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

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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 -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%