RGR
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
RGR has a slight edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
RGR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
RGR's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
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.
RGR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.9x | $8.97 | -82% |
| Fair | 17x | $17.19 | -65% |
| Expensive | 31x | $31.06 | -37% |
| Current | 49x | $49.46 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RGR's PE is in its expensive range at 49x.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RGR Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for RGR 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.
RGR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.01 | +677% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.75 | +142% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.73 | -140% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.28 | -116% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.13 | -92% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.31 | -83% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.83 | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.77 | -35% |
RGR 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.
RGR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $147.6M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $158.1M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $141.4M | +4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $151.1M | +3.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $126.8M | +3.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $132.5M | +1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $135.7M | -0.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $145.8M | +12% |
RGR's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $148M last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4% | +6.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.8% | +21 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.4% | -7.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | -5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -2.8% | -5.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | -23 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.2% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.8% | -0.1 points |
RGR 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 RGR 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.
RGR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$12.7M | -282% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.1M | +54% |
| Q1 2026 | $14M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.3M | -25% |
| Q3 2025 | $7M | +168% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.1M | -9.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $10M | +80% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.4M | +32% |
RGR 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.
RGR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +25.2K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -70.2K shares |
| 3 years | -8.9% | -1.6M shares |
| 5 years | -8.3% | -1.5M shares |
| Available history | -8.3% | -1.5M shares |
RGR has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $10M |
| Q2 2025 | $13.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $3M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.1M |
| Q3 2024 | $9.1M |
| Q2 2024 | $17.1M |
| Q1 2024 | $3.2M |
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 | — |
RGR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -40.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
RGR 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.
RGR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.1 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 72.3 | Neutral |
RGR's weekly RSI is 70 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 72 (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).
RGR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | RGR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 49x | 24x | 103% above |
| PE % | 87 | 58 | 29 pts above |
RGR is trading at 49x earnings, a 103% 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.
RGR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.4 | 9% above |
| 20 week MA | $41.0 | 21% above |
| 50 week MA | $39.3 | 26% above |
| 100 week MA | $38.2 | 30% above |
| 200 week MA | $42.9 | 15% above |
RGR 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.
RGR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $46.6 | $67.2 | +44% |
| 2021 | $67.2 | $66.4 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | $66.4 | $51.6 | -22% |
| 2023 | $51.6 | $45.5 | -12% |
| 2024 | $45.5 | $34.7 | -24% |
| 2025 | $34.7 | $32.3 | -6.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $32.3 | $49.5 | +53% |
RGR 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.