Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Bristol Myers Squibb's Tax Rate was 18.84% in Q2 2026, down 7.10 percentage points from 25.94% a year earlier but up 1.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Bristol Myers Squibb's Tax Rate was 22.12% through Jun 30, 2026, down 1.07 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 24.36%, up 30.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +55.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was -6.61% in FY2024 (-11.35 pp), 4.74% in FY2023 (-13.00 pp), 17.74% in FY2022 (+4.35 pp) and 13.39% in FY2021 (+44.30 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between -30.95% (Q2 2024) and 56.57% (Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +15.24 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 61.83 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 38.74 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BMY's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 17.31% (Q1 2026), 26.12% (Q4 2025) and 29.51% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,109.83 Bn | 1,078.42 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 23.27% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 610.61 Bn | 529.14 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.98% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 500.66 Bn | 473.77 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 15.47% |
| 4 | Merck | 354.64 Bn | 309.02 Bn | 12.21 Bn | - |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 291.14 Bn | 255.13 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 23.71% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 254.18 Bn | 227.87 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 10.40% |
| 7 | Amgen | 229.46 Bn | 184.86 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 14.20% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 190.33 Bn | 164.53 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.92 Bn | 114.57 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - |
| 10 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 120.21 Bn | 71.48 Bn | 9.25 Bn | 18.84% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.12% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.51% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.05% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 31.68% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 19.80% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 16.79% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 104.92% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 18.98% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 13.34% |
API Access
Bristol Myers Squibb 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=BMY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "BMY", "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=BMY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();