Pfizer (PFE) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer (PFE) posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $11.59 billion for Q3 2026, up 4.9% from $11.05 billion a year earlier and up 7.6% from the prior quarter.
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Pfizer (PFE) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Pfizer's Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $9.7 billion, up 12.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Deferred Tax shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 32.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Pfizer's Long-Term Deferred Tax was $8.66 billion in FY2024 (+133.7%), $3.71 billion in FY2023 (-44.6%), $6.69 billion in FY2022 (+100.3%) and $3.34 billion in FY2021 (+40.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax in data going back to Q4 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax has increased in each of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 40.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Deferred Tax in the past five years was Q2 2022, with growth of 159.9%; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a decline of 44.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax for the three prior quarters was $10.77 billion (Q2 2026), $9.97 billion (Q1 2026) and $9.7 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.90 Bn | 106.64 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 11.59 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 10.77 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 9.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.70 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 11.05 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 10.34 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.66 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 7.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.71 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 8.35 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 8.26 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 7.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.69 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 7.14 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 7.00 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 5.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.34 Bn |
API Access
Pfizer Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();