VRTX
StockVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is 10.1% off its high — a mild dip, shallower than its 9.7% average pullback. Whatever the news says today, this isn't historically significant.
Slightly Elevated
Current Drawdown
-10.1%
Days in Drawdown
6
Avg Max Drawdown
9.7%
Avg Length
95
Drawdown Severity Score™
1.6
VRTX - Price & High Water Mark
VRTX - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of June 28, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within VRTX's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated has been cheaper on this measure only about 27% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated has been cheaper on this measure only about 42% of the time in 14 years of daily history.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is currently in a moderate drawdown. As of 2026-07-14, the stock is trading at $476.31, down 10.1% from its all-time high of $529.59. This pullback has lasted 6 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated typically experiences drawdowns averaging 9.7% in depth, with an average duration of 95 days. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated has gone through 132 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was 91.8%, beginning in 2000. The longest drawdown duration on record was 4989 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated currently stands at 1.62. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score below 2.0 indicates a normal drawdown within the stock's typical range: a routine pullback.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 132 tracked pullbacks (66 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | Ongoing | 6 days | -10.1% | $529.59 | $476.31 | n/a |
| 2024-11-11 | 2026-07-02 | 598 days | -29.1% | $516.74 | $366.54 | $528.04 |
| 2024-08-02 | 2024-11-08 | 99 days | -11.3% | $505.78 | $448.60 | $516.74 |
| 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-01 | 2 days | -1.4% | $502.60 | $495.72 | $505.78 |
| 2024-07-23 | 2024-07-29 | 7 days | -1.1% | $495.91 | $490.32 | $498.15 |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024-07-22 | 11 days | -0.8% | $492.13 | $488.12 | $495.91 |
| 2024-06-07 | 2024-07-09 | 33 days | -3.8% | $485.53 | $467.28 | $485.99 |
| 2024-05-28 | 2024-06-03 | 7 days | -3.5% | $456.95 | $441.13 | $470.18 |
| 2024-01-31 | 2024-05-22 | 112 days | -11.9% | $446.08 | $392.81 | $447.53 |
| 2024-01-23 | 2024-01-30 | 8 days | -2.9% | $440.11 | $427.56 | $446.08 |
| 2024-01-17 | 2024-01-22 | 6 days | -1.0% | $437.49 | $432.98 | $440.11 |
| 2024-01-03 | 2024-01-04 | 2 days | -0.0% | $410.91 | $410.71 | $416.15 |
| 2023-12-18 | 2024-01-02 | 16 days | -2.5% | $410.68 | $400.25 | $410.91 |
| 2023-11-07 | 2023-12-13 | 37 days | -11.1% | $385.76 | $343.00 | $405.07 |
| 2023-11-03 | 2023-11-06 | 4 days | -0.1% | $376.55 | $376.20 | $385.76 |
| 2023-10-17 | 2023-11-02 | 17 days | -5.0% | $374.00 | $355.28 | $376.55 |
| 2023-07-24 | 2023-10-11 | 80 days | -6.1% | $362.46 | $340.48 | $365.25 |
| 2023-07-19 | 2023-07-20 | 2 days | -0.1% | $358.98 | $358.57 | $361.82 |
| 2023-07-03 | 2023-07-14 | 12 days | -3.9% | $351.91 | $338.18 | $352.74 |
| 2023-06-29 | 2023-06-30 | 2 days | -0.7% | $350.78 | $348.18 | $351.91 |
| 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-28 | 48 days | -7.7% | $350.40 | $323.57 | $350.78 |
| 2023-05-08 | 2023-05-10 | 3 days | -1.1% | $348.09 | $344.09 | $350.04 |
| 2023-04-17 | 2023-04-27 | 11 days | -3.1% | $333.52 | $323.30 | $339.37 |
| 2023-02-01 | 2023-04-10 | 68 days | -11.7% | $323.10 | $285.18 | $323.24 |
| 2022-11-23 | 2023-01-31 | 70 days | -11.9% | $321.48 | $283.23 | $323.10 |
| 2022-11-02 | 2022-11-18 | 17 days | -3.5% | $314.20 | $303.23 | $314.63 |
| 2022-10-31 | 2022-11-01 | 2 days | -0.6% | $313.89 | $312.00 | $314.20 |
| 2022-10-27 | 2022-10-28 | 2 days | -7.5% | $311.18 | $287.89 | $313.89 |
| 2022-10-25 | 2022-10-26 | 2 days | -0.4% | $310.50 | $309.21 | $311.18 |
