Growth Metrics

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

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on record, last reported at 0.2% in Q3 2025.

  • For Q3 2025, Return on Capital Employed changed N/A year-over-year to 0.2%; the TTM value through Sep 2025 reached 0.2%, changed N/A, while the annual FY2024 figure was 0.01%, 24.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.2% in Q3 2025 per VRTX's latest filing, down from 0.2% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.3% in Q1 2021 and bottomed at 0.04% in Q1 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.21%, with a median of 0.22% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: fell -4bps in 2021, then dropped -25bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.26% in 2021, then decreased by -2bps to 0.25% in 2022, then fell by -18bps to 0.21% in 2023, then increased by 5bps to 0.21% in 2024, then fell by -7bps to 0.2% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Return on Capital Employed were 0.2% in Q3 2025, 0.2% in Q2 2025, and 0.04% in Q1 2025.