Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Pfizer Inc., solvency ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04).
- Debt to Equity
- The ratio initially shows a declining trend from 0.58 in early April 2021 to a low of 0.36 in April 2023, indicating a reduction in debt relative to equity over this period. However, from April 2023 onward, the ratio increases notably, reaching a peak of 0.81 by December 2023, followed by slight fluctuations and a moderate decline, stabilizing around 0.69-0.7 by mid-2025. This pattern suggests a phase of increased leverage in the latter periods after a sustained period of deleveraging.
- Debt to Capital
- This metric follows a similar overall trajectory to the debt to equity ratio. There is a gradual decrease from 0.37 in April 2021 to 0.26 by April 2023, reflecting lower debt as a proportion of total capital. Subsequently, the ratio rises sharply to 0.45 by December 2023, then marginally decreases and stabilizes near 0.41 through mid-2025. This indicates an increase in debt financing relative to capital in the most recent periods.
- Debt to Assets
- The debt to assets ratio decreases steadily from 0.25 in early 2021 to 0.18 by the start of 2023, demonstrating reduced leverage relative to the asset base. Afterward, a marked increase occurs, peaking at 0.32 at the end of 2023, with a minor downward adjustment and stabilization around 0.30 from early 2024 through mid-2025. This suggests asset financing with higher debt levels in the later quarters.
- Financial Leverage
- Financial leverage reflects a diminishing trend from 2.31 in April 2021 to a low of 1.94 in April 2023, consistent with reduced use of debt. Starting mid-2023, leverage increases notably, peaking at 2.54 in December 2023, before fluctuating slightly and maintaining an elevated range between 2.3 and 2.47 through mid-2025. This pattern indicates a partial reversal in the company's capital structure strategy with increased reliance on financial leverage in more recent periods.
Debt Ratios
Debt to Equity
Pfizer Inc., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 29, 2025 | Mar 30, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt | 4,295) | 4,470) | 6,946) | 9,699) | 11,944) | 8,232) | 10,350) | 2,548) | 3,985) | 4,188) | 2,945) | 4,040) | 5,990) | 645) | 2,241) | 3,629) | 3,888) | 4,352) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 57,502) | 57,639) | 57,405) | 58,002) | 57,506) | 61,307) | 61,538) | 61,048) | 61,356) | 31,704) | 32,884) | 32,629) | 34,294) | 35,656) | 36,195) | 36,250) | 35,354) | 35,347) | ||||||
| Total debt | 61,797) | 62,109) | 64,351) | 67,701) | 69,450) | 69,539) | 71,888) | 63,596) | 65,341) | 35,892) | 35,829) | 36,669) | 40,284) | 36,301) | 38,436) | 39,879) | 39,242) | 39,699) | ||||||
| Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity | 88,695) | 90,338) | 88,203) | 92,286) | 87,700) | 92,282) | 89,014) | 96,934) | 99,019) | 100,970) | 95,661) | 92,631) | 87,208) | 82,424) | 77,201) | 75,691) | 70,042) | 68,620) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.58 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | — | 49.22 | 20.19 | 11.78 | 10.42 | 9.24 | 5.73 | 5.02 | 4.74 | 4.68 | 3.67 | 4.35 | 4.98 | 4.51 | 4.98 | 5.96 | 6.53 | 6.24 | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 7.57 | 9.24 | 10.23 | 8.02 | 10.57 | 12.75 | 10.37 | 7.90 | 9.08 | 11.52 | 10.64 | 10.60 | 15.10 | 40.23 | 4.97 | 4.57 | 3.98 | 3.50 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 2.82 | 2.86 | 3.04 | 2.90 | 3.08 | 3.38 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.27 | 1.20 | 1.29 | 1.42 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.23 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.48 | 0.50 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 2.18 | 2.44 | 2.37 | 2.19 | 2.13 | 2.05 | 2.34 | 1.80 | 1.70 | 1.69 | 1.52 | 1.58 | 1.97 | 1.77 | 1.88 | 2.20 | 2.56 | 2.35 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.38 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.44 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.53 | 1.59 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.61 | 0.75 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.87 | 0.74 | 0.80 | 1.16 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.23 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.56 | 0.51 | 0.53 | ||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity
= 61,797 ÷ 88,695 = 0.70
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial data reveals several notable trends in the company’s leverage and equity structure over the examined periods.
