Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 270 Industrials companies.
Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) scores 3.9 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as low quality. The reading rests on solvency, and profitability is what holds it back.
One pillar, growth, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
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As of October 18, 2026, Rocket Lab Corporation scores 3.9 out of 10 on the Lemma Quality Score, a reading of low quality. Scores this low usually reflect thin margins, a stretched balance sheet or an erratic record, and the pillars below show which. Nothing in it comes from the share price or from forecasts: it is Rocket Lab Corporation’s own reported numbers, scored pillar by pillar.
Among the 270 Industrials companies with a published score, that ranks at the 21st percentile, in the bottom quarter of the group. A typical company in the group scores 5.6, and the best quarter starts from 6.5. Rocket Lab Corporation is well below that typical reading.
On profitability, Rocket Lab Corporation scores 0.5, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.9 across 262 Industrials companies, which places it well below them, at the 9th percentile. Weak profitability means the business converts less of its sales and capital into profit than its peers, which can come from thin pricing power, high costs or a temporary squeeze.
Solvency scores 10.0 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 241 Industrials companies is 7.1, so Rocket Lab Corporation is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 99th percentile. Strong solvency points to a balance sheet that can carry its debts comfortably, with interest well covered and little pressure from creditors.
Growth has no score for Rocket Lab Corporation. Fewer than half of the pillar’s metric weight could be computed from the reported statements, so it is drawn as a dash and left out of the overall rather than counted as a zero. For context, the median growth score across 216 Industrials companies is 5.4. Growth needs at least three years of comparable annual statements, so a short or interrupted history leaves it blank.
On efficiency, Rocket Lab Corporation scores 4.5, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.2 across 264 Industrials companies, which places it well below them, at the 27th percentile. An average efficiency reading suggests the business turns its assets and earnings into cash at roughly the rate its sector does.
On predictability, Rocket Lab Corporation scores 1.4, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 5.0 across 267 Industrials companies, which places it well below them, at the 10th percentile. When results are this uneven, the averages behind the other pillars hide a lot of movement, and a longer history tells more than the latest year.
The gap between Rocket Lab Corporation’s best and worst pillar is wide: solvency at 10.0 against profitability at 0.5, 9.5 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with solvency is a defensive strength: it protects the business more than it grows it. Weak profitability can be cyclical, so it helps to know whether margins are at a low point or a long-run level.
Of everything that could lift Rocket Lab Corporation’s score, profitability matters most. Bringing it up to the 4.9 median of Industrials companies would take the overall from 3.9 to roughly 5.3. With one pillar unscored, the overall rests on 80 of the 100 weight points, spread across the four pillars that could be measured (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20).
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Industrials companies below are nearest to Rocket Lab Corporation by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Rocket Lab Corporation scores 3.9 out of 10, which reads as low quality. Its strongest pillar is solvency, its weakest is profitability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Rocket Lab Corporation ranks at the 21st percentile of the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.6 and the top quarter starts at 6.5, against Rocket Lab Corporation’s 3.9.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 18, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for RKLB are in the app.
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