
Rocket Lab is down about 6% premarket after Q3 results split the story: record revenue of $267.8M beat estimates, but the GAAP loss of $0.12 per share was far wider than the $0.07 expected, as Iridium deal costs and a $27.3M debt-extinguishment charge hit the bottom line. Backlog jumped 52% to a record $3.57B and Q4 revenue guidance of $270M-$290M topped consensus, but the loss overshadowed the growth.