Stock Analysis on Net

Zoetis Inc. (NYSE:ZTS)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios

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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Zoetis Inc., solvency ratios

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 1.32 1.79 1.45 1.91 2.38
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) 1.36 1.85 1.49 1.96 2.45
Debt to capital 0.57 0.64 0.59 0.66 0.70
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) 0.58 0.65 0.60 0.66 0.71
Debt to assets 0.46 0.53 0.47 0.53 0.56
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) 0.48 0.54 0.49 0.54 0.58
Financial leverage 2.86 3.39 3.06 3.61 4.26
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 13.28 13.02 12.11 9.64 9.08
Fixed charge coverage 10.95 10.76 10.08 8.21 7.85

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Zoetis Inc. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Zoetis Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Zoetis Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Zoetis Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Zoetis Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Zoetis Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Zoetis Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from 2021 to 2022 but then decreased significantly from 2022 to 2023.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Zoetis Inc. interest coverage ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. Zoetis Inc. fixed charge coverage ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Equity

Zoetis Inc., debt to equity calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term borrowings 3 2 4
Current portion of long-term debt 1,350 600 500
Finance lease liabilities, current 1
Long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs, excluding current portion 6,564 6,552 6,592 6,595 5,947
Finance lease liabilities, noncurrent 8
Total debt 6,576 7,904 6,592 7,199 6,447
 
Total Zoetis Inc. equity 4,997 4,405 4,543 3,769 2,708
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 1.32 1.79 1.45 1.91 2.38
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 5.73 3.67 4.98 6.58
Amgen Inc. 10.37 10.64 4.97 3.51 3.09
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1.35 1.27 1.24 1.34 0.91
Danaher Corp. 0.34 0.39 0.49 0.53 0.72
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.34 1.52 1.88 2.94 5.88
Gilead Sciences Inc. 1.09 1.19 1.27 1.73 1.09
Johnson & Johnson 0.43 0.52 0.46 0.56 0.47
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.93 0.67 0.87 1.26 1.02
Pfizer Inc. 0.81 0.37 0.50 0.63 0.83
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.24 0.06
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.75 0.78 0.85 0.63 0.60
Debt to Equity, Sector
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 1.02 0.84 0.96 1.16 1.12
Debt to Equity, Industry
Health Care 0.83 0.74 0.80 0.91 0.92

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Zoetis Inc. equity
= 6,576 ÷ 4,997 = 1.32

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. Zoetis Inc. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.

Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)

Zoetis Inc., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term borrowings 3 2 4
Current portion of long-term debt 1,350 600 500
Finance lease liabilities, current 1
Long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs, excluding current portion 6,564 6,552 6,592 6,595 5,947
Finance lease liabilities, noncurrent 8
Total debt 6,576 7,904 6,592 7,199 6,447
Operating lease liabilities, current (in Other current liabilities) 48 43 41 40 35
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent 188 186 151 163 164
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 6,812 8,133 6,784 7,402 6,646
 
Total Zoetis Inc. equity 4,997 4,405 4,543 3,769 2,708
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 1.36 1.85 1.49 1.96 2.45
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 5.82 3.72 5.03 6.66
Amgen Inc. 10.50 10.83 5.07 3.55 3.15
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1.41 1.31 1.27 1.37 0.92
Danaher Corp. 0.37 0.41 0.52 0.56 0.74
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.44 1.59 1.96 3.06 6.11
Gilead Sciences Inc. 1.12 1.22 1.30 1.76 1.12
Johnson & Johnson 0.44 0.53 0.47 0.57 0.48
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.97 0.70 0.91 1.32 1.06
Pfizer Inc. 0.84 0.41 0.54 0.65 0.85
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.11 0.12 0.15 0.25 0.07
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.78 0.82 0.89 0.65 0.62
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 1.05 0.87 0.99 1.19 1.15
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Health Care 0.88 0.80 0.86 0.97 0.98

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total Zoetis Inc. equity
= 6,812 ÷ 4,997 = 1.36

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Zoetis Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.

Debt to Capital

Zoetis Inc., debt to capital calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term borrowings 3 2 4
Current portion of long-term debt 1,350 600 500
Finance lease liabilities, current 1
Long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs, excluding current portion 6,564 6,552 6,592 6,595 5,947
Finance lease liabilities, noncurrent 8
Total debt 6,576 7,904 6,592 7,199 6,447
Total Zoetis Inc. equity 4,997 4,405 4,543 3,769 2,708
Total capital 11,573 12,309 11,135 10,968 9,155
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.57 0.64 0.59 0.66 0.70
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.85 0.79 0.83 0.87 1.14
Amgen Inc. 0.91 0.91 0.83 0.78 0.76
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.57 0.56 0.55 0.57 0.48
Danaher Corp. 0.26 0.28 0.33 0.35 0.42
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.70 0.60 0.65 0.75 0.85
Gilead Sciences Inc. 0.52 0.54 0.56 0.63 0.52
Johnson & Johnson 0.30 0.34 0.31 0.36 0.32
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.48 0.40 0.46 0.56 0.50
Pfizer Inc. 0.45 0.27 0.33 0.39 0.45
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.09 0.11 0.13 0.20 0.06
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.43 0.44 0.46 0.39 0.37
Debt to Capital, Sector
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.50 0.46 0.49 0.54 0.53
Debt to Capital, Industry
Health Care 0.45 0.43 0.44 0.48 0.48

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 6,576 ÷ 11,573 = 0.57

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. Zoetis Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.

Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)

Zoetis Inc., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term borrowings 3 2 4
Current portion of long-term debt 1,350 600 500
Finance lease liabilities, current 1
Long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs, excluding current portion 6,564 6,552 6,592 6,595 5,947
Finance lease liabilities, noncurrent 8
Total debt 6,576 7,904 6,592 7,199 6,447
Operating lease liabilities, current (in Other current liabilities) 48 43 41 40 35
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent 188 186 151 163 164
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 6,812 8,133 6,784 7,402 6,646
Total Zoetis Inc. equity 4,997 4,405 4,543 3,769 2,708
Total capital (including operating lease liability) 11,809 12,538 11,327 11,171 9,354
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 0.58 0.65 0.60 0.66 0.71
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.85 0.79 0.83 0.87 1.14
Amgen Inc. 0.91 0.92 0.84 0.78 0.76
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.58 0.57 0.56 0.58 0.48
Danaher Corp. 0.27 0.29 0.34 0.36 0.43
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.71 0.61 0.66 0.75 0.86
Gilead Sciences Inc. 0.53 0.55 0.56 0.64 0.53
Johnson & Johnson 0.31 0.35 0.32 0.36 0.33
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.49 0.41 0.48 0.57 0.51
Pfizer Inc. 0.46 0.29 0.35 0.39 0.46
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.10 0.11 0.13 0.20 0.07
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.44 0.45 0.47 0.40 0.38
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.51 0.46 0.50 0.54 0.53
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Health Care 0.47 0.44 0.46 0.49 0.49

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 6,812 ÷ 11,809 = 0.58

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Zoetis Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.

Debt to Assets

Zoetis Inc., debt to assets calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term borrowings 3 2 4
Current portion of long-term debt 1,350 600 500
Finance lease liabilities, current 1
Long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs, excluding current portion 6,564 6,552 6,592 6,595 5,947
Finance lease liabilities, noncurrent 8
Total debt 6,576 7,904 6,592 7,199 6,447
 
Total assets 14,286 14,925 13,900 13,609 11,545
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.46 0.53 0.47 0.53 0.56
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.44 0.46 0.52 0.57 0.75
Amgen Inc. 0.67 0.60 0.54 0.52 0.50
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.42 0.41 0.41 0.43 0.36
Danaher Corp. 0.22 0.23 0.27 0.28 0.35
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.39 0.33 0.35 0.36 0.39
Gilead Sciences Inc. 0.40 0.40 0.39 0.46 0.40
Johnson & Johnson 0.18 0.21 0.19 0.20 0.18
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.33 0.28 0.31 0.35 0.31
Pfizer Inc. 0.32 0.18 0.21 0.26 0.31
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.08 0.09 0.11 0.16 0.05
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.35 0.35 0.37 0.31 0.30
Debt to Assets, Sector
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.35 0.31 0.33 0.36 0.36
Debt to Assets, Industry
Health Care 0.29 0.28 0.29 0.31 0.31

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 6,576 ÷ 14,286 = 0.46

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. Zoetis Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.

Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)

Zoetis Inc., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term borrowings 3 2 4
Current portion of long-term debt 1,350 600 500
Finance lease liabilities, current 1
Long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs, excluding current portion 6,564 6,552 6,592 6,595 5,947
Finance lease liabilities, noncurrent 8
Total debt 6,576 7,904 6,592 7,199 6,447
Operating lease liabilities, current (in Other current liabilities) 48 43 41 40 35
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent 188 186 151 163 164
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 6,812 8,133 6,784 7,402 6,646
 
Total assets 14,286 14,925 13,900 13,609 11,545
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 0.48 0.54 0.49 0.54 0.58
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.45 0.46 0.53 0.58 0.75
Amgen Inc. 0.67 0.61 0.56 0.53 0.51
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.44 0.42 0.42 0.44 0.37
Danaher Corp. 0.23 0.25 0.28 0.29 0.36
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.41 0.34 0.36 0.37 0.41
Gilead Sciences Inc. 0.41 0.41 0.40 0.47 0.41
Johnson & Johnson 0.18 0.22 0.19 0.21 0.18
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.34 0.29 0.33 0.37 0.32
Pfizer Inc. 0.33 0.20 0.23 0.27 0.32
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.08 0.09 0.11 0.16 0.05
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.37 0.37 0.38 0.33 0.32
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.36 0.32 0.34 0.37 0.37
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Health Care 0.31 0.29 0.31 0.33 0.33

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 6,812 ÷ 14,286 = 0.48

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Zoetis Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.

