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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

VRTX •
HealthcareBiotechnologyCommercial Rare Disease Biopharma
AboutVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biotechnology company, engages in developing and commercializing therapies for treating cystic fibrosis. The company markets SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI, ORKAMBI, and KALYDECO to treat patients with cystic fibrosis who have specific mutations in their cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene; and TRIKAFTA for the treatment of patients with CF 6 years of age or older who have at least one F508del mutation. Its pipeline includes VX-864 for the treatment of AAT deficiency, which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; VX-147 for the treatment of APOL1-mediated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS, and other serious kidney diseases which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; VX- 880, treatment for Type 1 Diabetes which is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial; VX-548, a NaV1.8 inhibitor for treatments of acute, neuropathic, musculoskeletal pain which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; and CTX001 for the treatment severe SCD and TDT which is in Phase 3 clinical trial. The company sells its products primarily to specialty pharmacy and specialty distributors in the United States, as well as specialty distributors and retail chains, and hospitals and clinics internationally. It has collaborations with Affinia Therapeutics, Inc.; Arbor Biotechnologies, Inc.; CRISPR Therapeutics AG.; Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.; Mammoth Biosciences, Inc.; Moderna, Inc.; Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc.; and Skyhawk Therapeutics, Inc.; as well as Ribometrix, Inc.; Genomics plc; Merck KGaA; Darmstadt, Germany, and X-Chem, Inc. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.Show more
  • Revenue $12B +8.9%
  • EBITDA $4.69B +17396.7%
  • Net Income $3.95B +838.1%
  • EPS (Diluted) 15.32 +836.5%
  • Gross Margin 86.24% +0.1%
  • EBITDA Margin 39.06% +15983.4%
  • Operating Margin 39.06% +1948.1%
  • Net Margin 32.94% +777.7%
  • ROE 22.54% +815.3%
  • ROIC 22.78% +1509.1%
  • Debt/Equity 0.20 +85.6%
  • Interest Coverage 352.44 +4730.5%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓FCF machine: 26.6% free cash flow margin
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 14.1%
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 26.6%
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y27.8%
5Y14.1%
3Y10.35%
TTM10.36%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y7.83%
3Y5.97%
TTM865.96%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y8.29%
3Y6.12%
TTM812.56%

ROCE

10Y Avg17.79%
5Y Avg20.5%
3Y Avg14.65%
Latest23.01%

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BMRNBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.11.86B61.7334.2910.83%5.73%6.11%0.10
VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated126.19B496.8332.438.9%31.35%21.22%2.53%0.20
CPRXCatalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2.83B23.0813.7419.78%36.39%22.46%7.38%0.00
HRMYHarmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.1.65B28.5410.5321.51%18.27%18.24%21.12%0.02
PTCTPTC Therapeutics, Inc.5.45B68.198.76114.51%42.25%
BCRXBioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1.86B8.757.2394.1%30.16%18.63%
RAREUltragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.2.26B23.39-3.7229.01%-91.95%-35.88%0.15

