Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 4.04% in Q1 2026, down 43.19% on a QoQ basis from 7.11% in Q4 2025, and down 183.0% year-over-year from 4.86% in Q1 2025.
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Thermo Fisher Scientific has disclosed Tax Rate across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 4.04% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate fell 183.0% year-over-year to 4.04% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.03% (up 36.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.48%, down 185.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate fell to 4.04% in Q1 2026, from 7.11% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 17.68% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 1.94% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 7.27% and a median of 7.11% in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Tax Rate jumped 1431 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 1182 bps.
- Tracing TMO's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 9.74% in 2022, then declined by 21 bps to 7.64% in 2023, then increased by 1 bps to 7.73% in 2024, then slipped by 8 bps to 7.11% in 2025, then slumped by 43 bps to 4.04% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows TMO's Tax Rate at 4.04% in Q1 2026, 7.11% in Q4 2025, and 11.34% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 29,304.73 Bn | 29,304.27 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 18.18 |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 173.39 Bn | 170.14 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 4.04 |
| 3 | Danaher | 125.77 Bn | 120.07 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 16.68 |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 44.82 Bn | 44.62 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 21.66 |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 35.88 Bn | 34.08 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 16.91 |
| 6 | Natera | 32.77 Bn | 31.67 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -0.35 |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 28.29 Bn | 26.32 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 17.99 |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.78 Bn | 23.62 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 14.65 |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.26 Bn | 23.20 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 19.17 |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 21.47 Bn | 21.38 Bn | 942.00 Mn | 22.16 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 4.04% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 4.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.11% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 11.34% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 11.34% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 5.38% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 5.38% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.86% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.73% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.68% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.68% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 7.25% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 7.25% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 17.68% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 17.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.64% |