Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2016)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.22 in Q4 2016, down 9.02% quarter-over-quarter from $0.25 in Q3 2016, and down 16.94% on a YoY basis from $0.27 in Q1 2016.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Debt to Equity history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.22 for Q4 2016.

  • In Q4 2016, Debt to Equity fell 16.94% year-over-year to $0.22; the TTM figure through Dec 2016 stood at $0.22 (down 16.94% YoY), while the FY2016 annual figure was $0.22, down 16.94% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $0.22 for Q4 2016 at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, down from $0.25 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.3 in Q1 2015 to a low of $0.22 in Q4 2016.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.26 across 3 years, with a median of $0.27 in 2014.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2016: Debt to Equity grew 7.39% in 2015, then dropped 16.94% in 2016.
  • A 3-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.27 in 2014, then climbed by 0.36% to $0.27 in 2015, then declined by 16.94% to $0.22 in 2016.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.22 (Q4 2016), $0.25 (Q3 2016), and $0.25 (Q2 2016), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - -
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - -
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - -
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn 0.32
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - -
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - -
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn -
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - -
10 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 63.43 Bn 54.67 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.06

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2016 0.22
Sep 30, 2016 0.25
Jun 30, 2016 0.25
Mar 31, 2016 0.27
Dec 31, 2015 0.27
Sep 30, 2015 0.27
Jun 30, 2015 0.28
Mar 31, 2015 0.30
Dec 31, 2014 0.27
Sep 30, 2014 0.25
Sep 30, 2011 0.14
Mar 31, 2011 0.24
Dec 31, 2010 0.15
Sep 30, 2010 0.07
Jun 30, 2010 0.20
Dec 31, 2009 0.13