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Pfizer (BUE:PFE) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.42 (As of Jun. 02, 2025)


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What is Pfizer Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-02), Pfizer's current share price is ARS7080.00. Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was ARS4,990.11. Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.42.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:PFE' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.44   Med: 2.89   Max: 4.7
Current: 1.55

During the past years, Pfizer's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.70. The lowest was 1.44. And the median was 2.89.

BUE:PFE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
59.31% of 693 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 1.94 vs BUE:PFE: 1.55

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Pfizer's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ARS33,879.910. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is ARS4,990.11 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Pfizer Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Pfizer Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Pfizer Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.04 4.58 3.69 1.98 1.77

Pfizer Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.87 1.88 1.94 1.77 1.67

Competitive Comparison of Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Pfizer Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=7080.00/4990.11
=1.42

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Pfizer's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=33879.91/134.9266*134.9266
=33,879.910

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Pfizer Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 197.031 100.684 264.041
201509 203.524 100.392 273.537
201512 271.201 99.792 366.684
201603 297.378 100.470 399.363
201606 289.217 101.688 383.753
201609 311.105 101.861 412.094
201612 310.887 101.863 411.799
201703 302.441 102.862 396.718
201706 323.503 103.349 422.347
201709 357.178 104.136 462.789
201712 455.335 104.011 590.675
201803 475.311 105.290 609.102
201806 593.563 106.317 753.291
201809 907.791 106.507 1,150.023
201812 836.118 105.998 1,064.309
201903 827.059 107.251 1,040.482
201906 956.719 108.070 1,194.480
201909 1,316.197 108.329 1,639.352
201912 1,363.668 108.420 1,697.057
202003 1,453.553 108.902 1,800.921
202006 1,586.043 108.767 1,967.497
202009 1,743.685 109.815 2,142.419
202012 1,848.862 109.897 2,269.954
202103 2,209.971 111.754 2,668.207
202106 2,370.094 114.631 2,789.713
202109 2,638.056 115.734 3,075.527
202112 2,774.565 117.630 3,182.557
202203 3,165.814 121.301 3,521.426
202206 3,752.454 125.017 4,049.903
202209 4,586.984 125.227 4,942.294
202212 5,711.384 125.222 6,154.021
202303 7,067.301 127.348 7,487.895
202306 8,419.685 128.729 8,825.068
202309 12,016.314 129.860 12,485.189
202312 11,382.945 129.419 11,867.325
202403 27,438.711 131.776 28,094.694
202406 27,718.724 132.554 28,214.907
202409 30,962.880 133.029 31,404.575
202412 31,439.982 133.157 31,857.782
202503 33,879.910 134.927 33,879.910

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Pfizer  (BUE:PFE) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Pfizer Business Description

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Pfizer is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical firms, with annual sales close to $50 billion (excluding covid-19-related product sales). While it historically sold many types of healthcare products and chemicals, now prescription drugs and vaccines account for the majority of sales. Top sellers include pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar 13, cancer drug Ibrance, and cardiovascular treatment Eliquis. Pfizer sells these products globally, with international sales representing close to 50% of total sales. Within international sales, emerging markets are a major contributor.