Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2018 - 2026)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) reported Long-Term Deferred Tax of $3.01 billion for Q2 2026, up 11.0% from $2.71 billion a year earlier and up 2.1% from the prior quarter.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Vertex Pharmaceuticals posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $2.9 billion, up 24.3% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 26.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $2.33 billion in FY2024 (+28.6%), $1.81 billion in FY2023 (+45.3%), $1.25 billion in FY2022 (+33.4%) and $934.5 million in FY2021 (+5.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax in data going back to Q4 2018.
- Year over year, Long-Term Deferred Tax has now increased in each of the last 19 quarters, with growth averaging 24.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Long-Term Deferred Tax in five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 48.7%); the low point was Q3 2021 (a decline of 18.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $2.95 billion (Q1 2026), $2.9 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.94 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 653.54 Bn | 572.07 Bn | 17.26 Bn |
| 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 |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 258.23 Bn | 231.79 Bn | 12.86 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 224.14 Bn | 179.54 Bn | 7.24 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 187.30 Bn | 161.42 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 945.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 934.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 933.84 Mn |
API Access
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();