Pfizer (PFE) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer's (PFE) Payout Ratio came in at 2.43 for Q3 2026, up 145.8% from 0.99 a year earlier and up 7.5% 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 Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 30.5% over the last six quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q3 2023, with growth of 192.0%; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a decline of 72.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 2.26 (Q2 2026), 1.31 (Q1 2026) and 1.26 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,261.99 Bn | 1,235.61 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 678.93 Bn | 598.79 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 518.29 Bn | 486.30 Bn | 13.12 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 365.98 Bn | 328.92 Bn | 13.19 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 316.85 Bn | 290.09 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 293.40 Bn | 267.29 Bn | 13.26 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.78 Bn | 203.43 Bn | 7.58 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 210.61 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 6.73 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 166.87 Bn | 114.23 Bn | 12.56 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 139.96 Bn | 111.95 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 2.43 |
| 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 |
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();