Pfizer PFE
NYSE PFE
$28.07 +0.28 (+1.01%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:02 PM EDT

Pfizer (PFE) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Pfizer (PFE) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.03% for Q1 2026, down 3.0% year-over-year from 0.03% in Q1 2025, and down 3.59% quarter-over-quarter from 0.03% in Q4 2025.

Pfizer (PFE) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pfizer (PFE) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 18 consecutive years, with 0.03% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.03% (down 3.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.07%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital retreated to 0.03% in Q1 2026 per PFE's latest filing, from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.04% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.03% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital grew 3 bps — and 2024, when it decreased 4 bps.
  • Pfizer's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.04% in 2022, then sank by 122 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then soared by 117 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then tumbled by 1794 bps to 0.03% in 2025, then fell by 4 bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PFE's Return on Invested Capital at 0.03% in Q1 2026, 0.03% in Q4 2025, and 0.01% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 652.20 Bn 631.44 Bn 17.26 Bn 0.00%
2 AbbVie 469.51 Bn 462.94 Bn 12.70 Bn 0.00%
3 Merck 376.81 Bn 369.67 Bn 12.21 Bn 0.01%
4 Novartis Ag 303.04 Bn 295.35 Bn 11.24 Bn 0.01%
5 Astrazeneca 257.61 Bn 252.71 Bn 12.86 Bn 0.00%
6 Amgen 237.37 Bn 223.38 Bn 7.24 Bn 0.01%
7 Gilead Sciences 181.73 Bn 178.55 Bn 6.22 Bn 0.00%
8 Pfizer 159.66 Bn 147.96 Bn 10.94 Bn 0.01%
9 Gsk 106.24 Bn 102.07 Bn 8.24 Bn 0.01%
10 Sanofi 55.07 Bn 47.69 Bn 10.79 Bn 0.02%

Historic Data

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Jun 28, 2026 0.01%
Mar 29, 2026 -0.03%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.03%
Sep 28, 2025 0.01%
Jun 29, 2025 0.00%
Mar 30, 2025 0.01%
Sep 29, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.01%
Jul 2, 2023 0.01%
Apr 2, 2023 0.03%
Jul 3, 2022 0.04%
Apr 3, 2022 0.03%
Oct 3, 2021 0.02%
Jul 4, 2021 0.01%
Apr 4, 2021 0.01%
Sep 27, 2020 0.00%
Jun 28, 2020 0.00%
Mar 29, 2020 0.00%