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Vertex Pharmaceuticals vs Xlife Sciences: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) and Xlife Sciences (XLS) compare, as of Sep 25, 2026.

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Vertex Pharmaceuticals as the more attractively valued of the two: Vertex Pharmaceuticals trades at $516 versus a fair value of $566 (+10%), while Xlife Sciences trades at CHF 11.30 versus CHF 9.07 (-20%).
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX · USD · Health Care
+10%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$516
Fair Value$566
Quality79/100
Xlife Sciences
XLS.SW · CHF · Health Care
-20%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceCHF 11.30
Fair ValueCHF 9.07
Quality25/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Vertex PharmaceuticalsXlife Sciences
Valuation
30.7×P/E (TTM)n/a
10.90×P/S (TTM)n/a
7.14×P/B0.43×
25.8×EV/EBITDAn/a
1.72×PEGn/a
+9.7%Fair value upside−19.7%
Profitability
38%Operating marginn/a
0.86×EBIT margin trend (5Y)n/a
24%Return on equity-7%
12%Return on assets-4%
Growth
8%Revenue growth (YoY)1%
10.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-35.5%
14.2%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)-7.1%
+13.5%Value creation/yrn/a
Balance & size
357.9×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)n/a
0.03×Debt / equity0.19×
$133BMarket cap$123M
healthyGrowth qualityweak

Vertex Pharmaceuticals leads: 6 to 1 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Vertex Pharmaceuticalsof which business quality 77 · market factors 73 Xlife Sciencesof which business quality 25 · market factors 16
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
72
1
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
65
12
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
79
0
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
92
43
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
58
52
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
85
50
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
65
3
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
75
0
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
82
64

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyVertex PharmaceuticalsPrice $516Xlife SciencesPrice CHF 11.30
DCF Models-12%close to the price$453-90%below the priceCHF 1.15
Earnings-Based0%close to the price$516n/a
Multiples-46%below the price$278n/a
Asset-Based-90%below the price$49.27+195%above the priceCHF 33.29
Growth DCF-32%below the price$349n/a
Economic Profit-53%below the price$245n/a
Growth Earnings+34%above the price$692n/a
Minimum-90%below the price$49.27-90%below the priceCHF 1.15
Maximum+34%above the price$692+195%above the priceCHF 33.29
Median-32%below the price$349+52%above the priceCHF 17.22
Geometric mean-43%below the price$294-45%below the priceCHF 6.19

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals: 19 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Xlife Sciences: 1 of 2 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Price $516
Fair Value $566
Bear $340Bull $1,226
Xlife Sciences
Price CHF 11.30
Fair Value CHF 9.07
Bear CHF 4.82Bull CHF 16.21

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Health Care

Quality score79 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+10% · above median

Xlife Sciences · Health Care

Quality score25 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-20% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Vertex Pharmaceuticals as the more attractively valued of the two: Vertex Pharmaceuticals trades at $516 versus a fair value of $566 (+10%), while Xlife Sciences trades at CHF 11.30 versus CHF 9.07 (-20%).

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has the higher quality score (79/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.