Vertex Pharmaceuticals Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 6/6
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a total shareholder equity of $17.2B and total debt of $0.0, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 0%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $24.0B and $6.9B respectively. Vertex Pharmaceuticals's EBIT is $4.6B making its interest coverage ratio -9.5. It has cash and short-term investments of $6.4B.
Key information
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Debt to equity ratio
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Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | -9.5x |
| Cash | US$6.38b |
| Equity | US$17.18b |
| Total liabilities | US$6.86b |
| Total assets | US$24.04b |
Recent financial health updates
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Recent updates
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Is A Strong Buy After The Recent Pullback (Upgrade)
Aug 11
New ALYFTREK And JOURNAVX Will Expand Patient Access
Vertex is set to drive revenue growth by expanding its drug portfolio, notably with ALYFTREK and JOURNAVX, targeting new patient demographics.Vertex Pharmaceuticals: A Look At Their Pain Therapy Program
Apr 06Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Company Passes My Health Check With Flying Colors, Upholding Buy Rating
Mar 06Vertex Pharma Stock Surges After FDA Approves Non-Opioid Pain Drug
Jan 31Vertex Therapeutics: The Pain Comes With The Territory For Suzetrigine
Jan 14Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Jim Cramer Fires A Warning Shot But I Remain Invested
Dec 31Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Progress Check Suggests Stock Remains A Solid Buy
Dec 11Vertex Pharma: Why I Am Buying This Dip
Nov 25Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Strong Execution Continued In Q3 But The Valuation Reflects It
Nov 05Vertex Pharmaceuticals: The Future Looks Bright, But It May Be A Choppy Ride
Oct 18Vertex Joined The M&A Craze - Limited Upside Potential (Downgrade)
Oct 10Investors Are Underestimating The Potential Of Vertex's Non-Addictive Pain Drug
Sep 15Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Is The Recent Barclays Downgrade Justified? I'm Not Convinced
Sep 05Vertex Stock: Came For CF Drugs, Staying For Gene Therapy
Aug 02Vertex: Strategic Diversification From Gene Therapy To Acute Pain Management
Jul 09Vertex: New, Longer-Term Casgevy Data Makes Case For Blockbuster Sales
Jun 17Vertex: Like A Fine Wine, This Stock Seems To Get Better With Time
Jun 04Vertex To Buy Alpine Immune - Why This Deal Feels Slightly 'Vanilla'
Apr 11Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Diversifying Its Drug Portfolio For Future Growth
Mar 21Vertex: One Of My All-Time Favorite Biotech Stocks Has More Room To Run
Feb 28
Expanding Treatment Frontiers Boosts Revenue and Market Dominance
Vertex's strategic expansion into new therapeutic areas and successful product launches could deliver significant revenue streams and market penetration.Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: VRTX's short term assets ($10.4B) exceed its short term liabilities ($4.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: VRTX's short term assets ($10.4B) exceed its long term liabilities ($2.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: VRTX is debt free.
Reducing Debt: VRTX had no debt 5 years ago.
Debt Coverage: VRTX has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: VRTX has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/08/13 21:27 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/08/13 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is covered by 70 analysts. 30 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jasper Hellweg | Argus Research Company |
| Brian Skorney | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |