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Pfizer Ltd

NSE: PFIZER BSE: 500680

4704.50

(-2.06%)

Wed, 11 Mar 2026, 11:57 am

Pfizer Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
  • Dividends paid are well covered by earnings (4.9x coverage).
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Cons

  • Dividends per share have been volatile in the past 10 years (annual drop of over 20%).
  • Pfizer's pays a lower dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
  • Pfizer's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

health

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Pros

  • Pfizer is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • Pfizer is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Pfizer is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (1292.7%, greater than 20% of total debt).
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 1219.3x debt.
  • Pfizer's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
  • The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (0.1% vs 0.1% today).
  • Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 60.2x coverage).
  • Pfizer's level of debt (0.1%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
  • Low level of unsold assets.
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Cons

    management

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    Pros

    • The tenure for the Pfizer board of directors is about average.
    • S.'s remuneration is lower than average for companies of similar size in India.
    • S.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
    • The average tenure for the Pfizer management team is over 5 years, this suggests they are a seasoned and experienced team.
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    Cons

      misc

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      Pros

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        Cons

        • Pfizer is not covered by any analysts.

        past

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        Pros

        • Pfizer has delivered over 20% year on year earnings growth in the past 5 years.
        • Pfizer used its assets more efficiently than the IN Pharmaceuticals industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
        • Pfizer has significantly improved its use of capital last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
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        Cons

        • Pfizer's 1-year earnings growth is less than its 5-year average (18.6% vs 25.2%)
        • Pfizer has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).
        • Pfizer's earnings growth has not exceeded the IN Pharmaceuticals industry average in the past year (18.6% vs 22.7%).

        value

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        Pros

        • PFIZER outperformed the Pharmaceuticals industry which returned 26.7% over the past year.
        • PFIZER outperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.
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        Cons

        • Pfizer's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
        • Pfizer's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
        • Pfizer is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Pharmaceuticals industry average.
        • Pfizer is overvalued based on earnings compared to the IN Pharmaceuticals industry average.
        • Pfizer is overvalued based on earnings compared to the India market.
        • NSEI:PFIZER is down -6.8% underperforming the Pharmaceuticals industry which returned 6.8% over the past month.
        • NSEI:PFIZER is down -6.8% underperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.

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