

Vertex Pharmaceuticals' latest acquisition grants it access to products with $5 billion peak annual sales potential. The company's business is strong thanks to its dominance in its core market and new launches in other areas.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vertex, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERX), a leading provider of enterprise compliance technology for global commerce, today announced that it will release second quarter 2026 financial results after the market close on Monday, August 3, 2026. A conference call to discuss the results will be held at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time that same day.

Atumelnant is a promising treatment for congenital adrenal hyperplasia that could be a key part of Vertex's future. Management says it was "floored" by its results in clinical trials.

Vertex is buying Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for $10 billion. The acquisition could add up to $5 billion in revenue.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: VRTX said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for $85 per share in cash, a transaction Vertex executives described as a strategic expansion into specialty endocrinology.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is the global leader in cystic fibrosis treatments, and this has translated into billion-dollar earnings. The biotech has taken key steps in recent years to expand into other treatment areas, and efforts have been bearing fruit.

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Bryn Talkington, managing partner of Requisite Capital Management, named Roundhill Memory ETF (NASDAQ:DRAM) as her final trade.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: VRTX recently announced its plans to acquire Crinetics Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: CRNX for $10 billion. The deal, which has already been approved by the board of directors of both companies, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026.
Full call transcripts — prepared remarks + analyst Q&A — with speaker-by-speaker formatting and one-click switching across every quarter on file.
Click below to see what's inside, then upgrade to read every transcript for VERX and 80,000+ other tickers.
Transcripts source: company-published earnings calls. Speaker attribution and formatting are processed in-app.