Pfizer (PFE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Pfizer (PFE) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 10.2% for Q1 2026, down 467.0% YoY from 2.78% in Q1 2025, and up 0.87% sequentially from 10.29% in Q4 2025.

Pfizer (PFE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pfizer has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 10.2% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 467.0% year-over-year to 10.2%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.2% (down 467.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.93%, up 3326.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 10.2% in Q1 2026, from 10.29% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for PFE reached as high as 37.02% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 23.16% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.23% (2024), against an average of 1.17%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1419 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 4594 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 37.02% in 2022, then tumbled 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 10.2%, 10.29%, and 19.18% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 42.94%
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 28.18%
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 16.47%
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn 9.76%
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn -5.22%
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 15.87%
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 21.53%
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn -10.20%
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn -3.07%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 -6.39%
Mar 31, 2024 -11.33%
Dec 31, 2023 -15.24%
Jul 2, 2023 6.04%
Apr 2, 2023 15.26%
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%
Mar 29, 2020 4.47%
Dec 31, 2019 11.07%