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Pfizer stock buybacks

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—No share repurchases in the company’s standard SEC financial data for the last twelve months.

Pfizer’s filings haven’t reported share repurchases in standard form since Q4 2023.

Stock repurchases by quarter
$0$1B$2BQ3 '20Q3 '21Q3 '22Q3 '23Q3 '24Q2 '26
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PeriodValue
Q3 '20$0
Q4 '20$0
Q1 '21$0
Q2 '21$0
Q3 '21$0
Q4 '21$0
Q1 '22$2B
Q2 '22$0
Q3 '22$0
Q4 '22$0
Q1 '23$0
Q2 '23$0
Q3 '23$0
Q4 '23$0
Q1 '24$0
Q2 '24$0
Q3 '24$0
Q4 '24$0
Q1 '25$0
Q2 '25$0
Q3 '25$0
Q4 '25$0
Q1 '26$0
Q2 '26$0
Diluted shares outstanding
5.64B5.70B5.76BQ3 '20Q3 '21Q3 '22Q3 '23Q3 '24Q3 '25Q2 '26
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PeriodValue
Q3 '205.63B
Q4 '205.66B
Q1 '215.66B
Q2 '215.68B
Q3 '215.72B
Q4 '215.77B
Q1 '225.76B
Q2 '225.71B
Q3 '225.72B
Q4 '225.74B
Q1 '235.73B
Q2 '235.71B
Q3 '235.65B
Q4 '235.75B
Q1 '245.70B
Q2 '245.70B
Q3 '245.71B
Q4 '245.70B
Q1 '255.71B
Q2 '255.71B
Q3 '255.71B
Q4 '255.72B
Q1 '265.73B
Q2 '265.70B
$0last quarter (Q2 2026)
−$947Mnet of stock compensation ($947M)
−0.1%diluted shares, 1 year
+1.4%diluted shares, 5 years
$9.8Bdividends, 12 months
0%of free cash flow ($11.0B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
$3.3Bleft under its authorization as of Dec 31, 2025

Pfizer’s recent filings don’t report repurchases in the standard XBRL fields we read. That usually means it didn’t buy back stock, but some companies report buybacks only in custom fields. Check its latest 10-Q to be sure.

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearBuybacksDividendsStock payFree cash flowDiluted sharesFiling
2024$0$9.5B$877M$9.8B5.70B10-K
2023$0$9.2B$525M$4.8B5.71B10-K
2022$2.0B$9.0B$872M$26.0B5.73B10-K
2021$0$8.7B$1.2B$29.9B5.71B10-K
2020$0$8.4B$755M$12.2B5.63B10-K
2019$8.9B$8.0B$687M$10.5B5.67B10-K
2018$12.2B$8.0B$923M$13.8B5.98B10-K
2017$5.0B$7.7B$840M$14.8B6.06B10-K
2016$5.0B$7.3B$691M$14.4B6.16B10-K
2015$6.2B$6.9B$669M$13.3B6.26B10-K

Questions

Does Pfizer buy back its stock?
Pfizer’s filings haven’t reported share repurchases in standard form since Q4 2023.
How much did Pfizer spend on buybacks in fiscal 2024?
$0, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2024.
Is Pfizer's share count going down?
Its diluted share count changed +1.4% over five fiscal years and −0.1% over the last year.
Does Pfizer have a buyback authorization?
Its filings show $3.3B remaining under its repurchase authorization as of Dec 31, 2025.

Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jun 28, 2026, filed Aug 4, 2026 · open on SEC.gov

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