- Total Debt
- Total debt showed a generally stable pattern with moderate fluctuations from April 2021 to April 2023, ranging approximately between 35.8 billion and 40.3 billion US dollars. However, starting from the second quarter of 2023, there was a significant increase in total debt, peaking around 71.9 billion US dollars at the end of 2023. After this peak, total debt gradually declined but remained elevated compared to earlier periods, settling near 61.8 billion US dollars by mid-2025.
- Total Shareholders’ Equity
- Shareholders’ equity demonstrated steady growth from April 2021 through April 2023, increasing from approximately 68.6 billion to just over 100.9 billion US dollars. After reaching this peak, equity levels fluctuated with a downward tendency, declining to approximately 89.0 billion US dollars by the end of 2023. Through the first half of 2025, shareholders’ equity exhibited some recovery and stabilization, ending near 88.7 billion US dollars, though remaining below the earlier peak.
- Debt to Equity Ratio
- This ratio declined gradually from 0.58 in April 2021 to a low of 0.36 in April 2023, indicating a strengthening equity base relative to debt during this period. From mid-2023 onwards, the ratio increased sharply to 0.81 by the end of 2023, reflecting the substantial rise in debt coupled with the decline in equity. Following this peak, the ratio decreased somewhat but remained elevated around 0.7 as of mid-2025, suggesting a higher leverage level compared to the earlier years.
Overall, the data depicts a phase of deleveraging and equity growth through early 2023, succeeded by a period of increased financial leverage due to rising debt and declining equity. The company appears to have managed some deleveraging post-2023, but leverage remains higher than in the pre-peak periods. These trends imply a shift in the company’s capital structure, potentially driven by increased borrowing or changes in asset financing strategies during the latter periods under review.
Debt to Capital
Pfizer Inc., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 29, 2025 | Mar 30, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt | 4,295) | 4,470) | 6,946) | 9,699) | 11,944) | 8,232) | 10,350) | 2,548) | 3,985) | 4,188) | 2,945) | 4,040) | 5,990) | 645) | 2,241) | 3,629) | 3,888) | 4,352) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 57,502) | 57,639) | 57,405) | 58,002) | 57,506) | 61,307) | 61,538) | 61,048) | 61,356) | 31,704) | 32,884) | 32,629) | 34,294) | 35,656) | 36,195) | 36,250) | 35,354) | 35,347) | ||||||
| Total debt | 61,797) | 62,109) | 64,351) | 67,701) | 69,450) | 69,539) | 71,888) | 63,596) | 65,341) | 35,892) | 35,829) | 36,669) | 40,284) | 36,301) | 38,436) | 39,879) | 39,242) | 39,699) | ||||||
| Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity | 88,695) | 90,338) | 88,203) | 92,286) | 87,700) | 92,282) | 89,014) | 96,934) | 99,019) | 100,970) | 95,661) | 92,631) | 87,208) | 82,424) | 77,201) | 75,691) | 70,042) | 68,620) | ||||||
| Total capital | 150,492) | 152,447) | 152,554) | 159,987) | 157,150) | 161,821) | 160,902) | 160,530) | 164,360) | 136,862) | 131,490) | 129,300) | 127,492) | 118,725) | 115,637) | 115,570) | 109,284) | 108,319) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.86 | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.78 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.70 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.61 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.54 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.18 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.35 | ||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 61,797 ÷ 150,492 = 0.41
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial data displays the evolution of total debt, total capital, and the debt-to-capital ratio over multiple quarters from April 2021 through June 2025.
- Total Debt
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The total debt values indicate some fluctuations over the observed period. Initially, total debt decreased modestly from approximately 39,699 million USD in April 2021 to around 35,829 million USD by December 2022. However, starting in April 2023, there was a significant increase in total debt, reaching a peak of 71,888 million USD by December 2023. Following this peak, total debt gradually declined again to about 61,797 million USD by June 2025.
- Total Capital
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Total capital showed a general upward trend from April 2021 through the majority of the timeframe. It rose from approximately 108,319 million USD to a high of about 164,360 million USD in April 2023, indicating an expansion in the company's capital base. Subsequent periods revealed some stabilization and slight declines, with total capital ending at around 150,492 million USD in June 2025.
- Debt to Capital Ratio
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The debt-to-capital ratio reveals insightful trends relative to the company's leverage position. Initially, the ratio steadily declined from 0.37 in April 2021 to a low of 0.26 by April 2023, suggesting a decreasing proportion of debt in the company's capital structure and potentially lower financial risk.
