Last Price$488.3(2.3%)
Market Cap$124.8B
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
9.3%
5Y avg
59.9%
Biotechnology industry
median
(287.2%)
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.6%) overvalued
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
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| Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) | (36.5%) | (71.4%) | (219.0%) | (275.5%) | (642.9%) | (445.0%) | 892.0% | 8.4% | (95.2%) | (171.4%) | 32.5% | 65.5% | 51.2% | 43.3% | 65.4% | 95.1% | 58.8% | 66.1% | 54.2% | 9.5% |
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) comparison analysis
General
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedVRTX
9.3%
11.7%
N/A
(4.9%)
Median Peer Set
29.1%
16.4%
(41.2%)
7.9%
argenx SEARGX
110.3%
198.6%
(60.5%)
(24.1%)
United Therapeutics CorporationUTHR
71.5%
23.6%
25.7%
41.5%
Royalty Pharma plcRPRX
53.3%
(3.8%)
(43.7%)
37.9%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.REGN
36.6%
8.3%
10.4%
31.1%
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.BMRN
34.0%
18.0%
139.3%
15.0%
BeiGene, Ltd.BGNE
24.2%
73.7%
467.1%
(35.9%)
Incyte CorporationINCY
16.2%
14.8%
(94.0%)
0.8%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ALNY
15.1%
23.0%
(38.6%)
(12.4%)
BioNTech SEBNTX
(75.7%)
(77.4%)
(89.7%)
24.4%
Summit Therapeutics Inc.SMMT
N/A
N/A
(68.7%)
N/A
VRTX key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 160.9 56.6% | 216.4 34.5% | 199.0 (8.0%) | 175.5 (11.8%) | 102.0 (41.9%) | 143.4 40.5% | 1,410.6 883.9% | 1,527.0 8.3% | 1,212.0 (20.6%) | 580.4 (52.1%) | 1,032.3 77.9% | 1,702.2 64.9% | 2,488.7 46.2% | 3,047.6 22.5% | 4,162.8 36.6% | 6,205.7 49.1% | 7,574.4 22.1% | 8,930.7 17.9% | 9,869.2 10.5% | 11,020.1 11.7% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 10.1 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 80.5 | 279.9 | 130.3 | 61.0 | 125.5 | 210.5 | 275.1 | 409.5 | 547.8 | 736.3 | 904.2 | 1,080.3 | 1,262.2 | 1,530.5 |
% margin | 150.8 93.7% | 204.2 94.4% | 185.1 93.0% | 159.8 91.1% | 87.8 86.1% | 130.6 91.1% | 1,330.1 94.3% | 1,247.2 81.7% | 1,081.7 89.3% | 519.4 89.5% | 906.8 87.8% | 1,491.7 87.6% | 2,213.5 88.9% | 2,638.1 86.6% | 3,615.1 86.8% | 5,469.4 88.1% | 6,670.2 88.1% | 7,850.4 87.9% | 8,607.0 87.2% | 9,489.6 86.1% |
| Operating Expenses | 292.5 | 429.6 | 597.8 | 618.2 | 680.0 | 825.2 | 1,108.4 | 1,243.0 | 1,281.1 | 1,160.9 | 1,373.3 | 1,480.5 | 1,820.7 | 1,974.1 | 2,413.0 | 2,600.0 | 3,891.2 | 3,485.0 | 4,775.0 | 9,722.5 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 248.5 | 371.7 | 513.1 | 516.3 | 550.7 | 637.4 | 707.7 | 806.2 | 918.8 | 855.5 | 996.2 | 1,047.7 | 1,324.6 | 1,416.5 | 1,754.5 | 1,829.5 | 3,051.1 | 2,540.3 | 3,162.9 | 3,630.3 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 44.0 | 57.9 | 84.7 | 101.9 | 129.3 | 187.8 | 400.7 | 436.8 | 362.3 | 305.4 | 377.1 | 432.8 | 496.1 | 557.6 | 658.5 | 770.5 | 840.1 | 944.7 | 1,136.6 | 1,464.3 |
