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Mar 2, 2026 8:01 AM

What's Going On With Rocket Lab Stock Monday?

Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ:RKLB) extended its post-earnings slide into Monday as a major delay to its highly anticipated Neutron rocket overshadowed an otherwise strong fourth-quarter beat.

On Thursday, Rocket Lab reported fourth-quarter revenue of $179.65 million, topping the $178.47 million consensus estimate, while posting a loss of nine cents per share, narrower than the expected 10-cent loss.

However, the first Neutron launch has been pushed to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 from the first quarter of fiscal 2026 after a third-party manufacturing defect caused a Stage 1 tank rupture, a setback that weighed on investor sentiment despite management downplaying any material financial impact.

Another Key Development

On Friday, Rocket Lab successfully launched its latest hypersonic test mission for the Department of War's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), marking its second such mission in three months and the seventh flight of its HASTE vehicle.

The mission, "That's Not ...