Pfizer (PFE) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer's (PFE) Price to Earnings was 40.53 for Q3 2026, up 194.9% from 13.75 a year earlier and up 26.8% from the prior quarter.
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Pfizer (PFE) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at Pfizer was 18.22, down 2.7% from FY2024.
- By year, Price to Earnings came in at 18.72 in FY2024 (-75.6%), 76.72 in FY2023 (+735.9%), 9.18 in FY2022 (-39.3%) and 15.11 in FY2021 (-32.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Price to Earnings has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 35.8% over the last six quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Price to Earnings in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 735.9%); the low point was Q4 2024 (a decline of 75.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 31.96 (Q2 2026), 20.58 (Q1 2026) and 18.22 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,224.11 Bn | 1,197.72 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 665.34 Bn | 585.20 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 515.72 Bn | 483.73 Bn | 13.12 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 362.64 Bn | 325.58 Bn | 13.19 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.51 Bn | 288.75 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.26 Bn | 263.15 Bn | 13.26 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.20 Bn | 200.85 Bn | 7.58 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 207.48 Bn | 182.59 Bn | 6.73 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.49 Bn | 114.85 Bn | 12.56 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.73 Bn | 110.72 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 40.53 |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 31.96 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 20.58 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.22 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 13.75 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 12.79 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.18 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.72 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 38.77 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 76.72 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 17.87 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 9.64 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 7.93 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.18 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 8.25 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 10.02 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 11.59 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.11 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 12.40 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 17.46 |
API Access
Pfizer Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();