Pfizer (PFE) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026)
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.
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 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
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Pfizer Income Taxes Paid 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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-taxes-paid", "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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();