Pfizer (PFE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer's Debt Ratio was 0.31 in Q2 2026, up 4.8% from 0.30 a year earlier and up 1.4% from the prior quarter.
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Pfizer (PFE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From Q2 2009 onward, Pfizer has reported Debt Ratio for 67 quarters.
- In earlier years, Debt Ratio was 0.30 in FY2024 (-5.4%), 0.32 in FY2023 (+74.9%), 0.18 in FY2022 (-13.9%) and 0.21 in FY2021 (-18.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio has increased for three straight quarters, with an average decline of 1.4% over the last seven quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 74.9%); the worst was Q3 2021 (a decline of 36.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, PFE's Debt Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.31 (Q1 2026), 0.31 (Q4 2025) and 0.30 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,230.11 Bn | 1,198.70 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 0.39 |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 644.39 Bn | 564.25 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 0.23 |
| 3 | AbbVie | 503.52 Bn | 476.68 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 0.52 |
| 4 | Merck | 363.29 Bn | 317.72 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 0.42 |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 298.23 Bn | 262.62 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 0.08 |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 267.53 Bn | 241.29 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 0.28 |
| 7 | Amgen | 241.80 Bn | 197.20 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 0.60 |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 195.07 Bn | 169.19 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 0.53 |
| 9 | Pfizer | 173.33 Bn | 120.28 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 0.31 |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 135.58 Bn | 107.59 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.30 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.21 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 0.22 |
API Access
Pfizer Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();