Pfizer Reports Solid Third-Quarter 2025 Results; Raises and Narrows 2025 EPS Guidance
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November 04, 2025 at 06:45 AM EST
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) reported financial results for the third quarter of 2025 and reaffirmed its 2025 Revenue guidance(1) while raising and narrowing guidance for Adjusted(2) diluted EPS. EXECUTIVE COMMENTARY Dr. Albert Bourla, Chairman and CEO of Pfizer: “I am proud of Pfizer’s leadership as the first in our industry to reach an agreement with the U.S. Government, which we believe provides greater clarity for our business. Additionally, our recent strategic actions have strengthened opportunities to advance innovation that could address significant medical needs in high growth markets, helping us deliver value for patients and shareholders.” David Denton, CFO and EVP of Pfizer: “Our third-quarter performance demonstrates our continued focus on execution and financial discipline. We raised and narrowed our full-year 2025 Adjusted diluted EPS guidance, underscoring confidence in our ability to deliver strong results for our shareholders.” OVERALL RESULTS
Some amounts in this press release may not add due to rounding. All percentages have been calculated using unrounded amounts. References to operational variances pertain to period-over-period changes that exclude the impact of foreign exchange rates(5). Results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2025 and 2024(6) are summarized below.
REVENUES
2025 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE(1)
CAPITAL ALLOCATION During the first nine months of 2025, Pfizer deployed its capital in a variety of ways, which primarily included:
No share repurchases have been completed to date in 2025. As of November 4, 2025, Pfizer’s remaining share repurchase authorization is $3.3 billion. Current financial guidance does not anticipate any share repurchases in 2025. The company expects to continue to de-lever in a prudent manner in order to maintain a balanced capital allocation strategy. This includes maintaining the flexibility to deploy capital towards potential value-creating business development transactions and the potential to return capital to shareholders through share repurchases. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding of 5,714 million and 5,705 million were used to calculate Reported(3) and Adjusted(2) diluted EPS for third-quarter 2025 and 2024, respectively. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Third-Quarter 2025 vs. Third-Quarter 2024) Third-quarter 2025 revenues totaled $16.7 billion, a decrease of $1.0 billion, or 6%, compared to the prior-year quarter, reflecting an operational decrease of $1.3 billion, or 7%, and a favorable impact of foreign exchange of $203 million. The operational decrease was primarily driven by a year-over-year decline in COVID-19 product revenues largely due to lower infection rates impacting Paxlovid demand as well as a narrower vaccine recommendation for COVID-19 in the U.S. that reduced the eligible population for Comirnaty. Third-quarter 2025 operational revenue reflected higher revenues primarily for:
more than offset primarily by lower revenues for:
GAAP Reported(3) Statement of Operations Highlights SELECTED REPORTED(3) COSTS AND EXPENSES
Third-quarter 2025 Cost of Sales(3) as a percentage of revenues decreased by 4.7 percentage points compared to the prior-year quarter, primarily driven by (i) a favorable revision of our estimate of accrued royalties, (ii) a favorable change in sales mix driven by lower sales of Comirnaty and Paxlovid, including the non-recurrence of a charge recorded in the third quarter of 2024 that was included in the 50% gross profit split with BioNTech and applicable royalty expenses, and (iii) lower amortization from the step-up of acquired inventory; partially offset by (iv) an unfavorable impact of foreign exchange. Third-quarter 2025 SI&A Expenses(3) decreased 3% operationally compared with the prior-year quarter, primarily reflecting focused investments and ongoing productivity improvements that drove a decrease in marketing and promotional spend for various products and lower spending in corporate enabling functions, partially offset by higher healthcare reform fees in the current period primarily due to a favorable adjustment recorded in the third quarter of 2024. Third-quarter 2025 R&D Expenses(3) decreased 2% operationally compared with the prior-year quarter, driven primarily by a net decrease in spending due to pipeline focus and optimization including the expansion of our digital capabilities, as well as lower compensation-related expenses. Third-quarter 2025 Acquired In-Process R&D Expenses(3) increased $1.4 billion compared to the prior-year quarter, driven primarily by a $1.35 billion charge related to an in-licensing agreement with 3SBio, Inc. The unfavorable period-over-period change in Other (income)/deductions—net(3) of $275 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared with the prior-year quarter, was driven primarily by (i) an intangible asset impairment charge in the third quarter of 2025, (ii) lower net gains on equity securities, (iii) the non-recurrence of equity method income in the third quarter of 2024 from our previous investment in Haleon plc and (iv) higher charges for certain legal matters; partially offset by (v) a non-recurrence of a charge in the third quarter of 2024 related to the expected sale of one of our facilities resulting from the discontinuation of our Duchenne muscular dystrophy program and (vi) lower net interest expense. Pfizer’s effective tax rate on Reported(3) income for the third quarter of 2025 decreased compared to the prior-year quarter primarily due to a favorable change in the jurisdictional mix of earnings, the remeasurement of deferred tax liabilities due to the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4, 2025, and tax benefits related to global income tax resolutions in multiple tax jurisdictions spanning multiple tax years. Adjusted(2) Statement of Operations Highlights SELECTED ADJUSTED(2) COSTS AND EXPENSES
See the reconciliations of certain Reported(3) to non-GAAP Adjusted(2) financial measures and associated footnotes in the financial tables section of this press release located at the hyperlink below. RECENT NOTABLE DEVELOPMENTS (Since August 5, 2025) Product Developments
Pipeline Developments A comprehensive update of Pfizer’s development pipeline was published today and is now available at www.pfizer.com/science/drug-product-pipeline. It includes an overview of Pfizer’s research and a list of compounds in development with targeted indication and phase of development, as well as mechanism of action for some candidates in Phase 1 and all candidates from Phase 2 through registration.
