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Pfizer return on equity (ROE)

Pfizer's return on equity is 4.57%: net income of 4.07B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 89.00B USD.

Today
4.57%
Average, 5 years
14.94%
Low, 5 years
-2.92%
High, 5 years
34.13%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 4.07B ÷ 89.00B = 4.57%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is Pfizer's return on equity so high?

Net margin
12.4%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.30×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
2.41×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
9.0%
FY2025
  • FY202512.4% × 0.30 × 2.41 = 9.0%
  • FY202412.6% × 0.30 × 2.42 = 9.1%
  • FY20233.6% × 0.26 × 2.54 = 2.4%
  • FY202231.0% × 0.51 × 2.06 = 32.8%
  • FY202127.0% × 0.45 × 2.35 = 28.5%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today4.57%4.07B89.00B
FY202531 Dec 20259.00%7.79B86.48B
FY202431 Dec 20249.13%8.05B88.20B
FY202331 Dec 20232.44%2.17B89.01B
FY202231 Dec 202232.83%31.40B95.66B
FY202131 Dec 202129.09%22.46B77.20B
FY202031 Dec 202011.10%7.02B63.24B
FY201931 Dec 201925.82%16.30B63.14B
FY201831 Dec 201817.64%11.19B63.41B
FY201731 Dec 201729.95%21.36B71.31B
FY201631 Dec 201612.17%7.25B59.54B
FY201531 Dec 201510.79%6.99B64.72B
FY201431 Dec 201412.86%9.17B71.30B
FY201331 Dec 201328.93%22.07B76.31B
FY201231 Dec 201217.96%14.60B81.26B
FY201131 Dec 201112.23%10.05B82.19B
FY201031 Dec 20109.44%8.29B87.81B
FY200931 Dec 20099.60%8.64B90.01B
FY200831 Dec 200814.08%8.10B57.56B
FY200731 Dec 200712.53%8.14B65.01B
FY200631 Dec 200627.10%19.34B71.36B
FY200531 Dec 200512.32%8.09B65.63B
FY200431 Dec 200416.64%11.36B68.28B
FY200331 Dec 20035.98%3.91B65.38B
FY200231 Dec 200245.74%9.13B19.95B
FY200131 Dec 200142.38%7.75B18.29B
FY200031 Dec 200023.13%3.72B16.08B
FY199931 Dec 199935.77%3.18B8.89B
FY199831 Dec 199838.04%3.35B8.81B
FY199731 Dec 199727.90%2.21B7.93B
FY199631 Dec 199627.74%1.93B6.95B
FY199531 Dec 199528.56%1.57B5.51B
FY199431 Dec 199430.03%1.30B4.32B
FY199331 Dec 199317.01%657.50M3.87B
FY199231 Dec 199223.17%1.09B4.72B
FY199131 Dec 199114.37%722.10M5.03B
FY199031 Dec 199015.73%801.20M5.09B
FY198931 Dec 198915.02%681.10M4.54B
FY198831 Dec 198818.40%791.30M4.30B
FY198731 Dec 198717.78%690.20M3.88B
FY198631 Dec 198619.32%660.00M3.42B
FY198531 Dec 198519.80%579.70M2.93B

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Pfizer's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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