Pfizer (PFE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer (PFE) reported Operating Expenses of $5.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 6.97% year-over-year from $5.9 billion in Q1 2025, and down 32.38% quarter-over-quarter from $8.1 billion in Q4 2025.
Pfizer (PFE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pfizer (PFE) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $5.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $5.5 billion, down 6.97% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $25.4 billion (up 29.83% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $25.8 billion, down 6.38% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses eased to $5.5 billion in Q1 2026 per PFE's latest filing, from $8.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $9.0 billion in Q4 2023 and troughed at $5.1 billion in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $6.4 billion and a median of $6.1 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses grew 19.64% in 2024, then fell 22.54% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $6.3 billion in 2022, then surged by 43.37% to $9.0 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 31.47% to $6.2 billion in 2024, then soared by 32.15% to $8.1 billion in 2025, then slumped by 32.38% to $5.5 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PFE's Operating Expenses at $5.5 billion in Q1 2026, $8.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $6.0 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gsk | 92,316,836.42 Bn | 92,316,831.46 Bn | 7.76 Bn | -5.14 Bn |
| 2 | Eli Lilly | 983.57 Bn | 978.29 Bn | 16.22 Bn | 6.72 Bn |
| 3 | Johnson & Johnson | 553.56 Bn | 531.50 Bn | 15.96 Bn | 9.59 Bn |
| 4 | AbbVie | 383.35 Bn | 374.00 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 11.01 Bn |
| 5 | Merck | 281.71 Bn | 276.06 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 19.82 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 182.20 Bn | 170.16 Bn | 5.87 Bn | 5.95 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 153.71 Bn | 145.98 Bn | 5.52 Bn | 4.37 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 143.75 Bn | 130.98 Bn | -1.21 Bn | 5.50 Bn |
| 9 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 109.71 Bn | 99.25 Bn | 8.07 Bn | 8.25 Bn |
| 10 | Novartis Ag | 108.28 Bn | 107.60 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 5.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.13 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 5.97 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 5.82 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.91 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 6.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.98 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 6.15 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 6.28 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 5.88 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 6.26 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 6.05 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 5.09 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 6.22 Bn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 5.16 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 4.79 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 4.95 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2020 | 5.08 Bn |