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Performance analysis of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, VRTX has had an average annual return of +9.88%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.

Over the past 5 years, VRTX has had an average annual return of +19.62%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.78% annual.

Over the past 10 years, VRTX has had an average annual return of +17.82%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.91% annual.

Since Nov 1, 1999, VRTX has had an average annual return of +14.39%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.46% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+5.99%+12.58%-1.03%+40.90%+31.50%-7.08%+7.94%+32.13%+10.58%+103.42%-41.45%+5.92%
201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
+59.89%+77.33%+26.17%-5.20%-18.25%+41.05%+30.78%-37.92%+35.24%+161.79%+2.12%-34.70%
2002200120001999
-35.55%-65.61%+308.56%+32.38%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+3.65%+5.73%-10.12%-4.29%+4.72%+10.99%-3.27%+5.99%
2025+14.65%+3.92%+1.05%+5.09%-13.24%+0.71%+2.62%-14.41%+0.16%+8.66%+1.89%+4.55%+12.58%
2024+6.51%-2.92%-0.65%-6.03%+15.92%+2.94%+5.76%+0.03%-6.21%+2.34%-1.65%-13.98%-1.03%
2023+11.88%-10.15%+8.54%+8.14%-5.04%+8.76%+0.12%-1.13%-0.17%+4.13%-2.02%+14.68%+40.90%
2022+10.68%-5.36%+13.46%+4.69%-1.67%+4.89%-0.49%+0.48%+2.76%+7.76%+1.41%-8.73%+31.50%
2021-3.07%-7.22%+1.10%+1.54%-4.39%-3.36%-0.02%-0.64%-9.44%+1.95%+1.09%+17.47%-7.08%
2020+3.70%-1.33%+6.21%+5.57%+14.63%+0.82%-6.31%+2.62%-2.51%-23.43%+9.31%+3.77%+7.94%
2019+15.21%-1.13%-2.54%-8.14%-1.66%+10.35%-9.14%+8.04%-5.89%+15.38%+13.44%-1.26%+32.13%
2018+11.35%-0.50%-1.84%-6.03%+0.55%+10.36%+2.99%+5.34%+4.52%-12.08%+6.69%-8.34%+10.58%
2017+16.56%+5.53%+20.67%+8.18%+4.48%+4.26%+17.81%+5.74%-5.29%-3.82%-1.33%+3.86%+103.42%

Drawdown analysis of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)

The maximum drawdown for the VRTX was -91.77%, occurring on Nov 11, 2003. Recovery took 2677 trading sessions.

The current VRTX drawdown is -9.27%.

Since Nov 1, 1999 VRTX has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 2 times
  • 40% or more: 4 times
  • 30% or more: 4 times
  • 20% or more: 8 times
  • 10% or more: 30 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-91.77%Nov 2, 2000757Nov 11, 20032677Jul 2, 20143434
-55.25%Mar 6, 200029Apr 14, 200043Jun 16, 200072
-49.10%Aug 19, 2015340Dec 22, 2016142Jul 19, 2017482
-41.60%Jul 20, 2020306Oct 5, 2021216Aug 15, 2022522
-29.08%Sep 28, 20006Oct 6, 200013Oct 25, 200019
-29.07%Nov 8, 2024185Aug 8, 2025225Jul 2, 2026410
-22.82%Jul 12, 200013Jul 31, 200012Aug 16, 200025
-21.18%Sep 28, 201859Dec 24, 201817Jan 18, 201976
-19.51%Jan 21, 20007Feb 1, 20004Feb 7, 200011
-19.39%Feb 11, 202023Mar 16, 202015Apr 6, 202038
-17.73%Mar 12, 201859Jun 5, 201826Jul 12, 201885
-17.36%Jul 24, 201795Dec 6, 201731Jan 23, 2018126
-15.45%Jan 18, 201978May 13, 2019118Oct 29, 2019196
-15.25%Jan 22, 201512Feb 9, 201524Mar 16, 201536
-14.46%Jul 11, 201419Aug 7, 201430Sep 19, 201449
-14.02%Sep 8, 20001Sep 11, 20007Sep 20, 20008
-13.54%Feb 17, 20002Feb 22, 20005Feb 29, 20007
-13.27%Mar 19, 20159Apr 1, 201515Apr 23, 201524
-12.36%Feb 1, 20185Feb 8, 201816Mar 5, 201821
-11.94%Jan 30, 202463Apr 30, 202416May 22, 202479
-11.93%Nov 8, 19997Nov 17, 199911Dec 3, 199918
-11.90%Nov 22, 202231Jan 9, 202315Jan 31, 202346
-11.85%Jun 19, 20004Jun 23, 20003Jun 28, 20007
-11.74%Jan 31, 202325Mar 8, 202322Apr 10, 202347
-11.31%Aug 1, 202446Oct 7, 202424Nov 8, 202470