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Rocket Lab USA, Inc. RKLB Free cash flow yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$200.3M+63.5%
Gross profit$76.5M+117%
Operating income-$56.0M+5.4%
Net income-$45.0M+25.7%
EPS (diluted)-$0.07+41.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.2B+293%
Total debt$101.8M-29.2%
Total equity$2.3B+425%
Total assets$2.8B+125%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$50.3M+7.2%
CapEx$27.1M-5.6%
Free cash flow-$77.4M+6.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$67.47B+351%
Enterprise value$66.36B+346%
P/S99.3×+67.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin36.6%+9.3pp
Operating margin-33.2%-6.6pp
Net margin-26.9%-7.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-13.5%-5.6pp
Debt / equity-0.3×
Current ratio4.5×+2.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Rocket Lab USA, Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Rocket Lab USA, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Rocket Lab USA, Inc.'s free cash flow yield?
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB) reported free cash flow yield of -0.9% in Q1 2026.
How has Rocket Lab USA, Inc.'s free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.'s free cash flow yield increased by 60.4% year-over-year, from -2.2% to -0.9%.
What is the long-term trend for Rocket Lab USA, Inc.'s free cash flow yield?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Rocket Lab USA, Inc.'s free cash flow yield has grown at a -41.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -26.9% to -5.4%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?
The spendable cash the business throws off each year as a percentage of its market price.
How do you interpret free cash flow yield?
Higher yield can mean better value — you pay less for each dollar of cash generated. A useful sanity check against earnings-based multiples, which non-cash items can distort.
How does free cash flow yield compare across companies?
Comparable across cash-generative companies; less meaningful for firms in heavy-investment phases with temporarily negative FCF.