Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).
The analysis of liquidity ratios over the given periods reveals a clear downward trend in the company's short-term financial health and its ability to cover immediate liabilities.
- Current Ratio
- The current ratio begins at a high level of 4.39 in the first quarter of 2021 and initially increases, peaking around 4.83 by the end of 2022. Subsequently, from early 2023 onward, there is a steady decline, falling to approximately 2.36 by the third quarter of 2025. This suggests a significant reduction in current assets relative to current liabilities over time, indicating a diminished cushion for meeting short-term obligations.
- Quick Ratio
- Similarly, the quick ratio shows an initial rise from 4.06 in early 2021 to a peak of 4.46 by late 2022. After this peak, a consistent downward movement is observed, reaching 1.84 by late 2025. This measure, which excludes inventory from current assets, confirms that the company's readily liquid assets available for covering short-term liabilities are diminishing, reflecting reduced liquidity without reliance on inventory sales.
- Cash Ratio
- The cash ratio, being the most conservative liquidity measure, also follows the same pattern. Starting at 3.56 in the first quarter of 2021, it climbs moderately to about 3.93 at the end of 2022. From early 2023, there is a marked decline to 1.40 by the third quarter of 2025. This indicates a decreasing level of cash and cash equivalents in relation to current liabilities, which could constrain the company’s immediate cash availability to cover obligations without needing to liquidate other assets.
Overall, the liquidity ratios demonstrate a clear shift from a very strong liquidity position in 2021 and 2022 to a more moderate, and in some cases tightening, liquidity stance from 2023 onwards. While the ratios remain above 1, showing the company can still cover short-term liabilities using current or liquid assets, the downward trajectory signals a need for close monitoring. The decreasing liquidity ratios might be reflective of strategic allocation of resources, changes in working capital management, or evolving operational requirements.
Current Ratio
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 10,569,600) | 10,427,900) | 10,008,800) | 9,596,400) | 9,804,100) | 8,941,600) | 13,288,700) | 14,144,200) | 14,695,800) | 13,872,900) | 12,965,700) | 13,234,800) | 12,271,000) | 11,503,500) | 10,361,300) | 9,560,600) | 8,852,540) | 8,457,514) | 8,539,307) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 4,475,300) | 4,138,400) | 3,783,200) | 3,564,600) | 3,973,100) | 3,547,200) | 3,795,900) | 3,547,400) | 3,599,400) | 3,352,100) | 3,026,200) | 2,742,100) | 2,609,300) | 2,556,200) | 2,180,200) | 2,142,000) | 1,914,264) | 1,836,448) | 1,944,050) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 2.36 | 2.52 | 2.65 | 2.69 | 2.47 | 2.52 | 3.50 | 3.99 | 4.08 | 4.14 | 4.28 | 4.83 | 4.70 | 4.50 | 4.75 | 4.46 | 4.62 | 4.61 | 4.39 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.81 | 0.94 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 0.89 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 1.01 | 0.91 | 0.83 | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.42 | 1.65 | 2.86 | 2.77 | 3.14 | 1.41 | 1.68 | 1.53 | 1.44 | 1.59 | 1.64 | 1.31 | 1.66 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 1.27 | 1.21 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.16 | 1.11 | 1.43 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.25 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.32 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 1.54 | 1.56 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 1.52 | 1.62 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.37 | 1.43 | 1.85 | 1.68 | 2.26 | 2.08 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.78 | 1.75 | 1.68 | 1.43 | 1.48 | 2.26 | 2.05 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.55 | 1.28 | 1.37 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 1.11 | 1.35 | 0.94 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 1.30 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.30 | 1.15 | 1.42 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | — | 1.32 | 1.37 | 1.60 | 1.26 | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.43 | 1.34 | 1.02 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.43 | 1.48 | 1.27 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.37 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.07 | 1.01 | 1.26 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.21 | 1.12 | 1.07 | 0.99 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.34 | 1.39 | 1.28 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 1.66 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.47 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.38 | 1.28 | 1.44 | 1.47 | 1.46 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.27 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.02 | ||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | 1.28 | 1.16 | 1.26 | 1.17 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 1.05 | 0.91 | 2.38 | 2.12 | 1.37 | 1.22 | 1.59 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.48 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4.06 | 4.60 | 4.93 | 4.73 | 5.28 | 5.44 | 5.27 | 5.69 | 5.18 | 5.45 | 5.45 | 5.06 | 5.36 | 5.12 | 4.76 | 3.56 | 3.71 | 3.57 | 3.12 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 1.50 | 1.93 | 1.77 | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.63 | 1.42 | 1.27 | 1.48 | 1.74 | 1.65 | 1.56 | 1.50 | 3.19 | 2.78 | 2.53 | ||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 10,569,600 ÷ 4,475,300 = 2.36
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
- Current Assets
- Over the observed periods, current assets exhibited an overall upward trend from 8,539,307 thousand USD at the end of Q1 2021 to a peak of approximately 13,234,800 thousand USD by Q4 2022. Subsequently, starting Q1 2023, a decline commenced, dropping to around 8,941,600 thousand USD by Q2 2024. The figure then showed some recovery, fluctuating between 9,596,400 and 10,527,900 thousand USD through to Q3 2025. This pattern indicates initial growth in short-term liquid assets followed by a significant reduction and later stabilization within a lower range.
