Nike (NKE) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Nike's Tax Rate was 22.69% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 1.54 percentage points from 21.15% a year earlier and up 3.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nike (NKE) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Nike's Tax Rate was 20.67% through Aug 31, 2026, up 3.39 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at 20.31%, up 3.16 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +6.29 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Tax Rate was 17.14% in FY2025 (+2.22 pp), 14.93% in FY2024 (-3.31 pp), 18.24% in FY2023 (+9.14 pp) and 9.10% in FY2022 (-4.93 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Tax Rate since fiscal Q4 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.98 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 20.55 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 14.08 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NKE's Tax Rate in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 19.56% (Q4 2026), 20.00% (Q3 2026) and 20.72% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 55.84 Bn | 22.05 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 22.69% |
| 2 | Tapestry | 23.84 Bn | 19.79 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 18.89% |
| 3 | Ralph Lauren | 22.97 Bn | 15.07 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 23.38% |
| 4 | Deckers Outdoor | 12.32 Bn | 5.19 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Lululemon Athletica | 10.96 Bn | 5.21 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 29.56% |
| 6 | Levi Strauss | 8.18 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 23.40% |
| 7 | V F | 6.78 Bn | 3.40 Bn | 917.04 Mn | - |
| 8 | Gildan Activewear | 6.52 Bn | 5.44 Bn | 459.76 Mn | 15.21% |
| 9 | Birkenstock Holding | 6.05 Bn | 4.37 Bn | 493.89 Mn | 31.53% |
| 10 | Crocs | 5.89 Bn | 5.30 Bn | 700.71 Mn | 22.37% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 22.69% |
| May 31, 2026 | 19.56% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 20.00% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 20.72% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 21.15% |
| May 31, 2025 | 33.65% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 5.92% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 17.87% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 19.59% |
| May 31, 2024 | 13.09% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 16.52% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 17.90% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 12.01% |
| May 31, 2023 | 17.26% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 16.05% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 19.33% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 19.69% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 16.41% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 10.93% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 11.02% |
API Access
Nike 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=NKE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "NKE", "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=NKE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();