Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals' (VRTX) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $166.4 million in Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from $166.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 205.05% quarter-over-quarter from -$158.4 million in Q4 2025.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $166.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation changed 0.18% year-over-year to $166.4 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $370.2 million, a 9.66% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $369.9 million, down 8.67% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation improved to $166.4 million in Q1 2026 per VRTX's latest filing, from -$158.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $233.5 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$158.4 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $130.9 million (2023), against an average of $99.7 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation slumped 172.14% in 2022 and surged 9833.33% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $2.1 million in 2022, then jumped by 9833.33% to $208.6 million in 2023, then slumped by 160.26% to -$125.7 million in 2024, then fell by 26.01% to -$158.4 million in 2025, then soared by 205.05% to $166.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest VRTX Share-based Compensation figures stand at $166.4 million (Q1 2026), -$158.4 million (Q4 2025), and $194.9 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Oculis Holding AG 67,072.09 Bn 67,072.09 Bn - 6.39 Mn
2 Nanobiotix 1,894.61 Bn 1,894.55 Bn - -
3 Akari Therapeutics 1,014.18 Bn 1,014.18 Bn - 3.20 Mn
4 BeOne Medicines 471.64 Bn 466.85 Bn 1.35 Bn 9.26 Mn
5 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 121.72 Bn 114.47 Bn 2.59 Bn 166.40 Mn
6 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 68.28 Bn 59.52 Bn 3.31 Bn 257.40 Mn
7 Belite Bio 61.40 Bn 61.40 Bn - -
8 Argenx Se 56.94 Bn 56.94 Bn 1.18 Bn -
9 Revolution Medicines 37.37 Bn 37.37 Bn - 87.30 Mn
10 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 36.08 Bn 33.07 Bn 959.66 Mn -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 166.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 166.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -158.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -158.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 194.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 194.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 167.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 167.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 166.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 166.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -125.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -125.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 184.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 184.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 112.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 112.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 233.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 233.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 208.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 208.60 Mn