Ebay (EBAY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Ebay's Tax Rate was 16.99% in Q2 2026, down 5.68 percentage points from 22.67% a year earlier and down 0.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ebay (EBAY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Ebay's Tax Rate was 11.82% through Jun 30, 2026, down 1.42 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 13.48%, up 0.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of -12.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 13.04% in FY2024 (-12.10 pp), 25.14% in FY2023 (+4.72 pp), 20.42% in FY2022 (-16.26 pp) and 36.68% in FY2021 (+11.03 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between -29.63% (Q3 2022) and 39.65% (Q2 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.78 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 51.00 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2022 (a drop of 64.42 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, EBAY's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 17.15% (Q1 2026), 15.73% (Q4 2025) and -4.19% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,273.02 Bn | 4,030.55 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 19.14% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,882.67 Bn | 1,585.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 15.50% |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.72 Bn | 252.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 16.40% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 258.66 Bn | 82.26 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.29 Bn | 198.47 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 15.38% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.86 Bn | 117.84 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 25.63% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 120.48 Bn | 53.53 Bn | - | 23.83% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 115.79 Bn | -126.92 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 108.98 Bn | 66.21 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 24.31% |
| 10 | Ebay | 49.92 Bn | 36.46 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 16.99% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 34.79% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 26.68% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 21.55% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 29.43% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 19.97% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 27.09% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 23.85% |
Ebay 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=EBAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "EBAY", "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=EBAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();