secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Rocket Lab Corp (RKLB)
CIK:        0001819994
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001819994-26-000027
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Rocket Lab Q1 revenue $200.3M (+63.5% YoY), record backlog $2.2B; guides Q2 revenue $225-240M
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- Record Q1 revenue $200.3M, +63.5% YoY; GAAP gross margin 38.2% (record).
- Backlog $2.2B, up 20.2% QoQ; total liquidity >$2B following ATM offering.
- Signed 31 new launch contracts in Q1 (Electron/HASTE) and 5 Neutron launches; total manifest >70 missions.
- Completed Mynaric acquisition; signed definitive agreement to acquire Motiv Space Systems (robotics, SADAs).
- Selected for Golden Dome SBI program with Raytheon; introduced Gauss thruster; Neutron debut on track for later 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000181999426000027/0001819994-26-000027-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000181999426000027/rklb-20260507.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001819994-26-000027

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