Zoetis ZTS
NYSE ZTS
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As of: Sep 29, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Zoetis (ZTS) Research & Development (2012 - 2015)

Updated

Zoetis (ZTS) reported Research & Development of $80 million for Q1 2015, down 8.0% from $87 million a year earlier and down 35.5% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Zoetis (ZTS) Research & Development (2012 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Over the twelve months ended Mar 29, 2015, Zoetis' Research & Development came in at $389 million, down 1.8% year-over-year; for FY2014, it came in at $396 million, down 0.8% from FY2013.

  • Research & Development has declined for three consecutive years, with a three-year compound annual growth rate of -2.5% (FY2011 to FY2014).
  • By year, Research & Development came in at $399 million in FY2013 (-2.4%), $409 million in FY2012 (-4.2%) and $427 million in FY2011.
  • The Q1 2015 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to Q1 2012.
  • Year over year, Research & Development gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.2%.
  • The high point for year-over-year Research & Development in five years was Q2 2013 (growth of 3.3%); the low point was Q1 2013 (a decline of 11.8%).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q1 2015 came in at $124 million (Q4 2014), $93 million (Q3 2014) and $92 million (Q2 2014).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 655.56 Bn 574.09 Bn 17.26 Bn 3.65 Bn
2 AbbVie 470.94 Bn 444.10 Bn 12.70 Bn 2.34 Bn
3 Merck 367.14 Bn 321.57 Bn 12.21 Bn 9.74 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 280.33 Bn 236.20 Bn 11.24 Bn -2.85 Bn
5 Astrazeneca 257.78 Bn 231.34 Bn 12.86 Bn -4.05 Bn
6 Amgen 226.04 Bn 181.44 Bn 7.24 Bn 1.87 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 188.89 Bn 163.01 Bn 6.22 Bn 1.76 Bn
8 Pfizer 163.75 Bn 110.70 Bn 10.94 Bn 2.81 Bn
9 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 133.68 Bn 105.69 Bn 2.84 Bn 993.80 Mn
10 Zoetis 29.58 Bn 21.43 Bn 1.05 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2015 80.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 124.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 93.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 92.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 87.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 121.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 93.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 95.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 90.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 121.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 94.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 92.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 102.00 Mn
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