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Pfizer Inc. (PFE) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

PFE • • Industrial / General
HealthcareLarge PharmaBroad-Based Pharmaceutical GiantsGlobal Pharma Diversified Leaders
AboutPfizer Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products worldwide. It offers medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular metabolic and women's health under the Premarin family and Eliquis brands; biologics, small molecules, immunotherapies, and biosimilars under the Ibrance, Xtandi, Sutent, Inlyta, Retacrit, Lorbrena, and Braftovi brands; and sterile injectable and anti-infective medicines, and oral COVID-19 treatment under the Sulperazon, Medrol, Zavicefta, Zithromax, Vfend, Panzyga, and Paxlovid brands. The company also provides medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, such as pneumococcal disease, meningococcal disease, tick-borne encephalitis, and COVID-19 under the Comirnaty/BNT162b2, Nimenrix, FSME/IMMUN-TicoVac, Trumenba, and the Prevnar family brands; biosimilars for chronic immune and inflammatory diseases under the Xeljanz, Enbrel, Inflectra, Eucrisa/Staquis, and Cibinqo brands; and amyloidosis, hemophilia, and endocrine diseases under the Vyndaqel/Vyndamax, BeneFIX, and Genotropin brands. In addition, the company is involved in the contract manufacturing business. It serves wholesalers, retailers, hospitals, clinics, government agencies, pharmacies, and individual provider offices, as well as disease control and prevention centers. The company has collaboration agreements with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Astellas Pharma US, Inc.; Myovant Sciences Ltd.; Akcea Therapeutics, Inc; Merck KGaA; Valneva SE; BioNTech SE; and Arvinas, Inc. Pfizer Inc. was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in New York, New York.Show more
  • Revenue $63.63B +6.8%
  • EBITDA $23.5B +102.9%
  • Net Income $8.02B +276.0%
  • EPS (Diluted) 1.41 +279.8%
  • Gross Margin 65.77% +29.1%
  • EBITDA Margin 36.93% +89.9%
  • Operating Margin 25.91% +191.5%
  • Net Margin 12.6% +251.9%
  • ROE 9.02% +291.7%
  • ROIC 7.93% +187.4%
  • Debt/Equity 0.76 -4.6%
  • Interest Coverage 5.33 +122.6%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
  • ✓FCF machine: 15.5% free cash flow margin
  • ✓14 consecutive years of dividend growth
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Good 3Y average ROE of 15.8%
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 19.3%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Profits declining 13.2% over 5 years
  • ✗Dividend payout exceeds 100% of earnings
  • ✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y2.52%
5Y9.1%
3Y-7.84%
TTM3.89%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-1.23%
5Y-13.2%
3Y-28.72%
TTM129.78%

EPS CAGR

10Y-0.02%
5Y-13.24%
3Y-28.64%
TTM132.86%

ROCE

10Y Avg10.77%
5Y Avg12.15%
3Y Avg12.72%
Latest9.44%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
AZNAstraZeneca PLC293.03B94.5183.6418.04%16.17%20.45%2.48%0.74
GSKGSK plc100.65B49.9040.243.46%17.08%25.91%3.55%1.30
JNJJohnson & Johnson514.75B213.6536.904.3%27.26%31.69%3.85%0.53
NVSNovartis AG271.72B141.6124.1210.85%25.53%32.16%5.08%0.71
SNYSanofi114.36B47.2021.556.41%21.16%12.99%5.15%0.23
PFEPfizer Inc.143B25.1517.846.84%15.64%10.55%6.88%0.76
MRKMerck & Co., Inc.268.7B108.2616.066.74%29.63%36.67%6.73%0.83

