Pfizer (PFE) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Pfizer (PFE) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $272.0 million for Q1 2026, up 60.0% YoY from $170.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 20.89% sequentially from $225.0 million in Q4 2025.

Pfizer (PFE) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pfizer has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $272.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 60.0% year-over-year to $272.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $901.0 million (down 30.48% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $799.0 million, down 8.89% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation improved to $272.0 million in Q1 2026, from $225.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for PFE reached as high as $700.0 million in Q3 2024 and fell as low as $86.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $203.0 million (2025), against an average of $240.2 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Share-based Compensation soared 363.58% — and 2025, when it plunged 71.29%.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $508.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 76.18% to $121.0 million in 2023, then surged by 478.51% to $700.0 million in 2024, then sank by 67.86% to $225.0 million in 2025, then rose by 20.89% to $272.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $272.0 million, $225.0 million, and $201.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 161.00 Mn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 300.00 Mn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 444.00 Mn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 185.00 Mn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 75.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 218.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 272.00 Mn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 84.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 272.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 272.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 225.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 225.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 201.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 201.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 203.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 203.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 170.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 170.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 700.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 700.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 206.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 206.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 220.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 220.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 121.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 121.00 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 148.00 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 148.00 Mn