PFE – Dividend Returns, History & Calculator

Dividend Contender 15 Years

Pfizer Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Biopharma, PC1, and Pfizer Ignite. The company offers internal medicine products,

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Company Info

Symbol PFE
Company Pfizer, Inc.
Sector Healthcare
Industry Drug Manufacturers - General
Website Visit
Market Cap $152,760.8M

Price Data

Price $26.86
Price Change -0.11
Price Change % -0.43%
Next Earnings Report Apr 28, 2026
Low (52W) $20.92
High (52W) $27.94

Dividend Data

Div Yield 6.40%
5Y Avg Yield 4.96%
Current Div $0.430
Payouts/Year 4
Annualized $1.720
Previous Div $0.430
Ex-date Jan 23, 2026
Dividend Pay Date Mar 6, 2026

Growth Rates

Chowder Number 9.6
DGR 1Y 1.8%
DGR 3Y 2.2%
DGR 5Y 3.2%
DGR 10Y 4.7%

Total Returns

TTR 1Y - With Specials 16.6%
TTR 3Y - With Specials -5.2%
TTR 1Y - No Specials 16.6%
TTR 3Y - No Specials -5.2%

Fair Value

Fair Value (P/E 10) $35.38
FV (P/E 10) % -24.0%
Fair Value (Peter Lynch) $34.00
FV (Peter Lynch) % -21.0%
Fair Value (Blended) $54.47
FV (Blended) % -51.0%

Financial Metrics

Revenue 1Y -1.7%
NPM 12.4%
CF/Share $2.06
ROE 8.9%
Current R 1.2x
Debt/Capital 41.0%
ROTC 5.3%
P/E 19.8x
P/BV 1.8x
📊 Financial data last updated: March 23, 2026 3:20 pm
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PFE 10-yr Total Return ($10,000 invested)

This analysis of PFE demonstrates the power of dividend reinvestment over a 10-year period with a $10,000 initial investment. The dividend reinvestment strategy delivered a 2.5% CAGR, representing modest long-term performance. The DRIP strategy provided 22% more total return compared to collecting dividends as cash, highlighting the compounding effect of reinvestment.

With DRIP No DRIP

Total Return with and without DRIP (PFE)

Over the selected period, investing $10,000 in PFE would grow to $21,638 with DRIP (116.4%), and $19,742 without DRIP (97.4%).

PFE Dividend Reinvestment Snowball

Investing $10,000 + $100/mo in PFE with historic price growth (-0.48%) and dividend growth (4.21%) produces dramatically different outcomes depending on whether you reinvest dividends.

After 20 Years

Your Investment: $34,000

With DRIP

Portfolio: $153,233

Annual Dividend: $24,511

Yield on Cost: 72.09%

Total Dividends: $124,238

No DRIP

Portfolio: $78,931

Total Dividends: $46,987

After 30 Years

Your Investment: $46,000

With DRIP

Portfolio: $1,057,263

Annual Dividend: $268,193

Yield on Cost: 583.03%

Total Dividends: $1,037,396

No DRIP

Portfolio: $164,021

Total Dividends: $121,877

Milestones on the way

By year 13, the compounding really starts to show. Your total dividends collected reach $33,418 against a total investment of $25,600. At this point, your portfolio is throwing off $6,632 per year in dividends alone.

By year 17, the annual dividend climbs to around your initial contribution. For a starting investment of $10,000, the yearly dividend now sits at approximately $13,652, a powerful “income on autopilot” milestone.

After two decades, cumulative dividends total $124,238 versus $34,000 invested, nearly a 365% recovery of capital purely from income. Yield on cost reaches 72.09%.

At year 25, the income engine takes over. The portfolio’s annual dividend of $73,323 is greater than total contributions to date ($40,000), and cumulative dividends exceed $334,791.

By year 30, the DRIP snowball is in full force. Yearly income reaches $268,193, cumulative dividends total $1,037,396, and the DRIP portfolio value stands at $1,057,263, compared with $164,021 if dividends weren’t reinvested.

How we estimate these numbers

We use the latest calculator inputs for PFE, price $27.04, dividend per period $0.43 (4x/year), along with historic growth assumptions: price growth -0.48% and dividend growth 4.21% annually.

We simulate month by month for 30 years. Every month, a $100 contribution is added and converted to shares at that month’s price. Dividends are paid roughly evenly across the year based on the dividend frequency; in the DRIP path, each payout immediately buys additional shares at the then-current price. In the No-DRIP path, dividends accrue as cash. Prices grow using a monthly rate derived from the annual price growth. Dividends per share increase once per year at the annual dividend growth rate.

