COMPANY KPI
Backlog
Value of contracted customer commitments not yet recognized as revenue at period end.
backlog- Frequency
- quarterly / annual
- Reported history
- Q2'21 — Q2'26
Rocket Lab USA KPI & segment coverage
Operating KPI and segment definitions available for Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) through the VizualStocks API.
RKLB14 metric seriesCatalog checked 2026-10-28
Active metrics 14
SEGMENT
Canada Revenue
Rocket Lab's annual revenue from customers whose billing location is in Canada. Geography follows the customer's billing address, not the launch site or location where Rocket Lab performs the work.
canadaRevenue- Frequency
- quarterly / annual
- Reported history
- Q4'22 — Q4'25
COMPANY KPI
Cost Value Per Launch
Rocket Lab's average cost per launch includes launch-vehicle costs incurred for missions launched during the period plus the related period costs, regardless of when those costs are recognized in the financial statements. It is an issuer-defined launch economics KPI, not total company cost divided by launches.
costValuePerLaunch- Frequency
- quarterly / annual
- Reported history
- Q3'20 — Q2'26
SEGMENT
Germany Revenue
Historical annual revenue from customers whose billing location is in Germany. Rocket Lab replaced Germany with Japan as a separately reported geography in its 2025 filing, so this series does not represent the company's current geographic table.
germanyRevenue- Frequency
- quarterly / annual
- Reported history
- Q4'21 — Q4'22
SEGMENT
Launch Services Gross Profit
Gross profit Rocket Lab USA reports for launch services in its reportable segment breakdown, calculated as revenue less the direct costs assigned to that activity and measured in U.S. dollars.
launchServicesGrossProfit- Frequency
- quarterly / annual
- Reported history
- Q3'20 — Q2'26
SEGMENT
Launch Services Revenue
Revenue from Rocket Lab's dedicated and rideshare launch services, which use Electron and HASTE missions to deploy commercial and government payloads to orbit or suborbital trajectories. The segment also encompasses development of the larger Neutron launch vehicle.
launchServicesRevenue- Frequency
- quarterly / annual
- Reported history
- Q3'20 — Q2'26
SEGMENT
Over Time Revenue
Revenue recognized as Rocket Lab performs work on eligible launch, spacecraft manufacturing, engineering, program-management and mission-operations contracts. It is generally measured from costs incurred relative to estimated total cost, or from days of service for applicable obligations.
overTimeRevenue- Frequency
- quarterly / annual
- Reported history
- Q3'20 — Q2'26
SEGMENT
Point In Time Revenue
Revenue recognized when control transfers at a specific event, such as launch ignition, delivery of a payload to its required orbit, transfer of a spacecraft component or making licensed space software available. Customer payments received beforehand remain deferred revenue until the final contractual obligation is completed.
pointInTimeRevenue- Frequency
- quarterly / annual
- Reported history
- Q3'20 — Q2'26
SEGMENT
Rest Of World Revenue
Rocket Lab's annual revenue from customer billing locations outside the United States and Canada that are not retained as a separate geography in this API series. The configured 2025 value combines Japan, which Rocket Lab separately disclosed, with the filing's Rest of world amount.
restOfWorldRevenue- Frequency
- quarterly / annual
- Reported history
- Q4'20 — Q4'25
COMPANY KPI
Revenue Value Per Launch
Rocket Lab's average transaction price for launch-contract performance obligations associated with missions launched during the period, regardless of whether accounting revenue is recognized at a point in time or over time. Pricing varies with factors such as orbit, payload handling, launch location and mission timing.
revenueValuePerLaunch- Frequency
- quarterly / annual
- Reported history
- Q3'20 — Q2'26
SEGMENT
Space Systems Gross Profit
Gross profit Rocket Lab USA reports for space systems in its reportable segment breakdown, calculated as revenue less the direct costs assigned to that activity and measured in U.S. dollars.
spaceSystemsGrossProfit- Frequency
- quarterly / annual
- Reported history
- Q3'20 — Q2'26
SEGMENT
Space Systems Revenue
Revenue from Rocket Lab's spacecraft and space-systems business, including complete spacecraft, solar-power products, reaction wheels, star trackers, radios, separation systems, flight software, optical systems and mission operations. Customers can buy individual components or an integrated spacecraft and on-orbit management solution.
spaceSystemsRevenue- Frequency
- quarterly / annual
- Reported history
- Q3'20 — Q2'26
SEGMENT
United States Revenue
Rocket Lab's annual revenue from customers whose billing location is in the United States. Geography follows the customer's billing address, not the launch site or location where Rocket Lab performs the work.
unitedStatesRevenue- Frequency
- quarterly / annual
- Reported history
- Q4'20 — Q4'25
COMPANY KPI
Vehicles Launched
Count of launch vehicles sent on missions reported by Rocket Lab USA during the period. This is activity over the reporting period rather than a period-end population.
vehiclesLaunched- Frequency
- quarterly / annual
- Reported history
- Q3'20 — Q2'26