Stock Analysis on Net

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios
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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Pfizer Inc., solvency ratios (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 0.81 0.66 0.66 0.36 0.37 0.40 0.46 0.44 0.50 0.53 0.56 0.58 0.63 0.97 0.99 0.80 0.83 0.81 0.78 0.77
Debt to capital 0.45 0.40 0.40 0.26 0.27 0.28 0.32 0.31 0.33 0.35 0.36 0.37 0.39 0.49 0.50 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.44 0.43
Debt to assets 0.32 0.30 0.30 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.21 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.23 0.25 0.26 0.35 0.36 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.30 0.29
Financial leverage 2.54 2.22 2.22 1.94 2.06 2.10 2.24 2.23 2.35 2.37 2.43 2.31 2.44 2.74 2.77 2.56 2.65 2.62 2.62 2.64

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Pfizer Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Pfizer Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Pfizer Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Pfizer Inc. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level.

Debt to Equity

Pfizer Inc., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt 10,350 2,548 3,985 4,188 2,945 4,040 5,990 645 2,241 3,629 3,888 4,352 2,703 13,363 13,084 16,007 16,195 16,617 10,507 9,410
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 61,538 61,048 61,356 31,704 32,884 32,629 34,294 35,656 36,195 36,250 35,354 35,347 37,133 49,785 50,529 36,281 35,955 36,044 36,168 35,733
Total debt 71,888 63,596 65,341 35,892 35,829 36,669 40,284 36,301 38,436 39,879 39,242 39,699 39,836 63,148 63,613 52,288 52,150 52,661 46,675 45,143
 
Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity 89,014 96,934 99,019 100,970 95,661 92,631 87,208 82,424 77,201 75,691 70,042 68,620 63,238 65,259 64,336 65,026 63,143 65,103 59,568 58,806
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 0.81 0.66 0.66 0.36 0.37 0.40 0.46 0.44 0.50 0.53 0.56 0.58 0.63 0.97 0.99 0.80 0.83 0.81 0.78 0.77
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 5.73 5.02 4.74 4.68 3.67 4.35 4.98 4.51 4.98 5.96 6.53 6.24 6.58 5.70 5.94
Amgen Inc. 10.37 7.90 9.08 11.52 10.64 10.60 15.10 40.23 4.97 4.57 3.98 3.50 3.51 3.13 3.21 3.36 3.09 2.73 2.84 3.05
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1.35 1.30 1.18 1.19 1.27 1.20 1.29 1.42 1.24 1.20 1.23 1.23 1.34 0.90 0.95 0.94 0.91 1.41 1.56 0.40
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.34 1.80 1.70 1.69 1.52 1.58 1.97 1.77 1.88 2.20 2.56 2.35 2.94 3.51 3.99 5.60 5.88 4.50 5.68 6.44
Gilead Sciences Inc. 1.09 1.12 1.19 1.20 1.19 1.20 1.30 1.32 1.27 1.29 1.53 1.59 1.73 1.68 1.34 1.09 1.09 1.19 1.15 1.21
Johnson & Johnson 0.43 0.42 0.61 0.75 0.52 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.46 0.48 0.48 0.51 0.56 0.59 0.48 0.45 0.47 0.50 0.48 0.50
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.93 0.85 0.95 0.66 0.67 0.68 0.73 0.78 0.87 0.74 0.80 1.16 1.26 0.98 1.12 1.07 1.02 0.97 0.96 0.94
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.23 0.24 0.27 0.24 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.08
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.75 0.78 0.78 0.83 0.78 0.67 0.72 0.81 0.85 0.56 0.51 0.53 0.63 0.66 0.71 0.70 0.60 0.58 0.66 0.66
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.12

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity
= 71,888 ÷ 89,014 = 0.81

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Pfizer Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Capital

