Pfizer (PFE) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Pfizer (PFE) recorded Short-term Investments of $12.45 billion in Q3 2026, down 8.7% from $13.64 billion a year earlier but up 16.1% from the prior quarter.
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Pfizer (PFE) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with Q2 2009, Pfizer's Short-term Investments history includes 70 quarters.
- Annual Short-term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Short-term Investments came in at $19.43 billion in FY2024 (+97.6%), $9.84 billion in FY2023 (-55.9%), $22.32 billion in FY2022 (-23.4%) and $29.13 billion in FY2021 (+179.1%).
- Quarterly Short-term Investments has ranged from $6.05 billion in Q2 2024 to $42.15 billion in Q2 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments has declined for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 25.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short-term Investments in the last five years was growth of 179.1% in Q4 2021, against a decline of 85.7% in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $10.72 billion (Q2 2026), $11.37 billion (Q1 2026) and $12.45 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,286.35 Bn | 1,259.96 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 655.58 Bn | 575.44 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 509.44 Bn | 477.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 362.14 Bn | 325.14 Bn | 13.19 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 309.04 Bn | 282.62 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.57 Bn | 263.55 Bn | 13.26 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 248.97 Bn | 200.62 Bn | 7.58 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 207.95 Bn | 182.98 Bn | 6.73 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 170.25 Bn | 117.91 Bn | 12.56 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 137.54 Bn | 109.53 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 12.45 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 10.72 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 11.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.45 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 13.64 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 11.61 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 15.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.43 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 8.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.84 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 41.03 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 42.15 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 17.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.32 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 34.83 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 31.52 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 21.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.13 Bn |
API Access
Pfizer Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=PFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();