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: 2026-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-28), 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).
The solvency profile exhibits a distinct structural shift occurring in the second quarter of 2023, characterized by a sudden and sustained increase across all primary leverage metrics. Following a period of gradual deleveraging between April 2022 and April 2023, a significant upward adjustment in debt levels is observed, which persists through March 2026.
- Debt to Equity Ratio
- The ratio remained relatively low and declined from 0.44 in April 2022 to a low of 0.36 in April 2023. A sharp increase occurred in July 2023, where the ratio climbed to 0.66, eventually peaking at 0.81 by December 31, 2023. In subsequent periods, the ratio stabilized, oscillating between 0.66 and 0.79, indicating a higher reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity compared to the prior year.
- Debt to Capital Ratio
- A mirrored pattern is evident in the debt to capital ratio, which decreased from 0.31 to 0.26 during the first year of the analyzed period. A marked increase to 0.40 was recorded in July 2023, with a peak of 0.45 at the end of 2023. From 2024 through March 2026, the ratio remained consistently within the 0.40 to 0.44 range.
- Debt to Assets Ratio
- The proportion of assets financed by debt shifted from a baseline of approximately 0.18 to 0.21 in early 2022 to a sustained level of 0.30 to 0.32 starting in July 2023. This indicates a permanent increase in the total debt load relative to the asset base, with minimal volatility observed after the initial spike.
- Financial Leverage
- Financial leverage showed a downward trend toward 1.94 by April 2023 before rising sharply to 2.22 in July 2023 and peaking at 2.54 in December 2023. The metric subsequently moderated and stabilized, generally fluctuating between 2.25 and 2.47 through the end of the observed period.
In summary, the solvency metrics indicate a strategic shift in mid-2023 that resulted in a heightened leverage position. While ratios reached their zenith at the end of 2023, they have since entered a phase of relative stability, maintaining a higher solvency risk profile than that present during the 2022 fiscal period.
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Debt Ratios
Debt to Equity
Pfizer Inc., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 29, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 28, 2025 | 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 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt | 3,890) | 3,154) | 4,303) | 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) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 60,565) | 61,641) | 57,409) | 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) | ||||||
| Total debt | 64,455) | 64,795) | 61,712) | 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) | ||||||
| Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity | 90,101) | 86,476) | 92,801) | 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) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.66 | 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 6.24 | 6.31 | 5.67 | 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 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 2.22 | 2.44 | 2.64 | 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 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 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 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.39 | 1.60 | 1.79 | 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 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 0.94 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 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 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 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 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 1.07 | 0.94 | 0.80 | 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 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 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 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.83 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-28), 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).
1 Q1 2026 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity
= 64,455 ÷ 90,101 = 0.72
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An analysis of the solvency metrics reveals a significant shift in the capital structure between 2022 and 2026, characterized by a substantial increase in leverage starting in mid-2023.
- Total Debt Trends
- Debt levels remained relatively stable under 41 billion USD through the first quarter of 2023. A sharp escalation occurred in July 2023, where total debt rose to 65.3 billion USD, eventually peaking at 71.9 billion USD by December 31, 2023. Following this peak, a gradual deleveraging process is observed, with debt levels stabilizing between 61.8 billion USD and 64.8 billion USD through March 2026.
- Shareholders' Equity Fluctuations
- Equity exhibited a steady growth phase from April 2022, reaching a maximum of 100.97 billion USD in April 2023. Subsequent periods showed increased volatility, with a notable decline toward 86.5 billion USD by December 2025 before recovering to 90.1 billion USD by the end of the observed period.
- Debt to Equity Ratio Analysis
- The debt to equity ratio remained low and stable, ranging from 0.36 to 0.46, throughout the first year of the analysis. A structural shift occurred in July 2023, with the ratio increasing to 0.66 and reaching a peak of 0.81 by December 31, 2023. For the remainder of the period through March 2026, the ratio maintained a higher plateau, fluctuating between 0.66 and 0.79, indicating a sustained increase in the proportion of debt relative to equity.
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Debt to Capital
Pfizer Inc., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 29, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 28, 2025 | 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 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt | 3,890) | 3,154) | 4,303) | 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) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 60,565) | 61,641) | 57,409) | 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) | ||||||
| Total debt | 64,455) | 64,795) | 61,712) | 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) | ||||||
| Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity | 90,101) | 86,476) | 92,801) | 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) | ||||||
| Total capital | 154,556) | 151,271) | 154,513) | 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) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 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 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.10 | 1.05 | 1.04 | 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 | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 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 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 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 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 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 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 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 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 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 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 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 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 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 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 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 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-28), 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).
1 Q1 2026 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 64,455 ÷ 154,556 = 0.42
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial trajectory of the solvency ratios reveals a transition from a low-leverage position to a higher, stabilized debt load over the observed period.
- Capital Structure Shift
- Between April 2022 and April 2023, total debt remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 35,829 million USD and 40,284 million USD. A sharp increase occurred in July 2023, where total debt rose to 65,341 million USD, coinciding with a significant expansion in total capital to 164,360 million USD.
