PESI
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.
PESI has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over PESI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
PESI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
PESI's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are weak.
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.
PESI PE Valuation
PESI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PESI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect PESI's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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.
PESI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.19 | -$0.52 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.13 | +$0.01 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.96 | +$0.30 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.75 | +$0.58 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.67 | +$0.41 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.14 | -$0.65 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.26 | -$1.07 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.33 | -3425% |
PESI lost $1.19 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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.
PESI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $17.9M | +2.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.9M | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.1M | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.7M | +6.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.5M | +3.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.6M | +4.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.9M | +2.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.7M | -35% |
PESI's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $18M last quarter, up 2.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -20% | -9.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | -51% | -31 points |
| Q1 2026 | -67% | -40 points |
| Q4 2025 | -21% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -11% | +4.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | -20% | +16 points |
| Q1 2025 | -27% | +5.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -24% | -24 points |
PESI 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 PESI 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.
PESI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$4.6M | +$1.3M |
| Q2 2026 | -$7M | -$4.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.6M | -$2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.2M | +$262K |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.8M | +$695K |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.8M | -$477K |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.6M | +$2.2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.5M | -177% |
PESI has the edge over RKLB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
PESI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7% | +1.3M shares |
| 1 year | +7.5% | +1.4M shares |
| 3 years | +43% | +6M shares |
PESI has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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 | — |
PESI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2023 | -16.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2020 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2020 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2020 | 0.2x | Very low |
PESI 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.
PESI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.3 | Neutral |
PESI's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (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).
PESI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PESI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
PESI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PESI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.9 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $15.7 | 1% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.8 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 29% above |
| 200 week MA | $11.1 | 40% above |
PESI has the edge over RKLB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
PESI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.06 | $6.05 | -33% |
| 2021 | $6.05 | $6.70 | +11% |
| 2022 | $6.70 | $3.48 | -48% |
| 2023 | $3.48 | $7.86 | +126% |
| 2024 | $7.86 | $10.9 | +38% |
| 2025 | $10.9 | $12.9 | +19% |
| 2026 YTD | $12.9 | $15.6 | +21% |
PESI 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.