From April 2023 onward, the ratio increased sharply, peaking at 0.45 in December 2023, which corresponds to the period of highest total debt. This indicates a heightened reliance on debt financing during that time. Following the peak, the ratio slightly receded but remained elevated, stabilizing around 0.41 to 0.42 through mid-2025, reflecting a relatively higher debt burden compared to earlier periods.
Overall, the data portrays an initial phase of debt reduction and capital growth, improving the company’s leverage ratio. This was followed by a phase with substantial increases in both total debt and leverage ratio, indicating a shift toward greater debt financing. Towards the latter part of the period, there is a modest reduction in debt and a stabilization of the capital base, maintaining a higher-than-initial leverage ratio. These trends warrant close attention to the implications for financial risk and capital structure strategy.
Debt to Assets
Pfizer Inc., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 29, 2025 | Mar 30, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt | 4,295) | 4,470) | 6,946) | 9,699) | 11,944) | 8,232) | 10,350) | 2,548) | 3,985) | 4,188) | 2,945) | 4,040) | 5,990) | 645) | 2,241) | 3,629) | 3,888) | 4,352) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 57,502) | 57,639) | 57,405) | 58,002) | 57,506) | 61,307) | 61,538) | 61,048) | 61,356) | 31,704) | 32,884) | 32,629) | 34,294) | 35,656) | 36,195) | 36,250) | 35,354) | 35,347) | ||||||
| Total debt | 61,797) | 62,109) | 64,351) | 67,701) | 69,450) | 69,539) | 71,888) | 63,596) | 65,341) | 35,892) | 35,829) | 36,669) | 40,284) | 36,301) | 38,436) | 39,879) | 39,242) | 39,699) | ||||||
| Total assets | 206,095) | 208,028) | 213,396) | 219,476) | 216,193) | 221,095) | 226,501) | 215,021) | 220,168) | 195,617) | 197,205) | 194,350) | 195,290) | 183,841) | 181,476) | 179,188) | 169,920) | 158,818) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.25 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.57 | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.52 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.27 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.45 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.15 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 61,797 ÷ 206,095 = 0.30
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial data indicates evolving trends in the company's debt, assets, and leverage ratios over multiple quarters. Overall, both total debt and assets exhibit significant fluctuations, while the debt-to-assets ratio reflects changes in the capital structure and risk profile.
- Total Debt
- Total debt experienced moderate fluctuations between April 2021 and December 2022, ranging mostly in the 35,000 to 40,000 million US dollars bracket. Beginning in April 2023, there is a marked increase in debt levels, peaking notably in December 2023 at approximately 71,888 million US dollars. Following this peak, a gradual decline occurs through June 2025, though debt remains significantly elevated compared to earlier periods.
- Total Assets
- Total assets steadily increased from April 2021 to December 2022, moving from around 158,818 million to nearly 197,205 million US dollars. From April 2023 onwards, assets continue to rise, reaching a peak near 226,501 million in December 2023. After this peak, assets show a gradual decline through June 2025, ending slightly above 206,000 million US dollars, indicating some asset contraction or revaluation during this period.
- Debt to Assets Ratio
- This ratio reveals a steady decline from 0.25 in April 2021 down to a low of approximately 0.18 by December 2022, signifying reduced leverage and potentially lower financial risk in that timeframe. However, starting April 2023, the ratio climbs sharply to about 0.32 by December 2023, indicating increased leverage and higher debt levels relative to assets. In the subsequent quarters through June 2025, the ratio stabilizes around 0.3, suggesting a maintained higher leverage position compared to the earlier period.
- Summary
- The company initially improved its debt position relative to assets through late 2022, reducing leverage. This improved balance was disrupted starting in early 2023 with a substantial increase in debt and assets, although debt rose proportionally more, driving the debt-to-assets ratio up significantly. The peak debt and assets in late 2023 reflect a period of elevated financial commitments or investments. Following this, both total debt and assets declined slightly but remained at elevated levels relative to the earlier years, with leverage ratios indicating sustained higher indebtedness.
