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% on a QoQ basis from 27.08% in Q4 2025.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rocket Lab (RKLB) has reported Tax Rate for 7 consecutive years, with 3.83% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 3.83% for Q1 2026 at Rocket Lab, 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate slumped 19290 bps in 2022 and surged 7109 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 2.64% in 2022, then tumbled by 177 bps to 2.04% in 2023, then surged by 36 bps to 1.31% in 2024, then sank by 1973 bps to 27.08% in 2025, then soared by 114 bps to 3.83% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 3.83%, 27.08%, and 69.24% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn 126.92%
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 14.40%
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn 17.82%
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn 16.12%
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 18.08%
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn 23.43%
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn 15.05%
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn 3.83%
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.07%
10 Heico 50.20 Bn 50.07 Bn 569.53 Mn 21.16%

Historic Data

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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%