RFIL
RF Industries, Ltd.
RFIL has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
RFIL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
RFIL'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.
RFIL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.9x | $7.63 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $2.95 | -61% |
| Fair | 32x | $6.68 | -12% |
| Current | 36x | $7.63 | — |
| Expensive | 109x | $22.86 | +200% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RFIL's PE is in its fair range at 36x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.9x 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.
RFIL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for RFIL, 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.
RFIL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.77 | +267% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.21 | +$0.23 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.13 | +$0.26 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.03 | +$0.55 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.01 | +$0.64 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.02 | +$0.68 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.13 | +$0.66 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.52 | -$0.20 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.63 | -$0.33 |
RFIL 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.
RFIL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $24M | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $20.7M | +9.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $19M | -1.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.7M | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.8M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.9M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.2M | +43% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.5M | +16% |
RFIL's revenue is growing: $24M last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.3% | +3.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.3% | +4.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4% | +3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.6% | +6.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.6% | +3.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3% | +16 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5% | +7.5 points |
RFIL 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 RFIL 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.
RFIL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5M | +$1.9M |
| Q2 2026 | -$946K | -144% |
| Q1 2026 | $649K | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $2M | +$2.5M |
| Q3 2025 | -$419K | -120% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.2M | +7604% |
| Q1 2025 | $574K | -18% |
| Q4 2024 | -$418K | -129% |
RFIL 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.
RFIL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +176K shares |
| 1 year | +7.7% | +826K shares |
| 3 years | +13% | +1.3M shares |
| 5 years | +14% | +1.4M shares |
| Available history | +18% | +1.7M shares |
RFIL 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 | — |
RFIL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q3 2023 | 27.3x | High |
RFIL's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.4 years 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.
RFIL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.4 | Oversold |
RFIL's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (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).
RFIL PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | RFIL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36x | 24x | 51% above |
| PE % | 59 | 58 | 1 pt above |
RFIL is trading at 36x earnings, a 51% 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.
RFIL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.61 | 0.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $10.5 | 28% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.4 | 33% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.53 | 11% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.12 | 25% above |
RFIL's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 25% 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 RFIL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RFIL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.71 | $4.95 | -26% |
| 2021 | $4.95 | $7.42 | +50% |
| 2022 | $7.42 | $5.15 | -31% |
| 2023 | $5.15 | $3.04 | -41% |
| 2024 | $3.04 | $3.83 | +26% |
| 2025 | $3.83 | $5.98 | +56% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.98 | $7.63 | +28% |
RFIL 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.