Financial Leverage

Zoetis Inc., financial leverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 14,286 14,925 13,900 13,609 11,545
Total Zoetis Inc. equity 4,997 4,405 4,543 3,769 2,708
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 2.86 3.39 3.06 3.61 4.26
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 13.00 8.04 9.51 11.51
Amgen Inc. 15.59 17.79 9.13 6.69 6.17
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.23 3.12 3.04 3.13 2.52
Danaher Corp. 1.58 1.68 1.84 1.92 2.05
Eli Lilly & Co. 5.94 4.65 5.44 8.27 15.07
Gilead Sciences Inc. 2.72 2.97 3.23 3.76 2.74
Johnson & Johnson 2.44 2.44 2.46 2.76 2.65
Merck & Co. Inc. 2.84 2.37 2.77 3.62 3.26
Pfizer Inc. 2.54 2.06 2.35 2.44 2.65
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 1.27 1.29 1.36 1.56 1.34
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 2.11 2.21 2.33 2.00 1.97
Financial Leverage, Sector
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 2.92 2.68 2.90 3.21 3.12
Financial Leverage, Industry
Health Care 2.83 2.70 2.79 2.96 2.93

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Zoetis Inc. equity
= 14,286 ÷ 4,997 = 2.86

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. Zoetis Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from 2021 to 2022 but then decreased significantly from 2022 to 2023.

Interest Coverage

Zoetis Inc., interest coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income attributable to Zoetis Inc. 2,344 2,114 2,037 1,638 1,500
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest (4) (3) (3) (2)
Add: Income tax expense 596 545 454 360 301
Add: Interest expense, net of capitalized interest 239 221 224 231 223
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 3,175 2,877 2,712 2,227 2,024
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 13.28 13.02 12.11 9.64 9.08
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 3.81 7.04 6.36 2.38 5.72
Amgen Inc. 3.73 6.22 6.60 7.44 8.09
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 8.24 7.26 7.07 -3.84 8.58
Danaher Corp. 18.64 40.30 32.92 17.35 31.44
Eli Lilly & Co. 14.49 21.53 19.12 21.11 14.15
Gilead Sciences Inc. 8.27 7.22 9.27 2.70 6.19
Johnson & Johnson 20.51 79.71 125.46 83.07 55.49
Merck & Co. Inc. 2.65 18.09 18.22 11.58 13.84
Pfizer Inc. 1.48 29.05 19.83 6.17 12.23
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 58.52 82.80 163.75 67.97 81.43
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 5.54 11.56 17.49 14.07 7.02
Interest Coverage, Sector
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 6.25 14.99 14.65 7.34 11.18
Interest Coverage, Industry
Health Care 7.00 12.46 12.10 7.74 8.87

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
= 3,175 ÷ 239 = 13.28

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Zoetis Inc. interest coverage ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Fixed Charge Coverage

Zoetis Inc., fixed charge coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income attributable to Zoetis Inc. 2,344 2,114 2,037 1,638 1,500
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest (4) (3) (3) (2)
Add: Income tax expense 596 545 454 360 301
Add: Interest expense, net of capitalized interest 239 221 224 231 223
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 3,175 2,877 2,712 2,227 2,024
Add: Operating lease expense 56 51 50 46 40
Earnings before fixed charges and tax 3,231 2,928 2,762 2,273 2,064
 
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest 239 221 224 231 223
Operating lease expense 56 51 50 46 40
Fixed charges 295 272 274 277 263
Solvency Ratio
Fixed charge coverage1 10.95 10.76 10.08 8.21 7.85
Benchmarks
Fixed Charge Coverage, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 3.59 6.54 5.90 2.28 5.42
Amgen Inc. 3.55 5.52 5.67 6.48 7.12
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 6.69 6.30 6.01 -3.08 7.10
Danaher Corp. 9.55 13.41 10.85 7.10 8.38
Eli Lilly & Co. 10.98 15.17 13.33 15.06 10.18
Gilead Sciences Inc. 7.18 6.30 8.15 2.45 5.46
Johnson & Johnson 16.50 38.72 48.16 33.93 28.72
Merck & Co. Inc. 2.27 13.69 13.08 8.47 10.31
Pfizer Inc. 1.34 18.79 14.22 4.98 9.88
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 46.55 68.67 138.96 57.70 60.98
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 4.61 8.12 12.19 10.30 5.61
Fixed Charge Coverage, Sector
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 5.26 11.58 11.33 5.95 8.97
Fixed Charge Coverage, Industry
Health Care 5.47 8.87 8.60 5.72 6.62

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Fixed charge coverage = Earnings before fixed charges and tax ÷ Fixed charges
= 3,231 ÷ 295 = 10.95

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. Zoetis Inc. fixed charge coverage ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.