NYSE$ZTS

Zoetis · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Zoetis reported Q1 2026 revenue of $2.26B (+3% YoY) with net income of $601M and diluted EPS of $1.42.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, Zoetis posted revenue of $2.26 billion, up 3% as reported and down 1% operationally excluding a 4-point FX tailwind. Net income attributable to Zoetis was $601 million, flat year over year, with diluted EPS of $1.42. The company eliminated the one-month international reporting lag effective January 1, 2026 (Fiscal Year Alignment), which affects year-over-year comparability.

  • Revenue of $2.26B (+3% reported; -1% operational ex-FX).
  • Diluted EPS $1.42; dividend raised to $0.53 per share.
  • Fiscal Year Alignment removed the international one-month reporting lag.
  • Tariffs, disease outbreaks, and FX remain key operational variables.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.26B

Previous: $2.2B+2.9%
EPS (adj)

$1.46

Previous: $1.41+3.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$110M

Previous: -$149M+26.2%
Free Cash Flow

$291M

No prior period
Net Income

$601M

Previous: $602M-0.2%
Operating Income

$794M

Previous: $810M-2.0%
Gross Profit

$1.62B

Previous: $1.6B+1.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.94B

No prior period
Total Assets

$15.2B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Zoetis · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.26B

Q1 2026+2.9%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Zoetis · $2.15B total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Companion Animal
    $1.41B+11.3%
  • Livestock
    $716M+1.1%
  • Contract Mfg & Human Health
    $21M-8.7%

Forward guidance

Management discusses operational results, FX, and tariff risk but does not provide numeric quarterly EPS guidance in the 10-Q.

Tailwinds

  • Dividend increased to $0.53 from $0.50.
  • FX provided roughly 4 points of revenue tailwind in the quarter.

Headwinds

  • Operational revenue declined 1% excluding FX.
  • Tariff and trade policy uncertainty could raise costs.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.5%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

32 / 58 earnings

Positive

+8.1%

Q4 2018

Best reaction

-13.7%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.2%-30.9%-28.5%
Q4 2025-2.4%-2.4%-10.1%
Q3 2025-13.7%-16.7%-16.6%
Q2 2025-3.7%-2.9%+0.9%
Q1 2025-5.3%+0.8%+6.7%
Q4 2024-5.1%-10.0%-7.3%
Q3 2024-3.7%-2.8%-3.6%
Q2 2024+5.7%+6.0%+6.7%
Q1 2024+5.4%+6.3%+7.0%
Q4 2023-6.4%-4.2%-11.6%
Q3 2023+7.1%+10.4%+18.3%
Q2 2023+4.8%+5.6%+3.9%
Q1 2023+4.8%+3.7%-3.3%
Q4 2022+7.3%+5.4%+1.9%
Q3 2022-9.3%-7.6%+6.8%
Q2 2022-3.1%-5.9%-12.9%
Q1 2022-4.3%-8.0%-4.4%
Q4 2021-0.7%-2.6%-1.4%
Q3 2021+2.7%+4.3%+5.8%
Q2 2021-1.4%-2.9%+2.4%
Q1 2021-1.3%-2.1%+0.8%
Q4 2020+1.3%-4.0%-8.6%
Q3 2020-2.9%-6.8%-9.4%
Q2 2020+0.7%-0.5%-0.3%
Q1 2020-5.4%-3.7%+7.4%
Q4 2019+0.8%+0.5%-12.2%
Q3 2019-3.0%-3.5%+0.2%
Q2 2019+7.4%+11.1%+13.8%
Q1 2019+1.9%-0.4%-0.7%
Q4 2018+8.1%+7.5%+9.8%
Q3 2018+2.9%+2.9%+4.1%
Q2 2018+6.5%+7.5%+5.3%
Q1 2018-3.6%-1.5%+2.4%
Q4 2017+7.1%+7.9%+13.6%
Q3 2017+6.5%+6.1%+12.1%
Q2 2017-1.6%-3.4%+4.9%
Q1 2017+7.0%+6.9%+12.4%
Q4 2016-4.8%-3.0%-2.1%
Q3 2016+3.6%+5.8%+3.9%
Q2 2016+3.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Q1 2016+0.2%
Q4 2015+3.4%
Q3 2015+5.2%
Q2 2015+0.3%
Q1 2015-0.2%
Q4 2014+4.3%
Q3 2014+4.1%
Q2 2014-2.8%
Q1 2014+0.4%
Q4 2011+0.1%
Q4 2013-3.7%
Q3 2012-0.5%
Q3 2013-2.1%
Q2 2012-1.4%
Q2 2013-0.0%
Q1 2012+0.9%
Q4 2012+0.9%
Q1 2013+2.2%
Q3 2011
Q2 2011
Q1 2011

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