- Analysis of the Debt to Capital Ratio
- The debt to capital ratio initially trended downward from 0.31 in April 2022 to a low of 0.26 in April 2023. This trend reversed abruptly in July 2023, with the ratio climbing to 0.40 and reaching a peak of 0.45 by December 31, 2023. This indicates a substantial increase in the proportion of debt used to finance the capital base during this interval.
- Long-term Solvency Stabilization
- Following the peak at the end of 2023, the solvency metrics entered a stabilization phase. Total debt gradually declined from 71,888 million USD to 64,455 million USD by March 2026. Consequently, the debt to capital ratio settled into a range between 0.40 and 0.43, suggesting a plateau in leverage levels through the first quarter of 2026.
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Debt to Assets
Pfizer Inc., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 29, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 28, 2025 | 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 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt | 3,890) | 3,154) | 4,303) | 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) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 60,565) | 61,641) | 57,409) | 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) | ||||||
| Total debt | 64,455) | 64,795) | 61,712) | 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) | ||||||
| Total assets | 207,618) | 208,160) | 208,731) | 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) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 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 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 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 | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 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 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 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 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 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 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 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 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 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 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 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 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 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 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 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 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-28), 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).
1 Q1 2026 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 64,455 ÷ 207,618 = 0.31
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
A significant shift in the company's solvency profile is observed between April 2022 and March 2026. The period is characterized by an initial phase of low leverage, a sharp increase in debt obligations during mid-2023, and a subsequent period of relative stability at a higher leverage baseline.
- Total Debt Trajectory
- Debt levels remained relatively stable between $35.8 billion and $40.3 billion from April 2022 through April 2023. A substantial escalation occurred in July 2023, where total debt rose to $65.3 billion, eventually peaking at $71.9 billion by December 2023. Following this peak, a gradual downward trend was observed, with debt declining to $61.7 billion by September 2025, before slightly increasing to settle at $64.5 billion by March 2026.
- Total Asset Correlation
- Total assets exhibited a growth trend that coincided with the increase in debt. Assets rose from $183.8 billion in April 2022 to a peak of $226.5 billion in December 2023. Subsequent to this peak, assets entered a period of gradual contraction, declining to $207.6 billion by the end of the analyzed period in March 2026.
- Debt to Assets Ratio Interpretation
- The debt to assets ratio was maintained between 0.18 and 0.21 throughout the first year of the analysis. The strategic increase in debt in July 2023 resulted in an immediate upward shift of the ratio to 0.30. Despite the fluctuations in absolute debt and asset values from July 2023 through March 2026, the ratio remained remarkably consistent, fluctuating within a narrow band between 0.30 and 0.32. This suggests that the expansion of the balance sheet was managed to maintain a constant proportion of debt relative to total assets.
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Financial Leverage
Pfizer Inc., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 29, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 28, 2025 | Jun 29, 2025 | Mar 30, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 207,618) | 208,160) | 208,731) | 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) | ||||||
| Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity | 90,101) | 86,476) | 92,801) | 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) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 2.30 | 2.41 | 2.25 | 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 | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 10.07 | 10.46 | 9.37 | 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 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 4.31 | 4.87 | 5.22 | 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 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 1.58 | 1.59 | 1.56 | 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 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 3.74 | 4.24 | 4.83 | 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 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 2.39 | 2.60 | 2.72 | 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 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.47 | 2.44 | 2.43 | 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 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 2.80 | 2.60 | 2.50 | 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 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 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 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 2.18 | 2.07 | 2.02 | 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 | ||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.44 | 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 | ||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-28), 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).
1 Q1 2026 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity
= 207,618 ÷ 90,101 = 2.30
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The financial leverage of the organization exhibits a cyclical pattern over the observed period, characterized by an initial phase of deleveraging followed by an increase in liability reliance and subsequent stabilization.
- Asset and Equity Dynamics
- Total assets experienced a growth phase from April 2022, starting at 183,841 million US$, reaching a peak of 226,501 million US$ in December 2023. Following this peak, a gradual contraction is observed, with assets settling at 207,618 million US$ by March 2026. Shareholders' equity followed an upward trajectory until April 2023, peaking at 100,970 million US$, before entering a period of fluctuation between approximately 86,000 and 92,000 million US$ through the remainder of the period.
- Financial Leverage Trends
- The financial leverage ratio demonstrates significant volatility between 2022 and 2024. A notable trough was reached in April 2023, where the ratio decreased to 1.94, representing the lowest level of leverage in the analyzed timeframe. This was followed by a sharp increase, peaking at 2.54 in December 2023, which indicates a higher proportion of total assets financed through debt or other liabilities relative to equity.
- Capital Structure Stabilization
- From March 2024 through March 2026, the leverage ratio shows a trend toward stabilization, oscillating within a narrower range between 2.30 and 2.47. This indicates a move away from the volatility seen in 2023 and suggests a normalized capital structure where the relationship between total assets and shareholders' equity is maintained with greater consistency.
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