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Pfizer Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1942 · Revenue 12 mo. $63.6B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
5.5
of 10 6 of 11 points Medium Match To the score
Price
$29.39
1 Y +8.7%
Market cap
$172.6B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue −14.8% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 27.8%Payout 107.9% of operating cash flow

Pfizer Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products in the United States and internationally.

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Pfizer Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Biopharma, PC1, and Pfizer Ignite. The company offers internal medicine products, including cardiovascular metabolic diseases products under the Eliquis brand; migraine products under the Nurtec ODT/Vydura and Zavzpret brand; vaccines under the Prevnar family, Abrysvo, Nimenrix, FSME/IMMUN-TicoVac, and Trumenba brands; and Paxlovid for the treatment of COVID-19. It also provides inflammation and immunology products, such as Xeljanz, Enbrel, Cibinqo, Litfulo, Eucrisa, and Velsipity; rare disease products for therapeutic areas comprising amyloidosis, hemophilia, and endocrine diseases under the Vyndaqel family, Genotropin, BeneFIX, Xyntha, Somavert, Ngenla, and Hympavzi brands; and anti-infective and immunoglobulin medicines under the Zavicefta, Octagam, and Panzyga brands. In addition, the company offers oncology products comprising ADCs, small molecules, bispecific, and other immunotherapies for the treatment of cancers, including breast cancer, genitourinary cancer, and hematologic malignancies, as well as melanoma, gastrointestinal, gynecological, and lung cancer under the Ibrance, Xtandi, Padcev, Adcetris, Inlyta, Lorbrena, Bosulif, Tukysa, Braftovi, Mektovi, Orgovyx, Elrexfio, Tivdak, and Talzenna brands. Further, it provides biosimilars under the Inflectra brand; oncology biosimilars comprising Retacrit, Ruxience, Zirabev, Trazimera and Nivestym, and other biosimilars; and sterile injectables, such as Sulperazon, Atgam, Fragmin, Solu Medrol, Solu Cortef, and Bicillin. The company has collaboration agreements with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Astellas Pharma US, Inc.; Merck KGaA; and BioNTech SE, as well as a strategic collaboration with Boltz, PBC to develop and deploy biomolecular AI foundation models. Pfizer Inc. was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Summary

Pfizer Inc is around the middle of the Healthcare sector overall

51.3 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 7.6% FCF growth a year, more than achieved over the last 5 and 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €8.1B (2025), it supports €90.5B. The remaining €64.4B of the market value assume it grows 7.6% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

7.6%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€154.9B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€90.5B without growth
€64.4B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved −29.5%
  • 10 yrs achieved −6.7%
  • priced in 7.6%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 11.9×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 10.0× to 14.5×, median 11.4×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

1 sign supports the expectation, 4 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Low capital needs capex median 4.4% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation above the company's own record priced in 7.6%, achieved at most −6.7%
  • EBIT margin falling for three quarters −4.0 pp over the last four reports
  • Dividend above free cash flow payout 139.1% of FCF
1 more
  • Volatile earnings 3 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 2 of 3 changes for the better.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$11.0B → $11.8B+7.3%better
  • EBIT margin26.7% → 23.8%−2.9 ppworse
  • FCF margin17.3% → 18.5%+1.3 ppbetter

5 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding, Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability65.0above the middleEarns more than the sector: EBIT margin 27.82%, sector 18.31%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity8.99%11.52%Rank 38
Return on capital (Greenblatt)63.43%32.55%Rank 78
EBIT margin27.82%18.31%Rank 79
FCF margin14.50%14.12%Rank 53
Gross margin74.33%60.99%Rank 78
Growth22.5below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Earnings growth, 3 years per year −37.02%, sector 5.44%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year−1.65%8.04%Rank 8
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−37.02%5.44%Rank 4
Earnings growth, 5 years per year−3.42%7.00%Rank 24
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)4.20%3.66%Rank 55
Valuation71.9above the middleValued lower than the sector: EV/EBIT 13.01, sector 21.73.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield4.65%2.90%Rank 77
FCF yield5.26%3.63%Rank 75
EV/saleslower is better3.624.03Rank 53
EV/EBITlower is better13.0121.73Rank 83
Momentum49.3around the middleShare price moving about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year8.66%8.66%Rank 50
Share price, 6 months14.93%24.27%Rank 38
Share price, 3 months14.96%15.42%Rank 48
Distance from 52-week high−4.55%−7.35%Rank 62
Quality55.3around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−1.23%0.30%Rank 65
Change in share countlower is better−0.25%0.00%Rank 55
Dividend streak in years1610Rank 76
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−2.25%0.05%Rank 25
Balance sheet & risk44.1around the middleRisk about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio41.54%48.40%Rank 36
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better3.211.11Rank 13
Debt to equitylower is better0.780.48Rank 30
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better22.09%31.42%Rank 98

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $52.8B (2016) to $62.6B (2025), 1.9% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCF, $BSharesNet debt, $B
201652.826.0%13.91.23B39.5
201752.526.8%14.31.21B41.3
201840.816.5%13.65.98B40.1
201940.917.9%10.05.68B50.8
202041.721.2%11.65.63B36.5
202181.324.9%29.95.71B35.1
2022101.237.7%26.05.73B34.5
202359.67.4%4.85.71B72.2
202463.623.5%9.85.70B66.0
202562.627.8%9.15.69B66.3
5.5 / 10Medium MatchStockScorer score6 of 11 points

3 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Pfizer Inc mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How Pfizer Inc's score is built

Pfizer Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

3 of 7 rules met

6 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Pfizer Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)

Pfizer Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Pfizer Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio21.530.0
P/B ratio1.94.8
Return on equity (ROE)9.0%11.5%
Equity ratio41.5%48.4%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.780.48
Dividend yield7.3%1.3%

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Frequently asked questions about Pfizer Inc stock

How does Pfizer Inc stock (PFE) score in the StockScorer model?
Pfizer Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 5.5 out of 10, which is a medium match with the rule-based strategies. 3 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Pfizer Inc's P/E ratio?
Pfizer Inc's P/E ratio is 21.5. The Healthcare sector median is 30.0.
What sector is Pfizer Inc in?
Pfizer Inc is assigned to the Healthcare sector. Its rank within the sector is 51.3 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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