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Payments to acquire available-for-sale debt securities

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Payments to acquire available-for-sale debt securities remained flat by 0.0% to $1.60B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 14.0%, from $1.86B to $1.60B. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Payments to acquire available-for-sale debt securities shows an upward trend with a 30.0% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2015
Last reportedQ3 2025

How to read this metric

An increase indicates the company is actively managing its cash reserves by investing in liquid assets, while a decrease may suggest a shift toward other uses of capital.

Detailed definition

This metric tracks the cash outflow used to purchase available-for-sale debt securities as part of the company's treasur...

Peer comparison

Standard treasury management metric; common for cash-rich biotech firms managing large balance sheets.

Metric ID: is_jpm_payments_to_acquire_afs_securities

Historical Data

3 years
 FY'23FY'24FY'25
Value$3.79B$7.44B$6.40B
YoY Change+96.4%-14.0%
Range$3.79B$7.44B
CAGR+30.0%
Avg YoY Growth+41.2%
Median YoY Growth+41.2%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Vertex Pharmaceuticals's payments to acquire available-for-sale debt securities?
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) reported payments to acquire available-for-sale debt securities of $1.60B in Q4 2025.
How has Vertex Pharmaceuticals's payments to acquire available-for-sale debt securities changed year-over-year?
Vertex Pharmaceuticals's payments to acquire available-for-sale debt securities decreased by 14.0% year-over-year, from $1.86B to $1.60B.
What is the long-term trend for Vertex Pharmaceuticals's payments to acquire available-for-sale debt securities?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Vertex Pharmaceuticals's payments to acquire available-for-sale debt securities has grown at a 30.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.79B to $6.40B.
What does payments to acquire available-for-sale debt securities mean?
Cash spent to buy investment-grade debt securities.

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