Bausch Health Companies (BHC) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Bausch Health Companies (BHC) recorded Tax Rate of 25.29% in Q2 2026, up 16.72 percentage points from 8.57% a year earlier and up 30.97 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Bausch Health Companies (BHC) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Bausch Health Companies' Tax Rate came in at -49.32% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 132.24 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 67.30%, down 75.81 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of +27.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at 143.11% in FY2024 (+199.78 pp), -56.67% in FY2023 (+7.67 pp), -64.34% in FY2022 (-72.84 pp) and 8.50% in FY2021 (-31.65 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has ranged from -571.43% in Q4 2023 to 283.93% in Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +102.33 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 624.54 percentage points in Q4 2024, against a drop of 556.58 percentage points in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -5.69% (Q1 2026), 283.93% (Q4 2025) and 16.97% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,076.25 Bn | 1,044.84 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 23.27% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 617.18 Bn | 535.70 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.98% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 464.58 Bn | 437.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 15.47% |
| 4 | Merck | 356.04 Bn | 310.47 Bn | 12.21 Bn | - |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.07 Bn | 224.94 Bn | 11.24 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 243.21 Bn | 216.77 Bn | 12.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Amgen | 217.88 Bn | 173.28 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 14.20% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 179.62 Bn | 153.74 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | Pfizer | 158.45 Bn | 105.40 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - |
| 10 | Bausch Health Companies | 2.17 Bn | -2.60 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 25.29% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 283.93% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 53.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 102.08% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 65.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.20% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.57% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 6.67% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 46.17% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 8.99% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 26.63% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 522.92% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 13.72% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 152.94% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 69.14% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 15.67% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 13.31% |
Bausch Health Companies 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=BHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "BHC", "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=BHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();