Kosmos Energy (KOS) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026)
Kosmos Energy (KOS) reported Tax Rate of 34.59% for Q2 2026, up 72.20 percentage points from -37.61% a year earlier and up 28.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kosmos Energy (KOS) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Kosmos Energy's Tax Rate came in at -24.54%, up 63.48 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -10.28%, down 56.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a five-year change of -11.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Rate came in at 45.73% in FY2024 (+3.17 pp), 42.56% in FY2023 (+9.77 pp), 32.79% in FY2022 (+112.22 pp) and -79.43% in FY2021 (-80.68 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Tax Rate since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -19.30 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 73.56 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2021 (a drop of 112.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 6.43% (Q1 2026), -1.84% (Q4 2025) and -16.74% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell | 548.90 Bn | 459.45 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 31.41% |
| 2 | Chevron | 407.58 Bn | 385.38 Bn | 33.45 Bn | 26.95% |
| 3 | TotalEnergies SE | 199.37 Bn | 82.49 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Eni Spa | 174.90 Bn | 124.42 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Conocophillips | 151.32 Bn | 124.03 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 35.37% |
| 6 | Equinor Asa | 105.71 Bn | 51.77 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Phillips 66 | 101.18 Bn | 90.17 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 21.97% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 99.04 Bn | 95.99 Bn | - | 18.22% |
| 9 | Suncor Energy | 82.08 Bn | 67.87 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Kosmos Energy | 1.54 Bn | 1.15 Bn | - | 34.59% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 34.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 57.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 55.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 47.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.07% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 56.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 40.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.64% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 89.11% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.63% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 59.37% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 65.94% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 35.35% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 155.44% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 63.62% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 50.80% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 50.02% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 66.80% |
API Access
Kosmos Energy 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=KOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "KOS", "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=KOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();