Pfizer (PFE) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer's Cash from Operations came in at $835 million for Q2 2026, compared with -$582 million a year earlier and down 68.1% from the prior quarter.
Pfizer (PFE) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Pfizer reported Cash from Operations of $13.4 billion, down 11.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $11.7 billion, down 8.2% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash from Operations was $12.74 billion in FY2024 (+46.5%), $8.7 billion in FY2023 (-70.3%), $29.27 billion in FY2022 (-11.1%) and $32.92 billion in FY2021 (+128.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash from Operations is -$1.78 billion (Q2 2024) to $11.16 billion (Q3 2021).
- Year-over-year, Cash from Operations increased in three of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 20.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Operations over five years came in Q3 2021 (growth of 433.8%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 81.5%).
- Business Quant data shows PFE's Cash from Operations at $2.62 billion (Q1 2026), $5.35 billion (Q4 2025) and $4.6 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,137.66 Bn | 1,106.24 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 10.69 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 636.13 Bn | 556.00 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 7.72 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 505.28 Bn | 478.39 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 358.10 Bn | 312.48 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 5.37 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 292.59 Bn | 256.58 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 5.88 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 265.81 Bn | 239.50 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 237.53 Bn | 192.93 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 4.00 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.67 Bn | 168.86 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 3.57 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 171.17 Bn | 117.82 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 835.00 Mn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.09 Bn | 105.09 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 835.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 2.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.35 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 4.60 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -582.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.72 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 6.71 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.78 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.24 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 3.46 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | -1.21 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 1.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.58 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 5.97 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 8.18 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 6.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.93 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 11.16 Bn |
Pfizer Cash from Operations 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=cash-from-operations&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "PFE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();