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How Rocket Lab Corporation stacks up
RKLB · against 135 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
3/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #136 of 136 · scores higher than 0% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score2 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including RKLB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 3?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on invested capital and return on assets, which are weaker than most Industrials peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 96% of peers. Operating margin: -29.1% vs peer median 7.7%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 95% of peers. Return on invested capital: -12.8% vs peer median 7.1%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 93% of peers. Return on assets: -4.0% vs peer median 3.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = RKLB, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | RKLB | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 129 reported | -12.8% | 13.5% | 0% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 137 reported | -29.1% | 13.3% | 0% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 133 reported | -4.0% | 5.4% | 0% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 127 reported | -7.9% | 15.9% | 0% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 137 reported | 37.3% | 32.0% | 62% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around RKLB| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.78T INR (≈$33.3B) | 100 | 72 | |
| 1 | 25.6B USD | 100 | 50 | |
| 3 | 60.0B USD | 99 | 71 | |
| 3 | 68.5B USD | 99 | 50 | |
| 5 | 45.2B USD | 98 | 47 | |
| 132 | 33.8B USD | 23 | 39 | |
| 133 | 145.4B BRL (≈$26.2B) | 16 | 45 | |
| 133 | 22.7B USD | 16 | 41 | |
| 135 | 38.44T KRW (≈$27.7B) | 6 | 10 | |
| 136 | 34.8B USD | 3 | 49 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score