Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 29/03/2026

Fundamental analysis of Pfizer Inc

PFE · NYSE · Healthcare

Fundamental quality

REASONABLE

57

out of 100

Pfizer Inc earns a fundamental-quality score of 57 out of 100, profiling it as a company of reasonable quality. Its score rests mainly on its financial strength (net debt 3.65× EBITDA). Its weakest area is its growth (revenue +8.3%/yr). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.

What the company does

Pfizer is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. It researches, develops and sells medicines and vaccines. After the huge but temporary boost from its COVID products, its challenge is to grow again with the rest of its portfolio and its new acquisitions.

What will shape its future

  • Its ability to replace the extraordinary COVID revenue with new drugs, especially in oncology.
  • Patent expirations on some of its key medicines in the coming years.
  • The success of its large acquisitions and pressure on U.S. drug prices.

Breakdown by area

I.Growth
35

EPS growth: -4.1% · Revenue growth: 8.3%

II.Profitability
62

Net margin: 11.8% · ROE: 8.3% · ROIC: 6.6%

III.Financial health
64

Net debt/EBITDA: 3.65x · FCF: 15%

Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 29/03/2026

The score includes +3 for dividend strength: 15 consecutive years of increases. Keeping that streak demands growing cash generation and balance-sheet discipline.

The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength. Here its financial strength weighs in its favor, while its growth drags it down the most.

Versus its sector

Percentile against the other 57 Healthcare companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).

Net marginbeats 52%
ROEbeats 25%
Growthbeats 49%
Cash generationbeats 50%
Less debtbeats 13%

Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.

Key concepts

What do these metrics mean? Fundamental analysis · What is the P/E · What is EPS · What is ROE · Net & gross margin · Free cash flow

Pfizer Inc strengths

  • Strong free-cash-flow generation (FCF margin of 15%): profit turns into real cash.
  • Solid net margin (11.8%): the business is clearly profitable.
  • Revenue growing (8.3% annualized).
  • Positive free cash flow year after year, a self-funding business.

Pfizer Inc risks and weaknesses

  • Shrinking margins: net margin has fallen from 22% to 12% in recent years.
  • Declining earnings per share (-4.1% annualized).
  • Its net debt has grown over the period.
  • High leverage (net debt of 3.65× EBITDA): more exposed to rates and to a rough patch.

Pfizer Inc historical evolution

YearRevenueNet incomeFree cash flowNet debt
202041,6519,15912,17737,349
202181,28821,97929,86935,887
2022101,17531,37226,03135,028
202359,5532,1194,79360,939
202463,6278,0319,83560,109
202562,5797,7719,07563,496

Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $41,651M to $62,579M (+50%) and net income went from $9,159M to $7,771M (-15%). Meanwhile, its margins have narrowed (from 22% to 12%).

Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.

Latest results

Versus the same period a year earlier

Figures for the quarter ended March 29, 2026, versus the quarter ended March 30, 2025 (SEC filings):

  • Revenue+5.4%
  • Net income-9.4%

Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.

Dividend

$1.72

per share, yearly

at least 15 straight years raising it

Growth

That is what we can verify in the SEC filings, whose structured data only starts in 2008 and which many companies begin tagging later. The real streak may be considerably longer.

The dividend yield depends on today's price. Compute it in the analyzer → · See all dividend-paying stocks →

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Frequently asked questions

Is Pfizer Inc a good company to invest in?

In terms of business quality, Pfizer Inc scores 57 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company of reasonable quality. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.

Is Pfizer Inc a profitable company?

Yes. Pfizer Inc shows a net margin of 11.8% and an ROE of 8.3%, a sign of a profitable business.

Does Pfizer Inc have a lot of debt?

Yes, its leverage is high: net debt is 3.65 times its EBITDA, and it has been rising.

Is Pfizer Inc growing?

Its revenue has grown 8.3% annualized in recent years.

Does Pfizer Inc generate cash?

Yes. It converts about 15% of its revenue into free cash flow, and has done so positively year after year.

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