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+48.85B52.82B52.55B53.65B41.17B41.65B81.29B100.33B59.55B63.63B
Revenue Growth %-0.02%0.08%-0.01%0.02%-0.23%0.01%0.95%0.23%-0.41%0.07%
Cost of Goods Sold+13.16B15.95B15.78B16.01B12.62B11.77B34.41B38.24B29.21B21.78B
COGS % of Revenue0.27%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.31%0.28%0.42%0.38%0.49%0.34%
Gross Profit+35.69B36.87B36.77B37.64B28.55B29.88B46.88B62.09B30.34B41.85B
Gross Margin %0.73%0.7%0.7%0.7%0.69%0.72%0.58%0.62%0.51%0.66%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.02%0.03%-0%0.02%-0.24%0.05%0.57%0.32%-0.51%0.38%
Operating Expenses+22.4B22.6B22.38B22.35B21.04B20.8B26.08B24.54B25.05B25.36B
OpEx % of Revenue0.46%0.43%0.43%0.42%0.51%0.5%0.32%0.24%0.42%0.4%
Selling, General & Admin14.73B14.76B14.73B14.38B12.67B11.4B12.25B13.12B14.47B14.73B
SG&A % of Revenue0.3%0.28%0.28%0.27%0.31%0.27%0.15%0.13%0.24%0.23%
Research & Development7.67B7.84B7.64B7.97B8.36B9.39B13.83B11.43B10.58B10.74B
R&D % of Revenue0.16%0.15%0.15%0.15%0.2%0.23%0.17%0.11%0.18%0.17%
Other Operating Expenses000000000-105M
Operating Income+13.3B14.27B14.39B15.29B7.51B9.09B20.79B37.55B5.29B16.48B
Operating Margin %0.27%0.27%0.27%0.28%0.18%0.22%0.26%0.37%0.09%0.26%
Operating Income Growth %-0.05%0.07%0.01%0.06%-0.51%0.21%1.29%0.81%-0.86%2.11%
EBITDA+18.45B20.03B20.66B21.67B13.31B13.77B25.98B42.61B11.58B23.5B
EBITDA Margin %0.38%0.38%0.39%0.4%0.32%0.33%0.32%0.42%0.19%0.37%
EBITDA Growth %-0.06%0.09%0.03%0.05%-0.39%0.03%0.89%0.64%-0.73%1.03%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)5.16B5.76B6.27B6.38B5.79B4.68B5.19B5.06B6.29B7.01B
EBIT10.16B9.54B13.57B13.2B13.06B8.49B25.6B35.97B3.27B11.11B
Net Interest Income+-728M-716M-879M-983M-1.35B-1.38B-1.25B-987M-585M-2.55B
Interest Income471M470M391M333M225M73M36M251M1.62B545M
Interest Expense1.2B1.19B1.27B1.32B1.57B1.45B1.29B1.24B2.21B3.09B
Other Income/Expense-4.33B-5.92B-2.09B-3.4B3.97B-2.05B3.52B-2.82B-4.23B-8.46B
Pretax Income+8.96B8.35B12.3B11.88B11.48B7.04B24.31B34.73B1.06B8.02B
Pretax Margin %0.18%0.16%0.23%0.22%0.28%0.17%0.3%0.35%0.02%0.13%
Income Tax+1.99B1.12B-9.05B706M618M370M1.85B3.33B-1.11B-28M
Effective Tax Rate %0.78%0.86%1.73%0.94%1.42%1.3%0.91%0.9%2.02%1%
Net Income+6.97B7.21B21.3B11.15B16.27B9.16B22.15B31.36B2.13B8.02B
Net Margin %0.14%0.14%0.41%0.21%0.4%0.22%0.27%0.31%0.04%0.13%
Net Income Growth %-0.23%0.04%1.95%-0.48%0.46%-0.44%1.42%0.42%-0.93%2.76%
Net Income (Continuing)6.97B7.23B21.35B11.18B10.87B6.67B22.46B31.4B2.17B8.05B
Discontinued Operations17M17M-1M10M5.43B2.53B-268M-1M011M
Minority Interest278M296M348M351M303M235M262M256M274M294M
EPS (Diluted)+1.111.173.521.872.871.633.885.470.371.41
EPS Growth %-0.21%0.05%2.01%-0.47%0.54%-0.43%1.39%0.41%-0.93%2.8%
EPS (Basic)1.131.183.571.902.921.653.955.590.381.42
Diluted Shares Outstanding6.26B6.16B6.06B5.98B5.67B5.63B5.71B5.73B5.71B5.7B
Basic Shares Outstanding6.18B6.09B5.97B5.87B5.57B5.55B5.6B5.61B5.64B5.66B
