Stock Analysis on Net

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)

Analysis of Liquidity Ratios 
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Liquidity Ratios (Summary)

Pfizer Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)

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Sep 29, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Current ratio 1.00 0.86 1.05 0.91 2.38 2.12 1.37 1.22 1.59 1.42 1.39 1.40 1.39 1.37 1.48 1.35 1.40 1.42 1.03 0.88 0.90 1.47 1.54
Quick ratio 0.56 0.42 0.57 0.50 1.78 1.59 0.88 0.80 1.18 1.02 0.95 1.00 0.99 0.91 0.88 0.78 0.93 0.98 0.60 0.50 0.50 0.71 0.72
Cash ratio 0.23 0.16 0.29 0.27 1.42 1.29 0.55 0.54 0.82 0.70 0.61 0.73 0.71 0.61 0.51 0.47 0.64 0.70 0.31 0.26 0.25 0.40 0.39

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Current ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. Pfizer Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 not reaching Q1 2024 level.
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. Pfizer Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 not reaching Q1 2024 level.
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. Pfizer Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 not reaching Q1 2024 level.

Current Ratio

Pfizer Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 29, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 43,223 37,825 42,415 43,333 74,012 73,347 50,078 51,259 70,403 67,466 54,420 59,693 57,900 48,814 39,533 35,067 47,739 46,424 34,738 32,803 33,459 47,073 45,290
Current liabilities 43,211 43,819 40,497 47,794 31,136 34,647 36,562 42,138 44,314 47,410 39,268 42,671 41,803 35,664 26,652 25,920 34,154 32,723 33,890 37,304 36,974 32,030 29,423
Liquidity Ratio
Current ratio1 1.00 0.86 1.05 0.91 2.38 2.12 1.37 1.22 1.59 1.42 1.39 1.40 1.39 1.37 1.48 1.35 1.40 1.42 1.03 0.88 0.90 1.47 1.54
Benchmarks
Current Ratio, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.65 0.81 0.94 0.87 0.96 0.89 0.96 0.96 0.93 0.84 0.82 0.79 1.01 0.91 0.83 0.84 0.95 0.86 3.14 3.18 1.15 0.89 1.04
Amgen Inc. 1.32 1.26 1.42 1.65 2.86 2.77 3.14 1.41 1.68 1.53 1.44 1.59 1.64 1.31 1.66 1.81 2.28 2.18 1.59 1.44 2.89 2.89 2.77
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1.24 1.16 1.11 1.43 1.18 1.39 1.42 1.25 1.42 1.44 1.32 1.52 1.47 1.54 1.56 1.58 1.67 1.47 1.66 1.60 3.83 3.88 1.93
Danaher Corp. 1.37 1.43 1.85 1.68 2.26 2.08 1.89 1.89 1.78 1.75 1.68 1.43 1.48 2.26 2.05 1.86 2.08 2.20 1.32 5.19 3.43 2.32 2.18
Eli Lilly & Co. 1.27 1.11 1.35 0.94 1.05 1.13 1.30 1.05 1.13 1.10 1.27 1.23 1.30 1.15 1.42 1.40 1.36 1.22 1.11 1.16 1.17 1.13 1.12
Gilead Sciences Inc. 1.26 1.14 1.08 1.43 1.34 1.02 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.43 1.48 1.27 1.37 1.36 1.37 1.40 3.25 2.33 3.04 3.10 2.96 3.76 3.62
Johnson & Johnson 1.03 1.07 1.17 1.16 1.21 1.12 1.07 0.99 1.43 1.42 1.39 1.35 1.34 1.39 1.28 1.21 1.48 1.25 1.31 1.26 1.26 1.33 1.44
Merck & Co. Inc. 1.36 1.47 1.25 1.25 1.38 1.28 1.44 1.47 1.46 1.39 1.40 1.27 1.31 1.31 1.02 1.02 1.30 1.32 1.11 1.24 1.26 1.21 1.37
Moderna Inc. 4.39 4.09 4.03 3.42 2.46 3.39 3.46 2.73 2.10 1.99 1.77 1.76 1.35 1.24 1.39 1.43 2.43 17.30 9.29 7.89 7.40 6.77 7.17
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 5.28 5.44 5.27 5.69 5.18 5.45 5.45 5.06 5.36 5.12 4.76 3.56 3.71 3.57 3.12 3.63 3.89 2.12 4.21 3.67 4.03 3.88 4.58
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 1.63 1.72 1.70 1.75 1.63 1.42 1.27 1.48 1.74 1.65 1.56 1.50 3.19 2.78 2.53 2.13 2.93 2.62 2.32 1.92 1.80 1.49 1.69

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 43,223 ÷ 43,211 = 1.00

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Current ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. Pfizer Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 not reaching Q1 2024 level.

