Pfizer (PFE) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer (PFE) reported Retained Earnings of $112.09 billion for Q2 2026, down 4.7% from $117.61 billion a year earlier and down 4.4% from the prior quarter.
Pfizer (PFE) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Pfizer posted Retained Earnings of $114.61 billion, down 1.8% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Retained Earnings came in at $116.73 billion in FY2024 (-1.4%), $118.35 billion in FY2023 (-5.8%), $125.66 billion in FY2022 (+21.5%) and $103.39 billion in FY2021 (+14.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Retained Earnings has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 1.5% over the last seven quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Retained Earnings in five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 21.5%); the low point was Q2 2024 (a decline of 9.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $117.24 billion (Q1 2026), $114.61 billion (Q4 2025) and $121.15 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,082.65 Bn | 1,051.23 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 31.89 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 623.68 Bn | 542.21 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 171.67 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 459.43 Bn | 432.59 Bn | 12.70 Bn | -17.33 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 354.80 Bn | 309.23 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 63.27 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.16 Bn | 225.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 40.86 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 244.40 Bn | 217.97 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 12.59 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 220.17 Bn | 175.57 Bn | 7.24 Bn | -22.28 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 183.05 Bn | 157.16 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 2.20 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 160.27 Bn | 107.22 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 112.09 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 128.38 Bn | 100.39 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 15.69 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 112.09 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 117.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 114.61 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 121.15 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 117.61 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 119.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 116.73 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 121.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 116.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 121.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 118.35 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 128.80 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 131.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 125.66 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 116.61 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 111.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 103.39 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 102.25 Bn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 96.35 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 95.16 Bn |
Pfizer Retained 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=retained-earnings&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-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=retained-earnings&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();