Eli Lilly (LLY) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Eli Lilly (LLY) posted Deferred Taxes of -$1.05 billion for Q2 2026, compared with $1.07 billion a year earlier.
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Eli Lilly (LLY) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Deferred Taxes at Eli Lilly was $680 million, down 76.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.71 billion, down 36.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Deferred Taxes shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 66.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Eli Lilly's Deferred Taxes was $2.68 billion in FY2024 (+14.6%), $2.34 billion in FY2023 (+7.1%), $2.19 billion in FY2022 (+172.4%) and $802.3 million in FY2021 (+496.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Deferred Taxes since Q4 2013.
- On a year-over-year basis, Deferred Taxes increased in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 57.1%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Deferred Taxes in the past five years was Q1 2022, with growth of 325.4%; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a decline of 53.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes for the three prior quarters was $1.48 billion (Q1 2026), $748.1 million (Q4 2025) and -$501.1 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,146.94 Bn | 1,115.53 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 624.96 Bn | 543.49 Bn | 17.26 Bn | -479.00 Mn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 510.15 Bn | 483.27 Bn | 12.70 Bn | -195.00 Mn |
| 4 | Merck | 366.13 Bn | 320.51 Bn | 12.21 Bn | -544.00 Mn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 297.75 Bn | 261.74 Bn | 11.24 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 261.93 Bn | 235.62 Bn | 12.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Amgen | 236.51 Bn | 191.91 Bn | 7.24 Bn | -291.00 Mn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.27 Bn | 168.47 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -587.00 Mn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 171.74 Bn | 118.39 Bn | 10.94 Bn | -1.32 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 130.00 Bn | 102.01 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -748.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 501.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -392.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -966.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -429.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -279.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -506.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -844.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -431.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -559.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -618.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -506.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -92.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -296.00 Mn |
API Access
Eli Lilly Deferred Taxes 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=deferred-taxes&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-taxes", "ticker": "LLY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=deferred-taxes&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();