secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Rocket Lab Corp (RKLB)
CIK:        0001819994
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-038900
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Rocket Lab Q2 revenue record $144M (+36% YoY); Q3 guidance $145-155M, EBITDA loss $21-23M
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- Record revenue of $144M, up 36% YoY; gross margin expansion exceeded expectations.
- Five Electron launches in Q2 (total 69); Launch Complex 3 for Neutron on track for completion Q3 2025.
- Acquisition of Geost for $275M (cash+equity) plus up to $50M earnout to create Payloads unit.
- SDA Tranche 2 contract initiated: $515M build of 18 spacecraft for defense constellation.
- Q3 guidance: rev $145-155M; GAAP gross margin 35-37%; adj. EBITDA loss $21-23M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000162828025038900/0001628280-25-038900-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000162828025038900/rklb-20250807.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-038900

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