% margin | (149.9) (93.2%) | (229.0) (105.9%) | (419.8) (210.9%) | (462.7) (263.6%) | (613.4) (601.1%) | (696.1) (485.5%) | 113.8 8.1% | 2.3 0.2% | (903.4) (74.5%) | (692.4) (119.3%) | (468.7) (45.4%) | 9.9 0.6% | 123.2 5.0% | 635.2 20.8% | 1,197.6 28.8% | 2,856.3 46.0% | 2,782.1 36.7% | 4,307.4 48.2% | 4,307.5 43.6% | (232.9) (2.1%) |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 63.7 | 22.2 | 4.9 | 144.6 | 614.7 | 598.1 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 19.3 | 36.6 | 14.7 | 22.7 | 72.9 | 84.2 | 81.4 | 57.6 | 34.1 | 58.5 | 58.2 | 61.5 | 54.8 | 44.1 | 30.6 |
| Pre-tax Income | (173.4) | (206.9) | (426.9) | (464.2) | (642.2) | (754.6) | 60.4 | (12.4) | (976.1) | (734.9) | (559.6) | (67.4) | (15.7) | 600.2 | 1,394.9 | 3,116.8 | 2,730.4 | 4,232.4 | 4,379.8 | 248.5 |
% effective tax rate | 61.7 (35.6%) | (18.5) 8.9% | (21.4) 5.0% | (30.7) 6.6% | 19.3 (3.0%) | 19.3 (2.6%) | 19.3 31.9% | 38.8 (313.0%) | (288.6) 29.6% | 7.0 (0.9%) | 30.4 (5.4%) | 16.7 (24.7%) | (107.3) 684.1% | (1,486.9) (247.7%) | 218.1 15.6% | 405.2 13.0% | 388.3 14.2% | 910.4 21.5% | 760.2 17.4% | 784.1 315.5% |
% margin | (203.4) (126.4%) | (206.9) (95.6%) | (391.3) (196.6%) | (459.9) (262.0%) | (641.6) (628.7%) | (754.6) (526.3%) | 29.6 2.1% | (107.0) (7.0%) | (445.0) (36.7%) | (738.6) (127.2%) | (558.1) (54.1%) | (112.1) (6.6%) | 263.5 10.6% | 2,096.9 68.8% | 1,176.8 28.3% | 2,711.7 43.7% | 2,342.1 30.9% | 3,322.0 37.2% | 3,619.6 36.7% | (535.6) (4.9%) |
| EPS | (2.28) | (1.83) | (3.03) | (3.27) | (3.70) | (3.77) | 0.14 | (0.50) | (1.98) | (3.14) | (2.32) | (0.46) | 1.06 | 8.25 | 4.58 | 10.44 | 9.09 | 12.97 | 14.05 | (2.08) |
| Diluted EPS | (2.28) | (1.83) | (3.03) | (3.27) | (3.70) | (3.77) | 0.14 | (0.50) | (1.98) | (3.14) | (2.31) | (0.46) | 1.04 | 8.09 | 4.51 | 10.29 | 9.01 | 12.82 | 13.89 | (2.08) |
% margin | (114.4) (71.1%) | (199.5) (92.2%) | (385.2) (193.6%) | (426.2) (242.8%) | (598.9) (586.9%) | (704.9) (491.7%) | 133.9 9.5% | 42.5 2.8% | (554.8) (45.8%) | (598.8) (103.2%) | (411.3) (39.8%) | 75.5 4.4% | 103.3 4.1% | 706.8 23.2% | 1,560.4 37.5% | 3,284.5 52.9% | 2,917.5 38.5% | 4,435.5 49.7% | 4,605.2 46.7% | 486.3 4.4% |
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FAQ
1) What is Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 9.3%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated have been 48.7% over the past three years, and 62.9% over the past five years.
2) Is Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) Good?
As of today, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 9.3%, which is higher than industry median of (287.2%). It indicates that Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is Good.