LMT vs RKLB
Lockheed Martin and Rocket Lab USA, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- LMTBuy more6.4%
Lockheed Martin's report on Oct 22 beat profit forecasts by 6.4%, and it trades at 21 times its past year's earnings, below the 25 it typically traded at from April to July.
- RKLBBuy moresales growth, past year59%
Rocket Lab USA's sales grew 59% over the past year, and four more analysts rate it a buy than three months ago.
Percent return
- LMT+36.92%
- RKLB+29.10%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: LMT $131B, RKLB $36.6B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: LMT +7.9%, RKLB +59%. RKLB is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: LMT $18, RKLB $1285. LMT is ahead.
- Profit per $1 of sales: LMT 11¢, RKLB −28¢. LMT is ahead.
- Cash minus debt: LMT −$14.5B, RKLB +$4.58B. RKLB is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: LMT +37%, RKLB +29%. LMT is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: LMT 35%, RKLB 78%. LMT is ahead.
| Measure | LMTLockheed Martin | RKLBRocket Lab USA |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $609.93 | $66.17 |
| Today | +1.13% | Best in this row: +5.52% |
| 1 month | Best in this row: +19.71% | −3.02% |
| 3 months | Best in this row: +2.66% | −17.30% |
| This year | Best in this row: +28.41% | −5.17% |
| 1 year | Best in this row: +36.92% | +29.10% |
| 5 years | +107.61% | Best in this row: +364.86% |
| From 52-week high | −8.7% | −56.0% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | Best in this row: 35% | 78% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $131B | $36.6B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | 21.0× | – |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | Best in this row: 17.7× | 1285.1× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | 0.94× | – |
| Price to sales | Best in this row: 1.7× | 42.7× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | 15.6× | – |
| Company value vs operating profit | 14.8× | – |
| Price vs earnings, against its own past (0 = cheapest) | 0 | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | +7.9% | Best in this row: +59.0% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | +4.4% | Best in this row: +41.8% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | −10.8% | Best in this row: +20.0% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | +8.6% | Best in this row: +85.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | 11.7% | Best in this row: 36.2% |
| Kept as operating profit | Best in this row: 10.8% | −27.6% |
| Kept as final profit | Best in this row: 8.2% | −25.7% |
| Kept as spare cash | Best in this row: 10.6% | −36.9% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | Best in this row: 80.2% | −6.4% |
| Profit on all money put in | Best in this row: 29.1% | −4.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | −$14.5B | Best in this row: $4.58B |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | 2.04× | Best in this row: 0.02× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | 1.26× | Best in this row: 8.55× |
| Dividend yield | 2.54% | – |
| Share of profit paid as dividends | 51% | – |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Buy more | Buy more |
| Why | Lockheed Martin's report on Oct 22 beat profit forecasts by 6.4%, and it trades at 21 times its past year's earnings, below the 25 it typically traded at from April to July. | Rocket Lab USA's sales grew 59% over the past year, and four more analysts rate it a buy than three months ago. |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | 57 | Best in this row: 57 |
| Our value score | Best in this row: 92 | 52 |
| Our growth score | 33 | Best in this row: 82 |
| Our quality score | Best in this row: 65 | 34 |
| Our price trend score | Best in this row: 57 | 46 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
| To average analyst target | +6.5% | Best in this row: +44.3% |
| Average analyst target | $649.71 | $95.47 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | 46% | Best in this row: 82% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | +4 | +4 |
| Analysts covering | 17 | 18 |
LMT: a lower P/E per point of growth
Our pick of these: Lockheed Martin
Forward P/E per point of sales growth 2.25 vs 21.77
LMT 2.25, RKLB 21.77.Keeps 10.8% of sales as operating profit, vs −27.6%
LMT 10.8%, RKLB −27.6%.1-year return +36.9% vs +29.1%, S&P 500 +12.4%
LMT +36.9%, RKLB +29.1%.Where it loses: RKLB has faster sales growth, +59.0% vs +7.9%
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