Pfizer (PFE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer (PFE) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.2% for Q1 2026, down 467.0% year-over-year from 2.78% in Q1 2025, and up 0.87% quarter-over-quarter from 10.29% in Q4 2025.
Pfizer (PFE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pfizer (PFE) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.2% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 10.2%, down 467.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.2% (down 467.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.93%, up 3326.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 10.2% in Q1 2026 per PFE's latest filing, from 10.29% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 37.02% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 23.16% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 1.17% and a median of 9.23% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 1419 bps in 2022, then slumped 4594 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 37.02% in 2022, then sank by 163 bps to 23.16% in 2023, then jumped by 60 bps to 9.23% in 2024, then slipped by 12 bps to 10.29% in 2025, then rose by 1 bps to 10.2% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PFE's Return on Capital Employed at 10.2% in Q1 2026, 10.29% in Q4 2025, and 19.18% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gsk | 93,699,046.73 Bn | 93,699,041.77 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 9.49% |
| 2 | Eli Lilly | 1,012.06 Bn | 1,006.77 Bn | 16.22 Bn | 42.94% |
| 3 | Johnson & Johnson | 560.67 Bn | 538.62 Bn | 15.96 Bn | 28.18% |
| 4 | AbbVie | 402.20 Bn | 392.85 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 16.47% |
| 5 | Merck | 298.59 Bn | 292.94 Bn | 12.09 Bn | -5.22% |
| 6 | Amgen | 188.77 Bn | 176.74 Bn | 5.87 Bn | 15.87% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 160.22 Bn | 152.49 Bn | 5.52 Bn | 21.53% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 148.19 Bn | 135.42 Bn | -1.21 Bn | -10.20% |
| 9 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 116.72 Bn | 106.26 Bn | 8.07 Bn | -6.84% |
| 10 | Novartis Ag | 109.78 Bn | 109.09 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | -10.20% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -10.29% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -19.18% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -13.28% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -5.54% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -9.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -10.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -23.16% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | -8.92% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 5.88% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 16.78% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 37.02% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 26.90% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 21.46% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 22.83% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 14.45% |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 12.12% |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 2.17% |
| Jun 28, 2020 | 2.46% |