Pfizer (PFE) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer's (PFE) Payout Ratio came in at 2.26 for Q2 2026, up 151.9% from 0.90 a year earlier and up 73.0% from the prior quarter.
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Pfizer (PFE) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Pfizer's Payout Ratio stood at 1.26, up 6.2% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Pfizer's Payout Ratio was 1.18 in FY2024 (-72.9%), 4.36 in FY2023, 0.29 in FY2022 (-27.9%) and 0.40 in FY2021 (-56.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 7.5% over the last seven quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 151.9%; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a decline of 79.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 1.31 (Q1 2026), 1.26 (Q4 2025) and 0.99 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,146.94 Bn | 1,115.53 Bn | 19.71 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 624.96 Bn | 543.49 Bn | 17.26 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 510.15 Bn | 483.27 Bn | 12.70 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 366.13 Bn | 320.51 Bn | 12.21 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 297.75 Bn | 261.74 Bn | 11.24 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 261.93 Bn | 235.62 Bn | 12.86 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 236.51 Bn | 191.91 Bn | 7.24 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.27 Bn | 168.47 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 171.74 Bn | 118.39 Bn | 10.94 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 130.00 Bn | 102.01 Bn | 2.84 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 2.26 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.31 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.26 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.99 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.90 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.21 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.18 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.22 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.36 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.88 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.40 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 0.45 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 0.67 |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 0.80 |
API Access
Pfizer Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();