Alkermes (ALKS) Tax Rate (2012 - 2025)
Alkermes' Tax Rate came in at 127.93% for Q2 2026, up 111.01 percentage points from 16.92% a year earlier and up 135.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alkermes (ALKS) Tax Rate (2012 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Alkermes reported Tax Rate of 32.04%, up 16.86 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 17.08%, up 0.94 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate carries a five-year change of +31.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Tax Rate was 16.14% in FY2024 (+39.30 pp), -23.16% in FY2023 (-16.66 pp), -6.50% in FY2022 (-19.41 pp) and 12.91% in FY2021 (+27.75 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Tax Rate since Q4 2017.
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +36.83 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Rate over five years came in Q4 2024 (a gain of 189.51 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a drop of 190.71 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ALKS's Tax Rate at -7.43% (Q1 2026), 18.20% (Q4 2025) and 17.87% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 655.56 Bn | 574.09 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.98% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 470.94 Bn | 444.10 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 15.47% |
| 3 | Merck | 367.14 Bn | 321.57 Bn | 12.21 Bn | - |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 280.33 Bn | 236.20 Bn | 11.24 Bn | - |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 257.78 Bn | 231.34 Bn | 12.86 Bn | - |
| 6 | Amgen | 226.04 Bn | 181.44 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 14.20% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 188.89 Bn | 163.01 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.68 Bn | 105.69 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 20.98% |
| 10 | Alkermes | 6.73 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 397.90 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.19% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.43% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 58.20% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 106.11% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 190.76% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 25.17% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 27.04% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 61.87% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 21.32% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 3.29% |
API Access
Alkermes 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=ALKS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "ALKS", "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=ALKS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();