Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Other Operating Expenses came in at $1.36 billion for Q3 2026, up 31.8% from $1.03 billion a year earlier and up 33.7% from the prior quarter.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Vertex Pharmaceuticals reported Other Operating Expenses of $4.37 billion, down 2.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.42 billion, down 46.4% from FY2024.
- Other Operating Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Other Operating Expenses was $8.26 billion in FY2024 (+127.0%), $3.64 billion in FY2023 (+40.0%), $2.6 billion in FY2022 (-14.8%) and $3.05 billion in FY2021 (+65.4%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Other Operating Expenses since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Other Operating Expenses increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Other Operating Expenses over five years came in Q2 2024 (growth of 504.8%), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a decline of 81.9%).
- Business Quant data shows VRTX's Other Operating Expenses at $1.02 billion (Q2 2026), $962.3 million (Q1 2026) and $1.03 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn |
| 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 |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.90 Bn | 106.64 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -3.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 400,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 200,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 900,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 900,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 300,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 500,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -100,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -50.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -600,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -49.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.00 Mn |
API Access
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Other Operating Expenses 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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();