Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) posted Payables of $429.5 million for Q2 2026, down 12.22% on a QoQ basis from $489.3 million in Q1 2026, and down 2.89% year-over-year from $442.3 million in Q2 2025.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has reported Payables for 18 years, with the latest figure at $429.5 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Payables fell 2.89% year-over-year to $429.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $429.5 million, a 2.89% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $461.7 million, up 11.79% from the prior year.
- Payables was $429.5 million for Q2 2026 at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, down from $489.3 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Payables was $489.3 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $126.9 million in Q3 2022.
- Average Payables over 5 years is $355.9 million, with a median of $370.4 million recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Payables soared 196.22% in 2023, then slipped 9.67% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Payables stood at $303.9 million in 2022, then advanced by 20.07% to $364.9 million in 2023, then climbed by 13.18% to $413.0 million in 2024, then rose by 11.79% to $461.7 million in 2025, then retreated by 6.97% to $429.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Payables figures came in at $429.5 million (Q2 2026), $489.3 million (Q1 2026), and $461.7 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 649.01 Bn | 628.25 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 20.92 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 468.55 Bn | 462.03 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 33.30 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 365.49 Bn | 358.40 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 5.96 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.39 Bn | 265.10 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 4.26 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 253.18 Bn | 247.96 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -22.89 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 219.53 Bn | 205.54 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 187.85 Bn | 184.59 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 674.00 Mn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 160.56 Bn | 149.16 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 7.03 Bn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 130.81 Bn | 122.96 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 429.50 Mn |
| 10 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 124.95 Bn | 113.89 Bn | 9.25 Bn | 4.16 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 429.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 489.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 461.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 420.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 442.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 445.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 413.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 395.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 327.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 351.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 364.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 375.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 363.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 323.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 303.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 126.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 198.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 173.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 195.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 127.86 Mn |
API Access
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Payables 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=payables&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();