Eli Lilly (LLY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Eli Lilly posted quarterly Tax Rate of 16.43% for Q1 2026, down 374.0% year-on-year from 6.0% in Q1 2025, and down 16.61% on a QoQ basis from 19.7% in Q4 2025.
Eli Lilly (LLY) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 16.43% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 374.0% year-over-year to 16.43%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.79% (up 45.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 19.79%, up 330.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 16.43%, down from 19.7% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 113.44% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 7.27% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 15.59% (2023), against an average of 21.34%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Tax Rate jumped 10617 bps; it then sank 7452 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 7.57% in 2022, then surged by 68 bps to 12.71% in 2023, then dropped by 2 bps to 12.47% in 2024, then jumped by 58 bps to 19.7% in 2025, then retreated by 17 bps to 16.43% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 16.43% (Q1 2026), 19.7% (Q4 2025), and 22.81% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novartis Ag | 107,124,802.25 Bn | 107,124,802.25 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Eli Lilly | 969.00 Bn | 963.72 Bn | 16.22 Bn | 16.43 |
| 3 | Johnson & Johnson | 539.46 Bn | 517.41 Bn | 15.96 Bn | 12.60 |
| 4 | AbbVie | 376.92 Bn | 367.57 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 32.92 |
| 5 | Merck | 285.00 Bn | 279.35 Bn | 12.09 Bn | -20.26 |
| 6 | Amgen | 177.58 Bn | 165.55 Bn | 5.87 Bn | 12.72 |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 163.22 Bn | 155.50 Bn | 5.52 Bn | 21.67 |
| 8 | Pfizer | 145.86 Bn | 133.09 Bn | -1.21 Bn | 14.54 |
| 9 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 111.90 Bn | 101.44 Bn | 8.07 Bn | 17.31 |
| 10 | Gsk | 88.34 Bn | 83.66 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.43 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.43 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.70 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.70 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.81 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.81 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.47 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.47 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.17 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.17 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.47 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.47 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.91 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.91 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.64 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.64 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.56 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.56 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.71 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.71 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 113.44 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 113.44 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.59 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.59 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.08 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.08 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.57 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.57 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.27 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.27 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.69 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.69 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.34 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.34 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.19 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.19 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.86 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.86 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.78 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.78 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.20 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.20 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 14.27 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 14.27 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 15.92 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 15.92 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 14.10 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 14.10 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 13.30 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 13.30 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10.07 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10.07 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 10.81 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 10.81 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 9.46 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 9.46 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 23.25 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 23.25 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -20.37 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -20.37 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 18.45 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 18.45 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 655.40 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 655.40 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 14.53 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 14.53 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 495.79 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 495.79 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 6.09 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 6.09 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 20.03 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 20.03 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 281.05 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 281.05 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 13.48 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 13.48 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 19.85 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 19.85 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 20.84 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 20.84 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 22.35 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 22.35 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -7.60 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -7.60 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 23.68 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 23.68 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 11.61 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 11.61 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 14.31 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 14.31 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 16.57 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 16.57 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 23.63 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 23.63 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 22.00 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 22.00 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 18.29 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 18.29 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 20.05 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 20.05 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 20.50 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 20.50 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 20.38 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 20.38 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 20.66 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 20.66 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 18.29 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 18.29 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 29.24 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 29.24 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 22.11 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 22.11 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 24.28 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 24.28 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 17.62 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 17.62 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 17.72 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 17.72 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 21.81 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 21.81 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 17.11 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 17.11 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 17.03 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 17.03 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 22.04 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 22.04 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 22.32 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 22.32 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 26.92 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 26.92 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 19.50 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 19.50 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 11.94 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 11.94 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 21.07 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 21.07 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 22.00 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 22.00 |