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Imax (IMAX) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)

Imax recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 28.51% in Q1 2026, down 53.71% quarter-over-quarter from 61.58% in Q4 2025, and down 1869.0% year-over-year from 1.61% in Q1 2025.

Imax's Tax Rate history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 28.51% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 1869.0% year-over-year to 28.51%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.88% (up 606.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 28.07%, up 1482.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate came in at 28.51% for Q1 2026 at Imax, down from 61.58% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 61.58% in Q4 2025 to a low of 371.75% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 27.21% and a median of 18.71% in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate slumped 39822 bps in 2024 and surged 38067 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Imax's Tax Rate stood at 32.93% in 2022, then tumbled by 484 bps to 126.56% in 2023, then soared by 114 bps to 17.97% in 2024, then jumped by 243 bps to 61.58% in 2025, then tumbled by 54 bps to 28.51% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 28.51%, 61.58%, and 18.71% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Netflix 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 19.31
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn 26.79
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn 6.86
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn 7.79
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - 25.85
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn 8.62
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn 3.27
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - 35.98
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn 12.04
10 Imax 2.18 Bn 2.00 Bn 45.81 Mn 28.51

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 28.51
Mar 31, 2026 28.51
Dec 31, 2025 61.58
Dec 31, 2025 61.58
Sep 30, 2025 18.71
Sep 30, 2025 18.71
Jun 30, 2025 8.92
Jun 30, 2025 8.92
Mar 31, 2025 47.20
Mar 31, 2025 47.20
Dec 31, 2024 17.97
Dec 31, 2024 17.97
Sep 30, 2024 13.41
Sep 30, 2024 13.41
Jun 30, 2024 -371.75
Jun 30, 2024 -371.75
Mar 31, 2024 49.15
Mar 31, 2024 49.15
Dec 31, 2023 -126.56
Dec 31, 2023 -126.56
Sep 30, 2023 30.59
Sep 30, 2023 30.59
Jun 30, 2023 26.47
Jun 30, 2023 26.47
Mar 31, 2023 48.96
Mar 31, 2023 48.96
Dec 31, 2022 32.93
Dec 31, 2022 32.93
Sep 30, 2022 -43.41
Sep 30, 2022 -43.41
Jun 30, 2022 -277.28
Jun 30, 2022 -277.28
Mar 31, 2022 -27.94
Mar 31, 2022 -27.94
Dec 31, 2021 45.52
Dec 31, 2021 45.52
Sep 30, 2021 -226.67
Sep 30, 2021 -226.67
Jun 30, 2021 -45.61
Jun 30, 2021 -45.61
Mar 31, 2021 -41.28
Mar 31, 2021 -41.28
Dec 31, 2020 -10.76
Dec 31, 2020 -10.76
Sep 30, 2020 -69.41
Sep 30, 2020 -69.41
Jun 30, 2020 25.31
Jun 30, 2020 25.31
Mar 31, 2020 -35.73
Mar 31, 2020 -35.73
Dec 31, 2019 18.34
Dec 31, 2019 18.34
Sep 30, 2019 22.02
Sep 30, 2019 22.02
Jun 30, 2019 27.53
Jun 30, 2019 27.53
Mar 31, 2019 22.49
Mar 31, 2019 22.49
Dec 31, 2018 -0.59
Dec 31, 2018 -0.59
Sep 30, 2018 15.86
Sep 30, 2018 15.86
Jun 30, 2018 25.98
Jun 30, 2018 25.98
Mar 31, 2018 -26.62
Mar 31, 2018 -26.62
Dec 31, 2017 72.23
Dec 31, 2017 72.23
Sep 30, 2017 -23.88
Sep 30, 2017 -23.88
Jun 30, 2017 12.97
Jun 30, 2017 12.97
Mar 31, 2017 22.01
Mar 31, 2017 22.01
Dec 31, 2016 139.69
Dec 31, 2016 139.69
Sep 30, 2016 -33.46
Sep 30, 2016 -33.46
Jun 30, 2016 19.46
Jun 30, 2016 19.46
Mar 31, 2016 24.25
Mar 31, 2016 24.25
Dec 31, 2015 22.04
Dec 31, 2015 22.04
Sep 30, 2015 18.46
Sep 30, 2015 18.46
Jun 30, 2015 25.44
Jun 30, 2015 25.44
Mar 31, 2015 26.02
Mar 31, 2015 26.02
Dec 31, 2014 25.43
Dec 31, 2014 25.43
Sep 30, 2014 17.52
Sep 30, 2014 17.52
Jun 30, 2014 27.95
Jun 30, 2014 27.95
Mar 31, 2014 12.90
Mar 31, 2014 12.90
Dec 31, 2013 25.10
Dec 31, 2013 25.10
Sep 30, 2013 24.77
Sep 30, 2013 24.77
Jun 30, 2013 28.14
Jun 30, 2013 28.14
Mar 31, 2013 27.44
Mar 31, 2013 27.44
Dec 31, 2012 -64.94
Dec 31, 2012 -64.94
Sep 30, 2012 30.66
Sep 30, 2012 30.66
Jun 30, 2012 24.86
Jun 30, 2012 24.86
Mar 31, 2012 24.56
Mar 31, 2012 24.56
Dec 31, 2011 27.43
Dec 31, 2011 27.43
Sep 30, 2011 36.97
Sep 30, 2011 36.97
Jun 30, 2011 41.79
Jun 30, 2011 41.79
Mar 31, 2011 34.72
Mar 31, 2011 34.72
Dec 31, 2010 9,230.47
Dec 31, 2010 9,230.47
Sep 30, 2010 14.69
Sep 30, 2010 14.69
Mar 31, 2010 1.63
Mar 31, 2010 1.63