RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SHIM
Shimmick Corporation Common Stock
SHIM has a slight edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
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.
SHIM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
SHIM's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently under pressure.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SHIM PE Valuation
SHIM has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.7x next year's earnings.
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.
SHIM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SHIM to return to profit, with revenue growing.
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.
SHIM Earnings Per Share
SHIM and RKLB do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 SHIM 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.
SHIM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $135.8M | -4.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $106.6M | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $88M | -28% |
| Q4 2025 | $100.4M | -3% |
| Q3 2025 | $141.9M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $128.4M | +42% |
| Q1 2025 | $122.1M | +1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $103.6M | -25% |
SHIM's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $136M last quarter, down 4.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6% | +4.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.5% | +3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.6% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2% | +39 points |
| Q3 2025 | -2.2% | -3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.5% | +47 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.3% | +19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -39% | -28 points |
SHIM 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.
SHIM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9M | +$37.8M |
| Q2 2026 | -$17.1M | -$13M |
| Q1 2026 | -$8.1M | +$30.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $109K | -100% |
| Q3 2025 | -$28.7M | -379% |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.2M | +$42.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$38.7M | +$879K |
| Q4 2024 | $44.4M | +$68.6M |
SHIM has the edge over RKLB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 | — |
SHIM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -14% | -3.6M shares |
| 1 year | -14% | -3.6M shares |
SHIM has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
SHIM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.0x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 15.2x | High |
| Q4 2023 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
SHIM's net debt is about 4.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
SHIM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.9 | Oversold |
SHIM's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SHIM PE vs Industrials Sector
SHIM has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 stronger trend alignment. RKLB is above 3 of 5 weekly averages versus SHIM above 0 of 4.
SHIM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.67 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.33 | 30% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.63 | 36% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.91 | 20% below |
SHIM is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 20% below its 100-week average.
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 SHIM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SHIM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $6.70 | $6.60 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | $6.60 | $3.15 | -52% |
| 2025 | $3.15 | $3.19 | +1.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.19 | $2.34 | -27% |
SHIM has finished lower in two of the last three years. It's down 27% so far in 2026.