Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Income Taxes Paid (2013 - 2026)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) posted Income Taxes Paid of $301.7 million for Q3 2026, down 37.1% from $479.6 million a year earlier and down 28.0% from the prior quarter.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Income Taxes Paid (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Income Taxes Paid at Vertex Pharmaceuticals was $1.19 billion, down 17.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.57 billion, up 44.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Income Taxes Paid shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 52.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Income Taxes Paid was $1.08 billion in FY2024 (-35.5%), $1.68 billion in FY2023 (+58.6%), $1.06 billion in FY2022 (+122.1%) and $476.3 million in FY2021 (+148.3%).
- Quarterly Income Taxes Paid has run from a low of $34.8 million in Q1 2024 to a high of $758.2 million in Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Income Taxes Paid has declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 46.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Income Taxes Paid in the past five years was Q1 2022, with growth of 694.4%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 71.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Income Taxes Paid for the three prior quarters was $419.2 million (Q2 2026), $82.3 million (Q1 2026) and $389.4 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,224.11 Bn | 1,197.72 Bn | 20.46 Bn | - |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 665.34 Bn | 585.20 Bn | 17.30 Bn | - |
| 3 | AbbVie | 515.72 Bn | 483.73 Bn | 13.12 Bn | - |
| 4 | Merck | 362.64 Bn | 325.58 Bn | 13.19 Bn | - |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.51 Bn | 288.75 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.26 Bn | 263.15 Bn | 13.26 Bn | -4.69 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.20 Bn | 200.85 Bn | 7.58 Bn | - |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 207.48 Bn | 182.59 Bn | 6.73 Bn | - |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.49 Bn | 114.85 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 426.00 Mn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.73 Bn | 110.72 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 301.70 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 301.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 419.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 82.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 389.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 479.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 513.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 184.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 271.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 278.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 497.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 758.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 300.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 498.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 120.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 217.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 361.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 393.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 85.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 94.80 Mn |
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Income Taxes Paid 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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-taxes-paid", "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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();