Vertex Pharmaceuticals

American pharmaceutical company
Organization business Q2744099
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 18 annual filings
Revenue
$12.00B
▲ 8.9% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$3.95B
▲ 838.1% YoY FY2025
Assets
$25.64B
▲ 13.8% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$15.32
▲ 836.5% YoY FY2025
$0.00$3.30B$6.60B$9.90B$13.20B FY2008: $175.50MFY2009: $101.89M · NI -$642.18M (-630.3% margin)FY2010: $143.37M · NI -$754.63M (-526.3% margin)FY2011: $1.41B · NI $29.57M (2.1% margin)FY2012: $1.53B · NI -$107.03M (-7.0% margin)FY2013: $1.21B · NI -$445.03M (-36.7% margin)FY2014: $580.41M · NI -$738.55M (-127.2% margin)FY2015: $1.03B · NI -$556.33M (-53.9% margin)FY2016: $1.70B · NI -$112.05M (-6.6% margin)FY2017: $2.49B · NI $263.48M (10.6% margin)FY2018: $3.05B · NI $2.10B (68.8% margin)FY2019: $4.16B · NI $1.18B (28.3% margin)FY2020: $6.21B · NI $2.71B (43.7% margin)FY2021: $7.57B · NI $2.34B (30.9% margin)FY2022: $8.93B · NI $3.32B (37.2% margin)FY2023: $9.87B · NI $3.62B (36.7% margin)FY2024: $11.02B · NI -$535.60M (-4.9% margin)FY2025: $12.00B · NI $3.95B (32.9% margin) '08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'25
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Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0000875320-26-000056

Summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals is in the country of United States[3].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's instance of is recorded as pharmaceutical company[5].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's instance of is recorded as organization[7].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's headquarters location is recorded as Boston[8].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's chief executive officer is recorded as Reshma Kewalramani[9].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's child organization or unit is recorded as Vertex Pharmaceuticals (United Kingdom)[10].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals is part of Nasdaq-100[11].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals is part of S&P 500[12].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Commons category is recorded as Vertex Pharmaceuticals[13].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[14].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's industry is recorded as pharmaceutical industry[15].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's industry is recorded as health care industry[16].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's industry is recorded as biotechnology industry[17].
  • January 1, 1989 marks the founding of Vertex Pharmaceuticals[18].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's official website is recorded as https://www.vrtx.com/[19].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's described at URL is recorded as https://www.forbes.com/companies/vertex-pharmaceuticals/[20].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's described at URL is recorded as https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2017/08/08/vertex-pharmaceuticals-and-the-price-of-inspiration/[21].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's described at URL is recorded as https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2017/12/13/vertex/zO9My0GXMQ4rjYz28CbIhI/story.html[22].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's described at URL is recorded as https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/10/16/vertex-pledges-for-charitable-efforts-over-next-years/farofoHx1RzLHtqbbk9jUP/story.html[23].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's described at URL is recorded as https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/31/vertex-chooses-two-drugs-to-advance-in-cystic-fibrosis-triple-combinations.html[24].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's described at URL is recorded as https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/06/03/facing-stem-challenge-education/19E2V4EUpSzoh118SEQt3O/story.html[25].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's described at URL is recorded as https://www.sdbj.com/news/2018/jun/19/vertex-pharmaceuticals-expands-san-diego-footprint/[26].
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals's described at URL is recorded as https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2017/07/18/new-vertex-drugs-show-dramatic-benefit-in-cystic-fibrosis/#6bb266392f95[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1989 marks the founding of Vertex Pharmaceuticals[18].

Identity

Part of include Nasdaq-100[11], a stock market index[28], in United States[29] and S&P 500[12], a stock market index[30], in United States[31], founded in 1957[32].

Leadership

Vertex Pharmaceuticals's chief executive officer is recorded as Reshma Kewalramani[9].

Operations

Vertex Pharmaceuticals's headquarters location is recorded as Boston[8]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as it (United Kingdom)[10].

Industry

Industries include pharmaceutical industry[15], health care industry[16], and biotechnology industry[17].

Ownership

Vertex Pharmaceuticals's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[14]. Its product or material produced is recorded as medication[33].

Why It Matters

Vertex Pharmaceuticals ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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