Astrazeneca (AZN) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Astrazeneca (AZN) posted quarterly Current Taxes of -$1.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 21.56% year-over-year from -$1.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 19.83% on a QoQ basis from -$1.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Astrazeneca (AZN) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Astrazeneca (AZN) has reported Current Taxes for 18 consecutive years, with -$1.3 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Current Taxes rose 21.56% year-over-year to -$1.3 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.3 billion (up 21.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$1.1 billion, down 177.1% from the prior year.
  • Current Taxes came in at -$1.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Astrazeneca, down from -$1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Current Taxes was $1.6 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at -$1.7 billion in Q1 2025.
  • Average Current Taxes over 5 years is -$837.5 million, with a median of -$1.2 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Current Taxes soared 76.79% in 2023 and plunged 177.1% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Current Taxes stood at $896.0 million in 2022, then surged by 76.79% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then declined by 11.24% to $1.4 billion in 2024, then plunged by 177.1% to -$1.1 billion in 2025, then decreased by 19.83% to -$1.3 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Current Taxes over the past three periods registered -$1.3 billion, -$1.1 billion, and -$1.3 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Current Taxes (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn -
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 1.09 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn -
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -1.30 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 3.95 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn -
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn -
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 3.13 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 93.60 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -1.30 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.41 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.53 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 896.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -981.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 916.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -987.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -780.00 Mn