Apple (AAPL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Apple has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 17.46% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 200.0% year-over-year to 17.46%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.99% (down 640.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 15.61%, down 848.0% from the prior year.
• Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 17.46%, roughly flat from 17.46% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Tax Rate was 50.23% in Q3 2024, with the low at 12.55% in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 17.79% across 5 years, with a median of 15.87% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Tax Rate surged 3526 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 3396 bps.
• Apple's Tax Rate stood at 15.79% in 2022, then increased by 1 bps to 15.89% in 2023, then slipped by 8 bps to 14.69% in 2024, then increased by 19 bps to 17.46% in 2025, then dropped by 0 bps to 17.46% in 2026.
• The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 17.46% (Q1 2026), 17.46% (Q4 2025), and 16.27% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.