RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
ZIP
ZipRecruiter, Inc.
ZIP has a slight edge over RKLB overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
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.
ZIP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
ZIP's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue, profitability and balance sheet are stable.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ZIP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 11x | $5.64 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $11.57 | +105% |
| Fair | 32x | $16.00 | +184% |
| Forward | 75x | $5.64 | — |
| Expensive | 169x | $84.62 | +1400% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ZIP's PE is 11x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over ZIP on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
ZIP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ZIP to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
ZIP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.07 | -85% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.50 | +$0.94 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.33 | +$0.69 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.30 | -$0.11 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.37 | -$0.24 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.44 | -4500% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.36 | -233% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.19 | -156% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.13 | -128% |
ZIP 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 ZIP 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.
ZIP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $124.4M | +8.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $118.1M | +5.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $107.5M | -2.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $111.7M | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $115M | -1.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $112.2M | -9.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $110.1M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $111M | -18% |
ZIP's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $124M last quarter, up 8.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.7% | +13 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.5% | +9.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.4% | +9.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.6% | +7.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4.4% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.9% | -14 points |
| Q1 2025 | -11% | -9.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.6% | -13 points |
ZIP 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.
ZIP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.2M | +579% |
| Q2 2026 | $15.2M | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.6M | +$6.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $7.6M | -37% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.2M | -76% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2M | -53% |
| Q1 2025 | -$10.2M | -635% |
| Q4 2024 | $12M | -65% |
ZIP 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 | — |
ZIP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.7% | +565K shares |
| 1 year | -8.1% | -7.3M shares |
| 3 years | -21% | -22.2M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -13.5M shares |
| Available history | -33% | -40.1M shares |
ZIP has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.5M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $9.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $8M |
| Q3 2025 | $10M |
| Q2 2025 | $56.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $27.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7M |
ZIP spent $22M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 77% 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.
ZIP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 9.1x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 94.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 121.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 24.0x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 10.3x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 3.3x | Elevated |
ZIP's net debt is about 2.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 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).
ZIP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.6 | Neutral |
ZIP's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 44 (neutral).
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ZIP PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ZIP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 24x | 53% below |
| PE % | 2 | 61 | 59 pts below |
ZIP is trading at 11x earnings, a 53% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
ZIP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.24 | 33% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.18 | 35% above |
| 50 week MA | $3.51 | 61% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.46 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $8.77 | 36% below |
ZIP 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.
ZIP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $21.0 | $24.7 | +18% |
| 2022 | $24.7 | $16.3 | -34% |
| 2023 | $16.3 | $13.9 | -15% |
| 2024 | $13.9 | $7.09 | -49% |
| 2025 | $7.09 | $4.16 | -41% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.16 | $5.64 | +36% |
ZIP has the edge over RKLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.