Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorpor (VRTX) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $4.73
- Estimate
- $4.75
- Surprise
- -0.3%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.3 → 6.3/10
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 Pharmaceuticals Incorpor (VRTX) missed the $4.75 estimate with diluted EPS of $4.73 — effectively in line (0.3%). TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (6.3/10) to Buy (Wait) at 6.3/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates VRTX Hold at 5.5/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -0.3% surprise compares with a +1.5% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-02.
What supports the rating
- V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.3 in RISK_OFF)
- Sector modifier (Healthcare): +0.5
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Product: CF medicines
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Consecutive earnings misses (2)
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
- $514.51
- Price target
- $549.04
- Stop
- $493.26
- Upside to target
- +6.7%
At 30.0× trailing and 25.6× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: RSI 29 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
VRTX at TrendMatrix's latest read
Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Market cap
- $130.64B
- P/E (fwd)
- 25.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 30.0
- 52-week range
- $374.17–$560.25
- Off 52-week high
- 8.2%
- RSI (14)
- 29
- Volume vs avg
- 0.86×
- Score today
- 5.5/10