- Current Liabilities
- Current liabilities increased progressively throughout the timeline. From 1,944,050 thousand USD at Q1 2021, liabilities rose steadily with some minor fluctuations to reach 4,475,300 thousand USD by Q3 2025. Notably, increments were more pronounced from Q1 2023 onward, aligning with the period when current assets began to decline. This suggests an increasing obligation in the short term, potentially impacting liquidity.
- Current Ratio
- The current ratio started high around 4.39 in Q1 2021, indicating strong short-term liquidity, and generally remained above 4.0 until Q4 2022. Post Q4 2022, a significant downward trend is observed, with the ratio falling sharply to 2.52 by Q2 2024 and further declining to approximately 2.36 by Q3 2025. The dropping current ratio mainly reflects the declining current assets combined with rising current liabilities, suggesting a weakening liquidity position over the latter periods.
- Insights and Implications
- The data shows that while the company maintained robust liquidity in the earlier periods with a strong ability to cover short-term obligations, recent quarters reveal reduced liquidity strength. The simultaneous decrease in current assets and increase in current liabilities implies increased financial obligations or reduced liquid asset management efficiency. The declining current ratio, while still above 1, signals caution as it approaches levels indicating less cushion against short-term liabilities. Continuous monitoring and potentially strategic adjustments may be warranted to ensure ongoing short-term financial stability.
Quick Ratio
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,939,600) | 4,972,200) | 4,674,700) | 4,569,600) | 5,239,200) | 4,580,100) | 9,158,000) | 10,369,100) | 11,110,200) | 10,151,100) | 9,289,900) | 10,504,000) | 9,171,500) | 8,702,200) | 7,600,100) | 6,795,000) | 6,275,698) | 6,063,678) | 6,304,330) | ||||||
| Marketable securities | 1,347,400) | 1,410,600) | 1,526,500) | 1,546,300) | 1,285,300) | 1,215,400) | 1,013,300) | 849,200) | 818,000) | 1,085,200) | 1,124,200) | 274,500) | 599,200) | 551,200) | 638,000) | 729,900) | 685,187) | 644,315) | 619,638) | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,946,400) | 1,893,500) | 1,805,100) | 1,609,400) | 1,750,600) | 1,656,100) | 1,793,200) | 1,563,400) | 1,538,700) | 1,556,200) | 1,547,800) | 1,442,200) | 1,385,200) | 1,332,900) | 1,292,800) | 1,136,800) | 1,100,372) | 929,142) | 977,551) | ||||||
| Total quick assets | 8,233,400) | 8,276,300) | 8,006,300) | 7,725,300) | 8,275,100) | 7,451,600) | 11,964,500) | 12,781,700) | 13,466,900) | 12,792,500) | 11,961,900) | 12,220,700) | 11,155,900) | 10,586,300) | 9,530,900) | 8,661,700) | 8,061,257) | 7,637,135) | 7,901,519) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 4,475,300) | 4,138,400) | 3,783,200) | 3,564,600) | 3,973,100) | 3,547,200) | 3,795,900) | 3,547,400) | 3,599,400) | 3,352,100) | 3,026,200) | 2,742,100) | 2,609,300) | 2,556,200) | 2,180,200) | 2,142,000) | 1,914,264) | 1,836,448) | 1,944,050) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 1.84 | 2.00 | 2.12 | 2.17 | 2.08 | 2.10 | 3.15 | 3.60 | 3.74 | 3.82 | 3.95 | 4.46 | 4.28 | 4.14 | 4.37 | 4.04 | 4.21 | 4.16 | 4.06 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.59 | 0.72 | 0.63 | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.61 | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.75 | 0.84 | 0.99 | 2.41 | 2.34 | 2.62 | 0.95 | 1.17 | 0.99 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 1.19 | 0.86 | 1.16 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 0.99 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 1.04 | 0.77 | 0.94 | 1.01 | 0.87 | 0.98 | 1.07 | 1.03 | 1.20 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.25 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 0.84 | 0.96 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 1.34 | 1.18 | 1.76 | 1.52 | 1.34 | 1.30 | 1.19 | 1.13 | 1.08 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 1.67 | 1.51 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.73 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.68 