Pfizer (PFE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer's (PFE) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $6.7 billion in Q2 2026, up 14.67% year-over-year from $5.8 billion in Q2 2025, and up 20.28% quarter-over-quarter from $5.6 billion in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Pfizer (PFE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pfizer (PFE) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $6.7 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 14.67% year-over-year to $6.7 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $26.2 billion, a 33.31% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $25.8 billion, down 7.83% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $6.7 billion for Q2 2026 at Pfizer, up from $5.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $19.9 billion in Q3 2024 and troughed at $5.1 billion in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $7.5 billion and a median of $6.1 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses gained 20.57% in 2024 and tumbled 69.78% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $6.1 billion in 2022, then surged by 64.51% to $10.0 billion in 2023, then soared by 100.0% to $19.9 billion in 2024, then slumped by 59.96% to $8.0 billion in 2025, then fell by 16.25% to $6.7 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $6.7 billion (Q2 2026), $5.6 billion (Q1 2026), and $8.0 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 663.08 Bn | 642.33 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 10.12 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 453.04 Bn | 446.51 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 10.56 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 370.87 Bn | 363.78 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 12.80 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 305.29 Bn | 298.00 Bn | 11.24 Bn | -6.09 Bn |
| 5 | Pfizer | 162.10 Bn | 150.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 6.68 Bn |
| 6 | Sanofi | 53.95 Bn | 46.98 Bn | 10.79 Bn | -5.98 Bn |
| 7 | Revolution Medicines | 45.00 Bn | 45.00 Bn | - | 505.13 Mn |
| 8 | Incyte | 25.47 Bn | 20.94 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 976.14 Mn |
| 9 | United Therapeutics | 20.81 Bn | 18.15 Bn | 683.80 Mn | 452.50 Mn |
| 10 | Jazz Pharmaceuticals | 16.02 Bn | 14.40 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 960.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 6.68 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 5.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.97 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 6.02 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 5.82 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.91 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 19.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.96 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 6.36 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 5.88 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 6.05 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 5.09 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 16.18 Bn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 5.16 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 4.79 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 14.33 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2020 | 5.10 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 4.27 Bn |