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.
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 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
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Shares Outstanding API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();