Eli Lilly (LLY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Eli Lilly (LLY) reported Tax Rate of 16.43% for Q1 2026, down 374.0% on a YoY basis from 6.0% in Q1 2025, and down 16.61% quarter-over-quarter from 19.7% in Q4 2025.

Eli Lilly (LLY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Eli Lilly has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 113.44% in Q3 2023, with the low at 7.27% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 21.34% across 5 years, with a median of 15.59% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate jumped 10617 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 7452 bps.
  • Eli Lilly's Tax Rate stood at 7.57% in 2022, then jumped by 68 bps to 12.71% in 2023, then slipped by 2 bps to 12.47% in 2024, then soared by 58 bps to 19.7% in 2025, then fell 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 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn -14.23
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn 16.43
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 12.60
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn 32.92
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn -20.26
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 12.72
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 21.67
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 14.54
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn 17.31
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%