Pfizer (PFE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer (PFE) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 4.66% for Q3 2026, down 6.18 percentage points from 10.84% a year earlier and down 0.31 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 (+6.74 pp), 2.33% in FY2023 (-33.90 pp), 36.23% in FY2022 (+4.97 pp) and 31.26% in FY2021 (+16.77 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.86 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q2 2022, with a gain of 16.07 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 30.95 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 4.97% (Q2 2026), 8.50% (Q1 2026) and 8.69% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,224.11 Bn | 1,197.72 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 74.39% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 665.34 Bn | 585.20 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 19.33% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 515.72 Bn | 483.73 Bn | 13.12 Bn | - |
| 4 | Merck | 362.64 Bn | 325.58 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 5.63% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.51 Bn | 288.75 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.26 Bn | 263.15 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 21.60% |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.20 Bn | 200.85 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 72.13% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 207.48 Bn | 182.59 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -31.17% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.49 Bn | 114.85 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 4.66% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.73 Bn | 110.72 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 19.32% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 4.66% |
| 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% |
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();