Pfizer (PFE) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer (PFE) recorded Current Taxes of $438 million in Q3 2026, down 88.5% from $3.8 billion a year earlier and down 32.9% 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 Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Current Taxes since Q4 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Current Taxes rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 10.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Current Taxes in the last five years was growth of 126.8% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 88.5% in Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $653 million (Q2 2026), $3.13 billion (Q1 2026) and $3.1 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Current Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,264.65 Bn | 1,238.27 Bn | 20.46 Bn | - |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 677.74 Bn | 597.60 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 517.10 Bn | 485.11 Bn | 13.12 Bn | - |
| 4 | Merck | 362.23 Bn | 325.17 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 4.31 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.90 Bn | 276.16 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 2.31 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.40 Bn | 266.24 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.47 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.90 Bn | 201.56 Bn | 7.58 Bn | - |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 209.15 Bn | 184.26 Bn | 6.73 Bn | - |
| 9 | Pfizer | 165.88 Bn | 113.23 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 438.00 Mn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.78 Bn | 110.77 Bn | 2.91 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 438.00 Mn |
| 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 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 1.90 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 2.93 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 1.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.59 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 3.07 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 3.35 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 3.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.27 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();