Pfizer PFE
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Pfizer (PFE) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Pfizer's (PFE) quarterly Research & Development came in at $2.8 billion in Q2 2026, up 13.17% year-over-year from $2.5 billion in Q2 2025, and up 12.81% quarter-over-quarter from $2.5 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Pfizer (PFE) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pfizer (PFE) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $2.8 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 13.17% year-over-year to $2.8 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $11.1 billion, a 27.14% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $10.4 billion, down 3.56% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $2.8 billion for Q2 2026 at Pfizer, up from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $7.8 billion in Q3 2024 and troughed at $2.2 billion in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $3.0 billion and a median of $2.6 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development advanced 25.73% in 2022 and plunged 67.3% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $2.8 billion in 2022, then changed by 0.0% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then soared by 176.63% to $7.8 billion in 2024, then sank by 58.83% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then dropped by 12.38% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $2.8 billion (Q2 2026), $2.5 billion (Q1 2026), and $3.2 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 643.26 Bn 622.50 Bn 17.26 Bn 3.65 Bn
2 AbbVie 443.31 Bn 436.74 Bn 12.70 Bn 2.34 Bn
3 Merck 364.74 Bn 357.60 Bn 12.21 Bn 9.74 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 266.46 Bn 258.77 Bn 11.24 Bn -2.85 Bn
5 Pfizer 158.57 Bn 146.88 Bn 10.94 Bn 2.81 Bn
6 Sanofi 52.33 Bn 44.95 Bn 10.79 Bn -2.60 Bn
7 Revolution Medicines 43.79 Bn 43.79 Bn - 394.92 Mn
8 Incyte 25.23 Bn 20.69 Bn 1.57 Bn 516.95 Mn
9 United Therapeutics 21.67 Bn 19.01 Bn 683.80 Mn 146.30 Mn
10 Neurocrine Biosciences 15.65 Bn 15.26 Bn 935.80 Mn 326.70 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jun 28, 2026 2.81 Bn
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 7.79 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.82 Bn
Jul 2, 2023 2.65 Bn
Apr 2, 2023 2.51 Bn
Jul 3, 2022 2.82 Bn
Apr 3, 2022 2.30 Bn
Oct 3, 2021 6.91 Bn
Jul 4, 2021 2.24 Bn
Apr 4, 2021 1.99 Bn
Sep 27, 2020 6.05 Bn
Jun 28, 2020 2.08 Bn
Mar 29, 2020 1.67 Bn