PFIZER INC

Adjusted income/(loss) is an alternative measure of performance used by management to evaluate our overall performance as a supplement to our GAAP Reported performance measures. As such, we believe that investors’ understanding of our performance is enhanced by disclosing this measure. We use Adjusted income/(loss), certain components of Adjusted income/(loss) and Adjusted diluted EPS/(LPS) to present the results of our major operations––the discovery, development, manufacture, marketing, sale and distribution of biopharmaceutical products worldwide––prior to considering certain income statement elements as follows:

(a)Most directly comparable GAAP measure.

(b)The short-term incentive plans for substantially all non-sales-force employees worldwide are funded from a pool based on our performance, measured in significant part versus three budgeted metrics, one of which is Adjusted diluted EPS (as defined for annual incentive compensation purposes), which is derived from Adjusted income/(loss) and accounts for 40% of the bonus pool funding tied to financial performance. Additionally, the payout for performance share awards is determined in part by Adjusted net income/(loss), which is derived from Adjusted income/(loss). Since 2022, we no longer exclude any expenses for acquired IPR&D from our non-GAAP Adjusted results but we continue to exclude certain of these expenses for our financial results for annual incentive compensation purposes. The bonus pool funding, which is largely based on financial performance, is adjusted by our R&D pipeline performance, as measured by three metrics, and performance against certain of our ESG metrics, and may be further modified by our Compensation Committee’s assessment of other factors.

Adjusted income/(loss) and its components and Adjusted diluted EPS/(LPS) are non-GAAP financial measures that have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and, therefore, are limited in their usefulness to investors. Because of their non-standardized definitions, they may not be comparable to the calculation of similar measures of other companies and are presented to permit investors to more fully understand how management assesses performance. A limitation of these measures is that they provide a view of our operations without including all events during a period, and do not provide a comparable view of our performance to peers. These measures are not, and should not be viewed as, substitutes for their most directly comparable GAAP measures of Net income/(loss) attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders, components of Net income/(loss) attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders and EPS/(LPS) attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders—diluted, respectively.

We also recognize that, as internal measures of performance, these measures have limitations, and we do not restrict our performance-management process solely to these measures. We also use other tools designed to achieve the highest levels of performance. For example, our R&D organization has productivity targets, upon which its effectiveness is measured. In addition, total shareholder return, both on an absolute basis and relative to a publicly traded pharmaceutical index, plays a significant role in determining payouts under certain of our incentive compensation plans.

Adjusted Income/(Loss) and Adjusted Diluted EPS/(LPS)

Amortization of Intangible Assets—Adjusted income/(loss) excludes all amortization of intangible assets.

Acquisition-Related Items—Adjusted income/(loss) excludes certain acquisition-related items, which are composed of transaction, integration, restructuring charges and additional depreciation costs for business combinations because these costs are unique to each transaction and represent costs that were incurred to restructure and integrate businesses as a result of an acquisition. We have made no adjustments for resulting synergies. Acquisition-related items may include purchase accounting impacts such as the incremental charge to cost of sales from the sale of acquired inventory that was written up to fair value, depreciation related to the increase/decrease in fair value of acquired fixed assets, amortization related to the increase in fair value of acquired debt, and the fair value changes for contingent consideration.

Discontinued Operations—Adjusted income/(loss) excludes the results of discontinued operations, as well as any related gains or losses on the disposal of such operations. We believe that this presentation is meaningful to investors because, while we review our product portfolio for strategic fit with our operations, we do not build or run our business with the intent to discontinue parts of our business. Restatements due to discontinued operations do not impact compensation or change the Adjusted income/(loss) measure for the compensation in respect of the restated periods, but are presented for consistency across all periods.