Corporate Developments
PFIZER TO HOST CONFERENCE CALL Please find Pfizer’s press release and associated financial tables, including reconciliations of certain GAAP reported to non-GAAP adjusted information, at the following hyperlink: https://investors.pfizer.com/Q3-2025-PFE-Earnings-Release/ (Note: If clicking on the above link does not open a new webpage, you may need to cut and paste the above URL into your browser's address bar.) Pfizer will host a live conference call and webcast today, November 4, 2025, at 10:00 AM EDT. To access the live conference call and view the third-quarter 2025 earnings presentation, accompanying prepared remarks from management, and infographic, visit our website at pfizer.com/investors. You can also listen to the conference call by dialing either 800-456-4352 in the U.S. and Canada or 785-424-1086 outside of the U.S. and Canada. The passcode is “90164”. The transcript and webcast replay of the call will be made available on our website at pfizer.com/investors within 24 hours after the end of the live conference call and will be accessible for at least 90 days. For additional details, see the financial schedules and product revenue tables within the press release located at the hyperlink above, and the attached disclosure notice.
DISCLOSURE NOTICE: Except where otherwise noted, the information contained in this earnings release and the related attachments is as of November 4, 2025. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this earnings release and the related attachments as a result of new information or future events or developments. This earnings release and the related attachments contain forward-looking statements about, among other topics, our anticipated operating and financial performance, including financial guidance and projections; reorganizations; business plans, strategy, goals and prospects; expectations for our product pipeline (including products from completed or anticipated acquisitions), in-line products and product candidates, including anticipated regulatory submissions, data read-outs, study starts, approvals, launches, discontinuations, clinical trial results and other developing data, revenue contribution and projections, potential pricing and reimbursement, potential market dynamics, including demand, market size and utilization rates and growth, performance, timing of exclusivity and potential benefits; the impact and potential impact of tariffs and pricing dynamics; strategic reviews; leverage and capital allocation objectives; an enterprise-wide cost realignment program (including anticipated costs, savings and potential benefits); a Manufacturing Optimization Program to reduce our cost of goods sold (including anticipated costs, savings and potential benefits); dividends and share repurchases; plans for and prospects of our acquisitions, dispositions and other business development activities, including our acquisition of Seagen, our proposed acquisition of Metsera and our licensing agreement with 3SBio, and our ability to successfully capitalize on growth opportunities and prospects; our voluntary agreement with the U.S. Government designed to lower drug costs for U.S. patients and to include Pfizer products in a direct purchasing platform, and Pfizer’s plans to further invest in U.S. manufacturing; manufacturing and product supply; our ongoing efforts to respond to COVID-19; our expectations regarding the impact of COVID-19 on our business, operations and financial results; and the expected seasonality of demand for certain of our products. Given their forward-looking nature, these statements involve substantial risks, uncertainties and potentially inaccurate assumptions and we cannot assure you that any outcome expressed in these forward-looking statements will be realized in whole or in part. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use future dates or use words such as “will,” “may,” “could,” “likely,” “ongoing,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “assume,” “target,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “goal,” “objective,” “aim,” “seek,” “potential,” “hope” and other words and terms of similar meaning. Pfizer’s financial guidance is based on estimates and assumptions that are subject to significant uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from past results and future plans and projected future results are the following: Risks Related to Our Business, Industry and Operations, and Business Development:
Risks Related to Government Regulation and Legal Proceedings:
Risks Related to Intellectual Property, Technology and Cybersecurity:
Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could vary materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. A further list and description of risks, uncertainties and other matters can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and in our subsequent reports on Form 10-Q, in each case including in the sections thereof captioned “Forward-Looking Information and Factors That May Affect Future Results” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and in our subsequent reports on Form 8-K. This earnings release may include discussion of certain clinical studies relating to various in-line products and/or product candidates. These studies typically are part of a larger body of clinical data relating to such products or product candidates, and the discussion herein should be considered in the context of the larger body of data. In addition, clinical trial data are subject to differing interpretations, and, even when we view data as sufficient to support the safety and/or effectiveness of a product candidate or a new indication for an in-line product, regulatory authorities may not share our views and may require additional data or may deny approval altogether. The information contained on our website or any third-party website is not incorporated by reference into this earnings release. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their owners. Certain of the products and product candidates discussed in this earnings release are being co-researched, co-developed and/or co-promoted in collaboration with other companies for which Pfizer’s rights vary by market or are the subject of agreements pursuant to which Pfizer has commercialization rights in certain markets. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251104921455/en/ Contacts
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