Pfizer
Biopharmaceuticals · United States
Pfizer discovers, makes and sells prescription medicines and vaccines, such as Eliquis, Prevnar and Vyndaqel, mostly through U.S. wholesalers, while buying companies to replace products that lose patent protection.
What makes it different
Its best-selling medicine is shared with Bristol Myers Squibb.
13%Of revenue from EliquisFY2025
Profits and losses on Eliquis are split equally in most markets, so Pfizer books much of it as alliance revenue.
How big it is
How big is Pfizer?
$62.6BTotal revenuesFY2025
75,000EmployeesFY2025
12Products above $1BFY2025
How it makes money FY2025
Almost all from medicines and vaccines.
- Biopharma98%$61.2B
- Pfizer CentreOne2%$1.3B
- Pfizer Ignite0%$41.0M
How the business works
Patents pay. Deals refill the pipeline.
- 1Patented medicines and vaccines
- 2Through U.S. wholesalers
- 3Expiring revenue by acquisition
A significant revenue reduction is expected from patent expiries in 2026 through 2030, so growth depends on new products and acquired ones.
Who owns it
- The Vanguard Group8.97%
- BlackRock, Inc.7.7%
- State Street Corporation5.1%
CEO: Albert Bourla
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1849Charles Pfizer & Company is founded in Brooklyn
- 1944Mass-produces penicillin
- 1950Terramycin becomes the first Pfizer-label pharmaceutical
- 1998Launches Viagra
- 2000Merges with Warner-Lambert
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Pfizer's own reports.
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What Pfizer tracks21 metrics
Phase 3 projects in development
Employees
Projects in development
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from3 regions
United States
Developed markets outside the U.S.
Emerging markets
The full timeline15 moments
2019
2022
2025
Pfizer vs Johnson & Johnsonside by side
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