Headquartered in Long Beach, United States, Rocket Lab Corp belongs to the Defense & Aerospace sector and traces its origins to 2025. Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). Over the twelve months to 18 October 2026, 106 filings were filed, from 19 insiders.
All open-market trades in the period are sales: 85 sales worth €308.0M, by 9 insiders, with no purchase on record. At €33.8M, the sale published on 8 July 2026 by Beck Peter is the largest of the period (0.085% of market cap).
Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 2 days. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4. Sales are harder to read than purchases, since they often meet personal needs such as tax or diversification.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 5,458 companies) published 22 filings over the same period, against 106 filings here. Since 2022, the database holds no purchases and 135 sales by insiders of the company. On the fundamentals side, the SEC filing (10-K) for the period ending 31 December 2025 lists revenue at 601.8 m USD and net income at -198.2 m USD.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at Heico Corp also feature in our signals. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
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Rocket Lab Corp. is a U.S.-listed space and defense company traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker RKLB, and it has become one of the most closely watched public names in the American space sector. Founded in 2006 by Peter Beck, the company began in New Zealand before building a major operational and commercial base in Long Beach, California, where it is now headquartered. Rocket Lab presents itself as an end-to-end space company, spanning launch services, satellite and spacecraft manufacturing, and mission-related systems for civil, commercial, and defense customers. ([investors.rocketlabcorp.com](https://investors.rocketlabcorp.com/resources/investor-faqs?utm_source=openai))
The company’s business model is built around two complementary operating segments. Its Launch Services business is anchored by Electron, its proven small orbital launch vehicle, and HASTE, a suborbital variant used for hypersonic testing and high-cadence flight-test missions. Its Space Systems segment includes spacecraft platforms, satellite components, and related mission hardware and services. Rocket Lab is also developing Neutron, a reusable medium-lift launch vehicle designed for constellation deployment and larger payload missions. This integrated structure gives Rocket Lab a broader value proposition than a pure launch provider, allowing it to sell across the full space mission stack. ([rocketlabcorp.com](https://rocketlabcorp.com/about-us/?utm_source=openai))
From a competitive standpoint, Rocket Lab occupies a strategic position between niche small-launch players and the major global space primes. Its differentiation comes from launch cadence, operational reliability, vertical integration, and its ability to support defense and national-security customers, including sensitive U.S. programs. The company says it operates not only from Long Beach, but also through facilities in Virginia, New Mexico, Colorado, Maryland, Canada, and New Zealand, giving it a geographically diversified industrial footprint. ([rocketlabcorp.com](https://rocketlabcorp.com/about-us/?utm_source=openai))
Recent milestones underscore the company’s momentum. Rocket Lab reported strong 2025 and 2026 results, including record quarterly revenue, growing backlog, and improving margins. It also opened Launch Complex 3 in 2025, an important step toward Neutron’s first launches, and completed the acquisition of Mynaric in 2026 to strengthen its laser optical communications capabilities for the space market. For international investors, Rocket Lab remains a growth-oriented U.S. space platform with exposure to both launch-market expansion and the increasing industrialization of satellite systems. ([nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/rocket-lab-announces-first-quarter-2026-financial-results-surpasses-all-guidance?utm_source=openai))
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All recommendationsHeadquarters: Long Beach, United States · Founded: 2025
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| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 601.8 m USD | -198.2 m USD | -0.37 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2024 | 436.2 m USD | -190.2 m USD | -0.38 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2023 | 244.6 m USD | -182.6 m USD | -0.38 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2022 | 211.0 m USD | -135.9 m USD | -0.29 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2021 | 62.2 m USD | -117.3 m USD | -0.56 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.