Certain Significant Items—Adjusted income/(loss) excludes certain significant items representing substantive and/or unusual items that are evaluated individually on a quantitative and qualitative basis. Certain significant items may be highly variable and difficult to predict. Furthermore, in some cases it is reasonably possible that they could reoccur in future periods. For example, although major non-acquisition-related cost-reduction programs are specific to an event or goal with a defined term, we may have subsequent programs based on reorganizations of the business, cost productivity or in response to generic or biosimilar entry or economic conditions. Legal charges to resolve litigation are also related to specific cases, which are facts and circumstances specific and, in some cases, may also be the result of litigation matters at acquired companies that were inestimable, not probable or unresolved at the date of acquisition, or legal matters related to divested products or businesses. Gains and losses on equity securities and pension and postretirement actuarial remeasurement gains and losses have a very high degree of inherent market volatility, which we do not control and cannot predict with any level of certainty, and we do not believe including these gains and losses assists investors in understanding our business or is reflective of our core operations and business. Unusual items represent items that are not part of our ongoing business; items that, either as a result of their nature or size, we would not expect to occur as part of our normal business on a regular basis; items that would be non-recurring; or items that relate to products we no longer sell. See the Reconciliations of GAAP Reported to Non-GAAP Adjusted information—Certain Line Items below for a non-inclusive list of certain significant items and the Non-GAAP Financial Measure: Adjusted Income section within MD&A of our 2023 Form 10-K.

Reconciliations of GAAP Reported to Non-GAAP Adjusted Information––Certain Line Items

(a)Items that reconcile GAAP Reported to non-GAAP Adjusted balances are shown pre-tax. Our effective tax rates for GAAP Reported income/(loss) from continuing operations were: 5.0% and 4.9% in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2024, respectively, and 28.8% and (6.2)% in the three and nine months ended October 1, 2023, respectively. See Note 5. Our effective tax rates for non-GAAP Adjusted income/(loss) were 10.8% and 13.3% in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2024, respectively, and 22.3% and 10.4% in the three and nine months ended October 1, 2023, respectively.

(b)The amounts for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2024 and October 1, 2023 include reconciling amounts for Research and development expenses that are not material to our non-GAAP consolidated results of operations.

(c)Includes employee termination costs, asset impairments and other exit costs related to our cost-reduction and productivity initiatives not associated with acquisitions. See Note 3.

(d)For the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, the total Other (income)/deductions––netadjustments of $430 million and $971 million, respectively, include charges of (i) $420 million related to the expected sale of one of our facilities resulting from the discontinuation of our DMD program and (ii) $45 million for the third quarter and $422 million for the first nine months for certain legal matters, primarily representing certain product liability expenses related to products discontinued and/or divested by Pfizer. For the first nine months of 2024, the total Other (income)/deductions––netadjustment of $971 million also includes charges of $312 million mostly related to (a) our equity-method accounting pro-rata share of intangible asset amortization, impairments and restructuring costs recorded by Haleon, as well as (b) adjustments to our equity-method basis differences and (c) Pfizer's share of investee capital transactions recognized by Haleon (see Note 2B), partially offset by a $150 million gain on the partial sale of our investment in Haleon. For the third quarter and first nine months of 2023, the total Cost of sales adjustments of $216 million and $238 million, respectively, primarily included $209 million in inventory losses, overhead costs related to the period in which the facility could not operate, and incremental costs resulting from tornado damage to our manufacturing facility in Rocky Mount, NC. For the third quarter of 2023, the total Other (income)/deductions––netadjustment of $85 million primarily included a $222 million gain on the divestiture of our early-stage rare disease gene therapy portfolio to Alexion, partially offset by charges of $71 million for certain legal matters, representing legal obligations related to pre-acquisition matters and certain product liability expenses related to products discontinued and/or divested by Pfizer. For the first nine months of 2023, the total Other (income)/deductions––netadjustment of $21 million primarily included (i) the $222 million gain on the divestiture of our early-stage rare disease gene therapy portfolio to Alexion, and (ii) dividend income of $211 million related to our investment in Nimbus resulting from Takeda’s acquisition of Nimbus’s oral, selective allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor program subsidiary, partially offset by charges of (i) $246 million for certain legal matters, primarily representing certain product liability and other legal expenses related to products discontinued and/or divested by Pfizer and legal obligations related to pre-acquisition matters, and (ii) $92 million mostly related to our equity-method accounting pro-rata share of intangible asset amortization and impairments, costs of separating from GSK and restructuring costs recorded by Haleon.

