Eli Lilly (LLY) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2017 - 2026)
Eli Lilly (LLY) posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $10.03 billion for Q2 2026, up 6.4% from $9.43 billion a year earlier but down 11.6% from the prior quarter.
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Eli Lilly (LLY) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Eli Lilly's Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $9.96 billion, up 24.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Deferred Tax has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 28.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Eli Lilly's Long-Term Deferred Tax was $8 billion in FY2024 (+46.1%), $5.48 billion in FY2023 (+96.1%), $2.79 billion in FY2022 (+12.2%) and $2.49 billion in FY2021 (-12.1%).
- Quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax has run from a low of $2.37 billion in Q2 2022 to a high of $11.35 billion in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax has increased in each of the last 15 quarters, with growth averaging 35.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Deferred Tax in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 96.1%; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a decline of 12.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax for the three prior quarters was $11.35 billion (Q1 2026), $9.96 billion (Q4 2025) and $8.96 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,169.70 Bn | 1,138.29 Bn | 19.71 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 647.50 Bn | 567.36 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 504.26 Bn | 477.37 Bn | 12.70 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 368.38 Bn | 322.75 Bn | 12.21 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 303.14 Bn | 267.13 Bn | 11.24 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 268.24 Bn | 241.93 Bn | 12.86 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 242.50 Bn | 197.90 Bn | 7.24 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.79 Bn | 168.99 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 173.14 Bn | 119.78 Bn | 10.94 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 136.10 Bn | 108.11 Bn | 2.84 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.63 Bn |
API Access
Eli Lilly Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();