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Vertex Pharmaceuticals cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Vertex Pharmaceuticals's operations generated $3.63bn of cash; it spent $438m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $3.19bn. It returned $2.02bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations−428−635144268−61−573−3652368451,2701,5693,2542,6444,1303,537−4933,6314,293
Depreciation and amortisation30303538486362616172107110126148181207210222
Stock-based pay8791118114127178231241293325361430441491581699686689
Capital spending2338357151514557999575260235205200298438497
Free cash flow−451−673109197−112−624−4111807461,1751,4942,9942,4093,9253,337−7903,1943,796
Free cash flow after stock pay−538−765−982−239−802−642−614528501,1332,5641,9673,4342,756−1,4892,5083,107
Share buybacks———————003501865391,42504281,1772,0172,006
Shares issued801—————————————————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Vertex Pharmaceuticals's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Vertex Pharmaceuticals.