Pfizer Inc., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt 10,350 2,548 3,985 4,188 2,945 4,040 5,990 645 2,241 3,629 3,888 4,352 2,703 13,363 13,084 16,007 16,195 16,617 10,507 9,410
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 61,538 61,048 61,356 31,704 32,884 32,629 34,294 35,656 36,195 36,250 35,354 35,347 37,133 49,785 50,529 36,281 35,955 36,044 36,168 35,733
Total debt 71,888 63,596 65,341 35,892 35,829 36,669 40,284 36,301 38,436 39,879 39,242 39,699 39,836 63,148 63,613 52,288 52,150 52,661 46,675 45,143
Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity 89,014 96,934 99,019 100,970 95,661 92,631 87,208 82,424 77,201 75,691 70,042 68,620 63,238 65,259 64,336 65,026 63,143 65,103 59,568 58,806
Total capital 160,902 160,530 164,360 136,862 131,490 129,300 127,492 118,725 115,637 115,570 109,284 108,319 103,074 128,407 127,949 117,314 115,293 117,764 106,243 103,949
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.45 0.40 0.40 0.26 0.27 0.28 0.32 0.31 0.33 0.35 0.36 0.37 0.39 0.49 0.50 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.44 0.43
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.85 0.83 0.83 0.82 0.79 0.81 0.83 0.82 0.83 0.86 0.87 0.86 0.87 0.85 0.86 1.12 1.14 1.27 1.30 1.27
Amgen Inc. 0.91 0.89 0.90 0.92 0.91 0.91 0.94 0.98 0.83 0.82 0.80 0.78 0.78 0.76 0.76 0.77 0.76 0.73 0.74 0.75
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.57 0.56 0.54 0.54 0.56 0.54 0.56 0.59 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.57 0.47 0.49 0.48 0.48 0.59 0.61 0.28
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.70 0.64 0.63 0.63 0.60 0.61 0.66 0.64 0.65 0.69 0.72 0.70 0.75 0.78 0.80 0.85 0.85 0.82 0.85 0.87
Gilead Sciences Inc. 0.52 0.53 0.54 0.55 0.54 0.54 0.56 0.57 0.56 0.56 0.60 0.61 0.63 0.63 0.57 0.52 0.52 0.54 0.54 0.55
Johnson & Johnson 0.30 0.30 0.38 0.43 0.34 0.30 0.30 0.31 0.31 0.33 0.32 0.34 0.36 0.37 0.33 0.31 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.33
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.48 0.46 0.49 0.40 0.40 0.41 0.42 0.44 0.46 0.42 0.44 0.54 0.56 0.50 0.53 0.52 0.50 0.49 0.49 0.48
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.15 0.18 0.20 0.21 0.20 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.07
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.45 0.44 0.40 0.42 0.45 0.46 0.36 0.34 0.35 0.39 0.40 0.42 0.41 0.37 0.37 0.40 0.40
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.11

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 71,888 ÷ 160,902 = 0.45

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Pfizer Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Assets

Pfizer Inc., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt 10,350 2,548 3,985 4,188 2,945 4,040 5,990 645 2,241 3,629 3,888 4,352 2,703 13,363 13,084 16,007 16,195 16,617 10,507 9,410
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 61,538 61,048 61,356 31,704 32,884 32,629 34,294 35,656 36,195 36,250 35,354 35,347 37,133 49,785 50,529 36,281 35,955 36,044 36,168 35,733
Total debt 71,888 63,596 65,341 35,892 35,829 36,669 40,284 36,301 38,436 39,879 39,242 39,699 39,836 63,148 63,613 52,288 52,150 52,661 46,675 45,143
 