Dividend Payout Ratio1%1.01%0.36%0.72%0.49%0.92%0.39%0.29%4.34%1.19%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+43.8B38.95B41.14B49.93B32.8B35.07B59.69B51.26B43.33B50.36B
Cash & Short-Term Investments23.29B17.85B19.99B18.83B9.65B12.22B31.07B22.73B12.69B20.48B
Cash Only3.64B2.6B1.34B1.14B1.12B1.79B1.94B416M2.85B1.04B
Short-Term Investments19.65B15.26B18.65B17.69B8.53B10.44B29.13B22.32B9.84B19.43B
Accounts Receivable10.84B11.27B11.27B11.4B9.51B11.18B15.74B14.53B15.54B14.78B
Days Sales Outstanding80.9877.8578.2977.5684.2997.9570.752.8695.2784.77
Inventory7.51B6.78B7.58B7.51B7.07B8.05B9.06B8.98B10.19B10.85B
Days Inventory Outstanding208.42155.18175.32171.19204.37249.4996.0885.72127.31181.84
Other Current Assets2.16B3.05B2.3B12.19B6.58B3.65B3.82B5.02B4.91B4.25B
Total Non-Current Assets+123.66B132.67B130.65B109.5B134.69B119.16B121.78B145.94B183.17B163.04B
Property, Plant & Equipment13.77B13.32B13.87B13.38B12.97B13.74B14.88B16.27B18.94B18.39B
Fixed Asset Turnover3.55x3.97x3.79x4.01x3.17x3.03x5.46x6.17x3.14x3.46x
Goodwill48.24B54.45B55.95B53.41B48.2B49.56B49.21B51.38B67.78B68.53B
Intangible Assets40.36B52.65B48.74B35.21B33.94B28.34B25.15B43.37B64.9B55.41B
Long-Term Investments16B7.12B7.01B2.77B20.15B20.26B21.53B15.07B15.37B2.23B
Other Non-Current Assets3.5B3.32B3.23B2.8B17.63B4.57B7.68B13.16B12.47B9.82B
Total Assets+167.46B171.62B171.8B159.42B167.49B154.23B181.48B197.21B226.5B213.4B
Asset Turnover0.29x0.31x0.31x0.34x0.25x0.27x0.45x0.51x0.26x0.30x
Asset Growth %-0.01%0.02%0%-0.07%0.05%-0.08%0.18%0.09%0.15%-0.06%
Total Current Liabilities+29.4B31.11B30.43B31.86B37.3B25.92B42.67B42.14B47.79B42.99B
Accounts Payable3.62B4.54B4.66B4.67B3.89B4.28B5.58B6.81B6.71B5.63B
Days Payables Outstanding100.43103.78107.72106.57112.39132.8159.1664.9983.8494.4
Short-Term Debt10.16B10.66B9.94B8.84B16.19B2.7B2.24B2.93B10.35B6.95B
Deferred Revenue (Current)000001000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities13.35B13.54B13.32B15.04B14.14B14.61B28.27B25.98B23.32B23.2B
Current Ratio1.49x1.25x1.35x1.57x0.88x1.35x1.40x1.22x0.91x1.17x
Quick Ratio1.23x1.03x1.10x1.33x0.69x1.04x1.19x1.00x0.69x0.92x
Cash Conversion Cycle188.98129.25145.89142.17176.27214.63107.6273.59138.74172.21
Total Non-Current Liabilities+72.98B80.66B69.71B63.81B66.84B64.84B61.34B59.15B89.42B81.9B
Long-Term Debt28.74B30.4B32.67B32.91B34.65B35.57B34.76B31.93B60.5B57.41B
Capital Lease Obligations-12.11B-12.17B-27B-21.35B1.03B00002.29B
Deferred Tax Liabilities26.88B30.75B3.9B3.7B5.58B4.06B349M1.02B640M2.12B
Other Non-Current Liabilities17.37B19.51B33.15B27.2B26.54B25.2B26.24B26.2B28.28B20.09B
Total Liabilities102.38B111.78B100.14B95.66B104.15B90.76B104.01B101.29B137.21B124.9B
Total Debt+38.9B41.06B42.61B41.74B50.84B38.27B37B34.86B70.84B66.99B
Net Debt35.26B38.47B41.26B40.61B49.72B36.49B35.05B34.44B67.99B65.95B
Debt / Equity0.60x0.69x0.59x0.65x0.80x0.60x0.48x0.36x0.79x0.76x
