Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Pfizer Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
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).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Pfizer Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Pfizer Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Pfizer Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. | Pfizer Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | Pfizer Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Pfizer Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | Pfizer Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level. |
| Cash conversion cycle | A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. | Pfizer Inc. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Inventory Turnover
Pfizer Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 5,263) | 3,300) | 3,379) | 7,562) | 9,269) | 3,237) | 4,886) | 9,649) | 6,063) | 8,648) | 9,984) | 9,736) | 9,932) | 6,996) | 4,157) | 2,919) | 2,007) | 1,826) | 1,940) | 2,608) | 2,602) | 2,576) | 2,433) | |||||||
| Inventories | 11,721) | 11,447) | 10,892) | 10,189) | 10,204) | 10,310) | 9,541) | 8,981) | 9,513) | 10,454) | 9,979) | 9,059) | 8,640) | 8,948) | 8,493) | 8,046) | 9,295) | 8,564) | 8,423) | 8,283) | 8,222) | 8,233) | 8,029) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 1.66 | 2.05 | 2.15 | 2.45 | 2.65 | 2.31 | 3.07 | 3.82 | 3.62 | 3.66 | 3.67 | 3.40 | 2.78 | 1.80 | 1.28 | 1.08 | 0.90 | 1.05 | 1.15 | 1.23 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 4.09 | 4.86 | 4.83 | 4.98 | 4.74 | 4.30 | 4.53 | 4.87 | 5.54 | 4.99 | 4.96 | 5.58 | 5.76 | 5.45 | 5.40 | 4.65 | 3.66 | 2.36 | 4.17 | 4.10 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 1.75 | 1.42 | 1.14 | 0.89 | 1.41 | 1.38 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.40 | 1.48 | 1.58 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 1.48 | 1.38 | 1.31 | 1.22 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 3.57 | 3.72 | 3.70 | 4.02 | 4.33 | 4.39 | 3.93 | 4.33 | 4.77 | 4.59 | 4.55 | 4.74 | 4.85 | 5.01 | 5.61 | 5.68 | 5.83 | 4.46 | 3.50 | 1.88 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 3.60 | 3.59 | 3.73 | 3.80 | 3.53 | 3.58 | 3.50 | 4.03 | 3.80 | 3.71 | 3.87 | 4.16 | 4.06 | 4.28 | 4.34 | 4.28 | 3.79 | 3.26 | 3.09 | 4.87 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.05 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.40 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.54 | 1.86 | 1.79 | 1.93 | 1.88 | 1.79 | 1.80 | 1.68 | 1.38 | 1.42 | 1.48 | 1.55 | 1.48 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 3.62 | 3.33 | 3.59 | 3.64 | 3.49 | 3.45 | 3.57 | 3.75 | 4.71 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.08 | 3.21 | 2.99 | 2.79 | 2.72 | 4.82 | 4.52 | 4.75 | 5.07 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.15 | 2.20 | 2.32 | 2.37 | 2.46 | 2.23 | 2.36 | 2.49 | 2.68 | 2.69 | 2.77 | 2.87 | 2.86 | 2.91 | 2.86 | 3.04 | 2.89 | 2.93 | 3.16 | 3.05 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 2.45 | 2.39 | 2.42 | 2.54 | 2.63 | 2.66 | 2.72 | 2.95 | 3.10 | 3.06 | 2.74 | 2.29 | 2.73 | 2.79 | 2.40 | 2.45 | 2.22 | 2.33 | 2.46 | 2.36 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.83 | 0.96 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.55 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 4.62 | 4.83 | 4.93 | 5.06 | 4.83 | 4.64 | 4.62 | 4.60 | 4.29 | 4.03 | 3.87 | 3.88 | 3.90 | 4.03 | 4.01 | 4.02 | 3.92 | 3.93 | 4.14 | 4.22 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1.37 | 1.53 | 1.65 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.90 | 2.06 | 2.35 | 2.69 | 2.70 | 2.83 | 2.56 | 2.58 | 2.52 | 2.56 | 2.62 | 2.93 | 3.03 | 3.29 | 3.27 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ3 2024
+ Cost of salesQ2 2024
+ Cost of salesQ1 2024
+ Cost of salesQ4 2023)
÷ Inventories
= (5,263 + 3,300 + 3,379 + 7,562)
÷ 11,721 = 1.66
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Pfizer Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
