Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2025)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' (VRTX) Times Interest Earned was 365.42 for Q4 2025, down 0.3% from 366.43 a year earlier but up 1.7% from the prior quarter.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Times Interest Earned at Vertex Pharmaceuticals was 313.78.
- By year, Times Interest Earned came in at -7.61 in FY2024, 86.89 in FY2023 (+10.5%) and 78.60 in FY2022.
- Five-year quarterly Times Interest Earned spans a low of -355.02 in Q2 2024 and a high of 366.43 in Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Times Interest Earned gained in four of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 116.4%.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2025 came in at 359.45 (Q3 2025), 311.11 (Q2 2025) and 210.03 (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (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 | 25.41 |
| 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 | 10.28 |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 256.09 Bn | 229.78 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 7.27 |
| 7 | Amgen | 233.63 Bn | 189.02 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 5.22 |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.49 Bn | 168.69 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -42.08 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 365.42 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 359.45 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 311.11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 210.03 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 366.43 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 148.84 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -355.02 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 109.57 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 93.25 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 95.24 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 91.64 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 45.79 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 48.52 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 51.77 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 50.95 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 38.70 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 6.83 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 18.20 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 18.62 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.81 |
API Access
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=VRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();