PFE US S&P 500Russell 1000 Earnings call · transcribed from the recording
Pfizer (PFE) · Q3 2026 results and valuation
Share price: $29.45 · 2026-11-11
Results Q3 2026 vs Q2 2026 · previous quarter · published 3 Nov 2026 and 4 Aug 2026
Net income turned to a profit from a loss last quarter, guidance raised. Management sounded about as positive as a typical company call, in its script and in answers to analysts.
Only a basic analysis is available for this company at the moment.
1 · Numbers
Turned profit
Net income vs Q2 2026
Guidance raised
Net income 3.24B vs -248.0M
Revenue +10.3%
2 · How management spoke
Typical
More upbeat than 64% of company calls
Answers to analysts: typical, in line with the script.
Similar to last call.
3 · What stood out
Key theme
Pfizer's excellent commercial execution, including 32% operational revenue growth in the quarter for its launched and acquired products.
Valuation
Is Pfizer undervalued?
Reverse DCF. Free cash flow from the last full fiscal year (2025-12-31), grown for 10 years, discounted back, plus a terminal value. “Implied growth” is the rate the current price assumes.
At −14.8% growth a year (3-year revenue growth), the model's fair value is $0.23 a share — the stock trades 12765% above it. Today's price assumes 9.4% growth a year.
Current price
$29.45
close of 2026-11-11
Market implies growth of iThe yearly free-cash-flow growth, for the next 10 years, that today’s share price already assumes. If you believe the company grows faster than this, the stock is cheap under this model; slower, and it is expensive.
+9.4% for 10 yrs
Fair value / share
$0.23
Buy below
$0.17
Price vs fair value
Overvalued >200%
Price vs buy-below price
Overvalued >200%
Read between the lines
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Guidance ↑
Pfizer is raising its guidance for full year 2026 revenue and adjusted earnings per serve.
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Guidance
Pfizer is reaffirming its expectation of approximately four billion dollars for the COVID products with the majority of the cumulative revenues expected in the fourth quarter consistent with the vaccination season.
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Figure
As you know, over the last few years, Pfizer has invested close to $80 billion in transactions that have equipped us with key products...
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Pfizer started 9 trials, including 2 Phase III studies
Source quote
“Since in-licensing from 3SBio about a year ago, we started 9 trials, including 2 Phase III studies. Of note, the ongoing Phase I dose escalation study of 4404 in combination with SV is showing early and encouraging response rates. We have expanded the program's global reach with approximately 230 patients dosed outside of China to date and are encouraged that the safety profile has remained consistent.”
Tone
How upbeat the language was, compared with other companiesiTone counts positive minus negative finance words, adjusted for length. Executives mostly speak positively, so the labels compare each call with every company's latest call: “typical” is the middle third, “very upbeat” the top tenth, “cautious” the bottom tenth.. Dot: Q3 2026. Ring: Q2 2026.
Script and answers carried a similar tone, so the script's message held up under questioning.
Sentences that drove the tone
“2026 execution in R &D has been strong and we continue to prioritize the highest value opportunities for patients and future growth across our four therapeutic focus areas.”
“Revenues from our non-COVID product delivered solid growth, while product mix, productivity and cost management supported margin expansion and enabled continuous investment across a robust pipeline.”
“Our pipeline strategy is grounded in discipline prioritization and accelerated execution, and we are confident that we are advancing our most significant opportunities for future patient impact and growth.”
Full figures
USD · SEC EDGAR XBRL (10-Q, period end 2026-09-27)
| Metric | Q3 2026period end 2026-09-27 | Q2 2026period end 2026-06-28 | Change | Q3 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 16.58B | 15.03B | +10.3% | 16.65B | −0.4% |
| Gross profit | 12.55B | 10.94B | +14.7% | 12.48B | +0.6% |
| Operating income | 3.38B | -653.0M | Turned profit | 3.33B | +1.5% |
| Net income | 3.24B | -248.0M | Turned profit | 3.54B | −8.4% |
| EPS | 0.56 | -0.04 | Turned profit | 0.62 | −9.7% |
| P/E today 42.0 | 41.0 | 32.0 | +9.0 | 13.8 | +27.2 |
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Latest announcements
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