Viatris (VTRS) Tax Rate (2019 - 2024)
Viatris' Tax Rate was -85.63% in Q2 2026, down 183.51 percentage points from 97.88% a year earlier and down 256.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Viatris (VTRS) Tax Rate (2019 - 2024) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Viatris' Tax Rate was 37.98% through Jun 30, 2026, up 30.46 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 4.10%, up 5.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of -3.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was -1.77% in FY2024 (-74.81 pp), 73.04% in FY2023 (+46.93 pp), 26.11% in FY2022 (+117.13 pp) and -91.01% in FY2021 (-98.13 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between -1522.78% (Q3 2025) and 171.33% (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -190.66 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 169.55 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2025 (a drop of 1518.03 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, VTRS's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 171.33% (Q1 2026), 0.85% (Q4 2025) and -1522.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.98% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 15.47% |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | - |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | - |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | - |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 14.20% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 20.98% |
| 10 | Viatris | 20.35 Bn | 15.36 Bn | 1.46 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2024 | 44.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.37% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.32% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 32.25% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 89.12% |
Viatris 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=VTRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "VTRS", "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=VTRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();