Pfizer (PFE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer (PFE) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.32% for Q3 2026, down 0.54 percentage points from 11.86% a year earlier and down 0.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pfizer (PFE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Pfizer's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 11.93%, up 1.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +2.83 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Pfizer's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 10.05% in FY2024 (+6.27 pp), 3.78% in FY2023 (-23.63 pp), 27.41% in FY2022 (+6.16 pp) and 21.25% in FY2021 (+12.15 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.22 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q2 2022, with a gain of 12.85 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 22.57 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 11.86% (Q2 2026), 12.19% (Q1 2026) and 12.11% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,224.11 Bn | 1,197.72 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 43.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 665.34 Bn | 585.20 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 515.72 Bn | 483.73 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 21.60% |
| 4 | Merck | 362.64 Bn | 325.58 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 5.33% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.51 Bn | 288.75 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.26 Bn | 263.15 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.91% |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.20 Bn | 200.85 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 17.37% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 207.48 Bn | 182.59 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -6.15% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.49 Bn | 114.85 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 11.32% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.73 Bn | 110.72 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 17.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 11.32% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 11.86% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 12.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.11% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 11.86% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 11.86% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.27% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 6.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.61% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 8.39% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 16.06% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 23.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.18% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 26.71% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 26.67% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 22.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.33% |
API Access
Pfizer Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();