Pfizer Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | 17,702) | 13,283) | 14,879) | 14,569) | 13,492) | 13,007) | 18,486) | 24,289) | 22,638) | 27,742) | 25,661) | 23,838) | 24,035) | 18,899) | 14,516) | 11,684) | 10,277) | 9,864) | 10,083) | 12,688) | 12,680) | 13,264) | 13,118) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 4.18 | 4.93 | 5.09 | 5.33 | 6.25 | 7.66 | 7.57 | 9.16 | 6.21 | 6.68 | 6.99 | 7.08 | 5.81 | 5.23 | 4.70 | 5.28 | 4.29 | 4.96 | 4.93 | 5.93 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 4.84 | 4.69 | 4.55 | 4.87 | 4.83 | 4.88 | 4.95 | 5.16 | 5.38 | 5.10 | 5.29 | 5.63 | 5.94 | 5.42 | 5.24 | 5.19 | 4.83 | 4.34 | 5.35 | 6.13 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 4.26 | 4.26 | 4.16 | 3.70 | 4.17 | 4.34 | 4.34 | 4.46 | 4.60 | 4.62 | 4.81 | 4.96 | 5.11 | 5.39 | 5.41 | 5.36 | 5.81 | 4.31 | 4.55 | 5.47 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 6.77 | 7.15 | 7.02 | 6.09 | 6.15 | 6.64 | 6.89 | 6.40 | 7.09 | 6.81 | 6.87 | 6.36 | 6.69 | 6.51 | 6.28 | 5.51 | 5.83 | 5.59 | 5.25 | 5.61 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 3.97 | 3.53 | 4.56 | 3.75 | 3.93 | 3.93 | 3.68 | 4.14 | 4.35 | 4.57 | 4.64 | 4.24 | 4.69 | 4.58 | 4.56 | 4.18 | 4.75 | 4.75 | 4.52 | 4.91 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 6.14 | 5.92 | 5.84 | 5.78 | 5.68 | 6.43 | 6.43 | 5.65 | 6.16 | 6.60 | 7.18 | 6.01 | 5.95 | 6.34 | 6.43 | 4.98 | 5.83 | 6.84 | 5.73 | 6.18 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 5.42 | 5.48 | 5.73 | 5.73 | 5.91 | 5.36 | 5.65 | 5.88 | 6.04 | 5.92 | 6.08 | 6.14 | 6.13 | 6.00 | 5.64 | 6.08 | 5.55 | 5.50 | 5.56 | 5.67 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 5.55 | 5.37 | 5.40 | 5.81 | 5.71 | 5.29 | 5.56 | 6.27 | 6.22 | 5.93 | 5.49 | 5.28 | 5.56 | 6.00 | 5.65 | 6.11 | 5.62 | 6.23 | 5.88 | 6.91 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2.27 | 2.36 | 2.51 | 2.31 | 2.35 | 2.47 | 2.42 | 2.28 | 2.47 | 2.76 | 3.41 | 2.66 | 2.48 | 1.77 | 2.20 | 2.07 | 2.04 | 2.84 | 2.72 | 2.94 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 5.13 | 5.33 | 5.36 | 5.21 | 5.19 | 5.43 | 5.53 | 5.53 | 5.76 | 5.53 | 5.21 | 4.92 | 7.03 | 6.99 | 6.46 | 5.61 | 5.49 | 5.86 | 5.69 | 5.87 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6.07 | 6.24 | 5.68 | 6.31 | 6.27 | 6.11 | 5.95 | 6.19 | 6.28 | 6.26 | 6.15 | 6.66 | 6.48 | 7.19 | 6.56 | 7.01 | 7.57 | 6.82 | 5.70 | 6.57 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Receivables turnover
= (RevenuesQ3 2024
+ RevenuesQ2 2024
+ RevenuesQ1 2024
+ RevenuesQ4 2023)
÷ Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
= (17,702 + 13,283 + 14,879 + 14,569)
÷ 14,451 = 4.18
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Pfizer Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Payables Turnover
Pfizer Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 5,263) | 3,300) | 3,379) | 7,562) | 9,269) | 3,237) | 4,886) | 9,649) | 6,063) | 8,648) | 9,984) | 9,736) | 9,932) | 6,996) | 4,157) | 2,919) | 2,007) | 1,826) | 1,940) | 2,608) | 2,602) | 2,576) | 2,433) | |||||||
| Trade accounts payable | 5,314) | 5,106) | 5,591) | 6,710) | 5,338) | 6,081) | 6,123) | 6,809) | 6,267) | 6,208) | 5,506) | 5,578) | 4,698) | 4,327) | 4,064) | 4,309) | 4,141) | 3,872) | 3,972) | 4,220) | 3,942) | 4,002) | 4,156) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 3.67 | 4.60 | 4.19 | 3.72 | 5.07 | 3.92 | 4.78 | 5.04 | 5.49 | 6.17 | 6.66 | 5.53 | 5.11 | 3.72 | 2.68 | 2.02 | 2.02 | 2.32 | 2.45 | 2.42 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 5.99 | 5.01 | 6.10 | 5.32 | 5.22 | 5.67 | 4.97 | 4.08 | 5.30 | 5.09 | 4.65 | 4.72 | 5.41 | 4.92 | 4.40 | 4.33 | 5.01 | 4.60 | 3.60 | 3.18 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 3.43 | 3.05 | 3.12 | 3.28 | 3.75 | 3.38 | 3.20 | 3.33 | 3.82 | 3.41 | 3.25 | 3.37 | 3.89 | 2.97 | 3.69 | 4.34 | 4.65 | 3.73 | 3.23 | 3.30 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 6.04 | 5.84 | 5.88 | 5.58 | 5.63 | 5.82 | 5.68 | 5.45 | 5.61 | 5.00 | 5.04 | 4.48 | 5.20 | 5.54 | 5.29 | 4.79 | 5.46 | 5.28 | 4.55 | 5.23 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 2.70 | 2.56 | 2.88 | 2.73 | 2.81 | 2.65 | 3.07 | 3.43 | 4.24 | 4.21 | 5.24 | 4.38 | 4.46 | 4.30 | 3.75 | 3.41 | 3.53 | 3.92 | 3.97 | 3.36 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 7.49 | 12.57 | 10.69 | 11.81 | 9.90 | 9.06 | 8.99 | 6.25 | 11.22 | 11.89 | 11.43 | 9.36 | 9.18 | 8.70 | 8.71 | 5.42 | 9.22 | 8.93 | 7.94 | 6.56 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 