Vertex (VERX) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.20
- Estimate
- $0.19
- Surprise
- +4.8%
- Score today
- 5.5/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Vertex (VERX) beat the $0.19 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.20 — a clear 4.8% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates VERX Sell at 5.5/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +4.8% surprise compares with a +4.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-04.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.2)
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $14.44
- Price target
- $14.86
- Stop
- $13.43
- Upside to target
- +2.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.2:1
The stock trades at 1481.0× trailing but 14.5× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
VERX at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Software - Application
- Market cap
- $2.40B
- P/E (fwd)
- 14.5
- P/E (ttm)
- 1481.0
- 52-week range
- $10.21–$25.02
- Off 52-week high
- 42.3%
- RSI (14)
- 67
- Volume vs avg
- 0.03×
- Score today
- 5.5/10