NYSE$PFE
Pfizer · Q2 2020 earnings
Q2 2020 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Reported a decrease in revenues and net income due to the impact of COVID-19 and generic competition for Lyrica, while Biopharma revenues increased.
Pfizer's Q2 2020 revenues were $11.8 billion, an 11% decrease compared to Q2 2019. Reported diluted EPS was $0.61, while adjusted diluted EPS was $0.78. The company raised its 2020 financial guidance for revenues and adjusted diluted EPS. The COVID-19 pandemic had an estimated net unfavorable impact of approximately $500 million on Q2 2020 revenues.
- Second-quarter revenues decreased 11% to $11.8 billion, impacted by COVID-19 and generic competition.
- Reported diluted EPS was $0.61, and adjusted diluted EPS was $0.78.
- Biopharma revenues increased 6% operationally, driven by Vyndaqel/Vyndamax, Eliquis, and Ibrance.
- Upjohn revenues declined 31% operationally due to Lyrica's U.S. loss of exclusivity.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Pfizer · Revenue · Quarterly
$11.8B
Revenue by segment
Pfizer · $9.8B total across 1 segment · Q2 2020
- Biopharma$9.8B—100.0%
Forward guidance
Pfizer increased its 2020 financial guidance for Total Company and New Pfizer revenues and Adjusted diluted EPS and reaffirmed all other financial guidance components.
Tailwinds
- Patient visits with physicians, vaccination rates and the number of elective surgical procedures will gradually increase from second-quarter 2020 levels, beginning in third-quarter 2020
- New-to-brand prescription trends for certain key products will gradually improve from second-quarter 2020 levels, beginning in third-quarter 2020
- Gradual improvement in access to U.S. healthcare professionals for sales force colleagues
- Clinical trial enrollment, including new study starts, continues throughout the remainder of 2020
- Pfizer’s manufacturing and supply chain activities continue to not be materially disrupted
Headwinds
- The near-term outlook has greater macroeconomic uncertainty than usual due to COVID-19
- Financial guidance reflects the anticipated unfavorable impact of approximately $0.6 billion on revenues as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar compared to foreign exchange rates from 2019
- Reflects an anticipated negative revenue impact of $2.4 billion due to recent and expected generic and biosimilar competition for certain products that have recently lost or are anticipated to soon lose patent protection
- Does not assume the completion of any business development transactions not completed as of June 28, 2020, including any one-time upfront payments associated with such transactions
- Updated financial guidance does not include any revenues from a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
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 Q2 2020
-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
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| 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% | — | — | |
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| 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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