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Pfizer Inc. · PFE · FY2025 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2025
Pfizer raises EPS outlook as pipeline and margins strengthen
The current analysis supports a constructive view of Pfizer's near-term earnings trajectory: management reported growth and margin progress, raised EPS guidance, and highlighted pipeline catalysts. The thesis is tempered by policy uncertainty, vaccine-demand volatility, competition, and execution risk.
Reported Before market openNYSEHealthcare
$159.58B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.78
Consensus $0.58
EPS surprise
+34.5%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$14.65B
Consensus $13.56B
Revenue surprise
+8.1%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+5.2%
Event window
SPY move
-0.5%
Same window
Abnormal move
+5.7%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.7×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+0.2%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did PFE rise 5.2% after beating EPS estimates in FY2025 Q2?What changed in PFE's guidance and outlook in FY2025 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for PFE after FY2025 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior analysis, management moved from maintained to raised guidance, with stronger reported growth, continued margin expansion, and additional detail on pipeline progress and efficiency programs.
Guidance delta
Raised: full-year 2025 adjusted diluted EPS guidance increased by $0.10 to $2.90-$3.10 per share.
Key takeaways
- Management described Q2 revenue growth, margin expansion, and operational efficiency gains.
- Pipeline progress includes Elrexfio, SV, Hympavzi, and vaccine programs.
- Policy uncertainty and pressure on established products remain important risks.
Management priorities
- Advance oncology, cardiometabolic, and vaccine pipeline programs.
- Improve margins through AI, manufacturing optimization, and cost initiatives.
- Execute commercially while preserving capacity for targeted smaller acquisitions.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$28.28Current
$20Low
$39.14Average
$70High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 9, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Oct 6, 2026 |
| HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 13, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 10, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 8, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 29, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Daiwa Capital | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 8, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 31, 2024 |
| TD Cowen | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 4, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Oct 16, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Jun 29, 2023 |
| SVB Leerink | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Atlantic Equities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 14, 2021 |
| DZ Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 4, 2021 |
| Bernstein | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Berenberg | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Argus | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 31, 2019 |
| Leerink Swann | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Societe Generale | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 6, 2016 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Oct 20, 2015 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 17, 2015 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 28, 2015 |
| LBBW Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Nov 14, 2013 |
| Standpoint Research | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Jul 2, 2013 |
| Hilliard Lyons | Long Term Buy | Maintain | Jan 29, 2013 | |
| MKM Partners | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 27, 2012 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 9, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $28.28. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Carter Gould | $28 | $28 | -1.0% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $33 | $27.3 | +16.7% | Oct 6, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $30 | $27.78 | +6.1% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $31 | $26.2 | +9.6% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $28 | $24.32 | -1.0% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Michael Yee | $27 | $26.34 | -4.5% | May 27, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Alexandria Hammond | $26 | $25.96 | -8.1% | May 14, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn | $27 | $27.06 | -4.5% | Mar 17, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Evan David Seigerman | $30 | $26.48 | +6.1% | Mar 9, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Trung Huynh | $25 | $27.14 | -11.6% | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Emily Field | $25 | $26.86 | -11.6% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Daiwa | Narumi Nakagiri | $27 | $27.73 | -4.5% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $27 | $25.88 | -4.5% | Jan 27, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $25 | $25.43 | -11.6% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Alexandria Hammond | $24 | $25.53 | -15.1% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $28 | $25.89 | -1.0% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| HSBC | Rajesh Kumar | $29 | $25.33 | +2.5% | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $35 | $25.17 | +23.8% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Asad Haider | $26 | $24.22 | -8.1% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Courtney Breen | $30 | $24.45 | +6.1% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $32 | $25.24 | +13.2% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| UBS | Tim Anderson | $28 | $27.16 | -1.0% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Carter Gould | $24 | $22.53 | -15.1% | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Robyn Karnauskas | $32 | $25.89 | +13.2% | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Chris Shibutani | $33 | $28.46 | +16.7% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Courtney Breen | $32 | $29.67 | +13.2% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Barclays | Carter Gould | $32 | $28.93 | +13.2% | Sep 25, 2024 |
| Daiwa | Narumi Nakagiri | $34 | $28.85 | +20.2% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Mohit Bansal | $30 | $31.39 | +6.1% | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Chris Shibutani | $34 | $31.39 | +20.2% | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Guggenheim | Vamil Divan | $36 | $30.72 | +27.3% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Barclays | Carter Gould | $30 | $27.72 | +6.1% | Jul 10, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Evan Seigerman | $36 | $29.6 | +27.3% | May 22, 2024 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen | $45 | $26.97 | +59.1% | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Thomas Yeh | $20 | $26.92 | -29.3% | Dec 14, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn | $37 | $30.5 | +30.8% | Nov 27, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $43.84 | +59.1% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $43.59 | +76.8% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $44 | $44.16 | +55.6% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Atlantic Equities | Analyst unavailable | $46 | $44.16 | +62.7% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Leerink Partners | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $44.16 | +69.7% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $54.73 | +87.4% | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Chris Shibutani | $60 | $53.37 | +112.2% | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $48.33 | +94.5% | Nov 18, 2022 |
| Leerink Partners | David Risinger | $55 | $52.88 | +94.5% | May 23, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Mohit Bansal | $54.42 | $19.11 | +92.4% | May 10, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Mohit Bansal | $55 | $49.04 | +94.5% | May 9, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $49.68 | +83.9% | May 4, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vamil Divan | $55 | $49.07 | +94.5% | May 2, 2022 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen | $75 | $53.12 | +165.2% | Apr 15, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Terrance Flynn | $55 | $55.17 | +94.5% | Apr 10, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Andrew Baum | $57 | $55.17 | +101.6% | Apr 9, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Geoff Meacham | $70 | $50.27 | +147.5% | Mar 12, 2022 |
| Barclays | Carter Gould | $54 | $51.7 | +90.9% | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Chris Shibutani | $50 | $51.7 | +76.8% | Feb 8, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Chris Schott | $57 | $51.7 | +101.6% | Feb 8, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Evan Seigerman | $76 | $54.95 | +168.7% | Jan 15, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Aaron Gal | $65 | $56.22 | +129.8% | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Leerink Partners | Geoff Porges | $56 | $59.1 | +98.0% | Dec 22, 2021 |
| UBS | Colin Bristow | $60 | $54.78 | +112.2% | Dec 13, 2021 |
| Independent Research | Tobias Gottschalt | $54 | $49.8 | +90.9% | Nov 11, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Tim Anderson | $46 | $44.09 | +62.7% | Nov 3, 2021 |
| RBC Capital | Daniel Busby | $44 | $42.1 | +55.6% | Jul 29, 2021 |
| Argus Research | David Toung | $55 | $37.54 | +94.5% | Jun 1, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationPfizer Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical leader engaged in the research, development, production, marketing, and distribution of a wide array of medicinal and vaccine products worldwide. Its comprehensive portfolio addresses diverse therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular health and women's health, featuring key brands such as the Premarin family and Eliquis. The company also offers advanced biologics, small molecule drugs, immunotherapies, and biosimilars for various conditions, exemplified by Ibrance, Xtandi, and Retacrit. Furthermore, Pfizer provides sterile injectables, anti-infective agents, and a significant oral treatment for COVID-19, including Paxlovid.…
Historical context
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