Growth Metrics

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) over the last 16 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.2%.

  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed rose 2100.0% to 0.2% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.2%, marking a year-over-year increase of 2100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.21% for FY2025, which is 2200.0% up from last year.
  • Per Vertex Pharmaceuticals' latest filing, its Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.2% for Q4 2025, which was up 2100.0% from 0.2% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.33% in Q2 2022 and a low of 0.04% during Q1 2025
  • For the 5-year period, Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.19%, with its median value being 0.22% (2023).
  • Its Return on Capital Employed has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first crashed by -2600bps in 2024, then soared by 2200bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.26% in 2021, then grew by 15bps to 0.29% in 2022, then tumbled by -30bps to 0.21% in 2023, then plummeted by -106bps to 0.01% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 1677bps to 0.2% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.2% for Q4 2025, versus 0.2% for Q3 2025 and 0.2% for Q2 2025.