Vir Biotechnology (VIR) Tax Rate (2021 - 2026)
Vir Biotechnology (VIR) posted Tax Rate of 0.22% for Q2 2026, up 0.38 percentage points from -0.15% a year earlier and up 0.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vir Biotechnology (VIR) Tax Rate (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Vir Biotechnology was -0.15%, down 0.10 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -0.05%, down 0.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -0.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Vir Biotechnology's Tax Rate was 0.22% in FY2024 (-1.86 pp), 2.08% in FY2023 (-29.53 pp), 31.61% in FY2022 (+27.75 pp) and 3.86% in FY2021 (+3.88 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of -0.42% in Q1 2024 to a high of 67.27% in Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.78 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q2 2022, with a gain of 67.19 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a drop of 65.83 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was -0.14% (Q1 2026), 0.32% (Q4 2025) and -0.10% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,130.22 Bn | 1,098.80 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 23.27% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 614.95 Bn | 533.47 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.98% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 505.05 Bn | 478.16 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 15.47% |
| 4 | Merck | 368.08 Bn | 322.46 Bn | 12.21 Bn | - |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 298.32 Bn | 262.31 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 23.71% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 261.58 Bn | 235.26 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 10.40% |
| 7 | Amgen | 236.05 Bn | 191.45 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 14.20% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 190.61 Bn | 164.80 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | Pfizer | 169.86 Bn | 116.50 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - |
| 10 | Vir Biotechnology | 1.82 Bn | -141.72 Mn | 238.95 Mn | 0.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 43.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.30% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.09% |
API Access
Vir Biotechnology Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=VIR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "VIR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=VIR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();