Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. ARXS scored 72.0, RKLB scored 23.5 — ARXS leads.
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ARXS
Arxis, Inc.
Aerospace & Defense · Quality-Growth
72
$47.89 · $20.6B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
48.5
ARXS leads
RKLB
Rocket Lab Corporation
Aerospace & Defense · Quality-Growth
23.5
$68.21 · $43.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestARXS11.7x
Fastest growthARXS+115.5%
Strongest balance sheetRKLB0.04
Highest qualityARXS77 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/S multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
ARXS
stronger →← stronger
RKLB
77
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
17
98
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
98
62
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
8
ARXS is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
ARXS
RKLB
$314mC
FCF
-$371mF
+115.5%A
Rev
+52.5%A
0.40B+
D/E
0.04A
11.7xD
P/S
56.7xD
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
ARXS
RKLB
183% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
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~43%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
—
-73%
1-yr DCF upside
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-65%
5-yr DCF upside
—
-48%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
ARXS
Why this score
Short track record
RKLB
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
The companies
ARXSArxis, Inc.
Aerospace & Defense · $47.89
Why now
Aerospace & Defense · market cap $20.6b. Down 22% from 52-week high of $61.50 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +115% — in hypergrowth territory. 10 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $63.30 (implying +32% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income, mostly because of depreciation and amortization ($206m) — non-cash charges that hold down reported earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
P/S 11.7x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard.
RKLBRocket Lab Corporation
Aerospace & Defense · $68.21 · beta 2.94
Why now
Aerospace & Defense · market cap $43.6b. Down 55% from 52-week high of $151.00 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +53% — in hypergrowth territory. 21 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $106.57 (implying +56% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$371m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Currently unprofitable (margin -21.5%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Down 55% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where ARXS and RKLB diverge
On the headline score the gap is 48.5 points in favor of ARXS. The widest single difference is Quality, where ARXS leads by 59.5 points.
QualityARXS 76.8 · RKLB 17.3ARXS +59.5
ValueARXS 62.5 · RKLB 7.7ARXS +54.8
GrowthARXS 98.0 · RKLB 97.9level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is ARXS or RKLB the better stock?
ARXS scores higher: ARXS 72.0, RKLB 23.5 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do ARXS and RKLB differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where ARXS leads by 60 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. ARXS also leads value, while growth is effectively level between them.
How are ARXS and RKLB scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.