This model isn’t investment advice; it’s a simple, transparent framework that illustrates how reinvesting dividends can accelerate both income and total return over time.

Projected Future Returns & Dividends for PFE

Based on past 10-year performance, here are PFE growth metrics:

Share price CAGR of +3.22%
Dividend CAGR of +4.75%

Using PFE CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10,000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:

PFE (DRIP)PFE (No DRIP)
Current Price$26.77$26.77
Start Shares373.55373.55
Start Value$10,000$10,000
After 10 years:
Final Share Count732.93373.55
Dividends Payment$2.74$2.74
Annual Dividends$1,866$1,022
Yield on cost18.66%10.22%
Share Price$36.75$36.75
Total Dividends$11,743$8,366
Final Value$26,934$22,094

Estimated Future Value + Dividends – PFE

Dividend History: Payments & Yield

Shows quarterly dividend payments with trailing yield and a 5-year rolling average overlay. Use the range pills to switch the visible period.

Yield Dividend

Dividend Growth

Lifetime quarterly dividend amounts, with range controls for 1Y/2Y/5Y/10Y. Useful to visualize the cadence and pace of dividend increases over time.

Dividend

Dividend Payments & Yield

Quarterly dividends with TTM yield and a 5‑year rolling average overlay. Helps compare current yield versus recent history across different ranges.

