Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) posted Tax Rate of 20.98% for Q2 2026, up 18.67% on a QoQ basis from 17.68% in Q1 2026, and up 149.0% year-over-year from 8.43% in Q2 2025.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has reported Tax Rate for 16 years, with the latest figure at 20.98% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 149.0% year-over-year to 20.98% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 16.48%, a 35.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 14.86%, down 30067.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 20.98% for Q2 2026 at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, up from 17.68% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Rate was 23.95% in Q4 2022, with the low at 5.97% in Q2 2024.
- Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 16.42%, with a median of 18.59% recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Tax Rate plunged 23070 bps in 2022, then soared 2546 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 23.95% in 2022, then sank by 35 bps to 15.58% in 2023, then climbed by 26 bps to 19.67% in 2024, then plunged by 47 bps to 10.51% in 2025, then surged by 100 bps to 20.98% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 20.98% (Q2 2026), 17.68% (Q1 2026), and 10.51% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 649.01 Bn | 628.25 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.98% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 468.55 Bn | 462.03 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 15.47% |
| 3 | Merck | 365.49 Bn | 358.40 Bn | 12.21 Bn | -95.75% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.39 Bn | 265.10 Bn | 11.24 Bn | -23.71% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 253.18 Bn | 247.96 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -10.40% |
| 6 | Amgen | 219.53 Bn | 205.54 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 14.20% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 187.85 Bn | 184.59 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -2.36% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 160.56 Bn | 149.16 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 62.33% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 130.81 Bn | 122.96 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 20.98% |
| 10 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 124.95 Bn | 113.89 Bn | 9.25 Bn | 18.84% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.67% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.58% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.16% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.18% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.32% |
API Access
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Tax Rate API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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-rate&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();