What is VRTX's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 28.2× over the last five years. Available history contains 818 weekly observations from Feb 21, 2011 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) P/E ratio history

Above its usual range

As of Oct 22, 2026

VRTX's P/E of 30.6x is higher than 79% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

VRTX year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	31.8×	94%
Dec 30, 2024	Unavailable	Short history
Dec 25, 2023	30.6×	82%
Dec 26, 2022	22.8×	27%
Dec 27, 2021	26.4×	40%
Dec 28, 2020	23.1×	21%
Dec 30, 2019	26.4×	29%
Dec 31, 2018	69.1×	7%
Dec 25, 2017	192.1×	90%
Dec 26, 2016	Unavailable	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
ABBVAbbVie	80.5×	76%
AMGNAmgen	27.2×	78%
GILDGilead Sciences	Unavailable	Unranked
INCYIncyte	16.0×	9%

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What is VRTX's current P/E?: VRTX's P/E of 30.6x is higher than 79% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is VRTX's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 28.2× over the last five years. Available history contains 818 weekly observations from Feb 21, 2011 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.