Pfizer is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, developing and manufacturing vaccines and medicines across many areas; it became widely known for its COVID-19 vaccine (with BioNTech).
It has deep federal ties through emergency R&D, procurement, and stockpiling (e.g., BARDA) and public health insurance. Drug development involves long timelines and regulation (FDA approval), and managing patent expirations (the patent cliff) is a perennial challenge.
What the data shows
- Across our collection, federal contracts total $32,995,728,343 (24 awards), spanning 3 awarding agencies. The largest is Department of Defense ($27,702,056,069, ~84% of the total).
- Awards are concentrated in a single agency.
- Also: 8 SEC filings tracked.
Federal contracts (USAspending)
| Amount | Awarding agency | Scope (original) |
|---|---|---|
| ≈$12.55B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Army | AWARD OF 10M TREATMENT COURSES OF ORAL PROTEASE INHIBITOR PF-07321332 ↗ |
| ≈$11.11B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Army | COVID-19 VACCINE PRODUCTION ↗ |
| ≈$4.15B | Agency for International Development ／Agency for International Development | COVID-19 VACCINES FOR INTERNATIONAL DONATION ↗ |
| ≈$4.04B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Army | COVID-19 ADULT MDV VACCINE ↗ |
| ≈$1.03B | Department of Health and Human Services ／Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | IGF::OT::IGF 2017 VACCINES FOR CHILDREN ↗ |
| ≈$68.4M | Department of Health and Human Services ／Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | IGF::OT::IGF ↗ |
| ≈$22M | Department of Health and Human Services ／Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | TRAUNCHE 2 PHARMACEUTICALS ↗ |
| ≈$5.8M | Department of Health and Human Services ／Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | IGF::OT::IGF 2016 VFA - MERCK ↗ |
| ≈$5.1M | Department of Health and Human Services ／Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2017 ADULT VACCINES ↗ |
| ≈$2.3M | Department of Health and Human Services ／Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | PFIZER VACCINE STORAGE AND ROTATION IGF::OT::IGF FOR OTHER FUNCTIONS ↗ |
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Sources of funding (by agency)
The main agencies funding this company and cumulative amounts, from this site's collected contract data. Click an agency for details.
Federal contract awards over time (past 8 fiscal years)
Federal contract awards to Pfizer has fallen about 100% from FY2017 to FY2025 (≈$636.1M to ≈$1.4M).
| Fiscal year | Awarded |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | ≈$1.4M |
| FY2023 | ≈$1.93B |
| FY2022 | ≈$16.67B |
| FY2021 | ≈$13.32B |
| FY2020 | ≈$45.6M |
| FY2019 | ≈$14.7M |
| FY2018 | ≈$401.6M |
| FY2017 | ≈$636.1M |
Total federal contract awards (award types A–D) to this company per fiscal year (starting October). Source: USAspending. May be revised.
SEC filings (EDGAR)
- Current report (8-K) 2026-05-05 View on SEC ↗
- Quarterly report (10-Q) 2026-05-05 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2026-04-27 View on SEC ↗
- Proxy statement (DEF 14A) 2026-03-12 View on SEC ↗
- Annual report (10-K) 2026-02-26 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2026-02-03 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2025-12-16 PFIZER 8-K DECEMBER 16, 2025 ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2025-11-21 View on SEC ↗
Timeline
Events tied to this entity, newest first, from the data this site tracks.
Based on real dates within this site's collected set (contracts = start date / filings = filing date / rules = publication date). Not exhaustive.
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Sources (primary)
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