What if you'd invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated?
By Alex · Tickerpine · figures from public market data
$1,000 invested in VRTX back in 1991 would be worth
$119,689
+11,869% total · 14.5% per year
Here's the plain version: if you'd put $1,000 into Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated back in 1991-07 and just left it alone, you'd have about $119,689 today. That's a gain of 11,869%, or roughly 14.5% a year (dividends reinvested). No hype — just what the prices did.
Growth of $1,000 in VRTX
since 1991-07, dividends reinvested · hover for detail
$1,000 in VRTX over time
| If you invested | $1,000 would be | Profit | Total return | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago (2025-11) | $1,242 | +$242 | +24% | 24.2% |
| 3 years ago (2023-11) | $1,518 | +$518 | +52% | 14.9% |
| 5 years ago (2021-11) | $2,881 | +$1,881 | +188% | 23.6% |
| 10 years ago (2016-11) | $6,600 | +$5,600 | +560% | 20.8% |
| At the very start (1991-07) | $119,689 | +$118,689 | +11,869% | 14.5% |
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Past performance doesn't predict future results. Dividends assumed reinvested via adjusted prices. Informational only — not investment advice.