Pfizer (PFE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.14% for Q2 2026, down 3.08 percentage points from 5.21% a year earlier and down 1.48 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 (+2.06 pp), 1.60% in FY2023 (-24.76 pp), 26.35% in FY2022 (+13.23 pp) and 13.12% in FY2021 (+7.41 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in four of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.12 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 8.64 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 21.12 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PFE's Return on Assets [ROA] at 3.62% (Q1 2026), 3.74% (Q4 2025) and 4.76% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,076.25 Bn | 1,044.84 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 20.64% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 617.18 Bn | 535.70 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 10.47% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 464.58 Bn | 437.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 4.65% |
| 4 | Merck | 356.04 Bn | 310.47 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.45% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.07 Bn | 224.94 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 28.37% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 243.21 Bn | 216.77 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.10% |
| 7 | Amgen | 217.88 Bn | 173.28 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 9.29% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 179.62 Bn | 153.74 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -6.13% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 158.45 Bn | 105.40 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 2.14% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 127.87 Bn | 99.88 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 16.34% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.07% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | -5.65% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | -2.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.95% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 15.47% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 13.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.21% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 11.17% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 7.79% |
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();