Vials of Pfizer- BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine seen at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, US. Credit: US Secretary of Defense / Lisa Ferdinando / Flickr.

Pfizer has increased 2021 financial guidance for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate BNT162b2 after the product generated $3.5bn in global revenues during the first quarter (Q1) of this year.

The company’s overall revenues increased 45% to $14.6bn in Q1 2021 from $10bn in the same quarter last year, indicating an operational growth of $4.2bn or 42%.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Data Insights

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Related Company Profiles

View all

Reported net income also grew 45% to $4.9bn for the three months ended 4 April 2021, with $0.86 diluted earnings per share (EPS).

Apart from the BioNTech-partnered BNT162b2 vaccine, the first quarter operational growth was driven by the company’s Eliquis, Vyndaqel/Vyndamax, Xeljanz, Xtandi, Inlyta, biosimilars and hospital products.

Pfizer’s vaccines generated a total of $4.9bn, oncology products sales fetched $2.9bn and internal medicine business sales reached $2.6bn.

In addition, hospital, inflammation and immunology and rare disease products generated $2.3bn, $1bn and $824m, respectively.

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

Pfizer Global Supply chief financial officer and executive vice-president Frank D’Amelio noted: “Multiple innovative and biosimilar products across our portfolio delivered growth, demonstrating the strength of our business and the depth and breadth of our growth drivers.”

Projecting further increase in the Covid-19 vaccine sales, Pfizer increased its revenue guidance to $70.5bn to $72.5bn from the previous $59.4bn to $61.4bn.

For BNT162b2, the predicted revenues have increased from $15bn to $26bn, owing to additional supply agreements signed after the previous guidance was published. This includes revenues from 1.6 billion doses of the vaccine set to be delivered this year.

The new guidance also considers partial offset by certain research and development (R&D) costs for Covid-19 vaccines, mRNA-based development programmes and Covid-19 antivirals.

Pfizer chairman and CEO Dr Albert Bourla said: “Even excluding the growth provided from BNT162b2, our revenues grew 8% operationally, which aligns with our stated goal of delivering at least a 6% compound annual growth rate through 2025.

“In addition, we have achieved important clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones across our pipeline and portfolio while also continuing to increase our capacity to supply urgently needed doses of BNT162b2 to the world.”

Last month, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) reported an 18% year-on-year (YOY) decrease in revenue in the first quarter of 2021 to £7.41bn due to disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.