Redwire vs Rocket Lab
RDW and RKLB side by side, both in transportation equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How RDW and RKLB compare
Rocket Lab is the larger company, worth 16 times as much as Redwire ($32.7B against $2.1B).
Redwire grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (63.1% versus 52.5% for Rocket Lab).
Rocket Lab keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −21.5% compared with −57.3% at Redwire.
Redwire scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 8 for Rocket Lab), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | RDW | RKLB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.1B | $32.7B |
| Share price | $8.39 | $54.73 |
| Change, 1 year | 6.9% | −17.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −34.2% | 253% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.23 | 2.39 |
| Employees | 1,410 | 2,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 4.9× (better) | 42.6× |
| P/B | 1.3× (better) | 9.4× |
| FCF yield | −4.7% | −1.1% (better) |
| Fair value | – | $19.05 |
| Margin of safety | – | −187% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 63.1% (better) | 52.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 76.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.1% | 37.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | −50.5% | −29.1% (better) |
| Net margin | −57.3% | −21.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | −23.0% (better) | −48.3% |
| Return on equity | −19.2% | −7.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −15.9% (better) | −28.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.03 | 0.00 (better) |
| Current ratio | 3.92 | 5.48 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.69 | 28.58 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | −36.0% | −7.0% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | −36.0% | −7.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 57.1% | 53.9% |
| Held by insiders | 95.4% | 16.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.2B | −$673M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 403% | 8.9% |
Go deeper
- RDW stock overview
- RDW income statement
- RDW valuation and score
- RKLB stock overview
- RKLB income statement
- RKLB valuation and score
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