NYSE$PFE

Pfizer · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Pfizer's Q1 2024 results reflected continued growth of key products and progress in executing 2024 priorities.

Pfizer's Q1 2024 revenues reached $14.9 billion, with a reported diluted EPS of $0.55 and an adjusted diluted EPS of $0.82. The company reaffirms its full-year 2024 revenue guidance of $58.5 to $61.5 billion and raises adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $2.15 to $2.35.

  • Revenues declined by 19% year-over-year, primarily due to decreased Comirnaty and Paxlovid revenues.
  • Excluding Comirnaty and Paxlovid, revenues grew 11% operationally.
  • Reported diluted EPS was $0.55, and adjusted diluted EPS was $0.82, including a $0.11 favorable impact from a Paxlovid revenue adjustment.
  • The company is on track to deliver at least $4 billion in net cost savings by the end of 2024 from its cost realignment program.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$14.9B

Previous: $18.3B-18.6%
EPS

$0.55

Previous: $1.23-55.3%
Cost of sales

$3.38B

Previous: $4.89B-30.8%
R&D expenses

$2.49B

Previous: $2.51B-0.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$704M

Previous: -$1.14B+38.2%
Free Cash Flow

$2.41B

Previous: $4.4B-45.3%
Net Income

$3.12B

Previous: $5.54B-43.8%
Operating Income

$4.21B

Previous: $7.22B-41.7%
Gross Profit

$11.5B

Previous: $13.4B-14.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$719M

Previous: $2.17B-66.8%
Total Assets

$221B

Previous: $196B+13.0%
R&D Expense

$2.49B

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$220M

Previous: $105M+109.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Pfizer · Revenue · Quarterly

$14.9B

Q1 2024-18.6%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Pfizer · $12.9B total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Biopharma
    $12.9B-42.1%

Forward guidance

Pfizer reaffirms its full-year 2024 revenue guidance of $58.5 to $61.5 billion and raises adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $2.15 to $2.35.

Tailwinds

  • Full-year 2024 revenues are expected to be in the range of $58.5 to $61.5 billion.
  • Anticipated revenues for Comirnaty and Paxlovid are approximately $8 billion ($5 billion and $3 billion, respectively).
  • Anticipated revenues from legacy Seagen are approximately $3.1 billion.
  • Comirnaty revenues are expected to perform consistently with expectations, with approximately 90% of sales occurring in the second half of the year.
  • The updated 2024 adjusted diluted EPS guidance takes into consideration our confidence in delivering on our cost realignment program target as well as our confidence in the underlying strength in our business.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.1%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

36 / 72 earnings

Positive

+8.1%

Q1 2024

Best reaction

-10.0%

Q2 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.2%-2.5%-2.3%
Q4 2025-3.3%+2.1%-0.2%
Q3 2025-1.5%-0.9%+4.2%
Q1 2025+3.2%+5.0%+1.7%
Q4 2024-1.3%-1.8%+0.2%
Q3 2024-1.2%-2.7%-10.5%
Q2 2024-0.6%-0.9%-6.5%
Q1 2024+8.1%+9.9%+11.9%
Q4 2023-1.5%-2.0%-3.3%
Q3 2023-0.1%+2.3%-0.3%
Q2 2023-2.0%-2.9%-1.9%
Q1 2023-1.9%-1.8%-3.0%
Q4 2022+1.0%+1.2%-6.7%
Q3 2022+1.1%+1.4%+9.7%
Q2 2022-2.8%-4.4%-9.9%
Q1 2022+2.7%+1.4%+9.0%
Q4 2021-3.3%-4.6%-7.5%
Q3 2021+2.7%+11.4%+21.5%
Q2 2021+1.6%+4.4%+10.7%
Q1 2021+0.4%-0.6%-2.2%
Q4 2020-2.7%-2.5%-4.5%
Q3 2020-6.5%-6.4%+1.5%
Q2 2020+4.6%+2.5%+0.9%
Q1 2020-0.5%-1.8%-0.4%
Q4 2019-6.4%-7.3%-15.1%
Q3 2019+3.2%+3.0%+3.6%
Q2 2019-10.0%-11.8%-18.6%
Q1 2019+3.0%+4.5%+5.8%
Q4 2018+5.2%+8.5%+9.7%
Q3 2018-0.4%-0.7%+5.3%
Q2 2018+4.3%+5.1%+7.5%
Q1 2018-4.7%-4.8%-1.9%
Q4 2017-5.1%-6.2%-8.7%
Q3 2017+0.3%+1.1%+3.2%
Q2 2017-0.7%+1.4%+2.3%
Q1 2017-0.9%-0.9%-3.2%
Q4 2016+1.1%+2.5%+10.2%
Q3 2016-3.4%-5.4%-0.8%
Q2 2016-5.4%-5.0%-7.0%
Q1 2016+1.8%
Q4 2015-1.6%
Q3 2015+3.8%
Q2 2015+4.1%
Q1 2015-0.9%
Q4 2014-2.6%
Q3 2014+1.6%
Q2 2014-2.8%
Q1 2014-4.3%
Q4 2013+1.5%
Q3 2013+0.6%
Q2 2013-1.0%
Q1 2013-5.0%
Q4 2012+2.5%
Q3 2012-1.3%
Q2 2012+0.9%
Q1 2012+0.9%
Q4 2011-0.6%
Q3 2011+3.4%
Q2 2011+4.8%
Q1 2011+0.8%
Q4 2010+1.5%
Q3 2010-1.4%
Q2 2010+0.5%
Q1 2009-4.1%
Q1 2010-1.1%
Q4 2007+0.4%
Q4 2009+0.4%
Q3 2008+0.2%
Q3 2009+0.2%
Q4 2008+0.6%
Q2 2008+0.6%
Q2 2009+0.6%

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