RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
UNP
Union Pacific Corporation
UNP has the 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.
UNP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
UNP's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UNP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $244 | -20% |
| Fair | 22x | $279 | -8.4% |
| Forward | 22x | $304 | — |
| Current | 24x | $304 | — |
| Expensive | 25x | $323 | +6.1% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UNP's PE is in its expensive range at 24x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x 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.
UNP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for UNP, 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.
UNP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $14.04 | +9.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $12.84 | +9.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.36 | +7.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.15 | +9.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.98 | +8% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.77 | +8.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.51 | +8.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.10 | +6% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.09 | +6.1% |
UNP 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 UNP 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.
UNP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.2B | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.9B | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.2B | +3.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.1B | -0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.2B | +2.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.2B | +2.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $6B | -0.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.1B | -0.6% |
UNP's revenue has picked up after three years of holding roughly level: $7.2B last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 41% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 40% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 40% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 39% | -1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 41% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 41% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 39% | 0 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | +2.2 points |
UNP 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.
UNP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.2B | +58% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | -30% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | -14% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +38% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3B | -1.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.7B | +27% |
UNP 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 | — |
UNP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +500K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +1.3M shares |
| 3 years | -2.5% | -15.3M shares |
| 5 years | -8.6% | -55.8M shares |
| Available history | -16% | -112M shares |
UNP has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $26M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B |
| Q4 2024 | $674M |
UNP has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
UNP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
UNP's net debt is about 2.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.5 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).
UNP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.0 | Neutral |
UNP's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 68 (neutral).
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UNP PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | UNP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 24x | 1.6% below |
| PE % | 74 | 58 | 16 pts above |
UNP is trading at 24x 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's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 104% above its 200-week average.
UNP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $288.8 | 5.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $291.8 | 4.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $267.3 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $247.7 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $236.5 | 29% above |
UNP 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.
UNP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $181.4 | $203.4 | +12% |
| 2021 | $203.4 | $245.6 | +21% |
| 2022 | $245.6 | $209.9 | -15% |
| 2023 | $209.9 | $245.6 | +17% |
| 2024 | $245.6 | $229.9 | -6.4% |
| 2025 | $229.9 | $233.4 | +1.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $233.4 | $304.2 | +30% |
UNP has the edge over RKLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.