Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX
NASDAQ VRTX
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At close: Sep 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Current Deferred Revenue (2009 - 2017)

Updated

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) recorded Current Deferred Revenue of $5.17 million in Q4 2017, down 13.9% from $6.01 million a year earlier and down 60.2% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Current Deferred Revenue (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

Starting with Q4 2009, Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Current Deferred Revenue history includes 32 quarters.

  • Annual Current Deferred Revenue has declined for eight straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -28.5% (FY2012 to FY2017).
  • Across earlier years, Current Deferred Revenue came in at $6.01 million in FY2016 (-63.2%), $16.3 million in FY2015 (-6.7%), $17.47 million in FY2014 (-18.8%) and $21.51 million in FY2013 (-22.0%).
  • The Q4 2017 figure is the lowest quarterly Current Deferred Revenue in data going back to Q4 2009.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Current Deferred Revenue rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 24.6%.
  • Peak year-over-year performance for Current Deferred Revenue in the last five years was growth of 40.6% in Q3 2017, against a decline of 63.2% in Q4 2016 at the low end.
  • Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $13 million (Q3 2017), $7.28 million (Q2 2017) and $6.06 million (Q1 2017).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 653.54 Bn 572.07 Bn 17.26 Bn
2 AbbVie 467.01 Bn 440.17 Bn 12.70 Bn
3 Merck 367.16 Bn 321.59 Bn 12.21 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 277.56 Bn 233.43 Bn 11.24 Bn
5 Astrazeneca 258.23 Bn 231.79 Bn 12.86 Bn
6 Amgen 224.14 Bn 179.54 Bn 7.24 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 187.30 Bn 161.42 Bn 6.22 Bn
8 Pfizer 163.47 Bn 110.41 Bn 10.94 Bn
9 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 133.31 Bn 105.31 Bn 2.84 Bn
10 Bristol Myers Squibb 128.45 Bn 79.72 Bn 9.25 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2017 5.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 7.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 6.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 6.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 9.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 11.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 14.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 16.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 14.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 14.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 15.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 17.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 21.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 27.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 28.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 21.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 31.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 32.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 35.53 Mn
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