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Rocket Lab USA, Inc. RKLB Return on assets

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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 return on assets?
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB) reported return on assets of -9% in Q1 2026.
How has Rocket Lab USA, Inc.'s return on assets changed year-over-year?
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.'s return on assets increased by 47.1% year-over-year, from -17% to -9%.
What is the long-term trend for Rocket Lab USA, Inc.'s return on assets?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Rocket Lab USA, Inc.'s return on assets has grown at a -4.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -65.9% to -56.8%.
What does return on assets mean?
How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?
Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?
Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.