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+1.7B2.49B3.05B4.16B6.21B7.57B8.93B9.87B11.02B12B
Revenue Growth %64.89%46.2%22.46%36.59%49.07%22.06%17.91%10.51%11.66%8.9%
Cost of Goods Sold+210.46M275.12M409.54M547.76M736.3M904.2M1.08B1.26B1.53B1.63B
COGS % of Revenue12.36%11.05%13.44%13.16%11.86%11.94%12.1%12.79%13.89%13.59%
Gross Profit+1.49B2.21B2.64B3.62B5.47B6.67B7.85B8.61B9.49B10.35B
Gross Margin %87.64%88.95%86.56%86.84%88.14%88.06%87.9%87.21%86.11%86.24%
Gross Profit Growth %64.5%48.39%19.18%37.04%51.29%21.96%17.69%9.64%10.25%9.07%
Operating Expenses+1.48B1.82B1.97B2.41B2.61B3.89B3.54B4.78B9.72B5.68B
OpEx % of Revenue86.98%73.16%64.78%57.97%42.11%51.37%39.67%48.38%88.23%47.35%
Selling, General & Admin432.83M496.08M557.62M658.5M770.5M840.1M944.7M1.14B1.46B1.75B
SG&A % of Revenue25.43%19.93%18.3%15.82%12.42%11.09%10.58%11.52%13.29%14.61%
Research & Development1.05B1.32B1.42B1.75B1.83B3.05B2.66B3.16B3.63B3.91B
R&D % of Revenue61.55%53.23%46.48%42.15%29.48%40.28%29.74%32.05%32.94%32.58%
Other Operating Expenses4.13M0-790K013.06M0-57.5M475.5M4.63B20.2M
Operating Income+9.94M123.24M635.15M1.2B2.86B2.78B4.31B3.83B-232.9M4.69B
Operating Margin %0.58%4.95%20.84%28.77%46.03%36.73%48.23%38.83%-2.11%39.06%
Operating Income Growth %102.12%1140.37%415.36%88.55%138.51%-2.6%54.83%-11.04%-106.08%2112.62%
EBITDA+71.33M184.64M707.57M1.3B2.97B2.91B4.46B4.01B-27.1M4.69B
EBITDA Margin %4.19%7.42%23.22%31.34%47.79%38.39%49.89%40.66%-0.25%39.06%
EBITDA Growth %117.56%158.84%283.22%84.36%127.35%-1.96%53.24%-9.93%-100.68%17396.68%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)61.4M61.4M72.42M106.94M109.52M125.6M148.3M181.3M205.8M0
EBIT14.07M53.61M672.71M1.45B3.17B2.79B4.29B4.42B279.1M4.69B
Net Interest Income+-81.43M-57.55M-34.12M5.2M-36M-56.6M89.8M570.6M567.5M477.6M
Interest Income011.75M063.68M22.2M4.9M144.6M614.7M598.1M490.9M
Interest Expense81.43M69.3M34.12M58.5M58.15M61.5M54.8M44.1M30.6M13.3M
Other Income/Expense-77.3M-138.93M-34.91M197.42M260.6M-51.7M-75M547.8M481.4M-44.2M
Pretax Income+-67.37M-15.69M600.24M1.39B3.12B2.73B4.23B4.38B248.5M4.64B
Pretax Margin %-3.96%-0.63%19.7%33.51%50.23%36.05%47.39%44.38%2.25%38.69%
Income Tax+16.66M-107.32M-1.49B218.11M405.15M388.3M910.4M760.2M784.1M690M
Effective Tax Rate %166.33%-1679.42%349.34%84.36%87%85.78%78.49%82.64%-215.53%85.14%
Net Income+-112.05M263.48M2.1B1.18B2.71B2.34B3.32B3.62B-535.6M3.95B
Net Margin %-6.58%10.59%68.8%28.27%43.7%30.92%37.2%36.68%-4.86%32.94%
Net Income Growth %79.92%335.14%695.83%-43.88%130.43%-13.63%41.84%8.96%-114.8%838.09%
Net Income (Continuing)-84.03M91.64M2.09B1.18B2.71B2.34B3.32B3.62B-535.6M3.95B
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest181.61M13.73M00000000
EPS (Diluted)+-0.461.048.094.5110.299.0112.8213.89-2.0815.32
EPS Growth %80.09%326.09%677.88%-44.25%128.16%-12.44%42.29%8.35%-114.97%836.54%
EPS (Basic)-0.461.068.254.5810.449.0912.9714.05-2.0815.46
Diluted Shares Outstanding244.69M253.22M259.19M260.67M263.4M259.9M259.1M260.5M257.9M258M
Basic Shares Outstanding243.59M248.86M254.29M256.73M259.84M257.7M256.1M257.7M257.5M255.7M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+1.83B2.65B3.84B4.82B8.13B9.56B13.23B14.14B9.6B11.2B
Cash & Short-Term Investments1.43B2.09B3.17B3.81B6.66B7.52B10.78B11.22B6.12B6.61B
