ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
ODFL 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.
ODFL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ODFL'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.
ODFL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 26x | $172 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $150 | -12% |
| Current | 31x | $172 | — |
| Fair | 34x | $188 | +9.7% |
| Expensive | 40x | $225 | +31% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ODFL's PE is in its fair range at 31x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x 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.
ODFL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ODFL, 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.
ODFL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.62 | +19% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.57 | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.20 | +1.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.79 | -10% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.84 | -12% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.97 | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.12 | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.33 | -6.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.48 | -2.7% |
ODFL 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.
ODFL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6B | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | -2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | -5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | -4.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | -6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | -5.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | -7.3% |
ODFL's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $1.6B last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 28% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 30% | +4.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | -0.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 23% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | -1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 25% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 24% | -4 points |
ODFL 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 ODFL 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.
ODFL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $402.4M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $195.7M | +98% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.1M | +25% |
| Q4 2025 | $264.5M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $343.5M | +69% |
| Q2 2025 | $98.7M | -34% |
| Q1 2025 | $248.4M | -18% |
| Q4 2024 | $230.1M | -30% |
ODFL 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.
ODFL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -593K shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -2.8M shares |
| 3 years | -5.3% | -11.5M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -24.2M shares |
| Available history | -14% | -33.1M shares |
ODFL has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $160.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $151.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $88.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $124.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $180.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $223.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $201.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $182.5M |
ODFL spent $526M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 33% 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 | — |
ODFL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
ODFL 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.
ODFL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.0 | Oversold |
ODFL's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (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).
ODFL PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ODFL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 24x | 28% above |
| PE % | 35 | 58 | 23 pts below |
ODFL is trading at 31x earnings, a 28% 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.
ODFL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $176.9 | 3% below |
| 20 week MA | $195.5 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $195.2 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $177.6 | 3.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $184.6 | 7% below |
ODFL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 7% 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 ODFL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ODFL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $63.0 | $99.1 | +57% |
| 2021 | $99.1 | $174.2 | +76% |
| 2022 | $174.2 | $143.1 | -18% |
| 2023 | $143.1 | $202.7 | +42% |
| 2024 | $202.7 | $180.2 | -11% |
| 2025 | $180.2 | $159.5 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $159.5 | $171.7 | +7.6% |
ODFL 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.