Pfizer Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

Pfizer is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.37%. Next payment date is on 7th March, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 24th January, 2025.

Key information

6.4%

Dividend yield

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Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield6.4%
Future Dividend Yield6.5%
Dividend Growth4.5%
Next dividend pay date07 Mar 25
Ex dividend date24 Jan 25
Dividend per shareUS$1.680
Payout ratio221%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayDec 21 2024Ex Dividend DateJan 24 2025Dividend Pay DateMar 07 202542 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 33 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: 0Q1N's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: 0Q1N's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Pfizer Dividend Yield vs Market
How does 0Q1N dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (0Q1N)6.4%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.1%
Market Top 25% (GB)5.8%
Industry Average (Pharmaceuticals)2.7%
Analyst forecast (0Q1N) (up to 3 years)6.5%

Notable Dividend: 0Q1N's dividend (6.37%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.15%).

High Dividend: 0Q1N's dividend (6.37%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (221.1%), 0Q1N's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (115.7%), 0Q1N's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 23:26
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/29
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Pfizer Inc. is covered by 55 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ToungArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Alistair CampbellBerenberg