Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $1.8 billion in Q1 2026, down 6.82% quarter-over-quarter from $2.0 billion in Q4 2025, and down 13.61% on a YoY basis from $2.1 billion in Q1 2025.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.8 billion for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 13.61% year-over-year to $1.8 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $7.5 billion (down 36.36% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $7.8 billion, down 30.44% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $1.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, down from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $6.2 billion in Q2 2024 to a low of $1.1 billion in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $1.9 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.6 billion in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses soared 319.98% in 2024, then plunged 70.56% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then rose by 20.49% to $1.5 billion in 2023, then increased by 23.33% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then grew by 5.2% to $2.0 billion in 2025, then dropped by 6.82% to $1.8 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.8 billion (Q1 2026), $2.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.9 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alterity Therapeutics | 925,601.88 Bn | 925,601.85 Bn | - | 4.33 Mn |
| 2 | Belite Bio | 58,560.00 Bn | 58,560.00 Bn | - | 32.68 Mn |
| 3 | Quantum Biopharma | 17,284.41 Bn | 17,284.40 Bn | - | 2.97 Mn |
| 4 | Legend Biotech | 2,809.00 Bn | 2,808.71 Bn | 242.10 Mn | -138.30 Mn |
| 5 | Evaxion A | 1,334.43 Bn | 1,334.42 Bn | - | -3.82 Mn |
| 6 | Akari Therapeutics | 1,312.27 Bn | 1,312.26 Bn | - | 15.76 Mn |
| 7 | Psyence Biomedical | 212.16 Bn | 212.16 Bn | - | 574,669.00 |
| 8 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 114.83 Bn | 107.58 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 1.85 Bn |
| 9 | Abivax | 91.96 Bn | 91.96 Bn | - | -67.40 Mn |
| 10 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | 63.43 Bn | 54.67 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 2.96 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.47 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 929.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.83 Bn |