Wex (WEX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Wex (WEX) reported Tax Rate of 28.39% for Q1 2026, down 40.0% on a YoY basis from 47.31% in Q1 2025, and up 21.03% quarter-over-quarter from 23.45% in Q4 2025.
Wex (WEX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Wex has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 28.39% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 40.0% year-over-year to 28.39%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 27.55% (up 121.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 27.63%, up 173.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 28.39%, up from 23.45% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Rate was 58.56% in Q3 2023, with the low at 1.85% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 27.04% across 5 years, with a median of 27.43% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate soared 6041 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 3149 bps.
- Wex's Tax Rate stood at 28.78% in 2022, then retreated by 25 bps to 21.68% in 2023, then retreated by 5 bps to 20.6% in 2024, then climbed by 14 bps to 23.45% in 2025, then climbed by 21 bps to 28.39% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 28.39% (Q1 2026), 23.45% (Q4 2025), and 31.1% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,903.35 Bn | 2,825.07 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 19.22% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,127.45 Bn | 1,113.30 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 23.68% |
| 3 | Oracle | 528.84 Bn | 490.27 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 15.74% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 306.36 Bn | 298.44 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 1.37% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 194.33 Bn | 189.79 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 21.31% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 171.19 Bn | 168.13 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -6.22% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 108.13 Bn | 104.84 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 18.58% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.21 Bn | 86.09 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 18.14% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 80.35 Bn | 79.41 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -7.01% |
| 10 | Wex | 4.66 Bn | -744.15 Mn | 393.70 Mn | 28.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.98% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.78% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.68% |