3.03 | 3.03 | 3.23 | 2.76 | 3.29 | 2.75 | 3.05 | 2.66 | 3.08 | 3.15 | 3.26 | 2.70 | 3.32 | 3.38 | 3.34 | 2.99 | 3.94 | 4.09 | 3.78 | 3.23 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 4.26 | 4.39 | 4.48 | 4.11 | 4.59 | 4.58 | 4.34 | 4.08 | 5.16 | 4.86 | 4.25 | 2.96 | 4.54 | 3.93 | 3.81 | 3.37 | 3.64 | 4.10 | 4.02 | 3.78 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3.87 | 3.32 | 2.67 | 2.99 | 3.43 | 3.14 | 2.69 | 2.65 | 3.74 | 4.00 | 5.39 | 4.32 | 4.23 | 3.42 | 2.23 | 2.36 | 2.24 | 2.48 | 2.36 | 1.87 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 9.63 | 9.85 | 9.91 | 8.97 | 10.41 | 10.82 | 9.35 | 7.67 | 9.93 | 8.84 | 7.96 | 6.83 | 8.31 | 8.88 | 8.12 | 7.45 | 8.82 | 10.35 | 8.93 | 7.40 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3.73 | 4.27 | 3.81 | 3.46 | 3.13 | 3.16 | 3.41 | 3.55 | 8.23 | 5.01 | 5.52 | 4.64 | 6.73 | 6.35 | 5.99 | 4.75 | 6.66 | 6.54 | 6.11 | 6.25 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ3 2024
+ Cost of salesQ2 2024
+ Cost of salesQ1 2024
+ Cost of salesQ4 2023)
÷ Trade accounts payable
= (5,263 + 3,300 + 3,379 + 7,562)
÷ 5,314 = 3.67
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Pfizer Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Pfizer Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||
| Less: 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) | |||||||
| Working capital | 12) | (5,994) | 1,918) | (4,461) | 42,876) | 38,700) | 13,516) | 9,121) | 26,089) | 20,056) | 15,152) | 17,022) | 16,097) | 13,150) | 12,881) | 9,147) | 13,585) | 13,701) | 848) | (4,501) | (3,515) | 15,043) | 15,867) | |||||||
| Revenues | 17,702) | 13,283) | 14,879) | 14,569) | 13,492) | 13,007) | 18,486) | 24,289) | 22,638) | 27,742) | 25,661) | 23,838) | 24,035) | 18,899) | 14,516) | 11,684) | 10,277) | 9,864) | 10,083) | 12,688) | 12,680) | 13,264) | 13,118) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 5,036.08 | — | 29.17 | — | 1.62 | 2.03 | 6.89 | 11.00 | 3.83 | 5.05 | 6.10 | 4.78 | 4.29 | 4.21 | 3.60 | 4.58 | 3.16 | 3.31 | 57.45 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130.12 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.97 | 0.98 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 4.83 | 5.19 | 3.39 | 2.25 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 3.82 | 2.52 | 3.67 | 4.34 | 3.37 | 2.55 | 5.35 | 2.84 | 2.55 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 3.27 | 3.96 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 8.49 | 12.50 | 15.56 | 4.60 | 10.47 | 5.53 | 5.55 | 8.30 | 5.75 | 4.92 | 6.24 | 3.95 | 4.43 | 4.24 | 4.25 | 3.72 | 2.77 | 3.09 | 2.38 | 2.28 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 8.73 | 8.10 | 3.60 | 4.22 | 2.18 | 3.08 | 3.81 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.43 | 5.91 | 8.40 | 7.98 | 3.12 | 3.45 | 3.48 | 3.14 | 2.80 | 6.74 | 0.87 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 6.06 | 12.62 | 5.45 | — | 31.79 | 12.21 | 5.77 | 31.84 | 14.71 | 19.45 | 8.19 | 8.33 | 6.73 | 12.14 | 5.21 | 4.93 | 5.45 | 8.85 | 16.68 | 11.54 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 9.22 | 17.98 | 26.58 | 5.61 | 6.74 | 84.15 | 9.14 | 8.42 | 8.56 | 6.87 | 6.68 | 8.54 | 7.25 | 7.09 | 7.06 | 5.30 | 1.07 | 1.55 | 1.24 | 1.08 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 58.86 | 22.29 | 10.35 | 11.81 | 9.37 | 14.06 | 23.02 | — | 4.88 | 5.02 | 5.57 | 5.95 | 5.97 | 5.93 | 7.26 | 9.44 | 4.32 | 8.83 | 7.85 | 8.81 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 5.86 | 5.14 | 9.68 | 9.29 | 6.69 | 8.86 | 5.63 | 5.16 | 5.58 | 6.39 | 6.09 | 7.62 | 6.51 | 6.97 | 84.97 | 109.83 | 7.67 | 6.59 | 17.87 | 8.90 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.46 | 1.59 | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.92 | 1.21 | 1.41 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 4.61 | 3.96 | 4.38 | 4.05 | 4.86 | 7.40 | 10.13 | 5.46 | 5.40 | 6.03 | 6.13 | 5.87 | 2.30 | 3.10 | 3.36 | 2.76 | 2.37 | 2.69 | 3.54 | 4.48 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1.82 | 1.92 | 1.07 | 0.93 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.23 | 1.19 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Working capital turnover
= (RevenuesQ3 2024
+ RevenuesQ2 2024
+ RevenuesQ1 2024
