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Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock: balance sheet and debt

VRTX
$547.03Closing price of 11 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 76 out of 100

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a debt to equity ratio of 0.21 and an interest coverage of over 100x.

Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
0.21
Interest coverage
> 100x
Current ratio
2.9
Cash & equivalents
$6.61B
Total assets
$26.14B
Equity ratio
71.4%
Goodwill
$1.09B
Plus intangible assets of $424.2M
Net debt
−$2.73B
More cash than debt

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$921.58Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately54.9%−$580.87M
2007$601.48Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately45.1%−$440.87M
2008$980.48Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately24.4%−$544.6M
2009$1.96B$544.8M$26.1M56.1%−$1.1B
2010$1.73B$544.8M$26.1M29.2%−$494.42M
2011$2.2B$694.49M$30.99M42.1%−$512.97M
2012$2.76B$694.49M$30.99M43.3%−$624.31M
2013$2.32B$30.99M$30.99M58.5%−$958.49M
2014$2.34B$68.92M$39.92M46.9%−$562.16M
2015$2.5B$334.72M$50.38M43.8%−$216.22M
2016$2.89B$334.72M$50.38M46.2%−$593.8M
2017$3.55B$79.38M$50.38M57.6%−$1.48B
2018$6.25B$50.38M$50.38M71.0%−$2.58B
2019$8.32B$1.4B$1B73.2%−$3.15B
2020$11.75B$1.4B$1B73.9%−$5.73B
2021$13.43B$1.4B$1B75.2%−$6.56B
2022$18.15B$1.69B$1.09B76.7%−$9.88B
2023$22.73B$1.93B$1.09B77.3%−$10.41B
2024$22.53B$1.91B$1.09B72.8%−$4.37B
2025$26.14B$1.51B$1.09B71.4%−$2.73B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$704.63M$505.94M$123.76M0.24
2007$460.87M$271.3M$20M0.07
2008$832.1M$238.87M$287.5M1.2
2009$1.28B$1.1B$185.91M0.17
2010$1.03B$503.97M$536.99M1.07
2011$968.92M$786.84M$455.95M0.49
2012$1.32B$999.18M$696.91M0.58
2013$1.47B$1.36B$506.58M0.37
2014$1.39B$1.08B$824.95M0.75
2015$1.04B$939.97M$826.24M0.76
2016$1.43B$1.16B$840.76M0.63
2017$2.09B$2.03B$606.43M0.3
2018$3.17B$4.44B$586.82M0.13
2019$3.81B$6.09B$661.66M0.11
2020$6.66B$8.69B$931.9M0.11
2021$7.52B$10.1B$967.4M0.1
2022$10.78B$13.91B$899.7M0.06
2023$11.22B$17.58B$808.4M0.05
2024$6.12B$16.41B$1.75B0.11
2025$6.61B$18.67B$3.88B0.21

Debt to equity divides debt by total equity, including non-controlling interests, as S&P calculates it. The equity column shows the part that belongs to shareholders.

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 11 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 8 May 2026)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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