PFEPfizer
−0.5% today · +27.7% over a year
1/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 70% of the instruments we score
Stability: among the best of its peers; Dividend safety: among the weakest; priced lower than most peers. Dividend yield 7.36%.
Pfizer (PFE) belongs to the Health care sector and is listed on NYSE; country: United States. Its market value is about €148.8B. Over the past 12 months the price changed by +27.7%, with an annualised volatility of 22% and a largest fall of 16%. Hard red flags in our rules-based screen: Yield trap.
Smart Score
How it is scored →The Smart Score (1–10) describes how this instrument compares with its peers on published, rules-based measures of value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety. It is not a forecast and not personal advice.
Compared with: Health care companies in USA (n = 338)
Current rating first published: · last recomputed · rating log
Factor scores
Percentiles within the peer group (100 = the best of its peers); dividend safety in points.
Main drivers
- Volatility (1 y)supports the score · better than 99% of peers
- Max drawdown (3 y)supports the score · better than 94% of peers
- Piotroski F-scoresupports the score · better than 84% of peers
Red flags and notes
- Serious warning. Yield at least twice the peer median while the payout is not covered or debt is high. More in the glossary → Yield at least twice the peer median while the payout is not covered or debt is high.
- Caution. Dividend Safety below 40 points. More in the glossary → Dividend Safety below 40 points.
- Caution. Dividends grew 5+ points a year faster than earnings over five years and the payout is above 75 %. More in the glossary → Dividends grew 5+ points a year faster than earnings over five years and the payout is above 75 %.
- Caution. Dividends exceed earnings or free cash flow. More in the glossary → Dividends exceed earnings or free cash flow.
- Unverified dividend A high yield reported by a single source only, not yet cross-checked.
A high yield is not a high return: payouts can come from your own capital and can be cut.
Our rules see a meaningful risk that this dividend is cut.
Price chart
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Key metrics
Valuation
- P/E
- 41.3
- P/B
- 1.9
- P/S
- 2.6
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 7.1%
- Market cap (EUR)
- €148.8B
Profitability and debt
- Return on equity
- 4.4%
- Gross margin
- 73.4%
Dividends
- Dividend yield
- 7.36%
- Payout ratio
- 307%
- 5-year dividend growth (per year)
- 2.0%
- Years without a lower dividend
- 0
Returns and risk
- 1 day
- −0.5%
- 1 month
- +4.9%
- 1 year
- +27.7%
- Volatility, 1 yr
- 21.6%
- Max drawdown, 1 yr
- −15.7%
- Beta
- 0.68
Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.
Similar companies
Same sector and region, closest in market value.
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|---|---|---|---|
| ISRGIntuitive Surgical | 6/10 | 0.0% | −17.8% |
| ABTAbbott | 6/10 | 2.8% | −10.4% |
| VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals | 8/10 | 0.0% | 34.5% |
| GILDGilead Sciences | 5/10 | 1.9% | 46.0% |
| MDTMedtronic | 9/10 | 2.8% | 15.2% |
| BMYBristol-Myers Squibb | 7/10 | 4.1% | 39.0% |
| SYKStryker | 8/10 | 1.1% | −7.5% |
News and filings
- PFIZER INC: 8-K — Director or officer change
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 3 Nov 2026
- PFIZER INC: 10-Q — Quarterly report for the period ending 27 Sep 2026
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 3 Nov 2026
- PFIZER INC: 8-K — Results of operations
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 3 Nov 2026
- Pfizer vs . AbbVie : Is the Cheaper Pharma Stock Really the Better Investment ?
A headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.insidermonkey.com · 16 Oct 2026
- Pfizer Just Declared Its 352nd Straight Quarterly Dividend . Is the 6 % Yield Safe ?
Unconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.aol.com · 16 Oct 2026
- GameStop ( NYSE : GME ), Bumble ( NASDAQ : BMBL ), And Pfizer ( NYSE : PFE ) Reach Fresh 52 - Week Highs On Insider Buying , Buyout Deal , And Drug Pipeline News
A headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.foreignpolicyjournal.com · 15 Oct 2026
- AbbVie vs . Pfizer : Which Healthcare Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026 ?
A headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.fool.com · 15 Oct 2026
- Pfizer ( NYSE : PFE ) vs . Iterum Therapeutics ( NASDAQ : ITRM ) Head - To - Head Contrast
Unconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.themarketsdaily.com · 15 Oct 2026
What the marks mean
- FactA filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.
- Media reportA headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.
- RumourUnconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.
Source: Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · News index: The GDELT Project (gdeltproject.org). The tone is scored automatically from the headline and can be wrong.
Score changes in the last 12 months
Every published rating and change, logged when it was published (EU Market Abuse Regulation).
Show the log: 1 entry
| Date | Event | Balanced | Growth · Income | Warnings | Price at publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First rating | 1/10 | 1 · 1 | Available with Invest Pro |
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