+ RevenuesQ4 2023)
÷ Working capital
= (17,702 + 13,283 + 14,879 + 14,569)
÷ 12 = 5,036.08
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Inventory Processing Period
Pfizer Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 1.66 | 2.05 | 2.15 | 2.45 | 2.65 | 2.31 | 3.07 | 3.82 | 3.62 | 3.66 | 3.67 | 3.40 | 2.78 | 1.80 | 1.28 | 1.08 | 0.90 | 1.05 | 1.15 | 1.23 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 219 | 178 | 170 | 149 | 138 | 158 | 119 | 95 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 107 | 131 | 203 | 284 | 338 | 405 | 348 | 316 | 296 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 89 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 73 | 74 | 65 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 79 | 100 | 155 | 88 | 89 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 209 | 257 | 321 | 411 | 259 | 265 | 279 | 281 | 272 | 260 | 247 | 231 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 231 | 247 | 265 | 279 | 300 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 102 | 98 | 99 | 91 | 84 | 83 | 93 | 84 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 82 | 104 | 194 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 101 | 102 | 98 | 96 | 104 | 102 | 104 | 91 | 96 | 98 | 94 | 88 | 90 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 96 | 112 | 118 | 75 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 349 | 316 | 312 | 298 | 261 | 267 | 268 | 237 | 196 | 204 | 189 | 194 | 204 | 203 | 217 | 265 | 257 | 247 | 236 | 247 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 101 | 110 | 102 | 100 | 105 | 106 | 102 | 97 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 89 | 114 | 122 | 131 | 134 | 76 | 81 | 77 | 72 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 169 | 166 | 158 | 154 | 149 | 164 | 155 | 147 | 136 | 136 | 132 | 127 | 128 | 125 | 128 | 120 | 126 | 124 | 116 | 119 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 149 | 153 | 151 | 144 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 124 | 118 | 119 | 133 | 159 | 134 | 131 | 152 | 149 | 164 | 156 | 148 | 155 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 573 | 562 | 553 | 519 | 508 | 532 | 549 | 562 | 440 | 379 | 287 | 292 | 415 | 445 | 653 | 625 | 664 | 635 | 659 | 661 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 79 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 85 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 87 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 267 | 238 | 222 | 214 | 213 | 192 | 177 | 156 | 136 | 135 | 129 | 143 | 142 | 145 | 142 | 139 | 125 | 121 | 111 | 112 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 1.66 = 219
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. | Pfizer Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Pfizer Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 4.18 | 4.93 | 5.09 | 5.33 | 6.25 | 7.66 | 7.57 | 9.16 | 6.21 | 6.68 | 6.99 | 7.08 | 5.81 | 5.23 | 4.70 | 5.28 | 4.29 | 4.96 | 4.93 | 5.93 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 87 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 48 | 40 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 69 | 85 | 74 | 74 | 62 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 75 | 78 | 80 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 84 | 68 | 60 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 86 | 86 | 88 | 99 | 88 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 85 | 80 | 67 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 54 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 57 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 65 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 92 | 103 | 80 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 99 | 88 | 84 | 80 | 79 | 86 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 87 | 77 | 77 | 81 | 74 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 59 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 65 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 73 | 63 | 53 | 64 | 59 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 67 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 65 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 64 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 