RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
WWD
Woodward, Inc.
WWD 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.
WWD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
WWD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
WWD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 29x | $259 | -22% |
| Forward | 31x | $332 | — |
| Fair | 35x | $315 | -5.1% |
| Current | 37x | $332 | — |
| Expensive | 41x | $367 | +11% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WWD's PE is in its fair range at 37x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 31x next year's earnings, in its cheap 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.
WWD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WWD, 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.
WWD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.67 | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.99 | +42% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.35 | +35% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.94 | +33% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.19 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.32 | +5.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.19 | +8% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.97 | +26% |
| Q3 2024 | $6.01 | +59% |
WWD 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 WWD 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.
WWD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $996.5M | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $995.3M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $915.4M | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $883.6M | +5.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $772.7M | -1.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $854.5M | +10% |
WWD's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $1.1B last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +4.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 15% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | 12% | -0.7 points |
WWD 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.
WWD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $87.1M | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $38.2M | -36% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.3M | +7364% |
| Q3 2025 | $180.9M | +54% |
| Q2 2025 | $99.1M | -28% |
| Q1 2025 | $59.4M | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | $942K | -81% |
| Q3 2024 | $117.7M | -12% |
WWD 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 | — |
WWD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -258K shares |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -470K shares |
| 3 years | -0.9% | -573K shares |
| 5 years | -7.4% | -4.9M shares |
| Available history | -5.4% | -3.5M shares |
WWD has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $198.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $225.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $129.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $48.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $44.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $44M |
| Q4 2024 | $35.5M |
| Q3 2024 | $86M |
WWD spent $602M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 186% 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.
WWD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
WWD's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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).
WWD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.0 | Neutral |
WWD's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (neutral).
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
WWD PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | WWD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 37x | 24x | 53% above |
| PE % | 62 | 58 | 4 pts above |
WWD is trading at 37x earnings, a 53% 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.
WWD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $322.9 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $350.2 | 5.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $354.6 | 6.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $287.2 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $213.1 | 56% above |
WWD's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 56% 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.
WWD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $118.4 | $121.0 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | $121.0 | $107.7 | -11% |
| 2022 | $107.7 | $94.0 | -13% |
| 2023 | $94.0 | $136.1 | +45% |
| 2024 | $136.1 | $169.9 | +25% |
| 2025 | $169.9 | $311.4 | +83% |
| 2026 YTD | $311.4 | $331.9 | +6.6% |
WWD has the edge over RKLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.