Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) posted Free Cash Flow of $545.8 million for Q3 2026, down 52.1% from $1.14 billion a year earlier and down 46.1% from the prior quarter.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Vertex Pharmaceuticals was $3.2 billion, down 4.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.19 billion.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Free Cash Flow was -$790.3 million in FY2024, $3.34 billion in FY2023 (-15.0%), $3.93 billion in FY2022 (+63.0%) and $2.41 billion in FY2021 (-19.5%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of -$3.82 billion in Q2 2024 to a high of $1.3 billion in Q3 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in three of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 17.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q4 2024, with growth of 178.8%; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a decline of 83.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $1.01 billion (Q2 2026), $1.29 billion (Q1 2026) and $348.6 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 8.22 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 6.36 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 7.31 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 5.52 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 7.96 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 3.65 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 4.80 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 4.80 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.90 Bn | 106.64 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 545.80 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 545.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 348.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 927.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 778.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 492.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 176.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 857.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 901.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 892.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 933.20 Mn |
API Access
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Free Cash Flow API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "VRTX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();