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Pfizer PFE Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

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Bristol-Myers SquibbBMY
13%+4.2pp
Eli Lilly logo
Eli LillyLLY
42%+16.6pp
Johnson & Johnson logo
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ
20.6%+0.3pp
Merck & Co. logo
Merck & Co.MRK
10.8%-12.8pp
Amgen logo
AmgenAMGN
14.1%+4.0pp
Incyte logo
IncyteINCY
65.6%+61.0pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$14.5B+5.4%
Gross profit$10.9B+0.3%
Net income$2.7B-9.4%
EPS (diluted)$0.47-9.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.8B+18.8%
Total debt$64.4B+5.0%
Total equity$90.1B-0.3%
Total assets$207.62B-0.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.6B+12.0%
CapEx$436.0M-22.7%
Free cash flow$2.2B+23.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$147.73B+11.1%
Enterprise value$210.4B+9.2%
P/E12.2×—
P/S2.3×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin73.5%+1.2pp
Net margin15.7%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.6%—
Debt / equity0.7×0.0×
Current ratio1.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Pfizer’s reported figures.

nopat/invested capital=6%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Pfizer’s 10-Q, filed November 4, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Pfizer's return on invested capital?
Pfizer (PFE) reported return on invested capital of 6% in Q3 2025.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.