Pfizer (PFE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.00% for Q3 2026, down 2.75 percentage points from 4.76% a year earlier and down 0.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pfizer (PFE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Pfizer's Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.71%, up 0.05 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -2.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.66% in FY2024 (+2.64 pp), 1.02% in FY2023 (-15.57 pp), 16.59% in FY2022 (+3.47 pp) and 13.12% in FY2021 (+7.41 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 7.67 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a drop of 15.02 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PFE's Return on Assets [ROA] at 2.14% (Q2 2026), 3.62% (Q1 2026) and 3.74% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,224.11 Bn | 1,197.72 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 19.00% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 665.34 Bn | 585.20 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 515.72 Bn | 483.73 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 7.32% |
| 4 | Merck | 362.64 Bn | 325.58 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 1.87% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.51 Bn | 288.75 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.26 Bn | 263.15 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.36% |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.20 Bn | 200.85 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 9.80% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 207.48 Bn | 182.59 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -7.67% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.49 Bn | 114.85 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 2.00% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.73 Bn | 110.72 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 13.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 2.00% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 2.14% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 3.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.74% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 4.76% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 5.21% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.72% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 1.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.98% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 4.84% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 10.34% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 14.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.00% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 15.25% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 15.47% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 13.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.21% |
API Access
Pfizer Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();