Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Long-Term Investments (2010 - 2026)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Long-Term Investments came in at $3.52 billion for Q3 2026, down 38.5% from $5.72 billion a year earlier and down 39.2% from the prior quarter.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Long-Term Investments (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Long-Term Investments was $5.71 billion, up 11.8% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Investments carries a three-year compound annual growth rate of 270.6% (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Long-Term Investments was $5.11 billion in FY2024 (+104.5%), $2.5 billion in FY2023 and $112.2 million in FY2022.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Long-Term Investments since Q4 2023.
- Year-over-year, Long-Term Investments increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 20.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Long-Term Investments over five years came in Q1 2024 (growth of 305.1%), and the weakest in Q3 2026 (a decline of 38.5%).
- Business Quant data shows VRTX's Long-Term Investments at $5.79 billion (Q2 2026), $5.75 billion (Q1 2026) and $5.71 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Long-Term Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 4.01 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | - |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 387.00 Mn |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | 63.00 Mn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 268.00 Mn |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | - |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | - |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 1.45 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.90 Bn | 106.64 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 3.52 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 112.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 20.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 20.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 20.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 20.28 Mn |
API Access
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Long-Term Investments 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-investments&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-investments", "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-investments&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();