Pfizer (PFE) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer (PFE) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 1.12 for Q1 2026, down 18.46% YoY from 1.38 in Q1 2025, and up 106.65% sequentially from 0.54 in Q4 2025.
Pfizer (PFE) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pfizer has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 1.12 for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 18.46% year-over-year to 1.12; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.03 (down 75.63% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.08, up 11.33% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio grew to 1.12 in Q1 2026, from 0.54 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for PFE reached as high as 31.55 in Q2 2023 and fell as low as 2.04 in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.55 (2023), against an average of 2.77.
- The widest YoY moves for FCF Payout Ratio: up 8173.45% in 2023, down 460.69% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.37 in 2022, then soared by 51.07% to 0.55 in 2023, then jumped by 220.69% to 1.77 in 2024, then sank by 69.31% to 0.54 in 2025, then surged by 106.65% to 1.12 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 1.12, 0.54, and 0.61 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,066.16 Bn | 1,060.88 Bn | 16.22 Bn | 0.51 |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 611.69 Bn | 589.64 Bn | 15.96 Bn | 2.14 |
| 3 | AbbVie | 444.34 Bn | 434.99 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 0.87 |
| 4 | Astrazeneca | 284.94 Bn | 277.05 Bn | 12.61 Bn | -6.01 |
| 5 | Merck | 224.23 Bn | 218.58 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 0.72 |
| 6 | Amgen | 195.12 Bn | 183.08 Bn | 5.87 Bn | 0.92 |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 156.45 Bn | 148.73 Bn | 5.52 Bn | 0.43 |
| 8 | Pfizer | 136.01 Bn | 123.24 Bn | -1.21 Bn | 1.12 |
| 9 | Novartis Ag | 113.45 Bn | 113.67 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Biogen | 30.87 Bn | 26.59 Bn | 1.82 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.12 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.54 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.61 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -2.04 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.38 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 1.77 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.98 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.15 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.55 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | -1.09 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 31.55 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 0.26 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 0.20 |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 0.55 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 1.28 |
| Jun 28, 2020 | 0.52 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 1.23 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.62 |