Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 20.76% for Q2 2026, up 0.45 percentage points from 20.31% a year earlier but down 0.35 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).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -3.92% in Q1 2025 and a high of 33.00% in Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.38 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- 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 Q2 2026 came in at 21.10% (Q1 2026), 19.51% (Q4 2025) and 19.99% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,122.91 Bn | 1,091.50 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 615.09 Bn | 533.62 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 504.75 Bn | 477.86 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 360.18 Bn | 314.55 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 292.05 Bn | 256.04 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 256.09 Bn | 229.78 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 16.76% |
| 7 | Amgen | 233.63 Bn | 189.02 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.49 Bn | 168.69 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 168.35 Bn | 114.99 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 126.70 Bn | 98.70 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 20.76% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.23% |
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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();