Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) reported Short-term Investments of $1.71 billion for Q2 2026, up 21.1% from $1.41 billion a year earlier but down 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Vertex Pharmaceuticals posted Short-term Investments of $1.52 billion, down 1.5% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Short-term Investments came in at $1.55 billion in FY2024 (+82.1%), $849.2 million in FY2023 (+209.4%), $274.5 million in FY2022 (-62.4%) and $729.9 million in FY2021 (+8.8%).
- Five-year quarterly Short-term Investments spans a low of $274.5 million in Q4 2022 and a high of $1.75 billion in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Short-term Investments gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 30.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Short-term Investments in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 209.4%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 62.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $1.75 billion (Q1 2026), $1.52 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.35 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,122.91 Bn | 1,091.50 Bn | 19.71 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 615.09 Bn | 533.62 Bn | 17.26 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 504.75 Bn | 477.86 Bn | 12.70 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 360.18 Bn | 314.55 Bn | 12.21 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 292.05 Bn | 256.04 Bn | 11.24 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 256.09 Bn | 229.78 Bn | 12.86 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 233.63 Bn | 189.02 Bn | 7.24 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.49 Bn | 168.69 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 168.35 Bn | 114.99 Bn | 10.94 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 126.70 Bn | 98.70 Bn | 2.84 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Short-term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();