Rocket Lab (RKLB) Q3 2026 earnings preview

Updated 22 Oct 2026 from live prices and SEC filings

Rocket Lab (RKLB) is expected to report Q3 2026 results on Monday 9 Nov 2026, after close. This page sets out the date, the consensus estimate and the numbers to compare the results against, taken from Rocket Lab's own filings. Orbit Alpha publishes a results page on the evening it reports.

Key facts

Item	Detail
Results date	Monday 9 Nov 2026 (expected, Nasdaq calendar)
Timing	After close
Quarter	Q3 2026
Consensus EPS	-$0.05
Share price	$51.65 (last close)

What the last report showed

• Revenue: $234.1M, +62.0% on a year earlier
• Revenue over the last 12 months: $769.1M (+52.5%)
• Gross margin: 37.3%
• Net loss: $49.3M
• Cash and short-term investments: $2.30B
• Cash runway: about 6.2 years at the last 12 months' burn

From Rocket Lab's filing for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026.

Since then

• Shares: -26.0% over the last three months, -32.4% this year
• Insiders: no buying and $27.0M sold on the open market in the last three months (Form 4)
• US government contracts: 1 award worth $112.0M starting since 30 Jun 2026

What to watch

• Whether revenue growth holds up against last quarter's +62.0% year on year.
• Progress on losses, after a net loss of $49.3M last quarter.
• Gross margin, which was 37.3% last quarter.
• Share count, up 24.8% over the past year.
• Guidance for the next quarter and the full year, if the company gives it.

More on Rocket Lab

• RKLB stock: live price, filings, insider trades and contracts
• Q3 2026 space stock results scoreboard
• Space stocks earnings calendar

Consensus estimates and dates from the Nasdaq earnings calendar; financials from SEC filings; insider trades from Form 4; contracts from USAspending.gov. Orbit Alpha is information, not investment advice.