PFE
StockPfizer Inc.
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This is the kind of decline worth waking up for.
Pfizer Inc. is 51.1% off its high — among the deepest declines in its recorded history.
Valuation is notable too — P/S Severity Score 4.9, below its typical range.
Extreme
Current Drawdown
-51.1%
Days in Drawdown
1669
Avg Max Drawdown
5.1%
Avg Length
68
Drawdown Severity Score™
10.2
PFE - Price & High Water Mark
PFE - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of July 8, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within PFE's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
Pfizer Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 11% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
Pfizer Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 39% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Pfizer Inc. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-15, the stock is trading at $24.80, which represents a 51.1% decline from its all-time high of $50.75. This drawdown has persisted for 1669 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Pfizer Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 5.1% in depth, with an average duration of 68 days. Pfizer Inc. has gone through 187 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Pfizer Inc. was 69.3%, beginning in 1999. The longest drawdown duration on record was 5329 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Pfizer Inc. currently stands at 10.16. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 8.0 and 12.0 indicates an extremely rare, severe drawdown: the asset almost never experiences declines of this magnitude in its tracked history.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Pfizer Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 187 tracked pullbacks (63 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-19 | Ongoing | 1669 days | -51.1% | $50.75 | $24.80 | n/a |
| 2021-12-02 | 2021-12-13 | 12 days | -6.0% | $45.31 | $42.59 | $45.74 |
| 2021-11-29 | 2021-12-01 | 3 days | -3.0% | $44.74 | $43.42 | $45.31 |
| 2021-11-19 | 2021-11-26 | 8 days | -1.2% | $42.60 | $42.09 | $44.74 |
| 2021-11-12 | 2021-11-17 | 6 days | -1.2% | $41.58 | $41.10 | $42.15 |
| 2021-08-18 | 2021-11-11 | 86 days | -18.0% | $41.41 | $33.94 | $41.58 |
| 2021-08-11 | 2021-08-13 | 3 days | -3.9% | $39.58 | $38.04 | $39.82 |
| 2021-08-04 | 2021-08-09 | 6 days | -1.4% | $37.52 | $37.01 | $37.77 |
| 2021-07-29 | 2021-08-02 | 5 days | -0.6% | $35.37 | $35.15 | $36.11 |
| 2020-12-09 | 2021-07-26 | 229 days | -20.5% | $33.94 | $26.99 | $34.03 |
| 2020-12-03 | 2020-12-07 | 5 days | -1.7% | $32.53 | $31.97 | $32.89 |
| 2018-12-03 | 2020-12-02 | 731 days | -35.4% | $32.40 | $20.92 | $32.53 |
| 2018-10-10 | 2018-11-29 | 51 days | -6.6% | $31.62 | $29.54 | $31.89 |
| 2018-10-04 | 2018-10-05 | 2 days | -0.2% | $31.16 | $31.09 | $31.23 |
| 2018-10-02 | 2018-10-03 | 2 days | -0.1% | $30.79 | $30.75 | $31.16 |
| 2018-09-24 | 2018-09-28 | 5 days | -0.9% | $30.64 | $30.38 | $30.65 |
| 2018-09-19 | 2018-09-20 | 2 days | -0.6% | $30.26 | $30.08 | $30.43 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2018-09-12 | 17 days | -2.4% | $29.49 | $28.77 | $29.49 |
| 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-24 | 4 days | -0.6% | $29.44 | $29.26 | $29.49 |
| 2018-08-09 | 2018-08-16 | 8 days | -1.7% | $28.80 | $28.31 | $28.80 |
| 2018-08-07 | 2018-08-08 | 2 days | -0.5% | $28.54 | $28.40 | $28.80 |
| 2018-08-02 | 2018-08-03 | 2 days | -0.7% | $27.77 | $27.57 | $28.19 |
| 2018-01-30 | 2018-07-27 | 178 days | -13.0% | $26.40 | $22.97 | $26.49 |
| 2017-12-18 | 2018-01-25 | 39 days | -2.8% | $25.17 | $24.45 | $25.19 |
| 2017-12-14 | 2017-12-15 | 2 days | -0.5% | $24.79 | $24.67 | $25.17 |
| 2017-12-04 | 2017-12-12 | 9 days | -2.3% | $24.60 | $24.02 | $24.75 |
