PCAR
PACCAR Inc
PCAR has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over PCAR overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
PCAR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable |
PCAR's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
PCAR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $61.46 | -42% |
| Fair | 14x | $74.66 | -30% |
| Forward | 16x | $106 | — |
| Current | 20x | $106 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $118 | +11% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PCAR's PE is in its expensive range at 20x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PCAR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PCAR, 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.
PCAR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.63 | +26% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.25 | +2.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.76 | -18% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.70 | -29% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.51 | -43% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.10 | -43% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.83 | -38% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.59 | -32% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.90 | -9.8% |
PCAR 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.
PCAR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.9B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.5B | +0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.8B | -8.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.8B | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.7B | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.5B | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.4B | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.9B | -13% |
PCAR's revenue has held roughly level: $7.9B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +2.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | -4.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -4.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -4.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.6% | -8.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | -3.5 points |
PCAR 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 PCAR 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.
PCAR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $710.9M | -48% |
| Q2 2026 | $555.4M | -9.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $824.6M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $954.4M | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $611.3M | +178% |
| Q1 2025 | $745.2M | -42% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | +23% |
PCAR 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.
PCAR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +1M shares |
| 3 years | +0.5% | +2.4M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +5.3M shares |
| Available history | +1.2% | +6.5M shares |
PCAR has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $800,000 |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $4.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $900,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $200,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $30.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
PCAR has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
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 | — |
PCAR Net Leverage
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
PCAR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.5 | Oversold |
PCAR's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (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).
PCAR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PCAR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 24x | 16% below |
| PE % | 76 | 58 | 18 pts above |
PCAR is trading at 20x earnings, a 16% discount 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.
PCAR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $107.1 | 0.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $118.8 | 10% below |
| 50 week MA | $118.4 | 10% below |
| 100 week MA | $108.7 | 2.2% below |
| 200 week MA | $101.1 | 5.1% above |
PCAR has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 5.1% 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 PCAR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PCAR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $52.9 | $57.4 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | $57.4 | $56.6 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | $56.6 | $67.0 | +18% |
| 2023 | $67.0 | $97.7 | +46% |
| 2024 | $97.7 | $104.6 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | $104.6 | $111.8 | +6.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $111.8 | $106.3 | -4.9% |
PCAR 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.