Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX
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At close: Sep 24, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of $253.3 million for Q2 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from $254.2 million in Q1 2026, and down 1.15% year-over-year from $256.3 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) for 18 years, with the latest figure at $253.3 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) fell 1.15% year-over-year to $253.3 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $253.3 million, a 1.15% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $254.0 million, down 1.15% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) was $253.3 million for Q2 2026 at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, roughly flat from $254.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Outstanding (Entity) was $258.3 million in Q1 2024, with the low at $253.3 million in Q2 2026.
  • Average Shares Outstanding (Entity) over 5 years is $256.4 million, with a median of $257.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Shares Outstanding (Entity) grew 1.0% in 2022, then dropped 1.47% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $257.0 million in 2022, then increased by 0.27% to $257.7 million in 2023, then slipped by 0.29% to $256.9 million in 2024, then retreated by 1.15% to $254.0 million in 2025, then fell by 0.25% to $253.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Entity) figures came in at $253.3 million (Q2 2026), $254.2 million (Q1 2026), and $254.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 649.01 Bn 628.25 Bn 17.26 Bn 2.41 Bn
2 AbbVie 468.55 Bn 462.03 Bn 12.70 Bn 1.77 Bn
3 Merck 365.49 Bn 358.40 Bn 12.21 Bn 2.47 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 272.39 Bn 265.10 Bn 11.24 Bn 1.94 Bn
5 Astrazeneca 253.18 Bn 247.96 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.55 Bn
6 Amgen 219.53 Bn 205.54 Bn 7.24 Bn 540.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 187.85 Bn 184.59 Bn 6.22 Bn 1.24 Bn
8 Pfizer 160.56 Bn 149.16 Bn 10.94 Bn 5.70 Bn
9 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 130.81 Bn 122.96 Bn 2.84 Bn 253.70 Mn
10 Bristol Myers Squibb 124.95 Bn 113.89 Bn 9.25 Bn 2.04 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 253.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 254.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 255.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 255.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 256.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 256.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 257.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 258.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 258.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 258.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 257.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 258.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 257.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 257.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 256.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 256.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 255.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 255.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 257.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 257.88 Mn
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