Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2018)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 14.96% for Q4 2018, up 14.96 percentage points from 0.00% a year earlier but down 3.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2018) Analysis & Trends
For FY2018, Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 16.71%, up 16.71 percentage points from FY2017.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +46.80 percentage points (FY2013 to FY2018).
- In prior years, Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.00% in FY2017 (-0.53 pp), 0.53% in FY2016 (+29.52 pp), -28.99% in FY2015 (+11.97 pp) and -40.96% in FY2014 (-10.87 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of -43.11% in Q4 2014 to a high of 18.26% in Q3 2018 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.27 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q2 2016, with a gain of 34.23 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2015, with a drop of 19.40 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 18.26% (Q3 2018), 3.24% (Q2 2018) and 0.00% (Q1 2018).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,224.11 Bn | 1,197.72 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 38.16% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 665.34 Bn | 585.20 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.57% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 515.72 Bn | 483.73 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 24.28% |
| 4 | Merck | 362.64 Bn | 325.58 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 2.88% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.51 Bn | 288.75 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.26 Bn | 263.15 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 24.11% |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.20 Bn | 200.85 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 15.60% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 207.48 Bn | 182.59 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -6.11% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.49 Bn | 114.85 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 12.34% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.73 Bn | 110.72 Bn | 2.91 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2018 | 14.96% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 18.26% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.24% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 14.99% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 12.75% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.48% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -4.34% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -7.49% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -18.34% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -29.30% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -36.41% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -41.72% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -42.07% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -43.11% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -33.53% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -31.67% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -22.67% |
API Access
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();