Gilead Sciences (GILD) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Gilead Sciences' Tax Rate was -2.36% in Q2 2026, down 21.63 percentage points from 19.27% a year earlier and down 24.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gilead Sciences (GILD) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Gilead Sciences' Tax Rate was -65.73% through Jun 30, 2026, down 78.09 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 13.13%, down 17.45 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of -81.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 30.58% in FY2024 (+12.40 pp), 18.18% in FY2023 (-3.28 pp), 21.47% in FY2022 (-3.63 pp) and 25.09% in FY2021 (-69.58 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between -31.07% (Q3 2024) and 107.89% (Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.32 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 83.95 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 83.59 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GILD's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 21.67% (Q1 2026), -5.05% (Q4 2025) and 16.18% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.98% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 15.47% |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | - |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | - |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | - |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 14.20% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 20.98% |
| 10 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 127.55 Bn | 78.82 Bn | 9.25 Bn | 18.84% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 34.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.60% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.48% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 50.46% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.78% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.51% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 23.94% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 14.88% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 57.21% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 23.22% |
API Access
Gilead Sciences Tax Rate API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=GILD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "GILD", "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=GILD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();