Astrazeneca AZN
NYSE AZN
$165.97 +1.48 (+0.90%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 2:57 PM EDT

Astrazeneca (AZN) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Astrazeneca (AZN) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 10.06% for Q2 2026, down 903.0% year-over-year from 1.25% in Q2 2025, and up 147.25% quarter-over-quarter from 21.28% in Q1 2026.

Astrazeneca (AZN) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Astrazeneca's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.06% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Tax Rate fell 903.0% year-over-year to 10.06%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 12.23% (down 876.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 16.77%, down 222.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q2 2026 stood at 10.06%, up from 21.28% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 78.09% in Q3 2022, with the low at 29.84% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 15.36% (2023), against an average of 3.85%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Rate jumped 9558 bps in 2022, then sank 9468 bps in 2023.
  • Astrazeneca's Tax Rate stood at 15.94% in 2022, then plunged by 205 bps to 16.66% in 2023, then soared by 40 bps to 9.96% in 2024, then declined by 15 bps to 11.41% in 2025, then surged by 188 bps to 10.06% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AZN's Tax Rate at 10.06% in Q2 2026, 21.28% in Q1 2026, and 11.41% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 653.51 Bn 632.75 Bn 17.26 Bn 17.98%
2 AbbVie 470.18 Bn 463.61 Bn 12.70 Bn 15.47%
3 Merck 376.85 Bn 369.71 Bn 12.21 Bn -95.75%
4 Novartis Ag 303.27 Bn 295.58 Bn 11.24 Bn 23.71%
5 Astrazeneca 257.42 Bn 252.52 Bn 12.86 Bn 10.40%
6 Amgen 236.70 Bn 222.71 Bn 7.24 Bn 14.20%
7 Gilead Sciences 182.16 Bn 178.98 Bn 6.22 Bn -2.36%
8 Pfizer 159.30 Bn 147.60 Bn 10.94 Bn 62.33%
9 Gsk 106.12 Bn 101.95 Bn 8.24 Bn 56.21%
10 Sanofi 55.07 Bn 47.69 Bn 10.79 Bn -3.05%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 10.06%
Jun 30, 2026 10.06%
Jun 30, 2026 10.06%
Mar 31, 2026 -21.28%
Mar 31, 2026 -21.28%
Mar 31, 2026 -21.28%
Dec 31, 2025 -11.41%
Dec 31, 2025 -11.41%
Dec 31, 2025 -11.41%
Sep 30, 2025 -21.86%
Sep 30, 2025 -21.86%
Sep 30, 2025 -21.86%
Jun 30, 2025 19.09%
Jun 30, 2025 19.09%
Jun 30, 2025 19.09%
Mar 31, 2025 -14.14%
Mar 31, 2025 -14.14%
Mar 31, 2025 -14.14%
Dec 31, 2024 -9.96%
Dec 31, 2024 -9.96%