Rocket Lab (RKLB) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab (RKLB) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 3.83% for Q1 2026, up 250.0% year-over-year from 1.09% in Q1 2025, and up 114.13% quarter-over-quarter from 27.08% in Q4 2025.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Rocket Lab's Tax Rate history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.83% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 250.0% year-over-year to 3.83%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.57% (up 1354.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.26%, up 1266.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 3.83%, up from 27.08% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Rate was 69.24% in Q3 2025, with the low at 27.08% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 1.69% (2023), against an average of 0.34%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Tax Rate soared 10303 bps in 2022, then slumped 2578 bps in 2025.
- Rocket Lab's Tax Rate stood at 2.64% in 2022, then sank by 177 bps to 2.04% in 2023, then jumped by 36 bps to 1.31% in 2024, then tumbled by 1973 bps to 27.08% in 2025, then surged by 114 bps to 3.83% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows RKLB's Tax Rate at 3.83% in Q1 2026, 27.08% in Q4 2025, and 69.24% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 358.52 Bn | 349.17 Bn | 6.95 Bn | 14.53% |
| 2 | Rtx | 287.21 Bn | 278.91 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 17.98% |
| 3 | Boeing | 170.11 Bn | 150.08 Bn | 2.41 Bn | -17.26% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 131.49 Bn | 127.70 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 15.70% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 109.12 Bn | 108.56 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 17.72% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 104.21 Bn | 99.88 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 17.56% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 80.06 Bn | 77.76 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 6.34% |
| 8 | TransDigm | 67.85 Bn | 65.08 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 24.26% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 50.31 Bn | 48.79 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 15.49% |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 45.94 Bn | 43.64 Bn | 84.58 Mn | -12.13% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -12.13% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -12.13% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -12.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -27.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -27.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -27.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 69.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 69.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 69.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.31% |