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Pfizer (MEX:PFE) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.47 (As of Jun. 27, 2025)


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What is Pfizer Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-27), Pfizer's current share price is MXN456.10. Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN310.52. Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.47.

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

MEX:PFE' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.44   Med: 2.89   Max: 4.7
Current: 1.6

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.

MEX:PFE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
57.28% of 749 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 1.98 vs MEX:PFE: 1.60

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 MXN325.093. 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 MXN310.52 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
=456.10/310.52
=1.47

* 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)
=325.093/134.9266*134.9266
=325.093

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Pfizer Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 170.112 100.684 227.967
201509 182.889 100.392 245.804
201512 180.148 99.792 243.573
201603 175.263 100.470 235.369
201606 191.299 101.688 253.828
201609 201.631 101.861 267.083
201612 202.162 101.863 267.782
201703 184.688 102.862 242.259
201706 177.330 103.349 231.512
201709 184.954 104.136 239.642
201712 234.160 104.011 303.760
201803 214.285 105.290 274.602
201806 233.825 106.317 296.747
201809 230.716 106.507 292.280
201812 217.706 105.998 277.122
201903 205.210 107.251 258.165
201906 205.662 108.070 256.772
201909 232.310 108.329 289.347
201912 215.135 108.420 267.731
202003 274.555 108.902 340.168
202006 267.377 108.767 331.683
202009 259.427 109.815 318.751
202012 225.962 109.897 277.426
202103 250.744 111.754 302.736
202106 249.019 114.631 293.107
202109 277.376 115.734 323.373
202112 281.797 117.630 323.234
202203 293.533 121.301 326.505
202206 313.687 125.017 338.552
202209 332.016 125.227 357.734
202212 332.088 125.222 357.825
202303 322.420 127.348 341.608
202306 300.721 128.729 315.200
202309 299.058 129.860 310.727
202312 267.613 129.419 279.001
202403 270.255 131.776 276.716
202406 283.534 132.554 288.609
202409 320.709 133.029 325.284
202412 324.605 133.157 328.919
202503 325.093 134.927 325.093

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  (MEX: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.