| USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2009 |
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Assets | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 1,142 | $ 1,043 | $ 2,853 | ||||||||||||||
Short-term investments | 12,454 | 19,434 | 9,837 | ||||||||||||||
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts: 2025—$427; 2024—$438 | 11,874 | 11,463 | 11,177 | ||||||||||||||
Short-term loans | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Inventories | 10,654 | 10,851 | 10,189 | ||||||||||||||
Current tax assets | 3,967 | 3,314 | 3,978 | ||||||||||||||
Other current assets | 2,808 | 4,253 | 5,299 | ||||||||||||||
Current assets of discontinued operations and other assets held for sale | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Taxes and other current assets | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Assets of discontinued operations and other assets held for sale | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total current assets | 42,898 | 50,358 | 43,333 | ||||||||||||||
Equity-method investments | - | 217 | 11,637 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term investments | 1,621 | 2,010 | 3,731 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term investments and loans | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 19,317 | 18,393 | 18,940 | ||||||||||||||
Identifiable intangible assets, net | 53,731 | 55,411 | 64,900 | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill | 71,264 | 68,527 | 67,783 | ||||||||||||||
Noncurrent deferred tax assets and other noncurrent tax assets | 9,699 | 8,662 | 3,706 | ||||||||||||||
Other noncurrent assets | 9,631 | 9,817 | 12,471 | ||||||||||||||
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Taxes and other noncurrent assets | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 208,160 | 213,396 | 226,501 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt: 2025—$2,997; 2024—$3,747 | 3,154 | 6,946 | 10,350 | ||||||||||||||
Trade accounts payable | 5,240 | 5,633 | 6,710 | ||||||||||||||
Dividends payable | 2,445 | 2,437 | 2,372 | ||||||||||||||
Income taxes payable | 3,103 | 2,910 | 2,349 | ||||||||||||||
Accrued compensation and related items | 3,610 | 3,838 | 2,776 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred revenues | 784 | 1,511 | 2,700 | ||||||||||||||
Other current liabilities | 18,648 | 19,720 | 20,537 | ||||||||||||||
Current liabilities of discontinued operations | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities held for sale | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 36,984 | 42,995 | 47,794 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term debt | 61,641 | 57,405 | 61,538 | ||||||||||||||
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations | 2,041 | 2,115 | 2,167 | ||||||||||||||
Pension benefit obligations | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Postretirement benefit obligations | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities | 2,401 | 2,122 | 640 | ||||||||||||||
Other taxes payable | 3,591 | 6,112 | 8,534 | ||||||||||||||
Other noncurrent liabilities | 14,725 | 14,150 | 16,539 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 121,385 | 124,899 | 137,213 | ||||||||||||||
Preferred stock, no par value, at stated value; 27 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | - | - | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Common stock, $0.05 par value; 12,000 shares authorized; issued: 2025—9,621; 2024—9,593 | 481 | 480 | 478 | ||||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 94,469 | 93,603 | 92,631 | ||||||||||||||
Treasury stock, shares at cost: 2025—3,935; 2024—3,926 | 115,015 | 114,763 | 114,487 | ||||||||||||||
Employee benefit trusts | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Retained earnings | 114,610 | 116,725 | 118,353 | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (8,069) | (7,842) | (7,961) | ||||||||||||||
Total Pfizer Inc. shareholders’ equity | 86,476 | 88,203 | 89,014 | ||||||||||||||
Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests | 299 | 294 | 274 | ||||||||||||||
Total equity | 86,775 | 88,497 | 89,288 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | 208,160 | 213,396 | 226,501 | ||||||||||||||
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Common Stock, Shares Authorized | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Treasury Stock, Shares | - | - | - |