Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedOpportunity Rank #184(VRTX) Intrinsic Value & DCF Analysis (2026)
Current Price
$425.00
Last updated: May 08, 2026
Price vs Intrinsic Value
Fundamental Score
Weighted across 6 signals
Narrative Score
+5 vs previous
Trend Score
As of 2026-05-08
The intrinsic value of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) is estimated at $476.87 per share based on a 10-year discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis. At the current price of $425.00, the stock appears undervalued relative to its projected cash flow fundamentals. This estimate assumes an 8.12% long-term growth rate and an 8.50% discount rate (calculated: 7.74%), reflecting expected future free cash flow and cost of capital.
The intrinsic value of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) is estimated at $476.87 per share based on a 10-year discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis. At the current price of $425.00, the stock appears undervalued relative to its projected cash flow fundamentals. This estimate assumes an 8.12% long-term growth rate and an 8.50% discount rate (calculated: 7.74%), reflecting expected future free cash flow and cost of capital.Valuation Details
Capital Efficiency
The company is earning a higher return on invested capital than it costs to raise that capital — a sign of strong, efficient value creation.
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How Intrinziq Estimates Fair Value
Intrinziq estimates Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's intrinsic value using a discounted cash flow (DCF) model based on free cash flow trends and a market-based discount rate. The model projects future cash flows over ten years and discounts them using a market return assumption to estimate fair value.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedHealthcare
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biotechnology company, engages in developing and commercializing therapies for treating cystic fibrosis. The company markets SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI, ORKAMBI, and KALYDECO to treat patients with cystic fibrosis who have specific mutations in their cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene; and TRIKAFTA for the treatment of patients with CF 6 years of age or older who have at least one F508del mutation. Its pipeline includes VX-864 for the treatment of AAT deficiency, which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; VX-147 for the treatment of APOL1-mediated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS, and other serious kidney diseases which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; VX- 880, treatment for Type 1 Diabetes which is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial; VX-548, a NaV1.8 inhibitor for treatments of acute, neuropathic, musculoskeletal pain which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; and CTX001 for the treatment severe SCD and TDT which is in Phase 3 clinical trial. The company sells its products primarily to specialty pharmacy and specialty distributors in the United States, as well as specialty distributors and retail chains, and hospitals and clinics internationally. It has collaborations with Affinia Therapeutics, Inc.; Arbor Biotechnologies, Inc.; CRISPR Therapeutics AG.; Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.; Mammoth Biosciences, Inc.; Moderna, Inc.; Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc.; and Skyhawk Therapeutics, Inc.; as well as Ribometrix, Inc.; Genomics plc; Merck KGaA; Darmstadt, Germany, and X-Chem, Inc. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.