Dividend Record
PFIZERDividend History & Yield
Pfizer Ltd.
Pfizer Ltd. paid ₹75 a share over the last twelve months, a yield of 1.59%, and has now paid in 11 consecutive years.
- Trailing yield
- 1.59%
- Paid last year
- ₹75
- Unbroken years
- 11
- Yield on 10y cost
- 3.8%
Price vs Dividends
How much of PFIZER's return came from dividends
A share price tells you only half the story for a company that pays. Over the last 20 years Pfizer Ltd.'s quoted price moved +473.7%, but a holder who reinvested every dividend ended on +929.8% — which makes dividends 49% of everything the stock returned.
| Period | Price return | Dividends added | Total return | From dividends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | -8.8% | +1.5 pts | -7.3% | — |
| 3 years | +23.2% | +6.4 pts | +29.6% | 22% |
| 5 years | -17.8% | +6.5 pts | -11.3% | — |
| 10 years | +136.1% | +45.1 pts | +181.2% | 25% |
| 15 years | +240.0% | +201.9 pts | +441.9% | 46% |
| 20 years | +473.7% | +456.1 pts | +929.8% | 49% |
“Dividends added” is in percentage points of total return, with dividends treated as reinvested at the time they were paid — which is why it compounds and grows faster than the raw cash paid out. “From dividends” is shown only where the total return was positive; against a loss it would be a share of a negative number and would mean nothing.
Payout Record
PFIZER dividend history, year by year
Per share, by the calendar year the dividend went ex — 19 years on record.
| Year | Per share | Payments | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ₹75 | 1 | |
| 2025 | ₹165 | 1 | |
| 2024 | ₹35 | 1 | |
| 2023 | ₹40 | 1 | |
| 2022 | ₹65 | 2 | |
| 2021 | ₹35 | 1 | |
| 2020 | ₹330 | 2 | |
| 2019 | ₹23 | 1 | |
| 2018 | ₹20 | 1 | |
| 2017 | ₹20 | 1 | |
| 2016 | ₹15 | 1 | |
| 2015 | ₹13 | 1 | |
| 2013 | ₹393 | 2 | |
| 2012 | ₹13 | 1 | |
| 2011 | ₹17 | 2 | |
| 2010 | ₹13 | 1 | |
| 2009 | ₹13 | 1 | |
| 2008 | ₹28 | 1 | |
| 2007 | ₹23 | 1 |
Grouped by calendar year rather than financial year, because that is how the ex-dates arrive in the data. A year with an unusually large figure often contains a special dividend rather than a raised regular one.
Dividend Income
What PFIZER would pay on your holding
Based on the last twelve months of declared dividends. A company can cut or raise its payout at any time, so this is a record of what it recently paid, not an income you can count on.
| Invested | A year at today's price | If you had bought 10 years ago |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1.00L | ₹1,590 | ₹3,760 |
| ₹5.00L | ₹7,950 | ₹18,800 |
| ₹10.00L | ₹15,900 | ₹37,600 |
| ₹25.00L | ₹39,750 | ₹94,000 |
| ₹50.00L | ₹79,500 | ₹1,88,000 |
The right-hand column is the same dividend measured against what the shares cost a decade ago — a yield on cost of 3.8% against 1.6% today. It is what a long holder is actually earning, and it is the reason a low headline yield on a growing payer is not the whole story.
HELP CENTER
PFIZER dividends — common questions
Everything you need to know about this page and the data presented.
How much dividend does PFIZER pay?+
Pfizer Ltd. paid ₹75 per share in dividends over the last twelve months, a yield of 1.59% against the current share price. It has paid in 19 separate calendar years across the history we hold, totalling ₹1,332 per share.
What is the dividend yield of PFIZER?+
PFIZER's trailing dividend yield is 1.59% — the last twelve months of declared dividends divided by the current share price. Yield moves inversely with the price, so a falling share price raises the yield without the company paying a rupee more. That is why the payout record below matters more than the headline number.
Has PFIZER paid dividends consistently?+
Pfizer Ltd. has paid in 11 consecutive years, counting back from the last complete calendar year. A streak is a better guide to a company's intent than a single year's yield, which can be inflated by a one-off special dividend. It is still a record of the past — a payout can be cut at any time, and several long-running Indian payers have done exactly that.
What would PFIZER dividends pay on shares bought 10 years ago?+
Today's dividend measured against PFIZER's price ten years ago is a yield on cost of 3.8%, against 1.6% for someone buying now. ₹10 lakh invested a decade ago would therefore be paying about ₹37,600 a year at the current payout. That gap is what a growing dividend does over time, and it is invisible in the headline yield.
How much of PFIZER's return came from dividends?+
Over the last 20 years PFIZER's share price moved +473.7% while a holder reinvesting dividends earned +929.8% — so dividends account for about 49% of the total return. Almost every site quotes only the price change, which understates what a dividend payer actually returned.
When did PFIZER last pay a dividend?+
The most recent dividend on record went ex on 2026-07-17, at ₹75 per share. In 2026 it has paid 1 time, totalling ₹75 per share. Dates are ex-dividend dates from our price data, not the credit date — the money reaches a shareholder some weeks later.
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Dividend figures come from our price data provider's recorded ex-dates and are per share, before tax. Dividends in India are taxed in the recipient's hands and TDS may apply — nothing here accounts for that. ReturnScreener is an educational research platform and is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser. A payout can be cut or suspended at any time; past dividends are not a forecast of future ones. See our methodology and disclaimer.