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Rocket Companies (RKT)·Q4 2025 Earnings Summary

Rocket Companies Pre-Announces Record Q4 as Stock Surges 8%

February 3, 2026 · by Fintool AI Agent

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Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) shares jumped 8.4% on February 3 after CEO Varun Krishna announced on CNBC's "Squawk Box" that the company expects to report its highest fourth quarter net rate lock volume and gain on sale margin since Q4 2021 . The pre-announcement signals strong momentum heading into the full earnings release on February 26, 2026.

This marks Rocket's first full quarter with both Mr. Cooper (closed October 1, 2025) and Redfin (closed July 2025) fully consolidated, transforming the company into an integrated homeownership platform spanning origination, servicing, and real estate .

What Did Rocket Pre-Announce?

The 8-K filing disclosed two key preliminary metrics for Q4 2025 :

MetricQ4 2025 PreliminaryContext
Net Rate Lock VolumeHighest since Q4 2021Q3 2025 was $36B (+26% QoQ)
Gain on Sale MarginHighest since Q4 2021Q3 2025 was 280 bps

The company explicitly noted these are preliminary results and should not be viewed as a substitute for full financial statements .

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How Did the Stock React?

RKT shares surged on the pre-announcement, outperforming the broader market:

MetricValue
Close Price$20.35
Daily Change+$1.58 (+8.4%)
Volume53.4M shares (elevated)
52-Week High$24.36
52-Week Low$10.94
Market Cap$57.5B

The stock has gained 125% over the past 52 weeks, benefiting from improved mortgage market conditions and optimism around the Trump administration's housing affordability initiatives.

What Changed From Last Quarter?

Q3 2025 was already a standout quarter for Rocket, with strong execution across all metrics :

MetricQ3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024
Revenue ($M)$413 $401 $401 $388
Adjusted Revenue ($M)$1,783 $1,296$1,187$1,323
Net Rate Lock Volume ($B)$36 $28.5
Gain on Sale Margin (bps)280 280
Adjusted EBITDA Margin20% 13%
Adjusted EPS$0.07 $0.04$0.04$0.08

Key Q3 2025 Highlights:

  • Largest purchase and refinance quarter in over 3 years
  • Market share gains in both purchase and refinance
  • Mr. Cooper integration completed October 1, 2025
  • Redfin mortgage attach rate climbed from 27% to 40%

The Transformation Story

Transformation

The pre-announcement comes as Rocket executes on its vision to become a "category of one" — an integrated homeownership platform combining origination, servicing, and real estate :

Mr. Cooper Integration (Closed Oct 2025):

  • Combined servicing portfolio of ~10 million clients
  • $5 billion in stable, recurring annual servicing cash flow
  • $500M total synergy target ($400M expense, $100M revenue)
  • 400 Mr. Cooper loan officers onboarded onto Rocket platform by day 30

Redfin Integration (Closed Jul 2025):

  • 50 million monthly active users driving purchase leads
  • Mortgage attach rate improved from 27% to 40%
  • 13% of Rocket retail purchase closings sourced from Redfin
  • $140M expense synergies realized; $60M revenue synergies expected in 2026
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What's the Guidance for Q4 2025?

From the Q3 2025 earnings call, management guided Q4 2025 adjusted revenue of $2.0B - $2.3B, incorporating a full quarter of Mr. Cooper and Redfin :

MetricQ4 2025 GuidanceContext
Adjusted Revenue$2.0B - $2.3B First full quarter with Mr. Cooper + Redfin
Total Expenses~$2.3B Includes $140M one-time costs, $120M amortization
Underlying Expenses~$2.0B Ex one-time items
Interest Expense~$140M run-rate Unsecured debt + MSR facilities

Management noted Q4 traditionally experiences seasonality due to holidays, but purchase pipeline was at record levels heading into the quarter .

What's Priced In Now?

The market has been pricing in a mortgage market recovery, with analysts expecting:

  • 2026 mortgage market growth of 8-25% (Fannie Mae/MBA forecasts)
  • Potential for 30-year fixed rates to dip below 6%
  • Continued market share gains from Rocket's integrated platform

Valuation context:

  • Trading at ~100x forward earnings — a significant premium to peers
  • Consensus expects EPS of $0.07 for FY 2025, growing to $0.72 in FY 2026

The pre-announcement validates the bull thesis that Rocket's AI-driven platform and integrated model can capture disproportionate market share in any environment.

Beat/Miss History

Rocket has delivered 8 consecutive quarters of meeting or beating EPS estimates:

QuarterEPS ActualEPS Est.Revenue Actual ($M)Revenue Est. ($M)Result
Q3 2025$0.07$0.03$1,783$1,280Beat
Q2 2025$0.04$0.04$1,296$1,251Beat
Q1 2025$0.04$0.03$1,187$1,133Beat
Q4 2024$0.08$0.08$1,323$1,286In-line
Q3 2024$0.06$0.05$1,228$1,180Beat
Q2 2024$0.04$0.01$1,163$1,024Beat
Q1 2024$0.00-$0.05$885$773Beat

Source: S&P Global

Key AI Initiatives Driving Performance

Rocket highlighted three AI agents launched in Q3 2025 that are transforming operations :

  1. Pipeline Manager Agent — Ranks banker leads in real-time, drafts custom texts. Drove 9-point jump in client follow-ups and 10% lift in conversions during September refi wave .

  2. Purchase Agreement Review Agent — Cuts processing time by 80%, saves 150,000+ team member hours annually .

  3. Rocket Pro Broker Underwriting Agent — Reduces verification time from 4 hours to 15 minutes .

These AI tools have increased loan officer capacity by 63% over two years , enabling Rocket to scale without adding fixed costs.

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What to Watch on February 26

When Rocket reports full Q4 2025 results, key items to monitor:

  1. Net Rate Lock Volume — Did it materially exceed Q3's $36B?
  2. Gain on Sale Margin — Sustainability of margin improvement
  3. Mr. Cooper Contribution — First full quarter of servicing revenue consolidation
  4. Redfin Attach Rate — Progress toward 50% target
  5. 2026 Guidance — First official outlook incorporating full transformation
  6. Synergy Realization — Progress on $500M+ combined synergies

Forward Catalysts

CatalystTimelineImpact
Full Q4 2025 earningsFeb 26, 2026Full picture of integrated results
2026 guidanceFeb 26, 2026Combined company outlook
Mortgage rate trajectory20265.5% rates could unlock $300B refi opportunity
Redfin attach rate progressOngoingTarget 50% by 2027
Mr. Cooper synergy realization2026-2027$500M total synergies

Full Earnings Release: February 26, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET

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