Vera Bradley (VRA) Tax Rate (2010 - 2023)
Vera Bradley (VRA) recorded Tax Rate of -2.11% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 2.47 percentage points from 0.36% a year earlier but up 0.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Vera Bradley (VRA) Tax Rate (2010 - 2023) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Vera Bradley's Tax Rate came in at 0.67% as of Aug 1, 2026, up 31.28 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at -0.94%, up 18.10 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of -10.82 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Tax Rate came in at -19.04% in FY2025 (-49.03 pp), 29.99% in FY2024 (+13.53 pp), 16.46% in FY2023 (-7.67 pp) and 24.13% in FY2022 (+14.24 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has ranged from -188.17% in fiscal Q2 2025 to 31.30% in fiscal Q4 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +14.22 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 188.53 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2026, against a drop of 216.20 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at -2.38% (Q1 2027), -5.69% (Q4 2026) and -0.45% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 53.14 Bn | 19.13 Bn | 5.39 Bn | 19.56% |
| 2 | Tapestry | 22.87 Bn | 18.83 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 18.89% |
| 3 | Ralph Lauren | 21.39 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 23.38% |
| 4 | Deckers Outdoor | 11.06 Bn | 3.93 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Lululemon Athletica | 10.32 Bn | 4.58 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 29.56% |
| 6 | Levi Strauss | 7.62 Bn | 4.28 Bn | 979.10 Mn | 22.42% |
| 7 | Gildan Activewear | 6.55 Bn | 5.54 Bn | 459.76 Mn | 15.21% |
| 8 | Birkenstock Holding | 6.07 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 493.89 Mn | - |
| 9 | Crocs | 5.90 Bn | 5.31 Bn | 700.71 Mn | 22.37% |
| 10 | Vera Bradley | 122.48 Mn | 46.48 Mn | 42.81 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2023 | 27.62% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 28.03% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 18.42% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 31.30% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 21.58% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 21.33% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 24.37% |
| Aug 1, 2020 | 51.06% |
| Feb 1, 2020 | 25.69% |
| Aug 3, 2019 | 25.96% |
| Feb 2, 2019 | 28.78% |
| Nov 3, 2018 | 23.41% |
| Aug 4, 2018 | 24.38% |
| Feb 3, 2018 | 46.02% |
| Oct 28, 2017 | 38.53% |
| Jul 29, 2017 | 42.37% |
| Jan 28, 2017 | 25.78% |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 22.60% |
| Jul 30, 2016 | 38.00% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 36.52% |
Vera Bradley 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=VRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "VRA", "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=VRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();