Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.16% for Q3 2026, down 2.83 percentage points from 19.99% a year earlier and down 3.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Vertex Pharmaceuticals posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 20.63%, up 21.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -14.38 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -1.22% in FY2024 (-23.91 pp), 22.68% in FY2023 (-10.32 pp), 33.01% in FY2022 (+6.39 pp) and 26.62% in FY2021 (-8.39 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.00 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 25.03 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2024 (a drop of 26.20 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 20.76% (Q2 2026), 21.10% (Q1 2026) and 19.51% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,224.11 Bn | 1,197.72 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 43.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 665.34 Bn | 585.20 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 515.72 Bn | 483.73 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 21.60% |
| 4 | Merck | 362.64 Bn | 325.58 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 5.33% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.51 Bn | 288.75 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.26 Bn | 263.15 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.91% |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.20 Bn | 200.85 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 17.37% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 207.48 Bn | 182.59 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -6.15% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.49 Bn | 114.85 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 11.32% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.73 Bn | 110.72 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 17.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.16% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.24% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.51% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.23% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.67% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.56% |
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();