Rocket Lab Corporation

BASE:RKLB Stock Report

Market Cap: AR$33.2t

Rocket Lab Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Rocket Lab's CEO is Peter Beck, appointed in Jan 2006, has a tenure of 19.83 years. total yearly compensation is $20.11M, comprised of 2.9% salary and 97.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.074% of the company’s shares, worth ARS24.52B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.6 years and 4.3 years respectively.

Key information

Peter Beck

Chief executive officer

US$20.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage2.86%
CEO tenure19.8yrs
CEO ownership0.07%
Management average tenure3.6yrs
Board average tenure4.3yrs

Recent management updates

No updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Peter Beck's remuneration changed compared to Rocket Lab's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$198m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$231m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$207m

Dec 31 2024US$20mUS$575k

-US$190m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$188m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$177m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$181m

Dec 31 2023US$963kUS$500k

-US$183m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$169m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$163m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$155m

Dec 31 2022US$838kUS$487k

-US$136m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$96m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$149m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$128m

Dec 31 2021US$325kUS$306k

-US$117m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$139m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$64m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$57m

Dec 31 2020US$373kUS$327k

-US$55m

Compensation vs Market: Peter's total compensation ($USD20.11M) is above average for companies of similar size in the AR market ($USD5.03M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Peter's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Peter Beck (48 yo)

19.8yrs
Tenure
US$20,110,758
Compensation

Mr. Peter Beck Founded Rocket Lab USA, Inc. in 2006 and also serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer since July 2013. He also serves as Chairman of the Board at Rocket Lab USA, Inc. since May 2...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Peter Beck
Founder19.8yrsUS$20.11m0.074%
ARS 24.5b
Adam Spice
CFO & Treasurer7.5yrsUS$733.04k0.32%
ARS 106.5b
Frank Klein
Chief Operations Officer1.2yrsUS$9.84m0.064%
ARS 21.2b
Arjun Kampani
Senior VP3.6yrsUS$1.85m0.047%
ARS 15.5b
Morgan Bailey Connaughton
Vice President of Marketing & Communications4.8yrsno datano data
Connie Lundgren
Vice President of People & Culture1.8yrsno datano data
Shaun O'Donnell
Chief Engineer of Special Programs3.1yrsUS$326.54kno data
Ehson Mosleh
Space Systems Chief Engineerno datano datano data
Murielle Baker
Senior Communications Managerno datano datano data
Stephen Ananias
Vice President of Financeno datano datano data
Gideon Massey
Financial Planning & Analyst Managerno datano datano data
3.6yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: RKLB's management team is considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Peter Beck
Founder4.5yrsUS$20.11m0.074%
ARS 24.5b
Matthew Ocko
Independent Director4.3yrsno data0.033%
ARS 10.8b
Alexander Slusky
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$253.29k0.12%
ARS 38.5b
Kenneth Possenriede
Independent Director1.3yrsUS$640.91k0.0086%
ARS 2.8b
Edward Frank
Independent Director3.2yrsUS$275.48k0.023%
ARS 7.7b
Jon A. Olson
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$273.35k0.081%
ARS 26.9b
Merline Saintil
Lead Independent Director4.4yrsUS$297.40k0.079%
ARS 26.1b
Nina Armagno
Independent Director2yrsUS$378.06k0.015%
ARS 4.8b
4.3yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: RKLB's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/20 07:27
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/20 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Rocket Lab Corporation is covered by 24 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Peter ArmentBaird
Ronald EpsteinBofA Global Research
Andre MadridBTIG