Apple (AAPL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Apple posted quarterly Tax Rate of 17.46% for Q1 2026, up 200.0% year-on-year from 5.82% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 17.46% in Q4 2025.
Apple (AAPL) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 50.23% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 12.55% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 15.87% (2024), against an average of 17.79%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Tax Rate surged 3526 bps; it then sank 3396 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 15.79% in 2022, then rose by 1 bps to 15.89% in 2023, then dropped by 8 bps to 14.69% in 2024, then rose by 19 bps to 17.46% in 2025, then declined 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,505.01 Bn | 4,436.50 Bn | 54.78 Bn | 17.46 |
| 2 | Sonos | 1.95 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 124.65 Mn | 7.21 |
| 3 | Zepp Health | 1.91 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 34.42 Mn | 106.98 |
| 4 | Vuzix | 331.33 Mn | 310.18 Mn | 375,000.00 | - |
| 5 | Turtle Beach | 256.59 Mn | 244.27 Mn | 11.29 Mn | 0.80 |
| 6 | Axil Brands | 44.33 Mn | 38.81 Mn | 5.04 Mn | 24.05 |
| 7 | Koss | 39.85 Mn | 21.00 Mn | 1.00 Mn | -0.34 |
| 8 | Foxx Development Holdings | 34.37 Mn | 31.18 Mn | -1.45 Mn | - |
| 9 | GoPro | 12.18 Mn | -28.54 Mn | 4.31 Mn | -2.28 |
| 10 | Emerson Radio | 8.47 Mn | -4.82 Mn | 206,000.00 | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 17.46 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 17.46 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 17.46 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 17.46 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 16.27 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 16.27 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 16.40 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 16.40 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.46 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.46 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 14.69 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 14.69 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 50.23 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 50.23 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 15.87 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 15.87 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 15.76 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 15.76 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 15.89 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 15.89 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.97 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.97 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 12.55 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 12.55 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 14.88 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 14.88 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.79 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.79 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 15.96 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 15.96 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 15.71 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 15.71 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 17.02 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 17.02 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 16.03 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 16.03 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 11.60 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 11.60 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 10.77 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 10.77 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | 15.64 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | 15.64 |
| Dec 26, 2020 | 14.37 |
| Dec 26, 2020 | 14.37 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 14.95 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 14.95 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 14.34 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 14.34 |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 14.36 |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 14.36 |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 14.21 |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 14.21 |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 15.14 |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 15.14 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 15.67 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 15.67 |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 16.18 |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 16.18 |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 16.49 |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 16.49 |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 13.98 |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 13.98 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 13.29 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 13.29 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 14.51 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 14.51 |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 25.77 |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 25.77 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 23.02 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 23.02 |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 22.91 |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 22.91 |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 24.89 |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 24.89 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 26.01 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 26.01 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 26.04 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 26.04 |
| Jun 25, 2016 | 25.53 |
| Jun 25, 2016 | 25.53 |
| Mar 26, 2016 | 25.64 |
| Mar 26, 2016 | 25.64 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | 25.28 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | 25.28 |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 26.15 |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 26.15 |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 26.23 |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 26.23 |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 26.91 |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 26.91 |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 26.18 |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 26.18 |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 26.19 |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 26.19 |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 26.10 |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 26.10 |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 26.02 |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 26.02 |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 26.18 |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 26.18 |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 25.94 |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 25.94 |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 26.87 |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 26.87 |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 26.02 |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 26.02 |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 26.00 |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 26.00 |
| Sep 29, 2012 | -94.57 |
| Sep 29, 2012 | -94.57 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 25.60 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 25.60 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 25.17 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 25.17 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 25.25 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 25.25 |
| Sep 24, 2011 | -60.47 |
| Sep 24, 2011 | -60.47 |
| Jun 25, 2011 | 23.48 |
| Jun 25, 2011 | 23.48 |
| Mar 26, 2011 | 24.22 |
| Mar 26, 2011 | 24.22 |
| Dec 25, 2010 | 24.60 |
| Dec 25, 2010 | 24.60 |
| Sep 25, 2010 | -51.90 |
| Sep 25, 2010 | -51.90 |
| Jun 26, 2010 | 24.21 |
| Jun 26, 2010 | 24.21 |
| Mar 27, 2010 | 23.70 |
| Mar 27, 2010 | 23.70 |
| Dec 26, 2009 | 29.00 |
| Dec 26, 2009 | 29.00 |
| Sep 26, 2009 | -56.64 |
| Sep 26, 2009 | -56.64 |
| Jun 27, 2009 | 32.10 |
| Jun 27, 2009 | 32.10 |
| Mar 28, 2009 | 32.10 |
| Mar 28, 2009 | 32.10 |