Financial Leverage
Pfizer Inc., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 29, 2025 | Mar 30, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 206,095) | 208,028) | 213,396) | 219,476) | 216,193) | 221,095) | 226,501) | 215,021) | 220,168) | 195,617) | 197,205) | 194,350) | 195,290) | 183,841) | 181,476) | 179,188) | 169,920) | 158,818) | ||||||
| Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity | 88,695) | 90,338) | 88,203) | 92,286) | 87,700) | 92,282) | 89,014) | 96,934) | 99,019) | 100,970) | 95,661) | 92,631) | 87,208) | 82,424) | 77,201) | 75,691) | 70,042) | 68,620) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 2.32 | 2.30 | 2.42 | 2.38 | 2.47 | 2.40 | 2.54 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 1.94 | 2.06 | 2.10 | 2.24 | 2.23 | 2.35 | 2.37 | 2.43 | 2.31 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | — | 95.89 | 40.65 | 23.78 | 20.94 | 18.59 | 13.00 | 11.26 | 10.52 | 10.14 | 8.04 | 8.84 | 9.77 | 8.80 | 9.51 | 10.99 | 11.77 | 10.98 | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 11.83 | 14.40 | 15.63 | 12.07 | 15.34 | 18.51 | 15.59 | 11.83 | 13.31 | 16.59 | 17.79 | 17.44 | 24.51 | 64.62 | 9.13 | 7.91 | 7.25 | 6.70 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 5.43 | 5.32 | 5.67 | 5.46 | 5.56 | 6.01 | 3.23 | 3.15 | 2.92 | 2.96 | 3.12 | 3.01 | 3.08 | 3.26 | 3.04 | 2.98 | 3.01 | 2.99 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.68 | 1.72 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.87 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 5.52 | 5.67 | 5.55 | 5.31 | 5.30 | 4.99 | 5.94 | 5.16 | 4.95 | 4.75 | 4.65 | 4.71 | 5.51 | 5.03 | 5.44 | 6.21 | 7.42 | 6.79 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 2.83 | 2.95 | 3.05 | 2.95 | 2.93 | 3.21 | 2.72 | 2.80 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 3.11 | 3.17 | 3.23 | 3.13 | 3.45 | 3.56 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.46 | 2.48 | 2.52 | 2.54 | 2.53 | 2.46 | 2.44 | 2.33 | 2.55 | 2.77 | 2.44 | 2.35 | 2.33 | 2.39 | 2.46 | 2.55 | 2.54 | 2.62 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 2.40 | 2.38 | 2.53 | 2.64 | 2.58 | 2.62 | 2.84 | 2.59 | 2.70 | 2.30 | 2.37 | 2.41 | 2.48 | 2.61 | 2.77 | 2.61 | 2.72 | 3.37 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.42 | 1.48 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 2.00 | 2.01 | 1.96 | 2.05 | 2.08 | 2.13 | 2.11 | 2.14 | 2.15 | 2.24 | 2.21 | 2.08 | 2.14 | 2.26 | 2.33 | 1.90 | 1.84 | 1.88 | ||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1.40 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.42 | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.35 | ||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity
= 206,095 ÷ 88,695 = 2.32
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The total assets of the company exhibit an overall upward trend from April 2021 through June 2024, peaking in December 2023 at approximately US$ 226.5 billion. After this peak, a gradual decline is observed reaching around US$ 206.1 billion by June 2025. This pattern suggests a period of asset accumulation followed by a modest reduction, possibly indicating strategic divestments or shifts in asset management towards the later periods.
Shareholders’ equity consistently increased from April 2021 until the first quarter of 2024, reaching a high near US$ 100.97 billion in April 2023. Post that peak, equity experiences fluctuations with a general downward bias, declining to approximately US$ 88.7 billion by June 2025. The fluctuations in equity could be reflective of company earnings, dividend distributions, or changes in retained earnings and capital structure.
The financial leverage ratio demonstrates variability across the period. Starting at 2.31 in April 2021, it declines gradually until December 2022, reaching a low of 1.94, indicating a reduction in debt relative to equity. Subsequently, the ratio rises sharply to 2.54 by December 2023, followed by slight fluctuations, and settles around 2.30 by June 2025. This increase and variability in leverage suggest changes in the company's financing policy, with periods of increased borrowing or reduced equity base impacting the leverage level.
- Total Assets
- Generally increasing until late 2023, followed by a downward adjustment through mid-2025.
- Shareholders’ Equity
- Rising steadily until early 2024, then displaying volatility with a downward trend afterward.
- Financial Leverage
- Initial decline indicating deleveraging, then marked increase around late 2023, followed by settling at somewhat elevated levels compared to the start of the period.
In summary, the data reflect a phase of asset and equity growth accompanied by deleveraging, transitioning into a period of asset normalization, equity fluctuation, and increased financial leverage. These trends may signify strategic financial management actions adapting to internal or external economic conditions, affecting capital structure and asset utilization respectively.