Quick Ratio

Pfizer Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 29, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents 1,092 1,052 719 2,853 3,148 2,632 2,166 416 1,298 1,780 2,470 1,944 1,966 2,372 1,768 1,784 1,587 1,801 2,151 1,305 2,785 1,784 1,937
Short-term investments 8,860 6,048 11,209 9,837 41,033 42,153 17,806 22,316 34,825 31,524 21,427 29,125 27,730 19,328 11,899 10,437 8,912 9,581 8,199 8,525 6,302 11,128 9,682
Restricted short-term investments 11,413 11,412
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts 14,451 11,393 10,989 11,177 11,086 10,231 12,305 10,952 16,076 15,155 13,225 11,479 11,897 10,587 9,864 7,930 10,012 9,128 9,881 8,724 9,439 9,793 9,599
Total quick assets 24,403 18,493 22,917 23,867 55,267 55,016 32,277 33,684 52,199 48,459 37,122 42,548 41,593 32,287 23,531 20,151 31,924 31,922 20,231 18,554 18,526 22,705 21,218
 
Current liabilities 43,211 43,819 40,497 47,794 31,136 34,647 36,562 42,138 44,314 47,410 39,268 42,671 41,803 35,664 26,652 25,920 34,154 32,723 33,890 37,304 36,974 32,030 29,423
Liquidity Ratio
Quick ratio1 0.56 0.42 0.57 0.50 1.78 1.59 0.88 0.80 1.18 1.02 0.95 1.00 0.99 0.91 0.88 0.78 0.93 0.98 0.60 0.50 0.50 0.71 0.72
Benchmarks
Quick Ratio, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.44 0.59 0.72 0.63 0.71 0.63 0.66 0.69 0.69 0.61 0.56 0.56 0.75 0.65 0.61 0.60 0.68 0.58 2.88 2.91 0.92 0.64 0.78
Amgen Inc. 0.80 0.75 0.84 0.99 2.41 2.34 2.62 0.95 1.17 0.99 0.90 1.06 1.19 0.86 1.16 1.30 1.65 1.60 1.10 1.01 2.28 2.41 2.37
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.84 0.78 0.78 1.04 0.77 0.94 1.01 0.87 0.98 1.07 1.03 1.20 1.16 1.16 1.25 1.28 1.43 1.26 1.38 1.26 3.63 3.61 1.64
Danaher Corp. 0.84 0.85 1.34 1.18 1.76 1.52 1.34 1.30 1.19 1.13 1.08 0.89 0.93 1.67 1.51 1.36 1.52 1.59 0.92 4.68 2.99 1.78 1.58
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.63 0.61 0.68 0.52 0.58 0.63 0.79 0.63 0.71 0.67 0.77 0.80 0.79 0.67 0.83 0.85 0.79 0.68 0.64 0.68 0.66 0.67 0.65
Gilead Sciences Inc. 0.82 0.69 0.72 1.06 0.98 0.78 0.95 0.99 0.96 1.06 1.06 0.95 1.01 1.05 0.99 1.08 2.93 2.09 2.78 2.86 2.74 3.41 3.32
Johnson & Johnson 0.70 0.77 0.84 0.82 0.86 0.84 0.81 0.71 1.10 1.09 1.06 1.04 1.03 1.04 0.97 0.91 1.17 0.92 0.98 0.94 0.93 0.95 1.01
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.88 0.88 0.68 0.68 0.83 0.74 0.90 0.93 0.90 0.85 0.84 0.73 0.78 0.75 0.58 0.58 0.77 0.84 0.66 0.78 0.80 0.75 0.88
Moderna Inc. 3.83 3.66 3.64 3.15 2.15 2.78 2.87 2.29 1.62 1.55 1.44 1.52 1.21 1.13 1.30 1.37 2.35 17.01 9.10 7.74 7.22 6.64 7.01
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 4.34 4.43 4.40 4.82 4.31 4.53 4.54 4.16 4.37 4.20 3.95 2.98 3.03 2.92 2.39 2.86 3.02 1.61 3.38 2.81 3.14 2.99 3.66
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 1.13 1.24 1.19 1.27 1.13 0.89 0.80 1.06 1.06 0.98 0.97 1.00 2.37 1.92 1.70 1.63 2.16 1.83 1.48 1.19 0.97 0.85 0.89

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 24,403 ÷ 43,211 = 0.56

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. Pfizer Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 not reaching Q1 2024 level.

