Why Rocket Lab stock moves
Rocket Lab rose, moving apart from the market.
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Updated 02:00 with news that came after the close
Earnings report
Next report: November 9. On its last 15 report days Rocket Lab usually moved about 3.1%. On a normal day it moves 2.6%.
August 11, 2026: −0.04%May 8, 2026: +34.22%February 27, 2026: −4.89%November 11, 2025: −1.27%
Why today
16,415 news analyzed todayRocket Lab rose, moving apart from the market.
Rocket Lab rose very sharply in the last session, while the S&P 500 rose only slightly and its sector was roughly flat.
The move was about four times a normal day for the stock, a rare size, with similar moves only about three times in the past year.
Over the last five trading days the shares fell slightly, while the S&P 500 fell sharply and the Industrials sector fell clearly.
Likely drivers include a rebound from oversold levels and a recovery in tech stocks after post-election selling, partly tied to SpaceX's rally.
Today's move of +15.39% was 5.9 times a normal day's 2.6%. S&P 500 moved +0.31% on the same day.
Rocket Lab +15.39%S&P 500 +0.31%Much stronger than the market
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for Rocket Lab.
Rocket Lab earned more than expected in 6 out of 8 reports.
For comparison, about 82% of reports from US companies beat the estimate in the last three years.
The share moved in the same direction as the earnings surprise in 4 out of 8 reports with a measured move, against about 55% of reports from US companies.
Ratings
Price targets
Latest price $53.07
Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction
Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expected$
Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of -$0.07 (November 9). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from -$0.25 three months ago to -$0.27 now. 2026 estimate: -$0.27. 2027 estimate: -$0.09.
Has the share price followed the business?
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 1 out of 3 years. Across US companies, that happens in about 65% of years. In 2025, the price changed +174% and earnings per share went from -$0.38 to -$0.37.
Revenue, profit and market cap
RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.$B
Assets, liabilities and market cap
AssetsLiabilitiesMarket cap$B
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 1 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): $33.9BRevenue 2025: $602M
What the key figures say about Rocket Lab
The figures connect what Rocket Lab earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale. Hatched bars: analysts’ estimates.
Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.
2022–2025: -$0.38–-$0.29. Peers: Saab 13.91 SEK, Kongsberg Gruppen 6.57 NOK, Leonardo 2.18 EUR. 2026 estimate: -$0.27 (-$0.30–-$0.25). 2027 estimate: -$0.09 (-$0.28–$0.02).
What the company sold during the year.
2022–2025: $211M–$602M. Peers: Saab 92.9 bn SEK, Kongsberg Gruppen 39.3 bn NOK, Leonardo 21.4 bn EUR. 2026 estimate: $959M ($924M–$977M). 2027 estimate: $1.3B ($1.2B–$1.5B).
The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.
2022–2025: −72.7%–−38.0%. Peers: Saab 10.6%, Kongsberg Gruppen 16.5%, Leonardo 8.8%.
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2022–2025: −49.7%–−11.5%. Peers: Saab 16.3%, Kongsberg Gruppen 32.7%, Leonardo 15.5%.
What investors pay for each unit the company sells.
2022–2025: 8.49–68.34. Peers: Saab 3.51, Kongsberg Gruppen 7.51, Leonardo 1.30. 2026 estimate: 35.38. 2027 estimate: 25.50.
More key figures
Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.
2022–2025: 2.66–33.59. Peers: Saab 6.27, Kongsberg Gruppen 22.18, Leonardo 2.79.
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2022–2025: -$0.55–-$0.23. Peers: Saab 22.99 SEK, Kongsberg Gruppen 8.25 NOK, Leonardo 1.92 EUR.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2022–2025: 32.3%–74.1%.
What to watch next, and why
The earnings report shows how Rocket Lab's revenue and profit have changed.
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The earnings report shows how Rocket Lab's revenue and profit have changed.
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On its last 15 report days Rocket Lab usually moved about 3.1%. On a normal day it moves 2.6%.
−0.04% +34.22% −4.89% −1.27%
$10,000 in Rocket Lab bought on August 24, 2021 is worth $45,900 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $17,600.
What would $10,000 in Rocket Lab be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in Rocket Lab be worth today?
$45,900
with dividends reinvested, bought on August 24, 2021. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $17,600.
At worst it was worth $3,050 (April 15, 2024).
The five biggest days of the journey
· +37.3% · the whole market fell 0.5% the same day
· +34.2% · the whole market rose 0.8% the same day · report day
· +30.3% · the whole market rose 0.9% the same day
· +28.4% · the whole market was unchanged the same day · report day
· +22.8% · the whole market rose 0.2% the same day
Earlier days
−3.03% market −2.70% Rocket Lab fell slightly over the week, moving roughly in line with the S&P 500 and the Industrials sector. Read →
Rocket Lab fell slightly over the week, moving roughly in line with the S&P 500 and the Industrials sector.
Midweek, shares dropped sharply on Thursday 5 November as the Texas election results raised regulatory worries for Musk-linked space and data center companies.
On Friday 6 November, the stock rose very sharply, about four times a normal day, as tech stocks rebounded after the post-election selloff.
The Q3 earnings report is due Monday 9 November, which investors will be watching closely.
−12.18% market −4.41% Rocket Lab fell with a post-election tech sell-off on Thursday. Read →
Rocket Lab fell with a post-election tech sell-off on Thursday.
Rocket Lab fell sharply on Thursday, moving more than the S&P 500 and its Industrials sector.
The S&P 500 also fell very sharply that day.
The most likely driver was a sell-off in tech stocks after the election, which spread to high-growth names like Rocket Lab even though it is not an AI company.
Trading volume was well above its usual level.
−3.78% market +1.65% Rocket Lab fell, moving against a strongly rising S&P 500. Read →
Rocket Lab fell, moving against a strongly rising S&P 500.
Its fall followed an insider share sale disclosed after the close, but that news came out after trading ended, so it is not the cause.
Over the last five trading days it fell clearly, moving more than the market.
+4.53% market +0.30% Rocket Lab rose without a company-news explanation. Read →
Rocket Lab rose without a company-news explanation.
Rocket Lab moved more than the S&P 500 and its Industrials sector, which rose clearly while the broad market rose only slightly.
Over the last five trading days the stock fell slightly, while the S&P 500 fell clearly and the sector rose clearly, so Rocket Lab lagged its sector.
Its recent weakness has partly reflected the Neutron rocket's delayed launch into 2027 and a sharp selloff in space stocks earlier this month.
Rocket Lab reports earnings on Monday 9 November 2026, the next event to watch.
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