RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over RYAAY overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
RYAAY
Ryanair Holdings plc
RYAAY has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
RYAAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
RYAAY's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RYAAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.8x | $50.83 | -12% |
| Current | 7.7x | $57.88 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $109 | +88% |
| Expensive | 23x | $168 | +191% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RYAAY's PE is 7.7x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over RYAAY on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
RYAAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect RYAAY's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
RYAAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $7.48 | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.75 | +226% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.95 | +219% |
| Q3 2023 | $4.62 | +128% |
| Q2 2023 | $3.40 | +819% |
| Q1 2023 | $2.47 | +$2.99 |
| Q4 2022 | $2.62 | +$3.45 |
| Q3 2022 | $2.03 | +$3.30 |
RYAAY has the edge over RKLB on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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 RYAAY 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.
RYAAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.9B | +1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.8B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.6B | +8.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.1B | +8.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.8B | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6B | -2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3B | 0% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.6B | +2.8% |
RYAAY's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $4.9B last quarter, up 1.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 13% | -7.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | -20% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 36% | +3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 21% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | -21% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1% | 0 points |
| Q3 2024 | 33% | -2.1 points |
RYAAY has the edge over RKLB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
RYAAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $809.5M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +$2B |
| Q4 2025 | -$436.1M | -$114.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$188.4M | +$181.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $928M | +34% |
| Q1 2025 | -$321.8M | -120% |
| Q4 2024 | -$321.8M | +$459.5M |
| Q3 2024 | -$370M | -$222.6M |
RYAAY has the edge over RKLB on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
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 | — |
RYAAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +3.1M shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -10.3M shares |
| 3 years | +23% | +96.5M shares |
| 5 years | -6.2% | -34.7M shares |
| Available history | -6.5% | -36.4M shares |
RYAAY has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $170.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $193.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $175.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $159.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $65.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $286.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $286.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $673M |
RYAAY spent $699M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 47% from the year before.
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
RYAAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
RYAAY has more cash than debt.
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).
RYAAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 54.7 | Neutral |
RYAAY's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 55 (neutral).
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RYAAY PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | RYAAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.7x | 24x | 68% below |
| PE % | 24 | 58 | 34 pts below |
RYAAY is trading at 7.7x earnings, a 68% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
RYAAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $55.1 | 5.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $57.1 | 1.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $61.1 | 5.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $57.5 | 0.7% above |
| 200 week MA | $51.2 | 13% above |
RYAAY has the edge over RKLB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 RYAAY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RYAAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $34.8 | $43.2 | +24% |
| 2021 | $43.2 | $41.9 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | $41.9 | $30.6 | -27% |
| 2023 | $30.6 | $53.3 | +74% |
| 2024 | $53.3 | $44.1 | -17% |
| 2025 | $44.1 | $73.7 | +67% |
| 2026 YTD | $73.7 | $57.9 | -21% |
RYAAY has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 21% so far in 2026.