Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

NasdaqGS:VRTX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$106.0b

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 36.7% and 8.4% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 37% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 30.7% in 3 years.

Key information

36.7%

Earnings growth rate

37.0%

EPS growth rate

Biotechs earnings growth26.9%
Revenue growth rate8.4%
Future return on equity30.7%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated13 Jan 2025

Recent future growth updates

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

May 08
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) Price Target To US$452

Feb 07
Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) Price Target To US$452

Recent updates

Vertex Therapeutics: The Pain Comes With The Territory For Suzetrigine

Jan 14

Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Jim Cramer Fires A Warning Shot But I Remain Invested

Dec 31

Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Progress Check Suggests Stock Remains A Solid Buy

Dec 11

Vertex Pharma: Why I Am Buying This Dip

Nov 25

Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Strong Execution Continued In Q3 But The Valuation Reflects It

Nov 05

Vertex Pharmaceuticals: The Future Looks Bright, But It May Be A Choppy Ride

Oct 18

Vertex Joined The M&A Craze - Limited Upside Potential (Downgrade)

Oct 10

Investors Are Underestimating The Potential Of Vertex's Non-Addictive Pain Drug

Sep 15

Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Is The Recent Barclays Downgrade Justified? I'm Not Convinced

Sep 05

Vertex Stock: Came For CF Drugs, Staying For Gene Therapy

Aug 02

Is There An Opportunity With Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's (NASDAQ:VRTX) 28% Undervaluation?

Jul 11
Is There An Opportunity With Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's (NASDAQ:VRTX) 28% Undervaluation?

Vertex: Strategic Diversification From Gene Therapy To Acute Pain Management

Jul 09

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) Presents An Opportunity

Jun 20
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) Presents An Opportunity

Vertex: New, Longer-Term Casgevy Data Makes Case For Blockbuster Sales

Jun 17

Vertex: Like A Fine Wine, This Stock Seems To Get Better With Time

Jun 04

Here's Why Shareholders Will Not Be Complaining About Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's (NASDAQ:VRTX) CEO Pay Packet

May 09
Here's Why Shareholders Will Not Be Complaining About Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's (NASDAQ:VRTX) CEO Pay Packet

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

May 08
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Vertex To Buy Alpine Immune - Why This Deal Feels Slightly 'Vanilla'

Apr 11

Getting In Cheap On Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) Is Unlikely

Apr 05
Getting In Cheap On Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) Is Unlikely

Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Diversifying Its Drug Portfolio For Future Growth

Mar 21

Are Investors Undervaluing Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) By 35%?

Mar 15
Are Investors Undervaluing Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) By 35%?

Vertex: One Of My All-Time Favorite Biotech Stocks Has More Room To Run

Feb 28

We Like The Quality Of Vertex Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ:VRTX) Earnings

Feb 22
We Like The Quality Of Vertex Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ:VRTX) Earnings

Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) Price Target To US$452

Feb 07
Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) Price Target To US$452

Vertex And Crispr: Second Casgevy Approval Pushes Revenue Potential Into Multi-Billion Dollar Range

Jan 22

With EPS Growth And More, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) Makes An Interesting Case

Jan 15
With EPS Growth And More, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) Makes An Interesting Case

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:VRTX - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202713,7595,2976,1846,43017
12/31/202612,8584,8195,4905,77824
12/31/202511,7744,2534,7605,27632
12/31/202410,881-42457436732
9/30/202410,626-480-1,351-843N/A
6/30/202410,337-490-1,426-944N/A
3/31/202410,1854,0193,4793,944N/A
12/31/20239,8693,6203,2793,537N/A
9/30/20239,6543,4704,2054,381N/A
6/30/20239,5053,3653,8794,068N/A
3/31/20239,2083,2603,8904,074N/A
12/31/20228,9313,3223,9254,130N/A
9/30/20228,7013,2733,8144,047N/A
6/30/20228,3503,1953,7874,018N/A
3/31/20227,9482,4512,4512,679N/A
12/31/20217,5742,3422,4092,644N/A
9/30/20217,1302,1761,9192,140N/A
6/30/20216,6841,9921,7772,121N/A
3/31/20216,4152,7623,0483,359N/A
12/31/20206,2062,7122,9943,254N/A
9/30/20205,9912,6912,9793,208N/A
6/30/20205,4032,0812,5572,635N/A
3/31/20204,8191,5111,9832,060N/A
12/31/20194,1631,1771,4941,569N/A
9/30/20193,6202,1441,3631,438N/A
6/30/20193,4542,2151,4131,484N/A
3/31/20193,2652,1551,2581,342N/A
12/31/20183,0482,0961,1751,270N/A
9/30/20182,8296471,0601,183N/A
6/30/20182,623415N/A972N/A
3/31/20182,415226N/A832N/A
12/31/20172,489263N/A845N/A
9/30/20172,296196N/A762N/A
6/30/20172,131259N/A658N/A
3/31/20172,019177N/A517N/A
12/31/20161,702-112N/A236N/A
9/30/20161,661-219N/A121N/A
6/30/20161,557-275N/A-7N/A
3/31/20161,292-399N/A-158N/A
12/31/20151,032-556N/A-365N/A
9/30/2015759-659N/A-576N/A
6/30/2015628-734N/A-602N/A
3/31/2015600-704N/A-620N/A
12/31/2014580-738N/A-573N/A
9/30/2014787-582N/A-362N/A
6/30/2014830-530N/A-289N/A
3/31/20141,002-428N/A-162N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: VRTX is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: VRTX is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.

High Growth Earnings: VRTX is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: VRTX's revenue (8.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: VRTX's revenue (8.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: VRTX's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (30.7%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/15 01:16
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/14 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is covered by 75 analysts. 32 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jasper HellwegArgus Research Company
Brian SkorneyBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research