How much would $1,000 invested in VRTX be worth today?

$1,000 invested in VRTX on October 17, 2016 would be worth $6,208 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 20.0% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the VRTX calculator go?

VRTX data begins July 24, 1991, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 35 years, 3 months of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in VRTX: What It Would Be Worth Today

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VRTX

$499.74-1.77%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $499.74 -1.77%

Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedStock · HealthcareNasdaq-100 0.5%Nasdaq Composite 0.2%S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.2%S&P 500 0.2%Russell 1000 0.2%Russell 3000 0.2%US Stock Market 0.2%MSCI World 0.1%MSCI ACWI 0.1%

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Your investment#

How much

All at once, on the start date

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Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$6,208Oct 16, 20266.2×your money

$1,000 invested in VRTX on October 17, 2016 was worth $6,208 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 20.0% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 6.2 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,208 in the S&P 500 and $6,511 in the Nasdaq-100: VRTX beat the S&P 500 but trailed the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$6,208if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−41.6%Jul 20, 2020 to Oct 5, 2021

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Gain$5,208on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 83% of all 304 periods of 10 years since 1991.

Your dates

−70%0%330%

Worst: −8.9% a year, Aug 2000 to Aug 2010Best: 29.2% a year, Apr 2005 to Apr 2015

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in VRTX, October 17, 2016 to October 16, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500A low

Lowest value$895 · Dec 2016$2,199 · Oct 2021$4,553 · Aug 2025$1,887 · Dec 2018$

$0$1,000$2,000$3,000$4,000$5,000$7,000$6,208

20182020202220242026

How far VRTX was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −41.6% from Jul 20, 2020 to Oct 5, 2021, back to the high by Aug 15, 2022.

−41.6% from its high−29.1% from its high−24.5% from its high−21.2% from its high

high−42%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $6,208 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

6.2×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 16, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 16, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start

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1995200020052010201520202025

$1,000 invested in VRTX, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 16, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Oct 16, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$6,673	6.7×	21.4%	$6,344
2018	$3,268	3.3×	14.4%	$4,742
2019	$3,046	3.0×	15.4%	$4,812
2020	$2,277	2.3×	12.9%	$3,420
2021	$2,178	2.2×	14.4%	$2,373
2022	$2,246	2.2×	18.4%	$1,818
2023	$1,747	1.7×	15.9%	$2,741
2024	$1,216	1.2×	7.3%	$1,789
2025	$1,232	1.2×	12.4%	$1,403
2026	$1,105	1.1×	—	$1,162

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. VRTX data begins July 24, 1991; values as of October 16, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live VRTX chart and fundamentals on the VRTX quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in VRTX be worth today?: $1,000 invested in VRTX on October 17, 2016 would be worth $6,208 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 20.0% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the VRTX calculator go?: VRTX data begins July 24, 1991, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 35 years, 3 months of history.
Does this include dividends?: Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

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