Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026)
Emergent BioSolutions' Tax Rate was -8.36% in Q2 2026, down 36.93 percentage points from 28.57% a year earlier and down 57.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Emergent BioSolutions' Tax Rate was -21.10% through Jun 30, 2026, down 47.94 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 36.47%, up 69.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +10.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was -33.38% in FY2024 (-29.37 pp), -4.01% in FY2023 (-7.39 pp), 3.38% in FY2022 (-24.23 pp) and 27.61% in FY2021 (+1.85 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Tax Rate since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.69 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 41.56 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2022 (a drop of 57.74 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, EBS's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 49.25% (Q1 2026), -7.69% (Q4 2025) and 11.11% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,147.31 Bn | 1,115.89 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 23.27% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 624.29 Bn | 542.81 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.98% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 511.65 Bn | 484.76 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 15.47% |
| 4 | Merck | 365.71 Bn | 320.09 Bn | 12.21 Bn | - |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 297.61 Bn | 261.60 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 23.71% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 261.35 Bn | 235.03 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 10.40% |
| 7 | Amgen | 234.89 Bn | 190.29 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 14.20% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.41 Bn | 168.60 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | Pfizer | 172.08 Bn | 118.73 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - |
| 10 | Emergent BioSolutions | 321.35 Mn | -429.55 Mn | 137.20 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 49.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.59% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 36.11% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 18.19% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 27.73% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 28.18% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 23.20% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 34.41% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 26.66% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 200.00% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.79% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 23.86% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 34.61% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 27.56% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 31.32% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 23.16% |
Emergent BioSolutions 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=EBS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "EBS", "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=EBS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();