Pfizer

Pfizer Inc.

Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: PFE S&P 100 component S&P 500 component
Industry	Pharmaceutical
Founded	1849; 176 years ago (1849) in New York City
Founders	Charles Pfizer Charles F. Erhart
Headquarters	235 East 42nd Street Manhattan, New York City, New York 10017 US
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Albert Bourla (Chairman & CEO)
Products	See list
Revenue	US$51.75 billion (2019)[1]
Operating income	US$16.30 billion (2019)[1]
Net income	US$16.27 billion (2019)[1]
Total assets	US$167.489 billion (2019)[1]
Total equity	US$63.14 billion (2019)[1]
Number of employees	c. 88,300 (2019)[2]
Website	pfizer.com

Pfizer(/ˈfaɪzər/)^[3] is an American pharmaceutical corporation. One of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, it is ranked 64 on the 2020 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.^[4][5] It was founded in 1849 in New York City. It is ranked the largest drug company in the world. The company is responsible for the first COVID-19 vaccination. Pfizer is known for its drugs Advil and ChapStick. The company bought Wyeth, which also used to be a drug company. The deal was completed in 2009.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} "Financial Review - Pfizer Inc. and Subsidiary Companies" (PDF). Pfizer. 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
2. ↑ "Pfizer Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Pfizer. 2019.
3. ↑ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180
4. ↑ "Pfizer moves higher amid persistent breakup talk". Bloomberg Businessweek. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
5. ↑ "Fortune 500 Companies 2018: Who Made the List". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2018-11-10.