Pfizer (PFE) reported $17.76 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 24.7%. EPS of $0.63 for the same period compares to $0.10 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.52% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $17.5 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.48, the EPS surprise was +31.25%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Pfizer performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

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Shares of Pfizer have returned -2.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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