AbbVie (ABBV) Tax Rate (2012 - 2026)
AbbVie (ABBV) recorded Tax Rate of 12.61% in Q3 2026, down 61.06 percentage points from 73.67% a year earlier and down 2.86 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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AbbVie (ABBV) Tax Rate (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, AbbVie's Tax Rate came in at 19.24% as of Sep 30, 2026; for FY2025, it was 35.83%.
- Annual Tax Rate has a four-year change of +24.75 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at 22.03% in FY2023 (+9.92 pp), 12.11% in FY2022 (+1.02 pp) and 11.09% in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Tax Rate since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in four of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.63 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 48.72 percentage points in Q3 2025, against a drop of 61.06 percentage points in Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 15.47% (Q2 2026), 32.92% (Q1 2026) and 31.97% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,261.99 Bn | 1,235.61 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 23.26% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 678.93 Bn | 598.79 Bn | 17.30 Bn | - |
| 3 | AbbVie | 518.29 Bn | 486.30 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 12.61% |
| 4 | Merck | 365.98 Bn | 328.92 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 8.85% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 316.85 Bn | 290.09 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 293.40 Bn | 267.29 Bn | 13.26 Bn | - |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.78 Bn | 203.43 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 17.54% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 210.61 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 20.70% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 166.87 Bn | 114.23 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 3.96% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 139.96 Bn | 111.95 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 16.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.61% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.47% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 73.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 36.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 32.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.56% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.77% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 33.88% |
API Access
AbbVie 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=ABBV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "ABBV", "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=ABBV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();