AppLovin (APP) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026)
AppLovin (APP) recorded Tax Rate of 17.49% in Q3 2026, down 0.67 percentage points from 18.16% a year earlier but up 1.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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AppLovin (APP) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, AppLovin's Tax Rate came in at 15.52% as of Sep 30, 2026, up 6.02 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 13.15%, up 11.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has a four-year change of -10.55 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at 1.39% in FY2024 (-7.34 pp), 8.73% in FY2023 and 23.69% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Tax Rate has ranged from 0.54% in Q3 2023 to 225.51% in Q2 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in four of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.09 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 225.42 percentage points in Q2 2022, against a drop of 209.39 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 15.87% (Q2 2026), 15.77% (Q1 2026) and 12.06% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,555.16 Bn | 3,290.06 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 18.20% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,645.02 Bn | 1,309.54 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 24.16% |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.98 Bn | 221.27 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 15.13% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 242.36 Bn | 241.21 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 192.37 Bn | 171.18 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 7.41% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.90 Bn | 113.72 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 28.54% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.75 Bn | 119.27 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 17.49% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 122.74 Bn | 105.49 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 122.04 Bn | 55.79 Bn | - | 20.63% |
| 10 | PDD Holdings | 111.67 Bn | 111.67 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.49% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.87% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 225.51% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 99.17% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.10% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 38.52% |
API Access
AppLovin Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=APP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "APP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=APP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();