Debt / EBITDA2.11x2.05x2.06x1.93x3.82x2.78x1.42x0.82x6.12x2.85x
Net Debt / EBITDA1.91x1.92x2.00x1.87x3.74x2.65x1.35x0.81x5.87x2.81x
Interest Coverage11.09x12.04x11.33x11.62x4.77x6.27x16.11x30.33x2.40x5.33x
Total Equity+65B59.84B71.66B63.76B63.45B63.47B77.46B95.92B89.29B88.5B
Equity Growth %-0.09%-0.08%0.2%-0.11%-0%0%0.22%0.24%-0.07%-0.01%
Book Value per Share10.399.7211.8310.6711.1811.2713.5716.7315.6415.53
Total Shareholders' Equity64.72B59.54B71.31B63.41B63.14B63.24B77.2B95.66B89.01B88.2B
Common Stock459M461M464M467M468M470M473M476M478M480M
Retained Earnings71.99B71.77B85.29B89.55B97.67B96.77B103.39B125.66B118.35B116.72B
Treasury Stock-79.25B-84.36B-89.42B-101.61B-110.8B-110.99B-111.36B-113.97B-114.49B-114.76B
Accumulated OCI-9.52B-11.04B-9.32B-11.28B-11.64B-11.69B-5.9B-8.3B-7.96B-7.84B
Minority Interest278M296M348M351M303M235M262M256M274M294M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+14.51B15.9B16.47B15.83B12.59B14.4B32.58B29.27B8.7B12.74B
Operating CF Margin %0.3%0.3%0.31%0.3%0.31%0.35%0.4%0.29%0.15%0.2%
Operating CF Growth %-0.14%0.1%0.04%-0.04%-0.2%0.14%1.26%-0.1%-0.7%0.46%
Net Income6.99B7.25B21.36B11.19B16.3B7.02B22.46B31.4B2.17B8.05B
Depreciation & Amortization5.16B5.76B6.27B6.38B6.01B4.78B5.19B5.06B6.29B7.01B
Stock-Based Compensation669M691M840M949M718M756M1.18B872M525M877M
Deferred Taxes-18M-700M-2.41B-2.21B614M-1.47B-4.29B-3.76B-3.44B-2.1B
Other Non-Cash Items1.15B2.82B-10.88B437M-7.03B3.59B-4.76B150M5.33B1.97B
Working Capital Changes564M85M1.3B-926M-4.03B-275M12.8B-4.46B-2.17B-3.07B
Change in Receivables21M-134M259M-644M-742M-1.25B-3.81B261M347M-109M
Change in Inventory-199M365M-357M-717M-1.05B-736M-1.13B592M6.2B-854M
Change in Payables254M871M46M431M-564M353M1.24B1.19B-300M-1.02B
Cash from Investing+-2.98B-7.81B-4.74B4.53B-3.94B-4.27B-22.55B-15.78B-32.28B2.65B
Capital Expenditures-1.5B-2B-2.22B-2.2B-2.59B-2.79B-2.71B-3.24B-3.91B-2.91B
CapEx % of Revenue0.03%0.04%0.04%0.04%0.06%0.07%0.03%0.03%0.07%0.05%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing344M52M650M133M206M813M-306M3.77B-180M0
Cash from Financing+-10.23B-8.92B-13.04B-20.44B-8.48B-9.65B-9.82B-14.83B26.07B-17.14B
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-6.94B-7.32B-7.66B-7.98B-8.04B-8.44B-8.73B-8.98B-9.25B-9.51B
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing1.37B-229M250M-589M-341M11.55B16M-335M-632M-469M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+13.02B13.9B14.25B13.63B9.99B11.61B29.87B26.03B4.79B9.84B
FCF Margin %0.27%0.26%0.27%0.25%0.24%0.28%0.37%0.26%0.08%0.15%
FCF Growth %-0.15%0.07%0.03%-0.04%-0.27%0.16%1.57%-0.13%-0.82%1.05%
FCF per Share2.082.262.352.281.762.065.234.540.841.73
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.08x2.20x0.77x1.42x0.77x1.57x1.47x0.93x4.08x1.59x
Interest Paid1.3B1.45B1.52B1.31B1.59B1.64B1.47B1.44B2.21B3.23B
Taxes Paid2.38B2.52B2.49B3.65B3.66B3.15B7.43B7.87B3.15B3.6B

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)10.2%11.56%32.4%16.47%25.59%14.43%31.43%36.18%2.3%9.02%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)9.72%10.78%10.22%10.55%5.18%6.39%14.68%23.19%2.76%7.93%
Gross Margin73.07%69.8%69.97%70.16%69.34%71.74%57.67%61.89%50.95%65.77%
Net Margin14.26%13.66%40.55%20.79%39.52%21.99%27.25%31.26%3.58%12.6%
Debt / Equity0.60x0.69x0.59x0.65x0.80x0.60x0.48x0.36x0.79x0.76x
Interest Coverage11.09x12.04x11.33x11.62x4.77x6.27x16.11x30.33x2.40x5.33x
FCF Conversion2.08x2.20x0.77x1.42x0.77x1.57x1.47x0.93x4.08x1.59x
Revenue Growth-1.52%8.13%-0.53%2.1%-23.25%1.16%95.16%23.43%-40.64%6.84%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Biopharma----39.42B-79.56B98.99B57.19B62.4B
Biopharma Growth-------24.42%-42.23%9.12%
Business Innovation--------1.31B-
Business Innovation Growth----------
Upjohn----10.23B-----
Upjohn Growth----------
Innovative Health-29.2B31.42B33.43B------
Innovative Health Growth--7.62%6.38%------
Essential Health-23.63B21.12B20.22B------
Essential Health Growth---10.59%-4.27%------
Global Established Pharmaceutical21.59B---------
Global Established Pharmaceutical Growth----------
Global Innovative Pharmaceutical13.95B---------
Global Innovative Pharmaceutical Growth----------
Global Vaccines, Oncology and Consumer Healthcare12.8B---------
Global Vaccines, Oncology and Consumer Healthcare Growth----------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
UNITED STATES21.7B26.37B26.03B25.33B23.85B21.71B29.75B42.47B27.09B38.69B
UNITED STATES Growth-21.49%-1.30%-2.68%-5.83%-8.97%37.00%42.79%-36.22%42.83%
Developed Rest Of World6.3B6.73B6.61B6.55B6.46B4.04B12.51B15.78B7.76B16.06B
Developed Rest Of World Growth-6.84%-1.74%-0.92%-1.31%-37.57%209.86%26.16%-50.81%106.89%
Emerging Markets11.14B10.42B11.4B12.65B12.73B8.37B20.7B20.1B12B8.88B
Emerging Markets Growth--6.43%9.40%10.98%0.65%-34.25%147.26%-2.92%-40.31%-25.98%
Developed Europe9.71B9.31B8.51B9.12B8.7B7.79B18.34B21.98B11.65B-
Developed Europe Growth--4.20%-8.58%7.15%-4.55%-10.49%135.44%19.88%-47.00%-

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.8x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) reported $62.78B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 3% increase from $61.03B in 2011.

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) grew revenue by 6.8% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Pfizer Inc. (PFE) is profitable, generating $9.82B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (12.6% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Pfizer Inc. (PFE) pays a dividend with a yield of 6.64%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) has a return on equity (ROE) of 9.0%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) generated $10.38B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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