Mercury Systems (MRCY) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Mercury Systems (MRCY) recorded Tax Rate of 89.76% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 76.76 percentage points from 13.00% a year earlier and up 96.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Mercury Systems (MRCY) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), Mercury Systems reported Tax Rate of -2.71%, down 27.54 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Tax Rate has declined for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of -22.32 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Tax Rate came in at 24.83% in FY2025 (-2.45 pp), 27.28% in FY2024 (-14.35 pp), 41.63% in FY2023 (+2.92 pp) and 38.71% in FY2022 (+19.10 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Tax Rate since fiscal Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.29 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 163.79 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2023, against a drop of 175.37 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at -6.48% (Q3 2026), 13.54% (Q2 2026) and 24.32% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 14.53% |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 17.98% |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | - |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 15.70% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 17.72% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 17.56% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 24.80% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 6.34% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 20.96% |
| 10 | Mercury Systems | 4.95 Bn | 3.76 Bn | 88.58 Mn | 89.76% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 89.76% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 13.00% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 10.77% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 33.68% |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 14.89% |
| Apr 2, 2021 | 25.54% |
| Jan 1, 2021 | 25.90% |
| Oct 2, 2020 | 12.21% |
| Mar 27, 2020 | 18.54% |
| Dec 27, 2019 | 24.58% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 27.52% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 26.58% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 29.50% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 27.52% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 26.58% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 29.50% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 39.25% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 37.41% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 12.75% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 12.82% |
Mercury Systems 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=MRCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "MRCY", "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=MRCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();