Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX
NASDAQ VRTX
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Invested Capital (2009 - 2017)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) posted Invested Capital of $2.3 billion for Q4 2017, up 14.11% on a QoQ basis from $2.0 billion in Q3 2017, and up 32.9% year-over-year from $1.7 billion in Q4 2016.

Analysis

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Invested Capital (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has reported Invested Capital for 8 years, with the latest figure at $2.3 billion in Q4 2017.

  • On a quarterly basis, Invested Capital rose 32.9% year-over-year to $2.3 billion in Q4 2017; TTM through Dec 2017 was $2.3 billion, a 32.9% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2017 full-year figure at $2.3 billion, up 32.9% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital was $2.3 billion for Q4 2017 at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, up from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Invested Capital was $2.3 billion in Q4 2017, with the low at $1.3 billion in Q1 2015.
  • Average Invested Capital over 5 years is $1.6 billion, with a median of $1.5 billion recorded in 2014.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2017: Invested Capital dropped 5.45% in 2015, then soared 37.5% in 2017.
  • Over 5 years, Invested Capital stood at $1.4 billion in 2013, then grew by 2.55% to $1.4 billion in 2014, then decreased by 0.16% to $1.4 billion in 2015, then gained by 23.24% to $1.7 billion in 2016, then jumped by 32.9% to $2.3 billion in 2017.
  • The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $2.3 billion (Q4 2017), $2.0 billion (Q3 2017), and $2.0 billion (Q2 2017), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 649.01 Bn 628.25 Bn 17.26 Bn 145.70 Bn
2 AbbVie 468.55 Bn 462.03 Bn 12.70 Bn 64.89 Bn
3 Merck 365.49 Bn 358.40 Bn 12.21 Bn 159.97 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 272.39 Bn 265.10 Bn 11.24 Bn 51.53 Bn
5 Astrazeneca 253.18 Bn 247.96 Bn 12.86 Bn 50.37 Bn
6 Amgen 219.53 Bn 205.54 Bn 7.24 Bn 74.44 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 187.85 Bn 184.59 Bn 6.22 Bn 40.49 Bn
8 Pfizer 160.56 Bn 149.16 Bn 10.94 Bn 148.69 Bn
9 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 130.81 Bn 122.96 Bn 2.84 Bn -
10 Bristol Myers Squibb 124.95 Bn 113.89 Bn 9.25 Bn 66.21 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2017 2.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.99 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 2.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 1.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.71 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 1.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 1.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 1.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 1.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.34 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 1.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 1.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 1.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 991.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 673.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 718.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 695.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 990.79 Mn
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