Rocket Lab (RKLB) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab's quarterly Tax Rate came in at 3.83% in Q1 2026, up 250.0% year-on-year from 1.09% in Q1 2025, and up 114.13% quarter-over-quarter from 27.08% in Q4 2025.
Rocket Lab has reported Tax Rate for 7 years, with the latest figure at 3.83% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 250.0% year-over-year to 3.83%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.57% (up 1354.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result 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.
- Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 0.34%, with a median of 1.69% recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate sank 19290 bps in 2022 and jumped 7109 bps in 2025.
- Tracing RKLB's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 2.64% in 2022, then sank by 177 bps to 2.04% in 2023, then soared by 36 bps to 1.31% in 2024, then tumbled by 1973 bps to 27.08% in 2025, then jumped by 114 bps to 3.83% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 3.83% (Q1 2026), 27.08% (Q4 2025), and 69.24% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 11.46 |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 14.40 |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 126.92 |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 16.12 |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 18.08 |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 17.82 |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | 3.83 |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 15.05 |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 23.43 |
| 10 | Cae | 60.63 Bn | 60.14 Bn | -496.95 Mn | 21.62 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.83 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.83 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -27.08 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -27.08 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 69.24 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 69.24 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.63 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.63 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.32 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.32 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.31 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.31 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.85 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.85 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.02 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.02 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.01 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.04 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.04 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.45 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.45 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.69 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.69 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.17 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.17 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.64 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.64 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.14 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.14 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -5.25 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -5.25 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -19.66 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -19.66 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 195.55 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 195.55 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.88 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.88 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -2.71 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -2.71 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.69 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.69 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.88 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.88 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.35 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.35 |