NYSE$PFE
Pfizer · Q3 2020 earnings
Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Reported third-quarter results, driven by biopharma operational growth and key brands performance.
Pfizer reported a decrease in third-quarter revenues by 4% to $12.1 billion. Despite the decline, Biopharma revenues increased by 4% operationally, driven by Vyndaqel/Vyndamax, biosimilars, and key brands like Eliquis and Ibrance. The company updated and tightened its 2020 financial guidance, including a slight increase to the midpoint of Adjusted Diluted EPS.
- Third-Quarter 2020 Revenues of $12.1 Billion; Reported Diluted EPS of $0.39, Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.72
- 4% Operational Growth from Biopharma, Primarily Driven by the Ongoing Strong Performance of Vyndaqel/Vyndamax, Growth from our Leading Portfolio of Biosimilars, as Well as Continued Strength from Key Brands Including Eliquis, Ibrance, Xeljanz, Inlyta and Xtandi
- Updated and Tightened Ranges for Certain Components of Total Company 2020 Financial Guidance, Including a Slight Increase to the Midpoint of Adjusted Diluted EPS Guidance Range
- Continue to Expect to Close the Upjohn Transaction with Mylan N.V. (Mylan) in the Fourth Quarter of 2020
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Pfizer · Revenue · Quarterly
$12.1B
Revenue by segment
Pfizer · $10.2B total across 1 segment · Q3 2020
- Biopharma$10.2B+2.6%100.0%
Forward guidance
Pfizer updated and tightened the ranges for certain components of Total Company 2020 financial guidance, including a slight increase to the midpoint of the Adjusted Diluted EPS guidance range, and reaffirmed all 2020 financial guidance components for New Pfizer and Upjohn.
Tailwinds
- Revenues: $48.8 to $49.5 billion (previously $48.6 to $50.6 billion)
- Adjusted Cost of Sales as a Percentage of Revenues: 20.2% to 20.7% (previously 19.5% to 20.5%)
- Adjusted SI&A Expenses: $11.5 to $12.0 billion (previously $11.5 to $12.5 billion)
- Adjusted R&D Expenses: $8.8 to $9.1 billion (previously $8.6 to $9.0 billion)
- Adjusted Other (Income)/Deductions: Approximately $1.0 billion of income (previously approximately $800 million of income)
Headwinds
- Financial guidance reflects management’s current expectations for operational performance, foreign exchange rates as well as various COVID-19-related uncertainties, primarily those related to the severity, duration and global macroeconomic impact of the pandemic.
- Key guidance assumptions regarding these uncertainties broadly reflect an ongoing, gradual global recovery from the macroeconomic and healthcare impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Current guidance continues to assume no revenue contributions from a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
- Financial guidance reflects the anticipated unfavorable impact of approximately $0.5 billion on revenues and approximately $0.04 on Adjusted diluted EPS as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar compared to foreign exchange rates from 2019.
- Guidance for Adjusted diluted EPS assumes diluted weighted-average shares outstanding of approximately 5.6 billion shares, which assumes no share repurchases in 2020.
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 Q3 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
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Q2 2019
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| 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% | |
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| 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% | |
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