66 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 65 | 60 | 65 | 59 | 62 | 53 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 161 | 155 | 146 | 158 | 156 | 148 | 151 | 160 | 148 | 132 | 107 | 137 | 147 | 206 | 166 | 177 | 179 | 128 | 134 | 124 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 71 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 65 | 66 | 62 | 64 | 62 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 60 | 58 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 51 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 53 | 64 | 56 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 4.18 = 87
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | Pfizer Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Operating Cycle
Pfizer Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 219 | 178 | 170 | 149 | 138 | 158 | 119 | 95 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 107 | 131 | 203 | 284 | 338 | 405 | 348 | 316 | 296 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 87 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 48 | 40 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 69 | 85 | 74 | 74 | 62 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 306 | 252 | 242 | 218 | 196 | 206 | 167 | 135 | 160 | 155 | 151 | 159 | 194 | 273 | 362 | 407 | 490 | 422 | 390 | 358 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 164 | 153 | 155 | 148 | 153 | 160 | 155 | 146 | 134 | 145 | 143 | 130 | 124 | 134 | 138 | 149 | 176 | 239 | 156 | 149 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 295 | 343 | 409 | 510 | 347 | 349 | 363 | 363 | 351 | 339 | 323 | 305 | 310 | 307 | 306 | 299 | 310 | 350 | 359 | 367 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 155 | 153 | 150 | 156 | 163 | 157 | 157 | 148 | 147 | 152 | 147 | 145 | 145 | 141 | 142 | 151 | 159 | 177 | 187 | 140 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 441 | 419 | 392 | 395 | 354 | 360 | 367 | 325 | 280 | 284 | 268 | 280 | 282 | 283 | 297 | 352 | 334 | 324 | 317 | 321 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 160 | 172 | 164 | 163 | 169 | 163 | 159 | 162 | 137 | 136 | 132 | 150 | 175 | 180 | 188 | 207 | 139 | 134 | 141 | 131 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 236 | 233 | 222 | 218 | 211 | 232 | 220 | 209 | 196 | 198 | 192 | 186 | 188 | 186 | 193 | 180 | 192 | 190 | 182 | 183 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 215 | 221 | 219 | 207 | 203 | 206 | 200 | 182 | 177 | 181 | 199 | 228 | 200 | 192 | 217 | 209 | 229 | 215 | 210 | 208 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 734 | 717 | 699 | 677 | 664 | 680 | 700 | 722 | 588 | 511 | 394 | 429 | 562 | 651 | 819 | 802 | 843 | 763 | 793 | 785 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 150 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 146 | 146 | 145 | 145 | 148 | 157 | 164 | 168 | 146 | 143 | 147 | 156 | 159 | 155 | 152 | 149 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 327 | 296 | 286 | 272 | 271 | 252 | 238 | 215 | 194 | 193 | 188 | 198 | 198 | 196 | 198 | 191 | 173 | 174 | 175 | 168 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 219 + 87 = 306
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Pfizer Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Pfizer Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 3.67 | 4.60 | 4.19 | 3.72 | 5.07 | 3.92 | 4.78 | 5.04 | 5.49 | 6.17 | 6.66 | 5.53 | 5.11 | 3.72 | 2.68 | 2.02 | 2.02 | 2.32 | 2.45 | 2.42 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 99 | 79 | 87 | 98 | 72 | 93 | 76 | 72 | 66 | 59 | 55 | 66 | 71 | 98 | 136 | 181 | 180 | 157 | 149 | 151 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 61 | 73 | 60 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 73 | 90 | 69 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 67 | 74 | 83 | 84 | 73 | 79 | 101 | 115 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 106 | 120 | 117 | 111 | 97 | 108 | 114 | 109 | 96 | 107 | 112 | 108 | 94 | 123 | 99 | 84 | 78 | 98 | 113 | 110 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 60 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 82 | 70 | 66 | 69 | 76 | 67 | 69 | 80 | 70 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 135 | 142 | 127 | 134 | 130 | 138 | 119 | 106 | 86 | 87 | 70 | 83 | 82 | 85 | 97 | 107 | 103 | 93 | 92 | 109 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 49 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 58 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 67 | 40 | 41 | 46 | 56 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 120 | 121 | 113 | 132 | 111 | 133 | 120 | 137 | 118 | 116 | 112 | 135 | 110 | 108 | 109 | 122 | 93 | 89 | 97 | 113 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 86 | 83 | 81 | 89 | 80 | 80 | 84 | 89 | 71 | 75 | 86 | 123 | 80 | 93 | 96 | 108 | 100 | 89 | 91 | 97 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 94 | 110 | 137 | 122 | 106 | 116 | 136 | 138 | 98 | 91 | 68 | 84 | 86 | 107 | 164 | 155 | 163 | 147 | 155 | 195 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 38 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 41 | 49 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 98 | 85 | 96 | 106 | 117 | 115 | 107 | 103 | 44 | 73 | 66 | 79 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 77 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 58 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.67 = 99
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | Pfizer Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
Pfizer Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 219 | 178 | 170 | 149 | 138 | 158 | 119 | 95 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 107 | 131 | 203 | 284 | 338 | 405 | 348 | 316 | 296 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 87 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 48 | 40 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 69 | 85 | 74 | 74 | 62 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 99 | 79 | 87 | 98 | 72 | 93 | 76 | 72 | 66 | 59 | 55 | 66 | 71 | 98 | 136 | 181 | 180 | 157 | 149 | 151 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 207 | 173 | 155 | 120 | 124 | 113 | 91 | 63 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 123 | 175 | 226 | 226 | 310 | 265 | 241 | 207 | — | — | — | |||||||
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| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 234 | 270 | 349 | 441 | 277 | 285 | 290 | 273 | 282 | 267 | 245 | 228 | 243 | 233 | 223 | 215 | 237 | 271 | 258 | 252 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 95 | 90 | 88 | 91 | 98 | 94 | 93 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 63 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 92 | 108 | 107 | 70 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 306 | 277 | 265 | 261 | 224 | 222 | 248 | 219 | 194 | 197 | 198 | 197 | 200 | 198 | 200 | 245 | 231 | 231 | 225 | 212 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | 111 | 143 | 130 | 132 | 132 | 123 | 118 | 104 | 104 | 105 | 100 | 111 | 135 | 138 | 146 | 140 | 99 | 93 | 95 | 75 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 116 | 112 | 109 | 86 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 72 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 51 | 78 | 78 | 84 | 58 | 99 | 101 | 85 | 70 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 129 | 138 | 138 | 118 | 123 | 126 | 116 | 93 | 106 | 106 | 113 | 105 | 120 | 99 | 121 | 101 | 129 | 126 | 119 | 111 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 640 | 607 | 562 | 555 | 558 | 564 | 564 | 584 | 490 | 420 | 326 | 345 | 476 | 544 | 655 | 647 | 680 | 616 | 638 | 590 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 112 | 107 | 105 | 101 | 111 | 112 | 106 | 97 | 111 | 116 | 118 | 115 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 107 | 118 | 120 | 111 | 100 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 229 | 211 | 190 | 166 | 154 | 137 | 131 | 112 | 150 | 120 | 122 | 119 | 144 | 139 | 137 | 114 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 110 | — | — | — | |||||||
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 conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 219 + 87 – 99 = 207
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| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash conversion cycle | A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. | Pfizer Inc. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |