Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Tax Provisions (2011 - 2026)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) posted Tax Provisions of $129.8 million for Q3 2026, down 39.9% from $215.9 million a year earlier and down 55.5% from the prior quarter.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Tax Provisions (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Tax Provisions at Vertex Pharmaceuticals was $783.2 million, up 1.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $690 million, down 12.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Provisions shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Tax Provisions was $784.1 million in FY2024 (+3.1%), $760.2 million in FY2023 (-16.5%), $910.4 million in FY2022 (+134.5%) and $388.3 million in FY2021 (-4.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Tax Provisions since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Provisions increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 14.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Provisions in the past five years was Q1 2026, with growth of 163.4%; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a decline of 64.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Provisions for the three prior quarters was $292 million (Q2 2026), $221.5 million (Q1 2026) and $139.9 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | -176.00 Mn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 609.00 Mn |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 492.00 Mn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | -842.00 Mn |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 822.00 Mn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 634.00 Mn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 134.00 Mn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.90 Bn | 106.64 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 129.80 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 129.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 292.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 221.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 139.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 215.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 250.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 84.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 223.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 178.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 202.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 179.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 178.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 143.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 245.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 191.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 257.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 245.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 213.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 192.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 100.80 Mn |
API Access
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Tax Provisions API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-provisions&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();