RKLB Stock — Rocket Lab USA Inc.

Rocket Lab USA Inc. (RKLB)

Updated October 16, 2026.

RKLB is a Stock. Total return is 421.8% over the past 5.9 years, 294.0 points ahead of SPY at 127.8%.

Rocket Lab Corporation is a space company that provides launch services and space systems solutions, operating through two segments: launch services and space systems. The company designs and manufactures small and medium-class rockets including the Electron orbital launch vehicle and the in-development Neutron launch vehicle, along with spacecraft components, subsystems, and related on-orbit management solutions for commercial, aerospace, and government customers. The company does not currently have an established distribution program.

RKLB performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 421.8% over the past 5.9 years, 294.0 points ahead of SPY at 127.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -24.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 66.2%.

RKLB key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/24/2020

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$50.84 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$30,425,693,131

Average volume

23869500.0

Beta

2.938

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

1111.1111

EPS

$-0.27

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

RKLB risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 66.2%.

Who may consider RKLB — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (RKLB does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

More on RKLB

• ETFs holding RKLB
• All tickers starting with R

Tagged: Space, Drones.

Frequently asked questions