RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over TAYD overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
TAYD
Taylor Devices, Inc.
TAYD 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.
TAYD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TAYD's cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue is weak.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TAYD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $25.01 | -57% |
| Fair | 16x | $33.29 | -43% |
| Forward | 16x | $58.72 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $53.62 | -8.7% |
| Current | 29x | $58.72 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TAYD's PE is in its expensive range at 29x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
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.
TAYD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TAYD, 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.
TAYD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.69 | +79% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.06 | -24% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.62 | -8.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.17 | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.02 | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.72 | -6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.87 | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.51 | +2% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.69 | +27% |
TAYD 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 TAYD 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.
TAYD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.3M | -26% |
| Q2 2026 | $9M | -42% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.2M | +5.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.6M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.9M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.6M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.6M | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.5M | -17% |
TAYD's revenue has slid since its 2025 peak: $7M last quarter, down 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5% | -22 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2% | -18 points |
| Q1 2026 | 21% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 19% | +8.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | -2.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | +3.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | -5.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -8.8 points |
TAYD 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.
TAYD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.5M | +2426% |
| Q2 2026 | -$233.3K | -147% |
| Q1 2026 | $381.7K | -96% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.4M | +$5.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $298.6K | +$4.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $491.3K | -92% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.8M | +$9.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$620.5K | -115% |
TAYD 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 | — |
TAYD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +2.4K shares |
| 1 year | +2.6% | +81.3K shares |
| 3 years | -8.3% | -293K shares |
| 5 years | -7.7% | -269K shares |
| Available history | -7.2% | -251K shares |
TAYD has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
TAYD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
TAYD 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).
TAYD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.3 | Neutral |
TAYD's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (neutral).
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TAYD PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | TAYD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 29x | 24x | 18% above |
| PE % | 85 | 58 | 27 pts above |
TAYD is trading at 29x earnings, a 18% premium to 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's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 104% above its 200-week average.
TAYD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $57.3 | 2.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $57.1 | 2.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $61.2 | 4% below |
| 100 week MA | $50.4 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.8 | 40% above |
TAYD 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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +392% in 2024 to −69% in 2022. It's down 9.3% so far in 2026.
TAYD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.4 | $10.0 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | $10.0 | $10.2 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | $10.2 | $11.0 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | $11.0 | $22.1 | +101% |
| 2024 | $22.1 | $42.1 | +90% |
| 2025 | $42.1 | $61.4 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $61.4 | $58.7 | -4.3% |
TAYD has the edge over RKLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.