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PFIZER INC

For the period ended Sep 28, 2025. Filed Nov 4, 2025.

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Sep 28, 2025 · Filed Nov 4, 2025

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Non-GAAP Financial Measure: Adjusted Income

Adjusted income 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, certain components of Adjusted income and Adjusted diluted EPS 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:

MeasureDefinitionRelevance of Metrics to Our Business Performance
Adjusted incomeNet income attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders(a) before the impact of amortization of intangible assets, certain acquisition-related items, discontinued operations and certain significant items•Provides investors useful information to:◦evaluate the normal recurring operational activities, and their components, on a comparable year-over-year basis◦assist in modeling expected future performance on a normalized basis•Provides investors insight into the way we manage our budgeting and forecasting, how we evaluate and manage our recurring operations and how we reward and compensate our senior management(b)
Adjusted cost of sales, Adjusted selling, informational and administrative expenses, Adjusted research and development expenses and Adjusted other (income)/deductions––netCost of sales, Selling, informational and administrative expenses, Research and development expenses and Other (income)/deductions––net(a), each before the impact of amortization of intangible assets, certain acquisition-related items, discontinued operations and certain significant items, which are components of the Adjusted income measure
Adjusted diluted EPSEPS attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders––diluted(a) before the impact of amortization of intangible assets, certain acquisition-related items, discontinued operations and certain significant items

(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 financial metrics, as well as performance against certain of our non-financial pipeline metrics, and may be further modified by our Compensation Committee’s assessment of other factors. One of the three financial metrics, beginning with the 2025 performance year, is Adjusted income (as defined for annual incentive compensation purposes), which accounts for 40% of the bonus pool funding tied to financial performance. Any expenses for acquired IPR&D are included in our non-GAAP Adjusted results but we exclude certain of these expenses for our financial results for annual incentive compensation purposes. Additionally, beginning with the 2025 performance year, the payout for performance share awards is determined in part by Adjusted diluted EPS, which is derived from Adjusted income.

Adjusted income and its components and Adjusted diluted EPS 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 attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders, components of Net income attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders and EPS 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 and Adjusted Diluted EPS

Amortization of Intangible Assets—Adjusted income excludes all amortization of intangible assets.

Acquisition-Related Items—Adjusted income 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 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 measure for the compensation in respect of the restated periods, but are presented for consistency across all periods.

Certain Significant Items—Adjusted income 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 generally 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 2024 Form 10-K.

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

Data presented will not (in all cases) aggregate to totals.(MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)Cost of sales(a)Selling, informational and administrative expenses(a)Other (income)/deductions––net(a)Net income attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders(a), (b)Earnings per common share attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders––diluted
GAAP Reported$4,172$3,186$517$3,541$0.62
Amortization of intangible assets———1,223
Acquisition-related items(128)(1)(13)194
Discontinued operations————
Certain significant items:
Restructuring charges/(credits), inventory write-offs, implementation costs and additional depreciation—asset restructuring(c)(62)(26)—379
Certain asset impairments(d)——(260)260
(Gains)/losses on equity securities——201(201)
Actuarial valuation and other pension and postretirement plan (gains)/losses——(11)11
Other(e)(3)(1)(177)184
Income tax provision—non-GAAP items(643)
Non-GAAP Adjusted$3,979$3,158$257$4,949$0.87
Data presented will not (in all cases) aggregate to totals.(MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)Cost of sales(a)Selling, informational and administrative expenses(a)Other (income)/deductions––net(a)Net income attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders(a), (b)Earnings per common share attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders––diluted
GAAP Reported$10,795$9,632$2,210$9,419$1.65
Amortization of intangible assets———3,644
Acquisition-related items(576)(2)(52)814
Discontinued operations———(25)
Certain significant items:
Restructuring charges/(credits), inventory write-offs, implementation costs and additional depreciation—asset restructuring(c)(115)(46)—1,050
Certain asset impairments(d)——(577)577
(Gains)/losses on equity securities(d)——(94)94
Actuarial valuation and other pension and postretirement plan (gains)/losses——57(57)
Other(e)(29)(22)(855)914
Income tax provision—non-GAAP items(1,810)
Non-GAAP Adjusted$10,075$9,562$688$14,620$2.56
Data presented will not (in all cases) aggregate to totals.(MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)Cost of sales(a)Selling, informational and administrative expenses(a)Other (income)/deductions––net(a)Net income attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders(a), (b)Earnings per common share attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders––diluted
GAAP Reported$5,263$3,244$243$4,465$0.78
Amortization of intangible assets———1,312
Acquisition-related items(355)(9)(11)465
Discontinued operations———6
Certain significant items:
Restructuring charges/(credits) and implementation costs and additional depreciation—asset restructuring(c)(36)(13)—304
(Gains)/losses on equity securities——446(446)
Actuarial valuation and other pension and postretirement plan (gains)/losses——(4)4
Other(e)1(4)(430)437
Income tax provision—non-GAAP items(498)
Non-GAAP Adjusted$4,874$3,219$243$6,050$1.06
Data presented will not (in all cases) aggregate to totals.(MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) · Cost of sales(a) · Selling, informational and administrative expenses(a) · Other (income)/deductions––net(a) · Net income attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders(a), (b) · Earnings per common share attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders––diluted
GAAP Reported$11,942$10,456$2,030$7,621$1.34
Amortization of intangible assets———3,927
Acquisition-related items(1,117)(25)(32)1,590
Discontinued operations———(14)
Certain significant items:
Restructuring charges/(credits) and implementation costs and additional depreciation—asset restructuring(c)(106)(77)—1,502
Certain asset impairments(d)——(349)349
(Gains)/losses on equity securities——129(129)
Actuarial valuation and other pension and postretirement plan (gains)/losses——(9)9
Other(e)(41)(11)(971)1,036
Income tax provision—non-GAAP items(1,769)
Non-GAAP Adjusted$10,678$10,342$797$14,124$2.48