Dividend 5-yr Rolling AVG Yield

PFE Dividend History

Ex-Date Payment Date Amount TTM Yield Forward Yield Price on Ex-Date
01/23/202601/23/2026$0.4306.71%6.71%$25.65
11/07/202511/07/2025$0.4307.04%7.04%$24.43
07/25/202507/25/2025$0.4306.90%6.94%$24.79
05/09/202505/09/2025$0.4307.63%7.72%$22.28
01/24/202501/24/2025$0.4306.48%6.59%$26.09
11/08/202411/08/2024$0.4206.29%6.29%$26.72
07/26/202407/26/2024$0.4205.43%5.46%$30.77
05/09/202405/09/2024$0.4205.89%5.96%$28.18
01/25/202401/25/2024$0.4206.01%6.12%$27.47
11/09/202311/09/2023$0.4105.53%5.53%$29.68
07/27/202307/27/2023$0.4104.50%4.53%$36.20
05/11/202305/11/2023$0.4104.31%4.36%$37.58
01/26/202301/26/2023$0.4103.64%3.71%$44.25
11/03/202211/03/2022$0.4003.44%3.44%$46.57
07/28/202207/28/2022$0.4003.13%3.15%$50.72
05/12/202205/12/2022$0.4003.14%3.18%$50.39
01/27/202201/27/2022$0.4002.94%3.00%$53.37
11/04/202111/04/2021$0.3903.56%3.56%$43.85
07/29/202107/29/2021$0.3903.58%3.65%$42.79
05/06/202105/06/2021$0.3903.83%3.98%$39.19
01/28/202101/28/2021$0.3904.10%4.35%$35.86
11/05/202011/05/2020$0.3614.18%4.18%$34.53
07/30/202007/30/2020$0.3613.87%3.92%$36.76
05/07/202005/07/2020$0.3614.00%4.11%$35.07
01/30/202001/30/2020$0.3613.94%4.10%$35.17
11/07/201911/07/2019$0.3423.90%3.90%$35.02
08/01/201908/01/2019$0.3423.71%3.76%$36.29
05/09/201905/09/2019$0.3423.44%3.54%$38.56
01/31/201901/31/2019$0.3423.25%3.39%$40.28
11/08/201811/08/2018$0.3233.10%3.10%$41.60
08/02/201808/02/2018$0.3233.38%3.43%$37.62
05/10/201805/10/2018$0.3233.77%3.88%$33.24
02/01/201802/01/2018$0.3233.53%3.69%$34.94
11/09/201711/09/2017$0.3043.64%3.64%$33.40
08/02/201708/02/2017$0.3043.83%3.89%$31.23
05/10/201705/10/2017$0.3043.75%3.88%$31.34
02/01/201702/01/2017$0.3043.85%4.04%$30.05
11/08/201611/08/2016$0.2854.00%4.00%$28.46
08/03/201608/03/2016$0.2853.34%3.40%$33.48
05/11/201605/11/2016$0.2853.50%3.62%$31.46
02/03/201602/03/2016$0.2853.84%4.04%$28.15
11/04/201511/04/2015$0.2663.28%3.28%$32.39
08/05/201508/05/2015$0.2663.07%3.13%$33.98
05/06/201505/06/2015$0.2663.23%3.35%$31.75
02/04/201502/04/2015$0.2663.31%3.49%$30.43
11/05/201411/05/2014$0.2473.46%3.46%$28.50
07/30/201407/30/2014$0.2473.49%3.55%$27.76
05/07/201405/07/2014$0.2473.45%3.58%$27.53
02/05/201402/05/2014$0.2473.20%3.39%$29.08
11/06/201311/06/2013$0.2283.10%3.10%$29.38
07/31/201307/31/2013$0.2283.22%3.28%$27.73
05/08/201305/08/2013$0.2283.20%3.34%$27.26
01/30/201301/30/2013$0.2283.27%3.49%$26.10
11/07/201211/07/2012$0.2093.64%3.64%$22.93
08/01/201208/01/2012$0.2093.59%3.68%$22.71
05/09/201205/09/2012$0.2093.74%3.92%$21.30
02/01/201202/01/2012$0.2093.85%4.13%$20.22
11/08/201111/08/2011$0.1903.98%3.98%$19.05
08/03/201108/03/2011$0.1904.33%4.44%$17.11
05/11/201105/11/2011$0.1903.69%3.88%$19.55
02/02/201102/02/2011$0.1903.90%4.22%$17.99
11/04/201011/04/2010$0.1714.14%4.14%$16.49
08/04/201008/04/2010$0.1714.26%4.38%$15.60
05/05/201005/05/2010$0.1713.96%4.19%$16.30
02/03/201002/03/2010$0.1713.54%3.87%$17.67
11/04/200911/04/2009$0.1524.73%3.78%$16.06
08/05/200908/05/2009$0.1526.05%4.03%$15.06
05/06/200905/06/2009$0.1528.05%4.60%$13.20
02/04/200902/04/2009$0.3048.79%8.79%$13.82
11/05/200811/05/2008$0.3047.53%7.53%$16.13
08/06/200808/06/2008$0.3046.43%6.59%$18.43
05/07/200805/07/2008$0.3046.12%6.43%$18.90
02/06/200802/06/2008$0.3045.27%5.67%$21.43
11/07/200711/07/2007$0.2754.97%4.97%$22.13
08/08/200708/08/2007$0.2754.51%4.71%$23.35
05/09/200705/09/2007$0.2753.90%4.27%$25.77
02/07/200702/07/2007$0.2753.81%4.37%$25.16
11/08/200611/08/2006$0.2283.61%3.61%$25.26
08/09/200608/09/2006$0.2283.48%3.67%$24.81
05/10/200605/10/2006$0.2283.43%3.83%$23.76
02/08/200602/08/2006$0.2283.07%3.64%$25.02
11/08/200511/08/2005$0.1803.47%3.47%$20.79
08/10/200508/10/2005$0.1802.80%2.88%$25.04
05/11/200505/11/2005$0.1802.60%2.75%$26.23
02/09/200502/09/2005$0.1802.79%3.03%$23.77
11/09/200411/09/2004$0.1612.43%2.43%$26.56
08/11/200408/11/2004$0.1612.08%2.14%$30.14
05/12/200405/12/2004$0.1611.79%1.90%$33.88
02/11/200402/11/2004$0.1611.63%1.78%$36.20
11/12/200311/12/2003$0.1421.85%1.85%$30.74
08/13/200308/13/2003$0.1421.84%1.90%$29.94
05/14/200305/14/2003$0.1421.69%1.81%$31.51
01/15/200301/15/2003$0.1421.77%1.97%$28.89
11/13/200211/13/2002$0.1231.60%1.60%$30.93
08/14/200208/14/2002$0.1231.51%1.57%$31.40
05/15/200205/15/2002$0.1231.32%1.43%$34.62
02/13/200202/13/2002$0.1231.12%1.27%$38.98
11/14/200111/14/2001$0.1041.04%1.04%$40.21
08/15/200108/15/2001$0.1041.02%1.07%$39.10
05/16/200105/16/2001$0.1040.90%0.99%$42.33
02/14/200102/14/2001$0.1040.84%0.97%$42.88
11/15/200011/15/2000$0.0850.84%0.84%$40.86
08/16/200008/16/2000$0.0850.81%0.83%$41.21
05/09/200005/09/2000$0.0850.76%0.81%$42.34
02/16/200002/16/2000$0.0850.96%1.07%$32.02
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Dividend Payout Ratio

Tracks the percentage of earnings paid out as dividends each quarter. Lower and stable ratios often indicate safer, more sustainable payouts.

Payout Ratio

Dividend to Free Cash Flow Ratio

Shows dividends as a percentage of free cash flow. Consistently high values may signal limited reinvestment capacity or potential dividend risk.

