PFIZER INC
Pfizer Inc. ( FY-zər) is an American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered at The Spiral in Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 1849 in New York by German entrepreneurs Charles Pfizer and Charles F. Erhart, Pfizer is one of the oldest pharmaceutical companies in North America.
Basic company information
Each field links to its source. Financial figures retain their reporting periods; background references are identified in the source list.
- Ticker / security symbols
- PFE [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Pharmaceutical Preparations [1]
- Business sectors
- pharmaceutical industry [2]
- Company / filing name
- PFIZER INC [1]
- Headquarters location
- New York City [2]
- Business address
- 66 HUDSON BOULEVARD EAST, NEW YORK, NY, 10001-2192 [1]
- Founded
- 1849 [2]
- Legal form
- public company; Delaware corporation [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Delaware, United States [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Albert Bourla [2]
- Founders
- Charles F. Erhart; Charles Pfizer [2]
- Official website
- www.pfizer.com ↗ [2]
- Employees
- 78,500 · reported year 2020 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 63,627,000,000 · reported year 2024 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US7170811035 [2]
- CIK
- 0000078003 [1]
- SIC code
- 2834 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
Pfizer Inc. ( FY-zər) is an American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered at The Spiral in Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 1849 in New York by German entrepreneurs Charles Pfizer and Charles F. Erhart, Pfizer is one of the oldest pharmaceutical companies in North America. [3]
Pfizer develops and produces medication and vaccines for immunology, oncology, cardiology, endocrinology, and neurology. The company's largest products by sales are Eliquis (apixaban) ($7.9 billion in 2025 revenues, 13% of total revenues), Prevnar (a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) ($6.5 billion in 2025 revenues, 10% of total revenues), Paxlovid (Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir) ($2.4 billion in 2025 revenues, 4% of total revenues), Vyndaqel (tafamidis) ($6.4 billion in 2025 revenues, 10% of total revenues), Comirnaty (the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine) ($4.4 billion in 2025 revenues, 7% of total revenues), and Ibrance (palbociclib) ($4.1 billion in 2025 revenues, 7% of total revenues). In 2025, 59% of the company's revenues came from the United States, 5% came from China, and 36% came from other countries. [3]
The company is ranked fifth on the list of largest biomedical companies by revenue. It is ranked the 69th on the Fortune 500 and 73rd on the Forbes Global 2000. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Pfizer. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies Albert Bourla in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [2]
Understanding company scale
Employees: 78,500 · reported year 2020. [2]
Annual revenue: USD 63,627,000,000 · reported year 2024. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives PFIZER INC a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: PFE (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
Annual, quarterly and current reports from the collected SEC record. Insider Forms 4 and 144 are excluded. This is a selected list, not a live filing feed.
Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
Comparison candidates share the SEC SIC classification 2834. This does not imply ownership, partnership or trading relationships.
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was PFIZER INC founded?
Founded: 1849. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of PFIZER INC?
Headquarters location: New York City. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for PFIZER INC?
Business sectors: pharmaceutical industry. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
PFIZER INC relationship map
Select a node to inspect its relationship and source.
2 verified direct relationships. Industry peers are not relationship edges.
Sources and review dates
- SEC — PFIZER INC filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Pfizer (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
- SEC securities directory ↗
- Company chronology / filing ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.