Research memoPfizer Inc. (PFE) · NYSEMemo of October 13, 2026

Pfizer earnings date

Pfizer's next results are expected on November 3, 2026. Watch whether non-COVID sales sustain the forecast and whether cash after dividends and capital expenditure improves.

November 3, 2026
Next results
15,034
Revenue, quarter to Jun 2026 (US$ millions)
-0.04
EPS, diluted, quarter to Jun 2026
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What has Pfizer guided for the year?

Guidance is management’s forecast. Pfizer issued its 2026 forecast on August 4. It expects revenue between $60,500 million and $62,500 million, with a midpoint of $61,500 million. COVID revenue guidance fell by $1 billion, to $4,000 million, so non-COVID products must provide the improvement.

Revenue by quarter (US$ millions)17,702Sep 202417,763Dec 202413,715Mar 202514,653Jun 202516,654Sep 202517,557Dec 202514,451Mar 202615,034Jun 2026Revenue
Guidance in forceUS$ millions
Period guidedLowHighDate given
RevenuesYear to Dec 202660,50062,500Aug 4, 2026
Revenues, MidpointYear to Dec 202661,50061,500Aug 4, 2026
Adjusted SI&A ExpensesYear to Dec 202612,50013,500Aug 4, 2026
Adjusted R&D ExpensesYear to Dec 202610,50011,500Aug 4, 2026
Adjusted Diluted EPSYear to Dec 20262.803.00Aug 4, 2026
COVID-19 products revenue expectationYear to Dec 20264,0004,000Aug 4, 2026

What this means. The expected loss of 0.10 dollars per share from the Innovent Biologics transaction is already included in the company's forecast range, so it should not be subtracted again.

Has Pfizer kept its past promises?

Pfizer also reported $5.1 billion of savings toward its $5.7 billion cost-realignment objective for 2026. It reported approximately $800 million of annual Seagen cost synergies toward a $1 billion objective. Synergies are savings or other benefits from combining operations, but cutting costs alone does not prove that the acquisition earned an adequate return.

How have Pfizer's revenue and profit changed?

Revenue reached 15,034 in June 2026, up from 14,653 a year earlier. Operational growth was only 1%, while sales excluding Comirnaty and Paxlovid grew faster. Gross margin fell from 74.2% to 72.8%, and operating income declined from 3,783 to 3,063.

The last eight quartersUS$ millions
Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024
Revenue15,03414,45117,55716,65414,65313,71517,76317,702
Gross margin72.8%75.4%70.0%74.9%74.2%79.3%66.7%70.3%
Operating income3,0634,0312,8723,8513,7833,7382,3484,958
Net income-2562,701-1,6483,5412,8852,9674034,473
EPS, diluted-0.040.47-0.290.620.510.520.070.79

What this means. The June and September cash figures come from six- or nine-month totals, so they do not show only what happened in those three months.

What should you watch in Pfizer's next results?

Pfizer reports third-quarter results on November 3, 2026. Investors should watch whether non-COVID sales sustain the upgraded forecast and whether cash after dividends and capital expenditure improves. The Innovent transaction also brings a research charge into that quarter, so an earnings beat will matter less if funding capacity does not improve with it.

From the full memo · 1. The business

Pfizer is a prescription-medicine and vaccine company: it sells treatments for people who are ill and protection for people who might become ill. Its business looks simple at the pharmacy counter, but a dollar reaches Pfizer through wholesalers, insurers, partners and public purchasers before it is reduced by science, factories and the cost of keeping medicines safe.

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