Pfizer Inc.

PFE Healthcare Drug Manufacturers General

Pfizer Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $62.6 billion, down 1.65% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
−0.43%
EPS
−7.98%
Free cash flow
+20.0%
Total debt
+1.55%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

29.31 0.14 −0.48%
Market cap
$170.3B
P/E
42.2×
Fwd P/E
18.9×
Dividend yield
7.18%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
2.03
Beneish M
−2.52
Dividend safety
28/100

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Return on equity

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Pfizer Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 4.42%, down 4.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.87%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.29% (fiscal 2023) to 36.2% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Drug Manufacturers General industry median of 5.80% and above the Healthcare sector median of −26.3%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 8.87% (0.16)
FY2024 9.03% 6.74
FY2023 2.29% (33.90)
FY2022 36.2% 5.00
FY2021 31.2% 16.76
FY2020 14.4% (10.77)
FY2019 25.2% 8.72
FY2018 16.5% (15.94)
FY2017 32.4% 20.86
FY2016 11.6% 1.37

Against its own ten years

Low 2.29% High 36.2%
Ten-year median 14.4%
Current reading's percentile 18

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
AMGN Amgen Inc. compare 78.4%
NVO Novo Nordisk A/S compare 60.8%
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Company compare 44.0%
GSK GSK PLC Sponsored ADR compare 25.5%
NVS Novartis AG compare 24.4%
AZN AstraZeneca PLC compare 22.6%
PFE Pfizer Inc. 4.42%
SNY Sanofi compare 0.00%
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. compare −22.5%
Drug Manufacturers General industry median 5.80%
Healthcare sector median −26.3%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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