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Vertex Pharmaceuticals profit margin VRTX

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.

Net margin, 12 months
35.0%
Operating margin, 12 months
38.0%
Net margin on a year earlier
+3.1 pts
Peer median
26.3%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Vertex Pharmaceuticals kept 35.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 38.0% and a gross margin of 86.0%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 29.8%.

The median for 8 biotech stocks of a similar size is 26.3%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY202532.9%34.8%86.2%
FY2024−4.9%−2.1%86.1%
FY202336.7%38.8%87.2%
FY202237.2%48.2%87.9%
FY202130.9%36.7%88.1%
FY202043.7%46.0%88.1%
FY201928.3%28.8%86.8%
FY201868.8%20.8%86.6%
FY201710.6%5.0%88.9%
FY2016−6.6%0.6%87.6%
FY2015−53.9%−45.2%87.9%
FY2014n/an/a89.5%
FY2013−36.7%−50.3%89.3%
FY2012−7.0%0.2%81.7%
FY20112.1%8.1%94.3%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY2635.0%+3.1 pts38.0%
Q1 FY2635.5%+44.4 pts38.3%
Q4 FY2532.9%+37.8 pts34.8%
Q3 FY2531.3%+35.9 pts34.1%
Q2 FY2531.9%+36.6 pts34.4%
Q1 FY25−8.9%−48.4 pts−6.7%
Q4 FY24−4.9%−41.5 pts−2.1%
Q3 FY24−4.5%−40.5 pts−2.5%
Q2 FY24−4.7%−40.1 pts−3.4%
Q1 FY2439.5%+4.1 pts41.2%
Q4 FY2336.7%−0.5 pts38.8%
Q3 FY2335.9%−1.7 pts40.2%

Against its peers

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What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

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