RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
SXI
Standex International Corporation
SXI has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
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.
SXI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
SXI'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.
SXI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $140 | -42% |
| Forward | 22x | $243 | — |
| Current | 26x | $243 | — |
| Fair | 29x | $273 | +12% |
| Expensive | 48x | $448 | +84% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SXI's PE is in its fair range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x 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.
SXI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SXI, with profitability improving.
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.
SXI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.90 | +16% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.40 | +116% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.67 | +87% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.20 | +62% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.46 | -2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.36 | -28% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.64 | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.05 | -17% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.57 | -60% |
SXI 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 SXI on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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.
SXI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $232.6M | +7% |
| Q2 2026 | $228.3M | +2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $224.6M | +8.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $221.3M | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $217.4M | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $222M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $207.8M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $189.8M | +6.4% |
SXI's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $233M last quarter, up 7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +3.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 40% | +28 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | +12 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.5% | -10 points |
SXI 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.
SXI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9M | -13% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.9M | +41% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.2M | +78% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.9M | +516% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.4M | -4.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $24.8M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.5M | -82% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1M | -89% |
SXI 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 | — |
SXI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +76K shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +99K shares |
| 3 years | +1.8% | +213K shares |
| 5 years | 0% | -3K shares |
| Available history | -2.5% | -309K shares |
SXI has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $602,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $2,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $56,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $3.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $324,000 |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $5.2M |
SXI spent $5M 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.
SXI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
SXI's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.3 years a year ago.
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).
SXI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.6 | Oversold |
SXI's weekly RSI is 42 (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.
SXI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | SXI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 24x | 7.4% above |
| PE % | 41 | 58 | 17 pts below |
SXI is trading at 26x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
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 SXI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SXI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $259.3 | 6.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $285.3 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $269.8 | 9.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $227.4 | 6.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $191.2 | 27% above |
SXI has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 27% above its 200-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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +392% in 2024 to −69% in 2022. It's down 9.3% so far in 2026.
SXI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $79.6 | $76.0 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | $76.0 | $107.3 | +41% |
| 2022 | $107.3 | $102.7 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | $102.7 | $158.4 | +54% |
| 2024 | $158.4 | $189.2 | +19% |
| 2025 | $189.2 | $229.4 | +21% |
| 2026 YTD | $229.4 | $243.1 | +5.9% |
SXI has the edge over RKLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.