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.79 | 0.63 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.67 | 0.83 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | — | 0.89 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 0.82 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 1.06 | 0.98 | 0.78 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 0.99 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.96 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.71 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 0.97 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 1.06 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.83 | 0.74 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.58 | ||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | 0.80 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.74 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 1.78 | 1.59 | 0.88 | 0.80 | 1.18 | 1.02 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.91 | 0.88 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3.19 | 3.57 | 3.90 | 3.86 | 4.34 | 4.43 | 4.40 | 4.82 | 4.31 | 4.53 | 4.54 | 4.16 | 4.37 | 4.20 | 3.95 | 2.98 | 3.03 | 2.92 | 2.39 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.95 | 1.29 | 1.20 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.24 | 1.19 | 1.27 | 1.13 | 0.89 | 0.80 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 1.92 | 1.70 | ||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 8,233,400 ÷ 4,475,300 = 1.84
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
- Trend in Total Quick Assets
- The total quick assets experienced a general upward trend from March 2021 to December 2023, increasing from approximately $7.9 billion to about $12.8 billion. This growth suggests a strengthening of liquid asset positions during this period. However, starting from March 2024, there is a noticeable decline where quick assets drop sharply to roughly $7.5 billion by June 2024, followed by some fluctuations with a slight recovery and stabilization around $8.2 billion by September 2025. This indicates a significant reduction in liquid assets in the most recent periods analyzed after a prolonged growth phase.
- Trend in Current Liabilities
- Current liabilities steadily increased over the entire period, starting at approximately $1.94 billion in March 2021 and rising consistently to about $4.48 billion by September 2025. This rise in current liabilities, nearly doubling over the observed timeframe, points to an increase in short-term obligations or liabilities payable within one year.
- Evolution of the Quick Ratio
- The quick ratio, an indicator of short-term liquidity, remained relatively stable and strong above 4.0 from March 2021 through December 2022, reflecting comfortable liquidity levels with liquid assets significantly exceeding current liabilities. Beginning in March 2023, there is a marked decline in the quick ratio from approximately 3.95 to 3.60 by December 2023, indicating a reduction in liquidity cushion relative to obligations. This decline accelerates sharply in 2024, bottoming near 2.0 in mid-2024 and further declining to 1.84 by September 2025. The consistent downtrend suggests a weakening liquidity position, as the company's quick assets are falling closer to current liabilities, potentially signaling increased risk in meeting short-term obligations.
- Overall Financial Insights
- The data reveals a company that initially strengthened its liquid asset base significantly, outpacing the growth in current liabilities and maintaining a strong liquidity ratio for nearly two years. However, starting from early 2023, a reversal in strategy or operational conditions is visible wherein liquid assets decrease markedly while current liabilities continue to climb. The resulting decline in quick ratio to below 2.0 levels by late 2024 and 2025 may warrant closer monitoring, as it indicates reduced liquidity buffer and potentially greater short-term financial risk. The fluctuation and lower liquidity ratios observed might reflect changes in working capital management, increased operational demands, or external pressures impacting cash or equivalents availability.
