Karman vs Rocket Lab
KRMN and RKLB side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KRMN and RKLB compare
Rocket Lab is the larger company, worth 6.2 times as much as Karman ($32.7B against $5.3B).
Rocket Lab grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (52.5% versus 50.2% for Karman).
Karman keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.3% compared with −21.5% at Rocket Lab.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | KRMN | RKLB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.3B | $32.7B |
| Share price | $39.95 | $54.73 |
| Change, 1 year | −53.4% | −17.3% |
| Change, 5 years | – | 253% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.74 | 2.39 |
| Employees | 1,400 | 2,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 8 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 138× | – |
| P/S | 9.0× (better) | 42.6× |
| P/B | 12.6× | 9.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 38.8× | – |
| FCF yield | −0.52% (better) | −1.1% |
| Fair value | $12.43 | $19.05 |
| Margin of safety | −221% | −187% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 50.2% | 52.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 76.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 366% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 480% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 41.7% (better) | 37.3% |
| Operating margin | 16.8% (better) | −29.1% |
| Net margin | 6.3% (better) | −21.5% |
| FCF margin | −4.7% (better) | −48.3% |
| Return on equity | 9.5% (better) | −7.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.6% (better) | −28.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.80 | 0.00 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.56 | – |
| Interest coverage | 2.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 3.56 | 5.48 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.00 | 28.58 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | −7.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% (better) | −7.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 93.8% | 53.9% |
| Held by insiders | 62.2% | 16.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$40.1M (better) | −$673M |
| Short interest, % of float | 31.7% | 8.9% |
Go deeper
- KRMN stock overview
- KRMN income statement
- KRMN valuation and score
- RKLB stock overview
- RKLB income statement
- RKLB valuation and score
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