Rocket Lab Corp

RKLB

Market cap $36.9B

LONG BEACH, Calif., Feb. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its latest hypersonic test mission on its HASTE rocket for the Department of War's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) – supporting a critical national priority to advance hypersonic technology for the United States and its allies.

Rocket Lab NASDAQ: RKLB just reported its highly anticipated Q4 2025 earnings. On the surface, the numbers were strong.

Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ: RKLB) shares extended their post-earnings decline into Friday, even after topping expectations on both revenue and earnings, as two analysts pointed to the same strong results but drew sharply different conclusions about the stock's near-term trajectory.

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) | RKLB Price Prediction reported Q4 2025 earnings after the bell on Feb.

Rocket Lab Corporation delivered strong FY25 results with 38% revenue growth and expanding gross margins, despite ongoing net losses and heavy R&D investment. RKLB's space systems business, not the delayed Neutron rocket, is driving near-term revenue, with backlog surging 73% to $1.85 billion, anchored by defense contracts. Neutron's first launch is now pushed to 4Q26, with the recent tank rupture traced to a third-party manufacturing defect; the next tank is being built in-house to mitigate risk.

Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.07 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.05. This compares to a loss of $0.1 per share a year ago.

The Neutron rocket was expected to have its debut last year. Now, it's projected to launch at the end of 2026.

Rocket Lab leads results for space stocks after reporting on Thursday. SpaceX rival AST SpaceMobile reports Monday.

LONG BEACH, Calif., Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed another multi-launch deal with real-time space-based intelligence company BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) – further expanding Rocket Lab's service as the primary launch provider deploying BlackSky's advanced, AI-enabled Gen-3 Earth observation constellation.