| 2022-08-16 | 2022-10-24 | 70 days | -9.4% | $305.53 | $276.78 | $310.50 |
| 2020-07-21 | 2022-08-15 | 756 days | -41.6% | $303.10 | $177.01 | $305.53 |
| 2020-07-08 | 2020-07-20 | 13 days | -4.8% | $299.06 | $284.82 | $303.10 |
| 2020-06-24 | 2020-07-07 | 14 days | -3.6% | $295.80 | $285.18 | $299.06 |
| 2020-06-22 | 2020-06-23 | 2 days | -0.0% | $293.27 | $293.20 | $295.80 |
| 2020-05-18 | 2020-06-19 | 33 days | -8.6% | $288.69 | $263.89 | $293.27 |
| 2020-05-12 | 2020-05-15 | 4 days | -3.1% | $285.28 | $276.47 | $288.69 |
| 2020-04-21 | 2020-05-11 | 21 days | -8.1% | $273.26 | $251.05 | $285.28 |
| 2020-04-15 | 2020-04-16 | 2 days | -2.7% | $262.41 | $255.23 | $264.76 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2020-04-14 | 8 days | -3.4% | $255.30 | $246.61 | $262.41 |
| 2020-02-12 | 2020-04-06 | 54 days | -19.4% | $247.81 | $199.77 | $255.30 |
| 2020-02-06 | 2020-02-10 | 5 days | -0.7% | $240.76 | $239.12 | $244.75 |
| 2020-01-21 | 2020-02-04 | 15 days | -3.7% | $235.83 | $227.05 | $239.66 |
| 2020-01-09 | 2020-01-15 | 7 days | -2.0% | $231.09 | $226.49 | $234.15 |
| 2020-01-07 | 2020-01-08 | 2 days | -0.1% | $224.03 | $223.79 | $231.09 |
| 2019-12-05 | 2020-01-06 | 33 days | -2.8% | $223.91 | $217.62 | $224.03 |
| 2019-11-26 | 2019-12-04 | 9 days | -1.9% | $223.27 | $219.05 | $223.91 |
| 2019-11-14 | 2019-11-15 | 2 days | -1.0% | $207.10 | $205.00 | $209.80 |
| 2019-11-04 | 2019-11-08 | 5 days | -2.5% | $200.94 | $195.83 | $201.31 |
| 2019-10-31 | 2019-11-01 | 2 days | -1.9% | $199.28 | $195.48 | $200.94 |
| 2019-01-22 | 2019-10-29 | 280 days | -15.5% | $194.70 | $164.61 | $197.89 |
| 2018-10-01 | 2019-01-18 | 110 days | -21.2% | $192.74 | $151.91 | $194.70 |
| 2018-03-13 | 2018-07-12 | 122 days | -17.7% | $177.13 | $145.72 | $178.27 |
| 2017-07-25 | 2018-01-23 | 183 days | -17.4% | $166.11 | $137.28 | $166.58 |
| 2015-08-20 | 2017-07-19 | 700 days | -49.1% | $141.48 | $72.02 | $159.69 |
| 2000-11-03 | 2014-07-02 | 4989 days | -91.8% | $97.25 | $8.00 | $98.03 |
| 2000-09-29 | 2000-10-25 | 27 days | -29.1% | $93.25 | $66.13 | $96.06 |
| 2000-07-13 | 2000-08-16 | 35 days | -22.8% | $63.44 | $48.97 | $64.38 |
| 2000-03-07 | 2000-06-16 | 101 days | -55.3% | $44.00 | $19.69 | $45.00 |
| 1997-02-25 | 2000-02-08 | 1079 days | -70.2% | $25.56 | $7.63 | $25.78 |
| 1997-01-17 | 1997-02-19 | 34 days | -16.8% | $24.56 | $20.44 | $24.63 |
| 1996-06-05 | 1996-12-30 | 209 days | -38.8% | $19.00 | $11.63 | $19.25 |
| 1996-01-09 | 1996-01-29 | 21 days | -17.8% | $13.38 | $11.00 | $13.63 |
| 1995-09-06 | 1995-12-21 | 107 days | -29.3% | $11.50 | $8.13 | $11.88 |
| 1994-01-11 | 1995-08-08 | 574 days | -45.5% | $9.63 | $5.25 | $9.63 |
| 1993-10-15 | 1994-01-06 | 84 days | -22.7% | $9.38 | $7.25 | $9.63 |
| 1992-01-07 | 1993-10-14 | 646 days | -60.9% | $8.63 | $3.38 | $9.38 |
| 1991-10-17 | 1992-01-03 | 79 days | -28.8% | $7.81 | $5.56 | $8.13 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) is trading at $476.31 as of Jul 14, 2026. It is 10.1% below its high of $529.59. The drawdown has lasted 6 days. Severity score: 1.6 (Slightly Elevated).
VRTX Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$476.31
High-water mark
$529.59
Current drawdown
-10.1%
Days in drawdown
6
This VRTX page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated drawdowns.
What History Says About VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated has dropped 30%+ from its high 8 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 1132 days with an average max drop of -56.6%.
The current drawdown of -10.1% has lasted 6 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2000 to Jul 2014 | -91.8% | 4989 days |
| Feb 1997 to Feb 2000 | -70.2% | 1079 days |
| Jan 1992 to Oct 1993 | -60.9% | 646 days |
| Mar 2000 to Jun 2000 | -55.3% | 101 days |
| Aug 2015 to Jul 2017 | -49.1% | 700 days |
| Jan 1994 to Aug 1995 | -45.5% | 574 days |
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