Pfizer beat earnings expectations decisively this morning, posting adjusted EPS of $0.87 against a $0.64 consensus and revenue of $16.65 billion versus $16.50 billion expected. The stock gapped up roughly 12.6% in pre-market trading, reflecting strong investor validation of both the beat and the company's reaffirmed full-year guidance paired with a raised EPS outlook. Management reaffirmed full-year 2025 revenue guidance of $61.0 to $64.0 billion but raised EPS guidance to $3.00 to $3.15 from prior guidance.
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Pfizer is the first big pharmaceutical company to reach an agreement with the Trump administration over most-favored nation drug pricing, a deal that lowers U.S. prices of certain medications and makes them available directly to patients through new online channels. The agreement announced Tuesday also gives Pfizer a grace period before facing potential tariffs on its drugs. With most-favored nation pricing, the prices of a drug in the U.S. will be matched to the lowest price of the same drug in a comparable developed nation.
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