Pfizer (PFE) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer (PFE) reported Research & Development of $2.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 13.03% year-over-year from $2.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 22.33% quarter-over-quarter from $3.2 billion in Q4 2025.
Pfizer (PFE) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pfizer (PFE) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $2.5 billion, up 13.03% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $10.7 billion (up 7.35% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $10.4 billion, down 3.56% from the prior year.
- Research & Development slipped to $2.5 billion in Q1 2026 per PFE's latest filing, from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $3.2 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $2.2 billion in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of $2.6 billion and a median of $2.6 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Research & Development climbed 25.73% in 2022, then declined 11.63% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $2.7 billion in 2022, then gained by 4.41% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then fell by 7.71% to $2.6 billion in 2024, then increased by 23.4% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then decreased by 22.33% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PFE's Research & Development at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, $3.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.5 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gsk | 92,316,836.42 Bn | 92,316,831.46 Bn | 7.76 Bn | -2.28 Bn |
| 2 | Eli Lilly | 983.57 Bn | 978.29 Bn | 16.22 Bn | 3.51 Bn |
| 3 | Johnson & Johnson | 553.56 Bn | 531.50 Bn | 15.96 Bn | 3.53 Bn |
| 4 | AbbVie | 383.35 Bn | 374.00 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 2.47 Bn |
| 5 | Merck | 281.71 Bn | 276.06 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 12.59 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 182.20 Bn | 170.16 Bn | 5.87 Bn | 1.72 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 153.71 Bn | 145.98 Bn | 5.52 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 143.75 Bn | 130.98 Bn | -1.21 Bn | 2.49 Bn |
| 9 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 109.71 Bn | 99.25 Bn | 8.07 Bn | 2.65 Bn |
| 10 | Novartis Ag | 108.28 Bn | 107.60 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 2.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.21 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 2.55 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 2.48 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.20 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.82 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 2.71 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 2.65 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 2.51 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 2.70 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 2.82 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 2.30 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 2.68 Bn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 2.24 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 1.99 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 2.30 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2020 | 2.08 Bn |