
NSSC's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $50M last quarter, up 1.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 28% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 33% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.4% | -28 points |
| Q4 2025 | 31% | +4.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 28% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -3.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 25% | -4.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | -3 points |
NSSC 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 NSSC 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.
NSSC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3M | -80% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.2M | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $16M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.5M | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.4M | +0.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.4M | +4.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.3M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.4M | +75% |
NSSC 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.
NSSC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -10K shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +16K shares |
| 3 years | -3.2% | -1.2M shares |
| 5 years | -2.6% | -963K shares |
| Available history | -3.2% | -1.2M shares |
NSSC has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $18.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $10.7M |
| Q3 2024 | $7.3M |
| Q2 2020 | $104,000 |
| Q1 2020 | $2.4M |
| Q4 2019 | — |
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 | — |
NSSC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
NSSC 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.
NSSC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.9 | Oversold |
NSSC's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (oversold).
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).
NSSC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | NSSC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 24x | 3.3% above |
| PE % | 10 | 58 | 48 pts below |
NSSC is trading at 25x 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.
NSSC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $35.3 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $36.4 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $39.1 | 22% below |
| 100 week MA | $35.7 | 15% below |
| 200 week MA | $36.4 | 17% below |
NSSC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 17% 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 NSSC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NSSC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.8 | $13.3 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | $13.3 | $24.9 | +87% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $26.4 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | $26.4 | $34.3 | +30% |
| 2024 | $34.3 | $35.5 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | $35.5 | $42.8 | +20% |
| 2026 YTD | $42.8 | $30.3 | -29% |
NSSC has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 29% 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 NSSC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.