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Company snapshot — Rocket Lab USA Inc.

RKLB.US in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Rocket Lab designs, builds and flies orbital launch vehicles and spacecraft, organised into two lines: launch services and space systems. It flies the small Electron rocket for satellite launches and is developing the larger Neutron rocket for bigger payloads and constellation work. It also builds spacecraft, components, subsystems and mission-management software for commercial, government and defence buyers. It is based in California and listed in the US.
Where it sits in the stack
Rocket Lab has a seat in Closelook's HALO Growth 100, our growth index outside the megacaps, but it carries no layer or sleeve seat in our AI build-out stacks. We place it instead in the Industrials sector, Aerospace & Defense industry, as a launch-services provider that satellite operators, constellation builders and government customers use to reach orbit.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group compares it with other scored Industrials names, including Accelleron Industries, ZTO Express, Wolters Kluwer, Relx, Vestas Wind Systems, Nordson and Sunbelt Rentals Holdings; the market outside that group usually names SpaceX as the competitor in small and reusable launch.
Why Closelook tracks it
It sits in the HALO Growth 100 and carries a Closelook score, with quality the strongest module and valuation the weakest; the diary has not yet quoted it in an edition.
What the diary watches
Whether Neutron moves from development into regular flights and whether government and defence launch orders keep filling the schedule around Electron.

Rocket Lab USA Inc. (RKLB.US) trades on US exchanges, classified under Industrials. Constituent of HALO Growth 100.

The Closelook company score reads 34/100 composite (momentum 8, quality 12, valuation 6) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for RKLB.US, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Aerospace & Defense · · 3 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Aerospace & Defense ·

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against RKLB.US on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months

Dividends and capital return

What RKLB.US pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Share count +7.0% in FY2025 71 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Rocket Lab USA Inc. (RKLB.US)?

Rocket Lab USA Inc. trades as RKLB.US on the US exchange and is classified under Industrials in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is RKLB.US in a Closelook index?

Yes — Rocket Lab USA Inc. is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-09-19.

What is Rocket Lab USA Inc.'s Closelook composite score?

34 out of 100, with momentum 8, quality 12 and valuation 6 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-19. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does RKLB.US trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -7.6% vs the 50-day and -19.8% vs the 200-day average, 57.2% below the 52-week high and +71.9% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 16 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Rocket Lab USA Inc. do?

Rocket Lab designs, builds and flies orbital launch vehicles and spacecraft, organised into two lines: launch services and space systems. It flies the small Electron rocket for satellite launches and is developing the larger Neutron rocket for bigger payloads and constellation work. It also builds spacecraft, components, subsystems and mission-management software for commercial, government and defence buyers. Closelook's peer group compares it with other scored Industrials names, including Accelleron Industries, ZTO Express, Wolters Kluwer, Relx, Vestas Wind Systems, Nordson and Sunbelt Rentals Holdings; the market outside that group usually names SpaceX as the competitor in small and reusable launch.

Where does Rocket Lab USA Inc. sit in the AI build-out?

Rocket Lab has a seat in Closelook's HALO Growth 100, our growth index outside the megacaps, but it carries no layer or sleeve seat in our AI build-out stacks. We place it instead in the Industrials sector, Aerospace & Defense industry, as a launch-services provider that satellite operators, constellation builders and government customers use to reach orbit. It sits in the HALO Growth 100 and carries a Closelook score, with quality the strongest module and valuation the weakest; the diary has not yet quoted it in an edition.

Does Rocket Lab USA Inc. pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Rocket Lab USA Inc.’s price series over the last three years. The share count rose 7.0% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for RKLB.US, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

same Closelook index seat first, then Aerospace & Defense. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.