(a)Items that reconcile GAAP Reported to non-GAAP Adjusted balances are shown pre-tax. Our effective tax rates for GAAP Reported income from continuing operations were (6.5)% and (2.9)% for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2025, respectively, and 5.0% and 4.9% for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2024, respectively. See Note 5. Our effective tax rates for non-GAAP Adjusted income were 7.9% and 9.5% for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2025, respectively, and 10.8% and 13.3% for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2024, respectively.

(b)The amounts for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2025 and September 29, 2024 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)See Note 4.

(e)For the third quarter and first nine months of 2025, the total Other(income)/deductions––netadjustments of $177 million and $855 million, respectively, primarily include charges of $191 million for the third quarter for certain legal matters, primarily representing certain product liability expenses and $755 million for the first nine months for certain legal matters, primarily representing certain product liability and other legal expenses. For the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, the total Other (income)/deductions––netadjustments of $430 million and $971 million, respectively, included 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 included charges of (i) $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, partially offset by (ii) a $150 million realized gain on the partial sale of our previous investment in Haleon recorded in the first quarter of 2024.

ANALYSIS OF THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Nine Months Ended
(MILLIONS)September 28,2025September 29,2024Drivers of change
Cash provided by/(used in):
Operating activities$6,356$6,023The change was driven mainly by an increase in net income, which includes the offset of a $1.35 billion cash outflow in connection with the in-license arrangement with 3SBio, adjusted for non-cash items and the timing of receipts and payments in the ordinary course of business.
Investing activities$4,795$4,275The change was driven mainly by a $2.8 billion increase in proceeds from the sale of the remaining portion of our previous investment in Haleon, partially offset by a $1.6 billion decrease in net proceeds from short-term investments and a $1.0 billion decrease in proceeds from sales of long-term investments.
Financing activities$(10,900)$(12,026)The change was driven mainly by $3.7 billion proceeds received from the issuance of long-term Euro debt, partially offset by a $1.5 billion increase in repayments of long-term debt, and a $907 million increase in net repayments of short-term borrowings.

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 continue to believe that with our ongoing operating cash flows, together with our financial assets, access to capital markets, revolving credit agreement, 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 2024 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.

As of the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q, the following ratings have been assigned to our commercial paper and senior unsecured long-term debt:
NAME OF RATING AGENCYPfizer Short-Term RatingPfizer Long-Term RatingOutlook/Watch
Moody’sP-1A2Stable Outlook
S&PA-1AStable Outlook

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 $7.0 billion committed U.S. revolving credit facility maturing in October 2030, which may be used for general corporate purposes including to support our global commercial paper borrowings. In addition to the U.S. revolving credit facility, our lenders have provided us an additional $242 million in lines of credit, which 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 designed to enhance long-term 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. Over time, we expect to continue to de-lever in a prudent manner in order to maintain a balanced capital allocation strategy.

Dividends––In October 2025, our BOD declared a dividend of $0.43 per share, payable on December 1, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 7, 2025.

Common Stock Purchases—As of September 28, 2025, our remaining share-purchase authorization was $3.3 billion, with no repurchases in the first nine months of 2025. See Note 12 in our 2024 Form 10-K for more information on our publicly announced share-purchase plans.

Haleon— In the first quarter of 2025, we sold the remaining portion of our investment in Haleon for $6.3 billion and the proceeds are being used to support capital allocation priorities.

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Recently Issued Accounting Standards, Not Adopted as of September 28, 2025
Standard/DescriptionEffective DateEffect on the Financial Statements
In December 2023, the FASB issued final guidance to improve income tax disclosures. The final guidance requires enhanced disclosures primarily related to existing rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. The guidance may be applied on a prospective or a retrospective basis; we intend to elect a prospective adoption.2025 for annual reports. Early adoption is permitted.This new guidance will result in increased disclosures in the notes to our financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued final guidance which requires disaggregated disclosures of certain categories of expenses that are included in expense line items on the face of the income statement. The disclosures are required on an annual and interim basis. The guidance also requires the total amount of selling expenses to be disclosed and, on an annual basis, the definition of selling expenses. The guidance may be applied on a prospective or a retrospective basis.2027 for annual reports and 2028 for interim reports. Early adoption is permitted.This new guidance will result in increased disclosures in the notes to our financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued final guidance to modernize the accounting for internal use software costs. The guidance requires entities to start capitalizing eligible costs when (1) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, and (2) it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. The guidance can be applied on a prospective basis, a modified basis for in-process projects, or a retrospective basis.January 1, 2028, with early adoption permitted.We are assessing the impact but currently do not expect this new guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
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