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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) Q3 2026 Earnings: Guidance Raised

Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026): revenue, EPS and full-year guidance from the SEC filing

Published Nov 5, 2026

TL;DR

  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated raised its full-year guidance; revenue +11.8% vs a year earlier.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's results for Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026) come from the company's own earnings release, filed with the SEC on 2026-11-02. Everything below is taken from that filing; quotes are copied exactly. Company outlooks are the company's own.

At a glance

ItemValue
Revenue (GAAP total revenues)$3,441 million (+11.8% vs a year earlier)
Diluted EPS (GAAP)$2.56
Adjusted per-share figure (company's non-GAAP measure; FFO/AFFO for REITs)$4.76
Full-year guidanceRaised

Guidance

Vertex raised 2026 revenue guidance to $13.15–13.25 billion from $13.1–13.2 billion and increased operating expense guidance for the Crinetics acquisition.

Why this label: 'raised its full year 2026 total revenue guidance' to $13.15-13.25B from $13.1-13.2B; higher opex guide is non-core; no EPS guide.

MetricPeriodNewPrior (as stated in the release)
total revenueFY2026$13.15–13.25 billion$13.1–13.2 billion
PALSONIFY revenueFY2026$40–50 millionnot stated
combined GAAP R&D, AIPR&D and SG&A expensesFY2026$7.15–7.2 billion$6.3–6.45 billion
combined non-GAAP R&D, AIPR&D and SG&A expensesFY2026approximately $6.0 billion$5.65–5.75 billion
non-GAAP effective tax rateFY202619.5%–20.5% (unchanged)19.5%–20.5%

From the release

Revenue: "Total revenues · 3,440.8 · 3,076.4"

Earnings per share: "Net income per diluted common share: · GAAP · $ · 2.56 · $ · 4.20"

total revenue: "Vertex today raised its full year 2026 total revenue guidance to $13.15 billion to $13.25 billion from $13.1 billion to $13.2 billion previously."

PALSONIFY revenue: "PALSONIFY revenue · $40 to $50 million"

combined GAAP R&D, AIPR&D and SG&A expenses: "Combined GAAP R&D, AIPR&D, and SG&A expenses * · $7.15 to $7.2 billion · $6.3 to $6.45 billion"

Quotes are copied from the filing; in table rows, cell borders are shown as “·”.

Key fact: Raised 2026 revenue guidance to $13.15–$13.25 billion; Q3 revenue up 12% to $3.44 billion.

Source

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated earnings release (SEC filing), accession 0000875320-26-000287, filed 2026-11-02.

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