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

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) recorded quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) of $256.3 million in Q1 2026, down 0.66% quarter-over-quarter from $258.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 1.23% on a YoY basis from $259.5 million in Q1 2025.

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

Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $256.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) fell 1.23% year-over-year to $256.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $256.3 million (down 1.23% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $258.0 million, changed 0.04% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) was $256.3 million for Q1 2026 at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, down from $258.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) ranged from a high of $261.1 million in Q1 2024 to a low of $256.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) has averaged $259.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $258.9 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) decreased 1.53% in 2022, then increased 0.93% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) shows it stood at $259.1 million in 2022, then increased by 0.54% to $260.5 million in 2023, then slipped by 1.0% to $257.9 million in 2024, then gained by 0.04% to $258.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.66% to $256.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) figures came in at $256.3 million (Q1 2026), $258.0 million (Q4 2025), and $257.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Diluted Avg.) (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 - 4,489.46 Bn
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn 810.00
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - 118.76 Bn
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - 1.48 Bn
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 256.30 Mn
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - 92.44 Mn
10 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 63.43 Bn 54.67 Bn 3.31 Bn 107.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 256.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 258.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 257.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 258.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 259.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 257.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 258.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 258.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 261.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 260.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 260.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 260.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 260.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 259.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 259.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 258.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 257.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 259.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 260.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 261.50 Mn