Quarterly history · normalized visual preview
Metric ID backlog
Frequency quarterly
Status active Q3 ’21 Q1 ’22 Q3 ’22 Q1 ’23 Q3 ’23 Q1 ’24 Q3 ’24 Q1 ’25 Q3 ’25 Q2 ’26
Rocket Lab Total Backlog has 20 quarterly observations through Q2 2026. Bars show normalized relative relationships, not historical raw values. Complete values are available through the VizualStocks API.
About this KPI Why it matters Total backlog shows the value of contracted work Rocket Lab has not yet recognized as revenue across its launch and space-systems businesses.
Why investors follow it The history provides a view of future revenue visibility and whether demand is building ahead of the revenue that appears in the financial statements.
What it does not tell you Backlog is not guaranteed revenue and does not reveal when each contract will be completed, whether its scope will change, or the margins Rocket Lab will earn from the work.
Maintained history, without the manual work Pull this maintained history through the VizualStocks API instead of rebuilding it from filings every quarter.
GET /v1/companies/RKLB/metrics/backlog?order=ascRelated: Launch Services Revenue Space Systems Revenue Total Revenue 