Cash Ratio
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,939,600) | 4,972,200) | 4,674,700) | 4,569,600) | 5,239,200) | 4,580,100) | 9,158,000) | 10,369,100) | 11,110,200) | 10,151,100) | 9,289,900) | 10,504,000) | 9,171,500) | 8,702,200) | 7,600,100) | 6,795,000) | 6,275,698) | 6,063,678) | 6,304,330) | ||||||
| Marketable securities | 1,347,400) | 1,410,600) | 1,526,500) | 1,546,300) | 1,285,300) | 1,215,400) | 1,013,300) | 849,200) | 818,000) | 1,085,200) | 1,124,200) | 274,500) | 599,200) | 551,200) | 638,000) | 729,900) | 685,187) | 644,315) | 619,638) | ||||||
| Total cash assets | 6,287,000) | 6,382,800) | 6,201,200) | 6,115,900) | 6,524,500) | 5,795,500) | 10,171,300) | 11,218,300) | 11,928,200) | 11,236,300) | 10,414,100) | 10,778,500) | 9,770,700) | 9,253,400) | 8,238,100) | 7,524,900) | 6,960,885) | 6,707,993) | 6,923,968) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 4,475,300) | 4,138,400) | 3,783,200) | 3,564,600) | 3,973,100) | 3,547,200) | 3,795,900) | 3,547,400) | 3,599,400) | 3,352,100) | 3,026,200) | 2,742,100) | 2,609,300) | 2,556,200) | 2,180,200) | 2,142,000) | 1,914,264) | 1,836,448) | 1,944,050) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 1.40 | 1.54 | 1.64 | 1.72 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 2.68 | 3.16 | 3.31 | 3.35 | 3.44 | 3.93 | 3.74 | 3.62 | 3.78 | 3.51 | 3.64 | 3.65 | 3.56 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.31 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.43 | 0.30 | 0.31 | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.60 | 2.05 | 2.00 | 2.22 | 0.59 | 0.80 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.66 | 0.87 | 0.55 | 0.82 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 0.59 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.55 | 0.33 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.75 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 0.24 | 0.44 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.90 | 0.71 | 1.31 | 1.02 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 1.07 | 0.93 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.25 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.26 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | — | 0.47 | 0.64 | 0.83 | 0.43 | 0.26 | 0.36 | 0.64 | 0.57 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.64 | 0.58 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.68 | 0.49 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.42 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.60 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.64 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.26 | ||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 1.42 | 1.29 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.61 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1.91 | 2.04 | 2.34 | 2.28 | 2.68 | 2.80 | 2.94 | 3.17 | 2.75 | 2.88 | 2.89 | 2.46 | 2.44 | 2.49 | 2.34 | 1.45 | 1.56 | 1.05 | 1.09 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.24 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.43 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.50 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.33 | 1.55 | 1.01 | 0.80 | ||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 6,287,000 ÷ 4,475,300 = 1.40
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The financial data reveals multiple trends regarding the liquidity and financial position over the reported quarters.
- Total cash assets
- Total cash assets generally exhibit an upward trend from March 2021 through December 2023, increasing from approximately $6.9 billion to around $11.2 billion at the end of 2023. However, starting in the first quarter of 2024, cash assets experience a notable decline, dropping sharply to approximately $5.8 billion by June 2024. After this substantial decrease, cash remains relatively stable with slight fluctuations between about $6.1 billion and $6.4 billion through September 2025.
- Current liabilities
- Current liabilities show consistent growth throughout the entire period, increasing from roughly $1.94 billion in March 2021 to about $4.48 billion by September 2025. There are no significant reversals in this upward trend, indicating steadily higher near-term obligations over time.
- Cash ratio
- The cash ratio, reflecting the company's ability to cover current liabilities with cash assets, demonstrates a downward trend despite some early fluctuations. Initially, the ratio is very strong, ranging around 3.5 to 3.9 from March 2021 through December 2022, suggesting cash assets exceed current liabilities by more than three times. However, beginning in March 2023, the ratio starts to decline more steadily, with a marked decrease after March 2024, falling from 2.68 and stabilizing around values between 1.4 and 1.7 towards the latter periods. This indicates a tightening liquidity position relative to current liabilities.
In summary, total cash assets grew robustly until late 2023 but then underwent a significant reduction and remained relatively stable at a lower level. Concurrently, current liabilities expanded steadily over the entire time frame. The cash ratio's decline from a very strong position to a more moderate level reflects a relative decrease in liquid asset coverage of short-term obligations, suggesting increased financial leverage or capital use over time, which may warrant close monitoring for liquidity risk.