How to buy Pfizer stock in Canada

Pfizer is a drug manufacturers - general business based in the US. Pfizer shares (PFE) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $26.36 – an increase of 3.05% over the previous week. Pfizer employs 88,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $59.4 billion.

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Pfizer stock price (NYSE: PFE)

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Pfizer stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$26.36
52-week range	$24.11 - $31.06
50-day moving average more info button	$27.10
200-day moving average more info button	$27.98
Wall St. target price	$31.86
PE ratio more info button	34.52
Dividend yield more info button	$1.67 (6.64%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.75

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Pfizer price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $25.77 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	0.74%
1 month (2024-11-22)	0.47%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-12.41%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-7.10%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-8.97%
2 years (2022-12-21)	-44.67%
3 years (2021-12-21)	51.4713
5 years (2019-12-20)	30.0007

Is Pfizer stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Pfizer stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Pfizer's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Pfizer's P/E ratio

Pfizer's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 35x. In other words, Pfizer shares trade at around 35x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

Pfizer's PEG ratio

Pfizer's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.1825. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Pfizer's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Pfizer's EBITDA

Pfizer's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $18.4 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Pfizer's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Pfizer financials

Revenue TTM	$59.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	32.99%
Gross profit TTM	$66.2 billion
Return on assets TTM	3.31%
Return on equity TTM	4.54%
Profit margin	7.16%
Book value	$16.29
Market Capitalization more info button	$146.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Pfizer's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Pfizer.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Pfizer's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 33.15

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Pfizer's overall score of 33.15 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 60th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Pfizer is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Pfizer's environmental score

Environmental score: 7/100

Pfizer's environmental score of 7 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Pfizer is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Pfizer's social score

Social score: 18.47/100

Pfizer's social score of 18.47 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Pfizer is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Pfizer's governance score

Governance score: 13.68/100

Pfizer's governance score puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Pfizer is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Pfizer's controversy score

Controversy score: 3/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Pfizer scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Pfizer hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Pfizer Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	33.15
Total ESG percentile	60
Environmental score	7
Environmental score percentile	6
Social score	18.47
Social score percentile	6
Governance score	13.68
Governance score percentile	6
Level of controversy	3

Pfizer stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 65.12% of net profits

Recently Pfizer has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Pfizer shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Pfizer's case, that would currently equate to about $1.67 per share.

Pfizer's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Pfizer's most recent dividend payout was on 6 March 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 23 January 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Pfizer's stocks ever split?

Pfizer's stocks were split on a 1054:1000 basis on 16 November 2020 . So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1054 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Pfizer stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 5.1% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Pfizer stocks, which in turn could have impacted Pfizer's stock price.

Pfizer stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Pfizer's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $24.1057 up to $31.0576. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Pfizer's is 0.615. This would suggest that Pfizer's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Pfizer overview

Pfizer Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular metabolic, migraine, and women's health under the Eliquis, Nurtec ODT/Vydura, Zavzpret, and the Premarin family brands; infectious diseases with unmet medical needs under the Prevnar family, Abrysvo, Nimenrix, FSME/IMMUN-TicoVac, and Trumenba brands; and COVID-19 prevention and treatment, and potential future mRNA and antiviral products under the Comirnaty and Paxlovid brands. It also provides medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, such as biosimilars for chronic immune and inflammatory diseases under the Xeljanz, Enbrel, Inflectra, Litfulo, Velsipity, and Cibinqo brands; amyloidosis, hemophilia, endocrine diseases, and sickle cell disease under the Vyndaqel family, Oxbryta, BeneFIX, Somavert, Ngenla, and Genotropin brands; sterile injectable and anti-infective medicines under the Sulperazon, Medrol, Zavicefta, Zithromax, and Panzyga brands; and biologics, small molecules, immunotherapies, and biosimilars under the Ibrance, Xtandi, Inlyta, Bosulif, Mektovi, Padcev, Adcetris, Talzenna, Tukysa, Elrexfio, Tivdak, Lorbrena, and Braftovi brands. In addition, the company involved in the contract manufacturing business. It serves wholesalers, retailers, hospitals, clinics, government agencies, pharmacies, individual provider offices, retail pharmacies, and integrated delivery systems. The company has collaboration agreements with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Pfizer is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.048% of Pfizer stocks are held by insiders and 67.783% by institutions. How many people work for Pfizer?
Latest data suggests 88,000 work at Pfizer. When does the fiscal year end for Pfizer?
Pfizer's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Pfizer based?
Pfizer's address is: 66 Hudson Boulevard East, New York, NY, United States, 10001-2192 What is Pfizer's ISIN number?
Pfizer's international securities identification number is: US7170811035 What is Pfizer's CUSIP number?
Pfizer's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 717081103

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