PKE
Park Aerospace Corp.
PKE has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PKE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PKE'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.
PKE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 27x | $19.70 | -20% |
| Forward | 33x | $24.70 | — |
| Current | 34x | $24.70 | — |
| Fair | 37x | $26.48 | +7.2% |
| Expensive | 54x | $38.58 | +56% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PKE's PE is in its fair range at 34x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 33x next year's earnings.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PKE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PKE, 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.
PKE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.75 | +4.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.72 | +100% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.63 | +85% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.56 | +93% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.43 | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.36 | +5.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.34 | +3% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.29 | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.36 | -23% |
PKE 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.
PKE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.8M | +27% |
| Q2 2026 | $18.3M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $24.2M | +43% |
| Q4 2025 | $17.3M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $16.4M | -2% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.4M | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.9M | +3.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.4M | +24% |
PKE's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $21M last quarter, up 27% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +5.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +6.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 21% | +8.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 17% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +1.1 points |
PKE 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 PKE 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.
PKE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.8M | +$494K |
| Q2 2026 | $2.6M | +135% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.4M | +1788% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.3M | +60% |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.3M | -284% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1M | +$1.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $338K | -93% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7M | +62% |
PKE 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.
PKE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.3% | +692K shares |
| 1 year | +9.7% | +1.9M shares |
| 3 years | +6.8% | +1.4M shares |
| 5 years | +5.8% | +1.2M shares |
| Available history | +6.3% | +1.3M shares |
PKE has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $2.4M |
PKE hasn't bought back shares 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 | — |
PKE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -4.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -5.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
PKE 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.
PKE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.8 | Oversold |
PKE's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (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).
PKE PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PKE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 34x | 24x | 43% above |
| PE % | 41 | 58 | 17 pts below |
PKE is trading at 34x earnings, a 43% 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.
PKE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.6 | 7.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $31.0 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $29.2 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $22.6 | 9.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $18.4 | 34% above |
PKE has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 34% 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 PKE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PKE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.2 | $13.2 | -18% |
| 2021 | $13.2 | $13.2 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | $13.2 | $11.6 | -13% |
| 2023 | $11.6 | $14.7 | +27% |
| 2024 | $14.7 | $14.5 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | $14.5 | $21.4 | +47% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.4 | $24.7 | +16% |
PKE 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.