Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2025)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Interest Expenses was $3.3 million in Q4 2025, up 17.9% from $2.8 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Interest Expenses at Vertex Pharmaceuticals came in at $13.3 million, down 56.5% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -25.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Interest Expenses was $30.6 million in FY2024 (-30.6%), $44.1 million in FY2023 (-19.5%) and $54.8 million in FY2022.
- Quarterly Interest Expenses has moved between $2.8 million (Q4 2024) and $11.2 million (Q2 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Expenses was higher in 1 of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 41.2%.
- Per Business Quant data, VRTX's Interest Expenses in the three quarters before Q4 2025 was $3.3 million (Q3 2025), $3.7 million (Q2 2025) and $3 million (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 653.54 Bn | 572.07 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 281.00 Mn |
| 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 | -462.00 Mn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 258.23 Bn | 231.79 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -435.00 Mn |
| 6 | Amgen | 224.14 Bn | 179.54 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 673.00 Mn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 187.30 Bn | 161.42 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 247.00 Mn |
| 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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 16.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 13.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 13.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 14.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 14.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 14.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 14.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 14.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 18.74 Mn |
API Access
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=interest-expenses&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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=interest-expenses&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();