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

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) posted Short-term Investments of $1.7 billion for Q2 2026, down 2.56% on a QoQ basis from $1.8 billion in Q1 2026, and up 21.15% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has reported Short-term Investments for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.7 billion in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments rose 21.15% year-over-year to $1.7 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.7 billion, a 21.15% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.5 billion, down 1.49% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $1.7 billion for Q2 2026 at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, down from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Short-term Investments was $1.8 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $274.5 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Short-term Investments over 5 years is $1.1 billion, with a median of $1.2 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Short-term Investments tumbled 62.39% in 2022, then jumped 209.36% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $274.5 million in 2022, then surged by 209.36% to $849.2 million in 2023, then soared by 82.09% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then slipped by 1.49% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then rose by 12.18% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $1.7 billion (Q2 2026), $1.8 billion (Q1 2026), and $1.5 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.71 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.35 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 849.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 818.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 1.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 274.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 599.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 551.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 638.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 729.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 685.19 Mn
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