Pfizer (PFE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer (PFE) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.86% for Q2 2026, unchanged from 11.86% a year earlier and down 0.33 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 (+2.92 pp), 7.12% in FY2023 (-45.26 pp), 52.38% in FY2022 (+31.13 pp) and 21.25% in FY2021 (+12.15 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 4.68% in Q2 2024 to a high of 42.44% in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in five of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.03 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 24.99 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 27.04 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 12.19% (Q1 2026), 12.11% (Q4 2025) and 11.86% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,109.83 Bn | 1,078.42 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 610.61 Bn | 529.14 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 500.66 Bn | 473.77 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 354.64 Bn | 309.02 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 291.14 Bn | 255.13 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 254.18 Bn | 227.87 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 16.76% |
| 7 | Amgen | 229.46 Bn | 184.86 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 190.33 Bn | 164.53 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.92 Bn | 114.57 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 127.25 Bn | 99.26 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 20.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 16.83% |
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();