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Pfizer (PFE) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026)

Updated

Pfizer (PFE) posted Income Taxes Paid of $426 million for Q3 2026, up 139.3% from $178 million a year earlier but down 87.7% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Pfizer (PFE) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For the trailing twelve months through Sep 27, 2026, Income Taxes Paid at Pfizer was $4.98 billion, up 21.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.69 billion, up 30.0% from FY2024.

  • Annual Income Taxes Paid shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • In prior years, Pfizer's Income Taxes Paid was $3.61 billion in FY2024 (+14.6%), $3.15 billion in FY2023 (-60.0%), $7.87 billion in FY2022 (+5.9%) and $7.43 billion in FY2021 (+135.6%).
  • Quarterly Income Taxes Paid has run from a low of $72 million in Q1 2026 to a high of $4.48 billion in Q4 2021 over five years.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Income Taxes Paid increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 32.3%.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Income Taxes Paid in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 533.3%; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a decline of 91.9%.
  • According to Business Quant data, Income Taxes Paid for the three prior quarters was $3.47 billion (Q2 2026), $72 million (Q1 2026) and $1.02 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes Paid (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,224.11 Bn 1,197.72 Bn 20.46 Bn -
2 Johnson & Johnson 665.34 Bn 585.20 Bn 17.30 Bn -
3 AbbVie 515.72 Bn 483.73 Bn 13.12 Bn -
4 Merck 362.64 Bn 325.58 Bn 13.19 Bn -
5 Novartis Ag 315.51 Bn 288.75 Bn - -
6 Astrazeneca 289.26 Bn 263.15 Bn 13.26 Bn -4.69 Bn
7 Amgen 249.20 Bn 200.85 Bn 7.58 Bn -
8 Gilead Sciences 207.48 Bn 182.59 Bn 6.73 Bn -
9 Pfizer 167.49 Bn 114.85 Bn 12.56 Bn 426.00 Mn
10 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 138.73 Bn 110.72 Bn 2.91 Bn 301.70 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 27, 2026 426.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2026 3.47 Bn
Mar 29, 2026 72.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.02 Bn
Sep 28, 2025 178.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 3.34 Bn
Mar 30, 2025 152.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 433.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 486.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 184.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 240.00 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 882.00 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 1.70 Bn
Apr 2, 2023 329.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 2.95 Bn
Oct 2, 2022 1.82 Bn
Jul 3, 2022 2.74 Bn
Apr 3, 2022 354.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 4.48 Bn
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