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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc

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What Do They Do?

Develops and sells medicines for people with cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia and acute pain, while advancing treatments for other serious diseases.

How Do They Make Money?

Specialty pharmacies, specialty distributors and wholesalers buy medicines for resale, with sales generally paid after delivery. Small-molecule medicines are paid for when delivered; gene-therapy sales are counted when treatment is infused.

revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO
Sold outright

86%
FY2022: 86%
ALYFTREK
Sold outright
7.0%
Other product revenues
Sold outright
6.8%
FY2022: 14%

Who Are Their Customers?

Specialty pharmacies and specialty distributors, along with major U.S. wholesalers, buy the medicines for resale. Vertex also sells to retail pharmacies, hospitals and clinics internationally, and in some markets sells CASGEVY directly to authorized treatment centers.

Do Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 33 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2025 and turned 27 cents into free cash flow.

Operating income, FY2025
35% of revenue
▲ Now profitable vs FY2024 (−$232.9M, −2%)
Net income, FY2025
33% of revenue
▲ Now profitable vs FY2024 (−$535.6M, −5%)
Free cash flow, FY2025
27% of revenue
▲ Now profitable vs FY2024 (−$790.3M, −7%)

How Are They Changing?

Since the FY2025 annual report
Latest quarter: Q2 FY2026, the three months to Jun 30, 2026
Revenue
▲ +12%
vs $3B in Q2 FY2025
Net income
▲ +6%
vs $1B in Q2 FY2025
TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO share of revenue vs 86.1% in Q2 FY2025
  • Sep 1, 2026 Appoints Jonathan Poole as chief financial officer He will take over as CFO on January 1, 2027; Charles Wagner will remain executive vice president and chief operating officer.
  • Aug 3, 2026 Raises 2026 revenue guidance The company lifted its full-year revenue outlook to $13.1 billion to $13.2 billion from $12.95 billion to $13.1 billion.
  • Jul 7, 2026 Agrees to acquire Crinetics Pharmaceuticals The proposed merger would make Crinetics a wholly owned subsidiary; closing was expected in the third quarter of 2026.

Growing. Revenue grew 58% in 4 years, from $7.6B in FY2021 to $12B in FY2025, about 12% a year.

Expanded marketed disease areas The older report described approved medicines for cystic fibrosis, while the latest report also describes approved medicines for sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia and acute pain.

Revenue over time
TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO ALYFTREK Other product revenues SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI KALYDECO ORKAMBI Product revenues, net
$20B$10B$0

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