Bringing the fundamentals into focus…
Back to Pfizer Inc.
How Pfizer Inc. stacks up
PFE · against 557 other Healthcare companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
68/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #135 of 558 · scores higher than 75% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score28 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including PFE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 68?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, which is stronger than most Healthcare peers.
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.2% vs peer median 1.7%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 7.4% vs peer median 4.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 83% of peers. Operating margin: 21.7% vs peer median 7.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PFE, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PFE | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 517 reported | 7.4% | -7.0% | 70% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 479 reported | 21.7% | -2.4% | 86% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 582 reported | 2.2% | -7.8% | 68% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 531 reported | 5.0% | -19.7% | 69% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 601 reported | 74.7% | 43.9% | 78% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PFE| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 595M USD | 99 | 97 | |
| 1 | 433M USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 1 | 17.9B USD | 99 | 76 | |
| 1 | 52.9B USD | 99 | 57 | |
| 1 | 578M USD | 99 | 73 | |
| 133 | 5.8B USD | 69 | 64 | |
| 133 | 3.6B USD | 69 | 43 | |
| 135 | 189.3B USD | 68 | 45 | |
| 135 | 161.8B USD | 68 | 50 | |
| 135 | 171.0B USD | 68 | 45 | |
| 135 | 374M USD | 68 | 66 | |
| 135 | 12.6B USD | 68 | 55 | |
| 140 | 1.2B USD | 67 | 52 | |
| 140 | 532M USD | 67 | 34 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score