Pfizer (PFE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer (PFE) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 4.97% for Q2 2026, down 7.05 percentage points from 12.01% a year earlier and down 3.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pfizer (PFE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Pfizer's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 8.91%, down 0.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -5.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Pfizer's Return on Equity [ROE] was 9.07% in FY2024 (+5.15 pp), 3.91% in FY2023 (-50.90 pp), 54.81% in FY2022 (+23.56 pp) and 31.26% in FY2021 (+16.77 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.02 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 20.57 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a drop of 46.21 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 8.50% (Q1 2026), 8.69% (Q4 2025) and 10.84% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,109.83 Bn | 1,078.42 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 82.09% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 610.61 Bn | 529.14 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 25.32% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 500.66 Bn | 473.77 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - |
| 4 | Merck | 354.64 Bn | 309.02 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 7.21% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 291.14 Bn | 255.13 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 31.52% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 254.18 Bn | 227.87 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 21.39% |
| 7 | Amgen | 229.46 Bn | 184.86 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 83.75% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 190.33 Bn | 164.53 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -18.38% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.92 Bn | 114.57 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 4.97% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 127.25 Bn | 99.26 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 22.24% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 4.97% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 8.50% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.69% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.84% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 12.01% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.91% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 4.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.31% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 10.71% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 21.46% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 29.51% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.27% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 33.04% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 34.48% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 31.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.71% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 26.65% |
API Access
Pfizer Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();