Cash Ratio

Pfizer Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 29, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents 1,092 1,052 719 2,853 3,148 2,632 2,166 416 1,298 1,780 2,470 1,944 1,966 2,372 1,768 1,784 1,587 1,801 2,151 1,305 2,785 1,784 1,937
Short-term investments 8,860 6,048 11,209 9,837 41,033 42,153 17,806 22,316 34,825 31,524 21,427 29,125 27,730 19,328 11,899 10,437 8,912 9,581 8,199 8,525 6,302 11,128 9,682
Restricted short-term investments 11,413 11,412
Total cash assets 9,952 7,100 11,928 12,690 44,181 44,785 19,972 22,732 36,123 33,304 23,897 31,069 29,696 21,700 13,667 12,221 21,912 22,794 10,350 9,830 9,087 12,912 11,619
 
Current liabilities 43,211 43,819 40,497 47,794 31,136 34,647 36,562 42,138 44,314 47,410 39,268 42,671 41,803 35,664 26,652 25,920 34,154 32,723 33,890 37,304 36,974 32,030 29,423
Liquidity Ratio
Cash ratio1 0.23 0.16 0.29 0.27 1.42 1.29 0.55 0.54 0.82 0.70 0.61 0.73 0.71 0.61 0.51 0.47 0.64 0.70 0.31 0.26 0.25 0.40 0.39
Benchmarks
Cash Ratio, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.17 0.31 0.44 0.34 0.38 0.27 0.24 0.31 0.36 0.29 0.23 0.28 0.43 0.30 0.31 0.30 0.33 0.25 2.50 2.56 0.61 0.32 0.38
Amgen Inc. 0.44 0.43 0.49 0.60 2.05 2.00 2.22 0.59 0.80 0.57 0.51 0.66 0.87 0.55 0.82 0.91 1.24 1.09 0.68 0.69 1.94 2.05 2.07
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.36 0.29 0.37 0.55 0.33 0.43 0.49 0.42 0.48 0.63 0.66 0.78 0.73 0.68 0.75 0.83 1.03 0.92 0.95 0.84 3.10 3.02 0.99
Danaher Corp. 0.36 0.35 0.90 0.71 1.31 1.02 0.85 0.71 0.64 0.53 0.49 0.32 0.35 1.07 0.93 0.82 0.94 0.99 0.52 4.04 2.40 1.08 0.84
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.14 0.12 0.14 0.11 0.11 0.15 0.23 0.13 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.26 0.28 0.22 0.26 0.29 0.30 0.20 0.14 0.21 0.15 0.20 0.19
Gilead Sciences Inc. 0.43 0.26 0.36 0.64 0.57 0.48 0.56 0.57 0.54 0.61 0.62 0.56 0.56 0.64 0.58 0.65 2.52 1.79 2.34 2.50 2.39 3.03 2.97
Johnson & Johnson 0.39 0.47 0.54 0.50 0.53 0.53 0.54 0.42 0.75 0.73 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.65 0.60 0.59 0.79 0.52 0.54 0.54 0.51 0.49 0.53
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.49 0.44 0.22 0.28 0.38 0.27 0.45 0.54 0.49 0.44 0.40 0.34 0.42 0.39 0.26 0.30 0.36 0.50 0.32 0.47 0.39 0.35 0.47
Moderna Inc. 3.12 3.59 3.58 2.85 1.73 2.71 2.55 2.01 1.23 1.16 1.09 1.18 0.89 0.90 0.92 1.05 2.22 16.81 9.05 7.71 7.16 6.61 6.97
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2.68 2.80 2.94 3.17 2.75 2.88 2.89 2.46 2.44 2.49 2.34 1.45 1.56 1.05 1.09 1.33 1.29 0.85 1.95 1.53 1.63 1.56 2.14
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.46 0.60 0.52 0.58 0.43 0.22 0.22 0.50 0.26 0.17 0.23 0.33 1.55 1.01 0.80 1.00 1.21 0.97 0.54 0.39 0.22 0.30 0.19

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 9,952 ÷ 43,211 = 0.23

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. Pfizer Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 not reaching Q1 2024 level.