Pfizer (PFE) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer's Payables was $7.03 billion in Q2 2026, down 7.6% from $7.61 billion a year earlier but up 56.1% from the prior quarter.
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Pfizer (PFE) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Payables at Pfizer came in at $7.69 billion, down 4.8% from FY2024.
- Payables has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Payables was $8.07 billion in FY2024 (-11.1%), $9.08 billion in FY2023 (-0.3%), $9.11 billion in FY2022 (+16.4%) and $7.83 billion in FY2021 (+21.4%).
- Quarterly Payables has moved between $4.51 billion (Q1 2026) and $9.11 billion (Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables has declined for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 6.8% over the last seven quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 35.5%); the worst was Q1 2026 (a decline of 14.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, PFE's Payables in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $4.51 billion (Q1 2026), $7.69 billion (Q4 2025) and $5.02 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 645.01 Bn | 563.54 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 20.92 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 465.23 Bn | 438.39 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 33.30 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 368.40 Bn | 322.83 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 5.96 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 278.02 Bn | 233.89 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 4.26 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 254.57 Bn | 228.13 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -22.89 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 229.02 Bn | 184.42 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 187.74 Bn | 161.85 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 674.00 Mn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 7.03 Bn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.45 Bn | 105.45 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 429.50 Mn |
| 10 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 128.45 Bn | 79.72 Bn | 9.25 Bn | 4.16 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 7.03 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 4.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.69 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 5.02 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 7.61 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.07 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 5.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.49 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.08 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 8.40 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 6.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.11 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 8.45 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 5.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.83 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 6.89 Bn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 6.51 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 4.06 Bn |
API Access
Pfizer Payables 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=payables&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();