Zoetis (ZTS) Tax Rate (2012 - 2026)
Zoetis (ZTS) recorded Tax Rate of 17.99% in Q3 2019, up 1.01 percentage points from 16.99% a year earlier but down 0.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Zoetis (ZTS) Tax Rate (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Zoetis' Tax Rate came in at 17.90% as of Sep 30, 2019, down 0.31 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2014, it was 28.41%, up 1.31 percentage points from FY2013.
- Annual Tax Rate has a three-year change of -8.64 percentage points (FY2011 to FY2014).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at 27.10% in FY2013 (-11.49 pp), 38.59% in FY2012 (+1.54 pp) and 37.06% in FY2011.
- Quarterly Tax Rate has ranged from -33.33% in Q2 2015 to 38.55% in Q1 2016 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.21 percentage points over the last six quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 65.86 percentage points in Q2 2016, against a drop of 63.83 percentage points in Q2 2015 at the low end.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,137.66 Bn | 1,106.24 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 23.27% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 636.13 Bn | 556.00 Bn | 17.30 Bn | - |
| 3 | AbbVie | 505.28 Bn | 478.39 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 15.47% |
| 4 | Merck | 358.10 Bn | 312.48 Bn | 12.21 Bn | - |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 292.59 Bn | 256.58 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 23.71% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 265.81 Bn | 239.50 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 10.40% |
| 7 | Amgen | 237.53 Bn | 192.93 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 14.20% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.67 Bn | 168.86 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | Pfizer | 171.17 Bn | 117.82 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - |
| 10 | Zoetis | 33.76 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 20.21% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.81% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.84% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.24% |
Zoetis 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=ZTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "ZTS", "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=ZTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();