Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Long-Term Investments (2016 - 2026)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Long-Term Investments came in at $5.79 billion for Q2 2026, up 2.5% from $5.65 billion a year earlier and up 0.7% from the prior quarter.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Long-Term Investments (2016 - 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 Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Long-Term Investments in data going back to Q1 2016.
- Year-over-year, Long-Term Investments has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 46.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Long-Term Investments has ranged between 2.5% (Q2 2026) and 305.1% (Q1 2024) over the last five years.
- Business Quant data shows VRTX's Long-Term Investments at $5.75 billion (Q1 2026), $5.71 billion (Q4 2025) and $5.72 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Long-Term Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,165.22 Bn | 1,133.81 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 3.86 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 646.28 Bn | 566.14 Bn | 17.30 Bn | - |
| 3 | AbbVie | 503.17 Bn | 476.28 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 266.00 Mn |
| 4 | Merck | 365.23 Bn | 319.60 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 302.66 Bn | 266.65 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 69.00 Mn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 267.39 Bn | 241.08 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 297.00 Mn |
| 7 | Amgen | 241.61 Bn | 197.01 Bn | 7.24 Bn | - |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.67 Bn | 168.86 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | Pfizer | 172.91 Bn | 119.55 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 135.25 Bn | 107.26 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 5.79 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 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();