Pfizer (PFE) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer (PFE) posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$12.0 million for Q1 2026, up 98.19% YoY from -$6.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 97.23% sequentially from -$433.0 million in Q4 2025.
Pfizer (PFE) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pfizer has disclosed Deferred Taxes across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$12.0 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 98.19% year-over-year to -$12.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.5 billion (up 58.75% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$2.1 billion, down 1.47% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes grew to -$12.0 million in Q1 2026, from -$433.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Deferred Taxes for PFE reached as high as -$12.0 million in Q1 2026 and fell as low as -$3.4 billion in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$765.0 million (2025), against an average of -$1.0 billion.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Deferred Taxes tumbled 1627.27% — and 2026, when it jumped 98.19%.
- A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$3.4 billion in 2022, then soared by 45.34% to -$1.9 billion in 2023, then climbed by 8.18% to -$1.7 billion in 2024, then jumped by 74.62% to -$433.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 97.23% to -$12.0 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods registered -$12.0 million, -$433.0 million, and -$765.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,066.16 Bn | 1,060.88 Bn | 16.22 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 611.69 Bn | 589.64 Bn | 15.96 Bn | 159.00 Mn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 444.34 Bn | 434.99 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 137.00 Mn |
| 4 | Astrazeneca | 284.94 Bn | 277.05 Bn | 12.61 Bn | - |
| 5 | Merck | 224.23 Bn | 218.58 Bn | 12.09 Bn | -315.00 Mn |
| 6 | Amgen | 195.12 Bn | 183.08 Bn | 5.87 Bn | -176.00 Mn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 156.45 Bn | 148.73 Bn | 5.52 Bn | 179.00 Mn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 136.01 Bn | 123.24 Bn | -1.21 Bn | -12.00 Mn |
| 9 | Novartis Ag | 113.45 Bn | 113.67 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Biogen | 30.87 Bn | 26.59 Bn | 1.82 Bn | 23.60 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | -12.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -433.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -765.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -272.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -663.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -1.71 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -783.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -441.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.86 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | -873.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | -598.00 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | -1.14 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | -2.32 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | -3.61 Bn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | -66.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 203.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2020 | -735.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2020 | -49.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 82.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -1.51 Bn |