RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over UNF overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
UNF
UniFirst Corporation
UNF 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.
UNF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
UNF's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UNF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 22x | $134 | -45% |
| Fair | 28x | $167 | -31% |
| Forward | 29x | $241 | — |
| Expensive | 34x | $205 | -15% |
| Current | 40x | $241 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UNF's PE is in its expensive range at 40x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 29x 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.
UNF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for UNF, 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.
UNF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.45 | +40% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.02 | -25% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.34 | -22% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.38 | -8.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.56 | -3.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.98 | +2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.14 | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.04 | +31% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.82 | +31% |
UNF 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 UNF 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.
UNF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $645M | +5% |
| Q2 2026 | $634.4M | +3.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $622.5M | +3.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $621.3M | +2.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $614.4M | -4% |
| Q2 2025 | $610.8M | +1.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $602.2M | +1.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $604.9M | +1.9% |
UNF's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $645M last quarter, up 5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.5% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.6% | -4.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.2% | -1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.3% | -1.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.1% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.2% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.2% | +0.2 points |
UNF 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.
UNF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $38.4M | -31% |
| Q2 2026 | $21.2M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $35.2M | -6.5% |
| Q4 2025 | -$24M | -198% |
| Q3 2025 | $55.9M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $24.4M | -34% |
| Q1 2025 | $37.7M | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $24.6M | +271% |
UNF 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 | — |
UNF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -20K shares |
| 1 year | -2.1% | -385K shares |
| 3 years | -3% | -566K shares |
| 5 years | -4.4% | -842K shares |
| Available history | -4.8% | -927K shares |
UNF has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $32.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $45.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $13.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $6.4M |
UNF spent $33M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 54% 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.
UNF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
UNF 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).
UNF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.9 | Oversold |
UNF's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (oversold).
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UNF PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | UNF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 40x | 24x | 67% above |
| PE % | 96 | 58 | 38 pts above |
UNF is trading at 40x earnings, a 67% 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 has the edge over UNF on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
UNF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $256.0 | 5.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $271.6 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $250.8 | 3.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $216.5 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $195.9 | 23% above |
UNF has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 23% 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.
UNF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $202.7 | $208.0 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | $208.0 | $203.2 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | $203.2 | $190.1 | -6.4% |
| 2023 | $190.1 | $182.9 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | $182.9 | $172.8 | -5.5% |
| 2025 | $172.8 | $197.6 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $197.6 | $241.5 | +22% |
UNF has the edge over RKLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.