Total assets 226,501 215,021 220,168 195,617 197,205 194,350 195,290 183,841 181,476 179,188 169,920 158,818 154,229 178,983 177,934 166,336 167,489 170,446 156,199 155,421
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.32 0.30 0.30 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.21 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.23 0.25 0.26 0.35 0.36 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.30 0.29
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.44 0.45 0.45 0.46 0.46 0.49 0.51 0.51 0.52 0.54 0.56 0.57 0.57 0.58 0.58 0.74 0.75 0.65 0.65 0.65
Amgen Inc. 0.67 0.67 0.68 0.69 0.60 0.61 0.62 0.62 0.54 0.58 0.55 0.52 0.52 0.53 0.53 0.52 0.50 0.50 0.52 0.52
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.42 0.41 0.40 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.42 0.44 0.41 0.40 0.41 0.41 0.43 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.43 0.45 0.17
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.39 0.35 0.34 0.36 0.33 0.33 0.36 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.36 0.39 0.39 0.42 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.42
Gilead Sciences Inc. 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.40 0.42 0.42 0.39 0.41 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.48 0.43 0.40 0.40 0.42 0.41 0.42
Johnson & Johnson 0.18 0.18 0.24 0.27 0.21 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.22 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.20
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.33 0.33 0.35 0.29 0.28 0.28 0.30 0.30 0.31 0.28 0.29 0.34 0.35 0.32 0.34 0.33 0.31 0.31 0.32 0.31
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.13 0.15 0.16 0.17 0.15 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.35 0.36 0.36 0.37 0.35 0.32 0.33 0.36 0.37 0.29 0.28 0.28 0.31 0.33 0.35 0.34 0.30 0.30 0.33 0.33
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 71,888 ÷ 226,501 = 0.32

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Pfizer Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Financial Leverage

Pfizer Inc., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 226,501 215,021 220,168 195,617 197,205 194,350 195,290 183,841 181,476 179,188 169,920 158,818 154,229 178,983 177,934 166,336 167,489 170,446 156,199 155,421
Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity 89,014 96,934 99,019 100,970 95,661 92,631 87,208 82,424 77,201 75,691 70,042 68,620 63,238 65,259 64,336 65,026 63,143 65,103 59,568 58,806
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 2.54 2.22 2.22 1.94 2.06 2.10 2.24 2.23 2.35 2.37 2.43 2.31 2.44 2.74 2.77 2.56 2.65 2.62 2.62 2.64
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 13.00 11.26 10.52 10.14 8.04 8.84 9.77 8.80 9.51 10.99 11.77 10.98 11.51 9.80 10.17
Amgen Inc. 15.59 11.83 13.31 16.59 17.79 17.44 24.51 64.62 9.13 7.91 7.25 6.70 6.69 5.90 6.10 6.50 6.17 5.45 5.50 5.91
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.23 3.15 2.92 2.96 3.12 3.01 3.08 3.26 3.04 2.98 3.01 2.99 3.13 2.50 2.61 2.59 2.52 3.25 3.44 2.29
Eli Lilly & Co. 5.94 5.16 4.95 4.75 4.65 4.71 5.51 5.03 5.44 6.21 7.42 6.79 8.27 9.10 10.25 13.35 15.07 11.20 13.91 15.32
Gilead Sciences Inc. 2.72 2.80 2.95 2.95 2.97 2.97 3.11 3.17 3.23 3.13 3.45 3.56 3.76 3.49 3.10 2.71 2.74 2.87 2.79 2.86
Johnson & Johnson 2.44 2.33 2.55 2.77 2.44 2.35 2.33 2.39 2.46 2.55 2.54 2.62 2.76 2.65 2.51 2.53 2.65 2.67 2.55 2.54
Merck & Co. Inc. 2.84 2.59 2.70 2.30 2.37 2.41 2.48 2.61 2.77 2.61 2.72 3.37 3.62 3.08 3.28 3.24 3.26 3.10 3.04 2.99
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 1.27 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.29 1.29 1.32 1.32 1.36 1.37 1.42 1.48 1.56 1.59 1.59 1.30 1.34 1.33 1.35 1.36
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 2.11 2.14 2.15 2.24 2.21 2.08 2.14 2.26 2.33 1.90 1.84 1.88 2.00 2.01 2.06 2.05 1.97 1.93 2.02 2.01
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 1.29 1.32 1.32 1.31 1.30 1.28 1.31 1.31 1.33 1.32 1.33 1.35 1.35 1.39 1.36 1.38 1.37 1.43 1.39 1.39

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity
= 226,501 ÷ 89,014 = 2.54

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Pfizer Inc. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level.