Pfizer (MEX:PFE) Debt-to-Equity : 0.72 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Pfizer Debt-to-Equity?

Pfizer's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was MXN190,976 Mil. Pfizer's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was MXN1,120,732 Mil. Pfizer's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was MXN1,817,139 Mil. Pfizer's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.72.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pfizer's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:PFE' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.35 Med: 0.66 Max: 0.99
Current: 0.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Pfizer was 0.99. The lowest was 0.35. And the median was 0.66.

MEX:PFE's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
78.57% of 826 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 0.27 vs MEX:PFE: 0.72

Pfizer Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pfizer's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Pfizer Debt-to-Equity Chart

Pfizer Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.81

0.61

0.48

0.36

0.80

Pfizer Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.66	0.80	0.75	0.78	0.72

Competitive Comparison of Pfizer's Debt-to-Equity

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Pfizer's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Pfizer's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pfizer's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Pfizer Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Pfizer's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(175615.57	+	1026925.029)	/	1510945.711
	=	0.80

Pfizer's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(190976.22	+	1120732.496)	/	1817139.027
	=	0.72

Pfizer (MEX:PFE) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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https://www.pfizer.com

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.