Cash Only1.18B1.67B2.65B3.11B5.99B6.79B10.5B10.37B4.57B5.08B
Short-Term Investments250.61M423.25M518.11M698.97M670.7M729.9M274.5M849.2M1.55B6.61B
Accounts Receivable235.48M385.99M409.69M633.52M885.4M1.14B1.44B1.56B1.61B2.05B
Days Sales Outstanding50.4956.6149.0755.5552.0854.7858.9457.8253.3162.43
Inventory77.6M111.83M124.36M167.5M280.78M353.1M460.6M738.8M1.21B1.69B
Days Inventory Outstanding134.59148.36110.84111.62139.19142.54155.62213.64287.47377.46
Other Current Assets47.76M00079.72M103.7M121.9M86.1M206.5M853.3M
Total Non-Current Assets+1.07B897.05M2.4B3.5B3.62B3.87B4.92B8.59B12.94B14.44B
Property, Plant & Equipment698.36M789.44M812M833.28M1.28B1.42B1.46B1.45B2.58B3.08B
Fixed Asset Turnover2.44x3.15x3.75x5.00x4.83x5.32x6.13x6.79x4.26x3.89x
Goodwill50.38M50.38M50.38M1B1B1B1.09B1.09B1.09B1.09B
Intangible Assets284.34M29M0400M400M400M603.6M839.9M825.9M424.2M
Long-Term Investments20.28M20.45M0000112.2M2.5B5.11B0
Other Non-Current Assets11.88M6.95M40.73M69.38M49.3M110.8M409.6M895.3M999.3M6.95B
Total Assets+2.89B3.55B6.25B8.32B11.75B13.43B18.15B22.73B22.53B25.64B
Asset Turnover0.59x0.70x0.49x0.50x0.53x0.56x0.49x0.43x0.49x0.47x
Asset Growth %15.89%22.54%76.14%33.18%41.27%14.3%35.13%25.23%-0.87%13.8%
Total Current Liabilities+792.54M807.26M1.12B1.33B1.88B2.14B2.74B3.55B3.56B3.86B
Accounts Payable61.45M73.99M110.99M87.61M155.1M195M303.9M364.9M413M3.43B
Days Payables Outstanding106.5798.1798.9258.3876.8978.72102.68105.5298.49768.2
Short-Term Debt300M000000092.3M0
Deferred Revenue (Current)79.42M237.57M24.87M62.33M191.5M171.7M159.6M170.3M206.8M0
Other Current Liabilities10.94M-203.2M20.27M29.18M83.5M16.5M62.5M50.7M132.7M428.3M
Current Ratio2.31x3.28x3.43x3.61x4.33x4.46x4.83x3.99x2.69x2.90x
Quick Ratio2.21x3.14x3.32x3.49x4.18x4.30x4.66x3.78x2.35x2.46x
Cash Conversion Cycle78.51106.8160.99108.78114.38118.6111.89165.94242.28-328.3
Total Non-Current Liabilities+766.06M696.45M690.4M898.39M1.19B1.19B1.5B1.6B2.56B3.12B
Long-Term Debt0000000001.85B
Capital Lease Obligations521.34M583.9M581.55M622.87M889.5M887.2M810.3M724.7M1.66B1.85B
Deferred Tax Liabilities134.06M6.34M00000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities30.61M27.77M26.28M186.76M298M303.3M685.8M877.7M901.8M-577M
Total Liabilities1.56B1.5B1.81B2.23B3.06B3.33B4.24B5.15B6.12B6.98B
Total Debt+840.76M606.43M586.82M661.66M931.9M967.4M899.7M808.4M1.75B3.69B
Net Debt-343.18M-1.06B-2.06B-2.45B-5.06B-5.83B-9.6B-9.56B-2.82B3.69B
Debt / Equity0.63x0.30x0.13x0.11x0.11x0.10x0.06x0.05x0.11x0.20x
Debt / EBITDA11.79x3.28x0.83x0.51x0.31x0.33x0.20x0.20x-0.79x
Net Debt / EBITDA-4.81x-5.74x-2.92x-1.88x-1.70x-2.00x-2.16x-2.38x-0.79x
Interest Coverage0.12x1.78x18.62x20.47x49.12x45.24x78.60x86.89x-7.61x352.44x
Total Equity+1.34B2.04B4.44B6.09B8.69B10.1B13.91B17.58B16.41B18.67B
Equity Growth %22.36%52.62%117.17%37.2%42.75%16.27%37.75%26.36%-6.66%13.75%
Book Value per Share5.478.0717.1123.3432.9838.8653.7067.4963.6372.35
Total Shareholders' Equity1.16B2.03B4.44B6.09B8.69B10.1B13.91B17.58B16.41B18.67B
Common Stock2.45M2.51M2.55M2.59M2.6M2.5M2.6M2.6M2.6M2.5M
Retained Earnings-5.37B-5.12B-2.99B-1.85B858.67M3.2B6.52B10.14B9.61B13.56B
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI21.17M-11.57M659K-1.97M-68.48M15.9M800K-14.3M127.8M-15.9M
