NVT
nVent Electric plc
NVT has the 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.
NVT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
NVT'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.
NVT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $116 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $77.33 | -33% |
| Fair | 21x | $88.58 | -23% |
| Current | 28x | $116 | — |
| Expensive | 29x | $122 | +5.4% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NVT's PE is in its expensive range at 28x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x 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.
NVT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for NVT, but weaker profitability.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over NVT on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
NVT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.49 | +56% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.16 | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.67 | +4.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.02 | -14% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.31 | +119% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.64 | +6.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.52 | +2.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.51 | +2.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.97 | -42% |
NVT 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.
NVT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +53% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +53% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +42% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $963.1M | +9.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $809.3M | -7.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $752.2M | -13% |
NVT's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $1.5B last quarter, up 44% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 20% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | -2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | -3.1 points |
NVT 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 NVT 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.
NVT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $265.8M | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $162M | +$195.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $49.1M | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $165.7M | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $200.9M | +8.7% |
| Q2 2025 | -$33.8M | -130% |
| Q1 2025 | $39.1M | -47% |
| Q4 2024 | $198.1M | -7.6% |
NVT 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.
NVT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -100K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +400K shares |
| 3 years | -2.7% | -4.6M shares |
| 5 years | -3.6% | -6.1M shares |
| Available history | -5.2% | -9M shares |
NVT has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.8M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $50.4M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $200M |
| Q1 2025 | $53.1M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
NVT spent $100M 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 | — |
NVT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
NVT's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.9 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.
NVT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.8 | Oversold |
NVT's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (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).
NVT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | NVT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 24x | 15% above |
| PE % | 79 | 58 | 21 pts above |
NVT is trading at 28x earnings, a 15% 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.
NVT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $139.6 | 17% below |
| 20 week MA | $150.1 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $138.0 | 16% below |
| 100 week MA | $107.4 | 7.6% above |
| 200 week MA | $83.8 | 38% above |
NVT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 38% 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 has the edge over NVT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NVT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.7 | $23.1 | -10% |
| 2021 | $23.1 | $37.4 | +62% |
| 2022 | $37.4 | $38.2 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | $38.2 | $59.1 | +55% |
| 2024 | $59.1 | $69.0 | +17% |
| 2025 | $69.0 | $104.2 | +51% |
| 2026 YTD | $104.2 | $115.5 | +11% |
NVT 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.