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PFIZER INC

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 22, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Feb 22, 2024

PFE$29.39-1.6%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 1-3619

PFIZER INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware13-5315170
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

66 Hudson Boulevard East, New York, New York 10001-2192

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(212)733-2323

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.05 par valuePFENew York Stock Exchange
1.000% Notes due 2027PFE27New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files.)Yes ☒ No☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No☒

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing price as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $207 billion. This excludes shares of common stock held by directors and executive officers. Exclusion of shares held by any person should not be construed to indicate that such person possesses the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the registrant, or that such person is controlled by or under common control with the registrant. The registrant has no non-voting common stock.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of February 15, 2024 was 5,646,778,425 shares of common stock, all of one class.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of ShareholdersPart III
Page
Defined Termsi
Available Informationiii
Forward-Looking Information and Factors that May Affect Future Results1
PART I3
ITEM 1. BUSINESS3
About Pfizer3
Commercial Operations4
Research and Development4
Collaboration and Co-Promotion Agreements5
International Operations6
Sales and Marketing6
Patents and Other Intellectual Property Rights7
Competition10
Pricing Pressures and Managed Care Organizations10
Raw Materials11
Government Regulation and Price Constraints11
Environmental Matters14
Our People15
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS16
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTSN/A
ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY26
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES27
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS27
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURESN/A
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS28
PART II29
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE COMPANY’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES29
ITEM 6. [RESERVED]29
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS30
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK49
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA50
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE107
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES107
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION110
ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONSN/A
PART III110
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE110
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION110
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS110
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE110
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES110
PART IV110
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES110
15(a)(1) Financial Statements110
15(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules110
15(a)(3) Exhibits111
SIGNATURES115
N/A = Not Applicable
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