Minority Interest181.61M13.73M00000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+236.1M844.94M1.27B1.57B3.25B2.64B4.13B3.54B-492.6M3.63B
Operating CF Margin %13.87%33.95%41.68%37.7%52.43%34.9%46.24%35.84%-4.47%30.26%
Operating CF Growth %164.61%257.87%50.34%23.54%107.32%-18.75%56.23%-14.35%-113.93%837.19%
Net Income-84.03M91.64M2.09B1.18B2.71B2.34B3.32B3.62B-535.6M3.95B
Depreciation & Amortization61.4M61.4M72.42M106.94M109.52M125.6M148.3M181.3M207.2M209.8M
Stock-Based Compensation237.71M290.74M325.05M360.49M429.5M441.4M491.3M581.2M698.5M685.9M
Deferred Taxes16.96M-120.51M-1.51B167.39M277.34M-154.6M-275.9M-536.5M-348.8M-510.8M
Other Non-Cash Items6.14M506.42M60.02M-176.2M-220.04M-5.8M103.4M-42.6M900K-706.7M
Working Capital Changes-2.07M15.26M238.02M-66.1M-54.45M-105.2M340.8M-265.7M-514.8M0
Change in Receivables-33.03M-71.76M-108.15M-225.59M-223.44M-274.7M-358.6M-84.1M-99.3M-347.3M
Change in Inventory-16.45M-44.98M-31.96M-64.05M-132.01M-92.8M-136.4M-322.9M-517.3M-524.2M
Change in Payables-11.74M8.75M36.55M-22.79M51.28M31.9M120.8M48.7M49.5M36.8M
Cash from Investing+104.47M-437.68M-202.16M-1.24B99.39M-340.9M-321.1M-3.14B-3.77B-945.4M
Capital Expenditures-56.56M-259.42M-95.52M-75.45M-259.8M-235M-204.7M-200.4M-297.7M-437.6M
CapEx % of Revenue3.32%10.42%3.13%1.81%4.19%3.1%2.29%2.03%2.7%3.65%
Acquisitions0-160M0-1.15B-418.24M77M-295.9M000
Investments----------
Other Investing33.17M145.11M-22.82M0418.24M-77M-47.8M-89M-241.7M-8.7M
Cash from Financing+133.27M68.4M-71.22M126.77M-505.28M-1.48B-67.7M-562.2M-1.49B-2.26B
Debt Issued (Net)-6.86M-284.67M-12.55M-29.14M-29.02M-18.7M-82M-44.9M-33.6M0
Equity Issued (Net)00-1000K1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K0
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases00-350.04M-192.01M-539.14M-1.56B-172M-653.7M-1.58B-2.02B
Other Financing140.13M353.07M2.08M4.68M-202.07M102M186.3M136.4M120.8M-2.26B
Net Change in Cash469.18M481.47M990.73M462.43M2.87B811.2M3.71B-139.7M-5.8B515.6M
Free Cash Flow+179.54M585.52M1.17B1.49B2.99B2.41B3.93B3.28B-790.3M3.19B
FCF Margin %10.55%23.53%38.55%35.89%48.24%31.8%43.95%33.22%-7.17%26.61%
FCF Growth %143.71%226.12%100.64%27.16%100.4%-19.55%62.97%-16.47%-124.1%504.13%
FCF per Share0.732.314.535.7311.379.2715.1512.59-3.0612.38
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-2.11x3.21x0.61x1.33x1.20x1.13x1.24x0.98x0.92x0.92x
Interest Paid068.7M66.46M55.6M54.5M56.3M52.3M43.1M30.5M0
Taxes Paid06.41M12.4M24.7M191.8M476.3M1.06B1.68B1.08B0

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)-9.22%15.59%64.74%22.37%36.71%24.93%27.67%22.99%-3.15%22.54%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)0.68%9.34%28.4%29.89%58.95%52.81%75.3%46.63%-1.62%22.78%
Gross Margin87.64%88.95%86.56%86.84%88.14%88.06%87.9%87.21%86.11%86.24%
Net Margin-6.58%10.59%68.8%28.27%43.7%30.92%37.2%36.68%-4.86%32.94%
Debt / Equity0.63x0.30x0.13x0.11x0.11x0.10x0.06x0.05x0.11x0.20x
Interest Coverage0.12x1.78x18.62x20.47x49.12x45.24x78.60x86.89x-7.61x352.44x
FCF Conversion-2.11x3.21x0.61x1.33x1.20x1.13x1.24x0.98x0.92x0.92x
Revenue Growth64.89%46.2%22.46%36.59%49.07%22.06%17.91%10.51%11.66%8.9%

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