(e)See Note 4.

(f)For the third quarter of 2023, basic weighted-average shares outstanding of 5,646 million (excluding common share equivalents) were used to calculate GAAP Reported and non-GAAP Adjusted Loss per common share attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders––diluted.

ANALYSIS OF THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND MARKET RISK

Our historically robust operating cash flows, which we expect to continue over time, is a key strength of our liquidity and capital resources and our primary funding source. We expect operating cash flows to be below typical levels this year largely due to the timing of certain payments and one-time expenses. Additionally, with an anticipated heavy weighting of revenue to the fourth quarter of 2024 due to the expected seasonality of certain products in our portfolio, a potentially higher level of cash collections may carry over into the first quarter of 2025. We continue to believe that with our ongoing operating cash flows, together with our financial assets, access to capital markets, revolving credit agreements, and available lines of credit, we have and will maintain the ability to meet our liquidity needs to support ongoing operations, our capital allocation objectives, and our contractual and other obligations for the foreseeable future. For information about the sources and uses of our funds and capital resources, as well as our operating cash flows, see our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity, and the Analysis of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows section within MD&A. For information on our money market funds, available-for sale-debt securities and long-term debt, see Note 7.

For information about our diverse sources of funds, off-balance sheet arrangements, contractual and other obligations, global economic conditions and market risk, see the Analysis of Financial Condition, Liquidity, Capital Resources and Market Risk section within MD&A of our 2023 Form 10-K. For more information on guarantees and indemnifications, see Note 12B.

Credit Ratings––The cost and availability of financing are influenced by credit ratings, and an increase or decrease in our credit rating could have a beneficial or adverse effect on financing. Our long-term debt is rated high-quality by both S&P and Moody’s.

These ratings are not recommendations to buy, sell or hold securities and the ratings are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the rating organizations. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.

Debt Capacity––Lines of Credit––As of the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q, we had access to a total of $15 billion in committed U.S. revolving credit facilities, consisting of an $8.0 billion facility maturing in October 2025 and a $7.0 billion facility maturing in October 2029, which may be used for general corporate purposes including to support our global commercial paper borrowings. In addition to the U.S. revolving credit facilities, our lenders have provided us an additional

$281 million in lines of credit, of which $246 million expire within one year. Essentially all lines of credit were unused as of the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q.

Capital Allocation Framework––Our capital allocation framework is primarily devised to enhance shareholder value and is based on three core pillars: maintaining and growing our dividend over time, reinvesting in the business and making share repurchases after de-levering our balance sheet. In October 2024, our BOD declared a dividend of $0.42 per share, payable on December 2, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 8, 2024. As of September 29, 2024, our remaining share-purchase authorization was $3.3 billion, with no repurchases in the first nine months of 2024. See Note 12 in our 2023 Form 10-K for more information on our publicly announced share-purchase plans.

In March 2024, we sold a portion of our investment in Haleon for $3.5 billion reducing our ownership interest from 32% to approximately 23% (see Note 2B). In the fourth quarter of 2024, we sold an additional portion of our investment in Haleon for $3.5 billion further reducing our ownership interest to approximately 15%. Pfizer intends to use the proceeds to support its capital allocation priorities. With the reduction of our Haleon ownership percentage, we will no longer apply the equity method to our investment in Haleon. We expect to begin accounting for our remaining investment in Haleon as an equity security with a readily determinable fair value, which is carried at fair value, with changes in fair value reported in Other (income)/deductions––net. We intend to continue to monetize our remaining 15% stake in Haleon in a disciplined fashion, with an objective of maximizing value for Pfizer shareholders.

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Recently Adopted Accounting Standard

See Note 1B.