Dividend/FCF Ratio

Share Price

Historical closing price with range controls. Table view includes quarter‑over‑quarter and year‑over‑year changes for additional context.

PFE Price

Price to Earnings

PFE trades at a 74.6x price-to-earnings ratio. This elevated valuation suggests investors expect strong future growth.

Price to Sales

PFE trades at a 8.3x price-to-sales ratio, providing insight into market valuation relative to revenue generation.

Revenue

PFE generated $17.6B in revenue. Revenue has declined by 30% over the period.

Net Income

PFE reported $-1.6B in net income. Net income has declined by 121% over the period.

Revenue vs Net Income

PFE generated $17.6B in revenue with net income of $-1.6B, representing a -9.4% net profit margin.

Gross Profit

PFE achieved $14.3B in gross profit, showing revenue after direct production costs.

Operating Income

PFE generated $6.1B in operating income, representing profit from core business operations.

EBITDA

PFE generated $7.1B in EBITDA, measuring operational profitability before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

Operating Cash Flow

PFE generated $-1.9B in operating cash flow, demonstrating the company’s ability to convert earnings into cash.

Free Cash Flow

PFE generated $-2.5B in free cash flow. Free cash flow has decreased by 131% over the period.

Free Cash Flow / Share

PFE generates $-0.44 in free cash flow per share. FCF per share has declined by 131% over the period.

Earnings Per Share (EPS)

PFE reported $-0.29 in earnings per share. EPS has declined by 121% over the period.

Return on Equity (ROE)

PFE delivered a -7.8% return on equity, indicating how effectively the company generates returns for shareholders.

Return on Assets (ROA)

PFE achieved a -4.7% return on assets, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.

Net Profit Margin

PFE maintains a -9.4% net profit margin, showing the percentage of revenue retained as profit after all expenses.

Gross Profit Margin

PFE operates with a 81.6% gross profit margin, reflecting pricing power and cost efficiency in core operations.

Cash & Debt

PFE holds $2.6B in cash against $0.9B in debt, resulting in a net cash position of $1.8B.

Shares Outstanding

PFE has 5.7B shares outstanding.

Stock-Based Comp

PFE reported $0.4B in stock-based compensation. Over the period, stock-based compensation has decreased by 30%.

FCF vs Stock Based Comp

PFE generated $-2.5B in free cash flow while spending $0.4B on stock-based compensation, representing -17% of FCF.

FCF vs FCF / Share

PFE reported $-2.5B in free cash flow, translating to $-0.44 per share.

Revenue: Actual + Estimates

This chart tracks PFE revenue: actual + estimates metrics over time, providing insights into the company’s financial performance and trends.

EPS: Actual + Estimates

This chart tracks PFE eps: actual + estimates metrics over time, providing insights into the company’s financial performance and trends.

Net Income: Actual + Estimates

This chart tracks PFE net income: actual + estimates metrics over time, providing insights into the company’s financial performance and trends.

EBITDA: Actual + Estimates

This chart tracks PFE ebitda: actual + estimates metrics over time, providing insights into the company’s financial performance and trends.

Show Idealized Scenario (Assumes all future extra investments and dividends are made on Day 1 and reinvested instantly — this creates a best-case scenario for compounding growth.)

Portfolio Growth Over Time

Data last updated: March 29, 2026 10:46 pm

Year-by-Year Portfolio Growth (Realistic DRIP Scenario)

YearStart BalanceStart SharesShare PriceDividend / ShareDividend YieldYield on CostAnnual DividendTotal DividendsEnd SharesEnd Balance
1$10,000370$27.04$0.436.36%6.36%$700$700440$11,900
2$11,842440$26.91$0.456.66%6.63%$860$1,559517$13,902
3$13,835517$26.78$0.476.98%6.91%$1,044$2,603600$16,078
4$16,001600$26.65$0.497.30%7.20%$1,257$3,860693$18,458
5$18,368693$26.52$0.517.65%7.50%$1,504$5,365795$21,073
6$20,971795$26.39$0.538.01%7.82%$1,792$7,157908$23,963
7$23,847908$26.26$0.558.39%8.15%$2,128$9,2851,035$27,176
8$27,0441,035$26.14$0.578.78%8.49%$2,522$11,8081,177$30,766
9$30,6181,177$26.01$0.609.20%8.85%$2,986$14,7931,338$34,803
10$34,6351,338$25.89$0.629.63%9.22%$3,533$18,3261,521$39,368

Disclaimer: The information on this page is for educational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Do your own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. Data sources include Yahoo Finance and other third-party providers and may contain errors or delays.

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