What is Pfizer's return on assets?

Pfizer (PFE) reported return on assets of 4.6% in Q3 2025.

What does return on assets mean?

How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.

How do you interpret return on assets?

Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.

How does return on assets compare across companies?

Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.

Pfizer PFE Return on assets

Return on assets at other companies

Bristol-Myers SquibbBMY

8.1%+2.5pp

Eli LillyLLY

24.5%+10.1pp

Johnson & JohnsonJNJ

10.7%-1.3pp

Merck & Co.MRK

7.3%-8.4pp

AmgenAMGN

8.6%+2.1pp

IncyteINCY

21.9%+21.5pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$14.5B+5.4%

Gross profit$10.9B+0.3%

Net income$2.7B-9.4%

EPS (diluted)$0.47-9.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.8B+18.8%

Total debt$64.4B+5.0%

Total equity$90.1B-0.3%

Total assets$207.62B-0.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.6B+12.0%

CapEx$436.0M-22.7%

Free cash flow$2.2B+23.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$147.73B+11.1%

Enterprise value$210.4B+9.2%

P/E12.2×—

P/S2.3×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin73.5%+1.2pp

Net margin15.7%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.6%—

Debt / equity0.7×0.0×

Current ratio1.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Pfizer’s reported figures.

net income/total assets=4.6%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Pfizer’s 10-Q, filed November 4, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Pfizer's return on assets?: Pfizer (PFE) reported return on assets of 4.6% in Q3 2025.
What does return on assets mean?: How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?: Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?: Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.