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

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $166.4 million in Q1 2026, up 5.58% quarter-over-quarter from $157.6 million in Q4 2025, and little changed on a YoY basis from $166.1 million in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation changed 0.18% year-over-year to $166.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $686.2 million (up 2.01% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $685.9 million, down 1.8% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $166.4 million for Q1 2026 at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, up from $157.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $208.6 million in Q4 2023 to a low of $111.5 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $154.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $157.6 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Share-based Compensation surged 87.09% in 2023, then dropped 19.56% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $111.5 million in 2022, then surged by 87.09% to $208.6 million in 2023, then decreased by 19.56% to $167.8 million in 2024, then dropped by 6.08% to $157.6 million in 2025, then gained by 5.58% to $166.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $166.4 million (Q1 2026), $157.6 million (Q4 2025), and $194.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - -
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - -
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - -
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn -
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - 305,000.00
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - -
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 166.40 Mn
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - 26.47 Mn
10 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 63.43 Bn 54.67 Bn 3.31 Bn 257.40 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 166.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 166.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 157.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 157.60 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 167.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 167.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 184.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 184.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 154.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 154.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 191.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 191.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 208.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 208.60 Mn