Pfizer Just Declared Its 352nd Straight Quarterly Dividend. Is the 6% Yield Safe?

Pfizer declared its 352nd consecutive quarterly dividend with a 5.9% yield, significantly higher than the S&P 500 average of 1%. While the company faces patent cliffs on major drugs like Eliquis and Xeljanz this year, it maintains a robust pipeline focused on cancer treatments and generated $11 billion in free cash flow over the past four quarters, exceeding dividend payments. Management remains committed to maintaining and growing the dividend, though investors must have confidence in the company's ability to replace expiring patents with new pipeline drugs.