PPIH
Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.
PPIH has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
PPIH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
PPIH'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.
PPIH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $15.87 | -45% |
| Fair | 15x | $28.42 | -1.2% |
| Current | 15x | $28.77 | — |
| Expensive | 19x | $36.96 | +28% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PPIH's PE is in its fair range at 15x.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PPIH Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for PPIH to show an outlook.
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.
PPIH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.91 | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.70 | +9.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.09 | +87% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.71 | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.25 | -34% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.55 | -4.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.12 | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.96 | +211% |
PPIH 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.
PPIH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $59.6M | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $50.3M | +7.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $55.1M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $61.1M | +47% |
| Q3 2025 | $47.9M | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $46.7M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $45M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $41.6M | -9% |
PPIH's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $60M last quarter, up 24% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.1% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.2% | -7.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 19% | +5.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.7% | -9.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | +7.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +0.2 points |
PPIH 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 PPIH 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.
PPIH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.3M | +$9.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $4.9M | +$5.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$8.8M | -288% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4M | +155% |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.6M | -311% |
| Q2 2025 | -$194K | +$468K |
| Q1 2025 | $4.7M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.8M | +81% |
PPIH 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.
PPIH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +18K shares |
| 1 year | +1.6% | +127K shares |
| 3 years | +1.5% | +121K shares |
| 5 years | -0.7% | -61K shares |
| Available history | +2.8% | +223K shares |
PPIH has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $1,000 |
| Q4 2023 | $629,000 |
| Q1 2023 | $26,000 |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | $1.5M |
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 | — |
PPIH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
PPIH's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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.
PPIH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 54.0 | Neutral |
PPIH's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 54 (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).
PPIH PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PPIH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 24x | 37% below |
| PE % | 52 | 58 | 6 pts below |
PPIH is trading at 15x earnings, a 37% 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.
PPIH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.7 | 3.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $28.0 | 2.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $29.7 | 3.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $24.6 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $17.1 | 68% above |
PPIH's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 68% 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's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 104% above its 200-week average.
PPIH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.25 | $6.10 | -34% |
| 2021 | $6.10 | $8.11 | +33% |
| 2022 | $8.11 | $8.95 | +10% |
| 2023 | $8.95 | $7.94 | -11% |
| 2024 | $7.94 | $15.9 | +100% |
| 2025 | $15.9 | $33.0 | +107% |
| 2026 YTD | $33.0 | $28.8 | -13% |
PPIH has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 13% so far in 2026.
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 has the edge over PPIH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.