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Company Profile: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX)

VRTX insider trades (13 months) →

$530.76 −4.05% vs. previous close · Market cap $134.53B

Today's multi-factor rank: 167 of 461 · see the ranking

Momentum
5.5/10
Value
4.0/10
Growth
4.6/10
Quality
6.2/10
Multifactor
5.1/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$553.15
Open:$558.44
Day's Low:$529.15
Day's High:$561.96
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:134.53B
Enterprise Value:134.33B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$403.16
52-Week High:$568.67
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$523.32
200-Day Avg:$479.79

Volume

Volume Today:2,372,462
Avg Volume (3m):1,222,703
Avg Volume (10d):1,641,830
52-Week Change:+31.18%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:0.28

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):34.18

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Nov 3, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):26.41
PEG Ratio:2.16
Price / Book:7.22
Price / Sales (TTM):10.69
EV / Revenue:10.67
EV / EBITDA:26.34

Dividends

Current yield:-
Annual Dividend Rate:-
Dividend Trailing:$0.00
Yield Trailing:0.00%
5-Year Avg Yield:-
Payout Ratio:0.00%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):12.59B
Gross Profit:6.92B
EBITDA:5.10B
Net Income (TTM):4.41B
Rev Growth (YoY):+12.50%
Earnings Growth (YoY):+8.00%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):+6.50%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$15.53

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Nov 3, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$20.09
Revenue Per Share:$49.51
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$73.49
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:7.85B
Total Debt:1.98B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):−5.87B (net cash)
Debt / Equity:9.77%
Current Ratio:3.19
Quick Ratio:2.54

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:4.29B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):2.63B
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:134.33B
EV / Revenue:10.67
EV / EBITDA:26.34

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):23.54%
ROA (Return on Assets):11.93%
P/E (trailing):34.18
P/E (forward):26.41
Price / Book:7.22
PEG Ratio:2.16
52-Week Change:+31.18%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$15.53

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Nov 3, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$20.09
P/E (forward):26.41
PEG Ratio:2.16

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$49.51
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$73.49

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:2.63B
Operating Cash Flow:4.29B
EBITDA:5.10B
Total Revenue (TTM):12.59B
Net Income (TTM):4.41B
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:253,460,924
Float (free shares):252,682,799
Short interest (shares):4,263,331
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):3.66
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
8-K2026-11-02View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-20View filing ↗
8-K2026-09-01View filing ↗
10-Q2026-08-04View filing ↗
8-K2026-08-03View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-07View filing ↗
S-8 POS2026-05-13View filing ↗
10-Q2026-05-05View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-04View filing ↗
DEFA14A2026-04-29View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated operates as a biotechnology company in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers transformative medicines for people with serious diseases with a focus on specialty markets, such as cystic fibrosis (CF), sickle cell disease (SCD), transfusion dependent beta thalassemia (TDT), and acute pain. It markets TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO for people with CF with at least one F508del mutation for 2 years of age and older; ALYFTREK for the treatment for people with CF 6 years of age and older; SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI for treatment of patients with CF 6 years of age and older; ORKAMBI for CF patients 1 year or older; and KALYDECO for the treatment of patients with 1 month or older who have CF with ivacaftor. The company also develops CASGEVY for the treatment of SCD and TDT; JOURNAVX for the treatment of acute pain in adults; VX-522, a CFTR mRNA therapeutic designed to treat the underlying cause of CF, which is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial; inaxaplin for the treatment of APOL1-mediated kidney disease, which is in single Phase 2 trial; VX-264 for treating Type 1 Diabetes; VX-670 for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy type 1; and VX-407, a small molecule corrector for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. In addition, the company also operates as a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapeutics for rare endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors. The company sells its products primarily to specialty pharmacy and distributors, wholesalers, retail pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated has a strategic collaboration with AbCellera Biologics Inc. to research, develop, manufacture, and commercialize multispecific T-cell engagers (TCEs) for autoimmune diseases and other conditions. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Boston
Employees:6,400
Sector:Healthcare
Industry:Biotechnology
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Dr. Jeffrey Marc Leiden M.D., Ph.D.Executive Chairman69-
Dr. Reshma Kewalramani FASN, M.D.CEO, President & Director526.14M
Mr. Charles F. Wagner Jr.Executive VP, COO & CFO572.99M
Mr. Amit K. Sachdev J.D.Executive VP & Chief Patient and External Affairs Officer571.88M
Dr. Ourania Tatsis Ph.D.Executive VP & Chief Product Affairs Officer552.07M
Dr. Carmen Bozic M.D.Executive VP of Global Medicines Development & Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer622.27M
Ms. Kristen C. Ambrose CPASenior VP & Chief Accounting Officer49-
Dr. Mark Bunnage D.PhilExecutive VP & Chief Scientific Officer56-

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX): Quantitative Analysis

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) — Healthcare — Biotechnology. VRTX is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, VRTX has returned +17.1% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

VRTX ranks 167 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 21 of the 55 Healthcare companies that score. Its strongest factor is quality (Z 0.74, ranked 43 of 468); its weakest is value (Z -0.57, ranked 406 of 489). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor0.059167 of 461
Momentum0.308157 of 494 ↓12
Value-0.573406 of 489 ↑1
Quality0.74443 of 468 ↓11
Growth-0.244295 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$530.76
Market Cap134.53B
P/E34.18
Revenue (last 12 months)12.59B
Price / book7.22
Book value per share$73.49
52-week range$403.16 – $568.67
Dividend yield0.00%
Beta0.28
Average volume1,222,703
Shares outstanding253.46M
Short interest (% of float)1.90% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does VRTX report earnings? 12 of its last 12, after the close →

What are VRTX insiders doing? 147 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 60 sells, the last one on Oct 20, 2026 →

VRTX latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All VRTX filings on EDGAR.

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Frequently asked questions about Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)

When does Vertex Pharmaceuticals report earnings?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 after the close (SEC filings through Nov 2, 2026). VRTX earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is Vertex Pharmaceuticals's P/E ratio?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 34.2 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 54 Healthcare companies with a P/E is 30.5, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: Vertex Pharmaceuticals is above its sector median. Healthcare stocks, company by company →

Where does Vertex Pharmaceuticals rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, Vertex Pharmaceuticals ranks 167 of 461, and 21 of the 55 Healthcare companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have Vertex Pharmaceuticals insiders bought or sold shares?

SEC Form 4 shows no open-market purchase of Vertex Pharmaceuticals shares from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026. The latest sale was on Jul 2, 2026, by an officer, for $800k. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 0 purchases and 60 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All VRTX insider trades →

What sector is Vertex Pharmaceuticals in, and which index?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is classified in the Healthcare sector (industry: Biotechnology), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 59 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Healthcare stocks →

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