| 2017-10-12 | 2017-11-29 | 49 days | -3.8% | $24.44 | $23.51 | $24.50 |
| 2017-10-04 | 2017-10-09 | 6 days | -0.5% | $24.23 | $24.11 | $24.23 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-10-02 | 12 days | -1.9% | $24.13 | $23.67 | $24.18 |
| 2017-09-15 | 2017-09-20 | 6 days | -1.0% | $23.96 | $23.71 | $24.13 |
| 2016-08-02 | 2017-09-14 | 409 days | -19.2% | $23.85 | $19.27 | $23.96 |
| 2016-07-15 | 2016-08-01 | 18 days | -0.8% | $23.60 | $23.42 | $23.85 |
| 2016-07-07 | 2016-07-08 | 2 days | -0.3% | $22.92 | $22.87 | $23.09 |
| 2016-06-10 | 2016-07-01 | 22 days | -4.3% | $22.57 | $21.61 | $22.74 |
| 2016-06-07 | 2016-06-08 | 2 days | -0.3% | $22.33 | $22.27 | $22.53 |
| 2015-08-04 | 2016-06-06 | 308 days | -18.9% | $22.32 | $18.10 | $22.33 |
| 2015-07-30 | 2015-07-31 | 2 days | -0.1% | $22.08 | $22.06 | $22.27 |
| 2015-07-21 | 2015-07-28 | 8 days | -2.8% | $21.76 | $21.15 | $21.83 |
| 2015-04-13 | 2015-07-20 | 99 days | -5.4% | $21.70 | $20.53 | $21.76 |
| 2015-03-24 | 2015-04-10 | 18 days | -2.5% | $21.46 | $20.92 | $21.70 |
| 2015-02-13 | 2015-03-23 | 38 days | -3.6% | $21.35 | $20.59 | $21.46 |
| 2015-02-09 | 2015-02-10 | 2 days | -0.3% | $20.31 | $20.25 | $20.91 |
| 2015-01-21 | 2015-02-05 | 16 days | -5.6% | $20.09 | $18.97 | $20.20 |
| 2015-01-13 | 2015-01-16 | 4 days | -1.1% | $19.89 | $19.67 | $19.91 |
| 2014-12-23 | 2015-01-08 | 17 days | -2.9% | $19.48 | $18.91 | $19.73 |
| 2014-12-08 | 2014-12-22 | 15 days | -4.1% | $19.42 | $18.62 | $19.48 |
| 2014-03-06 | 2014-12-05 | 275 days | -13.9% | $19.36 | $16.67 | $19.42 |
| 2014-02-28 | 2014-03-04 | 5 days | -0.8% | $19.06 | $18.91 | $19.33 |
| 2014-02-25 | 2014-02-26 | 2 days | -0.3% | $18.91 | $18.86 | $18.91 |
| 2014-02-18 | 2014-02-24 | 7 days | -1.5% | $18.89 | $18.60 | $18.91 |
| 2013-11-18 | 2014-02-14 | 89 days | -7.9% | $18.88 | $17.39 | $18.89 |
| 1999-04-13 | 2013-11-13 | 5329 days | -69.3% | $18.49 | $5.69 | $18.69 |
| 1998-07-14 | 1998-12-23 | 163 days | -26.1% | $14.54 | $10.74 | $14.80 |
| 1998-04-27 | 1998-07-13 | 78 days | -12.9% | $14.46 | $12.60 | $14.54 |
| 1997-07-07 | 1997-10-07 | 93 days | -17.5% | $7.74 | $6.38 | $7.91 |
| 1997-02-19 | 1997-05-05 | 75 days | -15.6% | $5.97 | $5.04 | $6.03 |
| 1996-02-14 | 1996-04-02 | 49 days | -12.3% | $4.18 | $3.67 | $4.28 |
| 1992-01-10 | 1995-01-18 | 1105 days | -35.3% | $2.30 | $1.49 | $2.30 |
| 1990-08-01 | 1990-10-18 | 79 days | -12.5% | $0.98 | $0.86 | $1.00 |
| 1989-11-28 | 1990-07-26 | 240 days | -24.4% | $0.95 | $0.72 | $0.96 |
| 1987-08-14 | 1989-11-10 | 820 days | -44.7% | $0.89 | $0.49 | $0.89 |
| 1987-02-18 | 1987-08-13 | 176 days | -18.9% | $0.88 | $0.72 | $0.89 |
| 1986-07-07 | 1987-02-17 | 226 days | -21.7% | $0.82 | $0.64 | $0.88 |
| 1985-12-16 | 1986-02-28 | 75 days | -15.7% | $0.62 | $0.52 | $0.62 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Pfizer Inc. (PFE) is trading at $24.80 as of Jul 15, 2026. It is 51.1% below its high of $50.75. The drawdown has lasted 1,669 days. Severity score: 10.2 (Extreme).
PFE Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$24.80
High-water mark
$50.75
Current drawdown
-51.1%
Days in drawdown
1,669
This PFE page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Pfizer Inc. drawdowns.
What History Says About PFE
Pfizer Inc. has dropped 20%+ from its high 8 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 1105 days with an average max drop of -34.7%.
The current drawdown of -51.1% has lasted 1,669 days, which is 1.5x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1999 to Nov 2013 | -69.3% | 5329 days |
| Aug 1987 to Nov 1989 | -44.7% | 820 days |
| Dec 2018 to Dec 2020 | -35.4% | 731 days |
| Jan 1992 to Jan 1995 | -35.3% | 1105 days |
| Jul 1998 to Dec 1998 | -26.1% | 163 days |
| Nov 1989 to Jul 1990 | -24.4% | 240 days |
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