Pfizer (PFE) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer (PFE) recorded Current Taxes of $653 million in Q2 2026, down 82.2% from $3.68 billion a year earlier and down 79.1% from the prior quarter.
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Pfizer (PFE) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Pfizer reported Current Taxes of $3.1 billion, up 6.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Current Taxes has increased for six straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Current Taxes came in at $2.91 billion in FY2024 (+23.9%), $2.35 billion in FY2023 (+48.0%), $1.59 billion in FY2022 (+25.4%) and $1.27 billion in FY2021 (+20.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Current Taxes since Q4 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Current Taxes rose in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 0.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Current Taxes in the last five years was growth of 214.4% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 82.2% in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $3.13 billion (Q1 2026), $3.1 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.8 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Current Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 645.01 Bn | 563.54 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 465.23 Bn | 438.39 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - |
| 3 | Merck | 368.40 Bn | 322.83 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 4.22 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 278.02 Bn | 233.89 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 2.31 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 254.57 Bn | 228.13 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -1.47 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 229.02 Bn | 184.42 Bn | 7.24 Bn | - |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 187.74 Bn | 161.85 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 653.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.45 Bn | 105.45 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
| 10 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 128.45 Bn | 79.72 Bn | 9.25 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 653.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 3.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.10 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 3.80 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 3.68 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.91 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.35 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 2.93 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 1.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.59 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 3.35 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 3.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.27 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 4.50 Bn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 1.74 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 1.40 Bn |
API Access
Pfizer Current Taxes 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=current-taxes&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-taxes", "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=current-taxes&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();