In fiscal 2025, which ended Dec 31, 2025, Rocket Lab Corp used $165.5 million of cash from operations, down 238.6% from the year before. It spent $156.3 million on capital expenditures. Free cash flow was negative, at -$321.8 million.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2026
Jun 30, 2026
|
FY 2025
Dec 31, 2025
|
FY 2024
Dec 31, 2024
|
FY 2023
Dec 31, 2023
|
FY 2022
Dec 31, 2022
|
FY 2021
Dec 31, 2021
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
62
+79.8%
|
44
+30.5%
|
34
+13.1%
|
30
-0.7%
|
30
+176.0%
|
11
|
| Stock-based compensation |
82
+21.9%
|
71
+25.1%
|
57
+6.3%
|
53
-3.9%
|
56
+70.9%
|
33
|
| Operating cash flow |
-222
-100.8%
|
-166
-238.6%
|
-49
+50.5%
|
-99
+7.2%
|
-107
-48.4%
|
-72
|
| Investing | ||||||
| Capital expenditures |
149
+59.4%
|
156
+132.9%
|
67
+22.6%
|
55
+29.0%
|
42
+65.0%
|
26
|
| Investing cash flow |
-396
-455.8%
|
-347
-253.3%
|
-98
-918.2%
|
12
+103.5%
|
-346
-275.6%
|
-92
|
| Financing | ||||||
| Financing cash flow |
2,189
+439.4%
|
1,071
+317.4%
|
257
+3383.3%
|
7
+261.0%
|
2
-99.7%
|
800
|
| Change in cash | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate |
-1
-289.6%
|
-0
+81.6%
|
-1
-1488.4%
|
0
-99.0%
|
4
+105.5%
|
2
|
| Net change in cash |
1,569
+599.0%
|
558
+412.8%
|
109
+237.0%
|
-79
+82.2%
|
-446
-169.9%
|
638
|
| Free cash flow |
-371
-81.9%
|
-322
-177.5%
|
-116
+24.5%
|
-154
-3.1%
|
-149
-52.8%
|
-97
|
| Per share | ||||||
| Free cash flow per share |
-0.64
-57.3%
|
-0.61
-159.3%
|
-0.23
+26.6%
|
-0.32
+0.2%
|
-0.32
|
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|
| Ratios | ||||||
| Free cash flow margin |
-48.25%
|
-53.47%
|
-26.59%
|
-62.79%
|
-70.59%
|
-156.64%
|
| Capital expenditures to revenue |
19.33%
|
25.97%
|
15.38%
|
22.37%
|
20.10%
|
41.29%
|
| Stock-based compensation to revenue |
10.61%
|
11.81%
|
13.02%
|
21.86%
|
26.37%
|
52.31%
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. Capital expenditures, debt repaid, dividends, and buybacks are positive amounts. Investing and financing cash flow keep the filing sign, so an outflow is negative. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The first column is the trailing twelve months through the latest quarter. Returned to shareholders is dividends plus buybacks. Free cash flow margin, capital expenditures, and stock-based compensation are divided by revenue. Cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by net income. More on our methodology.
Company profile
- Industry
- Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (SIC 3760)
- Listed as
- RKLB (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Headquarters
- Long Beach, CA
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1819994
- Former names
- Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (until May 23, 2025); Vector Acquisition Corp (until Aug 30, 2021)
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Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.