Rocket Lab (RKLB) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026)
Rocket Lab's (RKLB) 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 (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.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 250.0% year-over-year to 3.83% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 13.57%, a 1354.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 12.26%, up 1266.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate grew to 3.83% in Q1 2026 per RKLB's latest filing, from 27.08% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 69.24% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 27.08% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 1.69% (2023), against an average of 0.34%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate soared 10303 bps in 2022 and tumbled 2578 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 2.64% in 2022, then plunged by 177 bps to 2.04% in 2023, then surged by 36 bps to 1.31% in 2024, then slumped by 1973 bps to 27.08% in 2025, then soared by 114 bps to 3.83% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest RKLB Tax Rate figures stand at 3.83% (Q1 2026), 27.08% (Q4 2025), and 69.24% (Q3 2025).
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 370.79 Bn | 361.44 Bn | -3.10 Bn | 14.53% |
| 2 | Rtx | 287.17 Bn | 278.86 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 17.98% |
| 3 | Boeing | 168.70 Bn | 148.68 Bn | 2.41 Bn | -17.26% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 131.80 Bn | 128.01 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 15.70% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 112.14 Bn | 109.71 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 18.08% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 101.91 Bn | 97.58 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 17.56% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 75.39 Bn | 73.08 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 6.34% |
| 8 | TransDigm | 72.38 Bn | 68.50 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 23.43% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 50.57 Bn | 49.98 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 13.07% |
| 10 | Rocket Lab | 38.74 Bn | 37.46 Bn | 76.49 Mn | 3.83% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.85% |