Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Invested Capital (2009 - 2018)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) posted Invested Capital of $5 billion for Q4 2018, up 91.8% from $2.61 billion a year earlier and up 42.9% from the prior quarter.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Invested Capital (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends
Since Q4 2009, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has reported Invested Capital for 32 quarters.
- Annual Invested Capital has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 22.7% (FY2013 to FY2018).
- In prior years, Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Invested Capital was $2.61 billion in FY2017 (+22.6%), $2.12 billion in FY2016 (+29.7%), $1.64 billion in FY2015 (+3.4%) and $1.58 billion in FY2014 (-11.9%).
- The Q4 2018 figure stands as the highest quarterly Invested Capital in data going back to Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Invested Capital has increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with growth averaging 38.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Invested Capital in the past five years was Q4 2018, with growth of 91.8%; the weakest was Q1 2015, with a decline of 12.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Invested Capital for the three prior quarters was $3.5 billion (Q3 2018), $3.28 billion (Q2 2018) and $2.99 billion (Q1 2018).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,122.91 Bn | 1,091.50 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 88.79 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 615.09 Bn | 533.62 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 134.01 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 504.75 Bn | 477.86 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 64.89 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 360.18 Bn | 314.55 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 95.89 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 292.05 Bn | 256.04 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 51.53 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 256.09 Bn | 229.78 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 82.72 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 233.63 Bn | 189.02 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 68.99 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.49 Bn | 168.69 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 38.08 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 168.35 Bn | 114.99 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 148.69 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 126.70 Bn | 98.70 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2018 | 5.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 2.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 1.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 1.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1.70 Bn |
API Access
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();