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Side-by-side financial comparison of Primoris Services Corp (PRIM) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($3.2B vs $1.9B, roughly 1.7× Primoris Services Corp). Vertex Pharmaceuticals runs the higher net margin — 37.3% vs 2.8%, a 34.6% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Vertex Pharmaceuticals posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (9.5% vs 6.7%). Vertex Pharmaceuticals produced more free cash flow last quarter ($348.6M vs $121.1M). Over the past eight quarters, Primoris Services Corp's revenue compounded faster (14.7% CAGR vs 8.9%).

Primoris Services Corporation is a publicly traded specialty construction and infrastructure company based in the United States, with a particular focus on pipelines for natural gas, wastewater and water. As of 2014 it was a Fortune 1000 company.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is an American biopharmaceutical company based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was one of the first biotech firms to use an explicit strategy of rational drug design rather than combinatorial chemistry. It maintains headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, and three research facilities, in San Diego, California, and Milton Park, Oxfordshire, England.

PRIM vs VRTX — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
VRTX
VRTX
1.7× larger
VRTX
$3.2B
$1.9B
PRIM
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
VRTX
VRTX
+2.9% gap
VRTX
9.5%
6.7%
PRIM
Higher net margin
VRTX
VRTX
34.6% more per $
VRTX
37.3%
2.8%
PRIM
More free cash flow
VRTX
VRTX
$227.5M more FCF
VRTX
$348.6M
$121.1M
PRIM
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
PRIM
PRIM
Annualised
PRIM
14.7%
8.9%
VRTX

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q4 FY2025

Metric
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Revenue
$1.9B
$3.2B
Net Profit
$51.7M
$1.2B
Gross Margin
9.4%
85.4%
Operating Margin
4.2%
37.8%
Net Margin
2.8%
37.3%
Revenue YoY
6.7%
9.5%
Net Profit YoY
-4.2%
30.5%
EPS (diluted)
$0.94
$4.64

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
$1.9B
$3.2B
Q3 25
$2.2B
$3.1B
Q2 25
$1.9B
$3.0B
Q1 25
$1.6B
$2.8B
Q4 24
$1.7B
$2.9B
Q3 24
$1.6B
$2.8B
Q2 24
$1.6B
$2.6B
Q1 24
$1.4B
$2.7B
Net Profit
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
$51.7M
$1.2B
Q3 25
$94.6M
$1.1B
Q2 25
$84.3M
$1.0B
Q1 25
$44.2M
$646.3M
Q4 24
$54.0M
$913.0M
Q3 24
$58.4M
$1.0B
Q2 24
$49.5M
$-3.6B
Q1 24
$18.9M
$1.1B
Gross Margin
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
9.4%
85.4%
Q3 25
10.8%
86.5%
Q2 25
12.3%
86.3%
Q1 25
10.4%
86.9%
Q4 24
10.6%
85.5%
Q3 24
12.0%
85.8%
Q2 24
11.9%
85.9%
Q1 24
9.4%
87.3%
Operating Margin
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
4.2%
37.8%
Q3 25
6.3%
38.6%
Q2 25
6.7%
38.8%
Q1 25
4.3%
22.7%
Q4 24
5.0%
35.2%
Q3 24
6.0%
40.3%
Q2 24
5.5%
-132.9%
Q1 24
3.1%
42.4%
Net Margin
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
2.8%
37.3%
Q3 25
4.3%
35.2%
Q2 25
4.5%
34.8%
Q1 25
2.7%
23.3%
Q4 24
3.1%
31.4%
Q3 24
3.5%
37.7%
Q2 24
3.2%
-135.8%
Q1 24
1.3%
40.9%
EPS (diluted)
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
$0.94
$4.64
Q3 25
$1.73
$4.20
Q2 25
$1.54
$3.99
Q1 25
$0.81
$2.49
Q4 24
$0.98
$3.62
Q3 24
$1.07
$4.01
Q2 24
$0.91
$-13.92
Q1 24
$0.35
$4.21

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$535.5M
$6.6B
Total DebtLower is stronger
$469.9M
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$1.7B
$18.7B
Total Assets
$4.4B
$25.6B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
0.28×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
$535.5M
$6.6B
Q3 25
$431.4M
$6.3B
Q2 25
$390.3M
$6.4B
Q1 25
$351.6M
$6.2B
Q4 24
$455.8M
$6.1B
Q3 24
$352.7M
$6.5B
Q2 24
$207.4M
$5.8B
Q1 24
$177.6M
$10.2B
Total Debt
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
$469.9M
Q3 25
$486.0M
Q2 25
$603.1M
Q1 25
$612.0M
Q4 24
$734.8M
Q3 24
$903.7M
Q2 24
$933.0M
Q1 24
$951.7M
Stockholders' Equity
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
$1.7B
$18.7B
Q3 25
$1.6B
$17.3B
Q2 25
$1.5B
$17.2B
Q1 25
$1.4B
$16.5B
Q4 24
$1.4B
$16.4B
Q3 24
$1.4B
$15.6B
Q2 24
$1.3B
$14.8B
Q1 24
$1.2B
$18.5B
Total Assets
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
$4.4B
$25.6B
Q3 25
$4.6B
$24.9B
Q2 25
$4.5B
$24.0B
Q1 25
$4.2B
$22.9B
Q4 24
$4.2B
$22.5B
Q3 24
$4.2B
$22.2B
Q2 24
$4.0B
$20.1B
Q1 24
$4.0B
$23.9B
Debt / Equity
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
0.28×
Q3 25
0.30×
Q2 25
0.39×
Q1 25
0.42×
Q4 24
0.52×
Q3 24
0.67×
Q2 24
0.72×
Q1 24
0.76×

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$142.9M
$498.0M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$121.1M
$348.6M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
6.5%
10.9%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
1.2%
4.7%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
2.76×
0.42×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$340.5M
$3.2B

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
$142.9M
$498.0M
Q3 25
$182.9M
$1.2B
Q2 25
$78.5M
$1.1B
Q1 25
$66.2M
$818.9M
Q4 24
$298.3M
$584.6M
Q3 24
$222.5M
$1.4B
Q2 24
$16.1M
$-3.8B
Q1 24
$-28.5M
$1.3B
Free Cash Flow
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
$121.1M
$348.6M
Q3 25
$148.4M
$1.1B
Q2 25
$45.3M
$927.4M
Q1 25
$25.6M
$778.2M
Q4 24
$270.0M
$492.0M
Q3 24
$158.8M
$1.3B
Q2 24
$-8.1M
$-3.8B
Q1 24
$-38.9M
$1.2B
FCF Margin
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
6.5%
10.9%
Q3 25
6.8%
37.0%
Q2 25
2.4%
31.3%
Q1 25
1.6%
28.1%
Q4 24
15.5%
16.9%
Q3 24
9.6%
47.0%
Q2 24
-0.5%
-144.5%
Q1 24
-2.8%
46.0%
Capex Intensity
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
1.2%
4.7%
Q3 25
1.6%
3.3%
Q2 25
1.8%
4.9%
Q1 25
2.5%
1.5%
Q4 24
1.6%
3.2%
Q3 24
3.9%
2.4%
Q2 24
1.5%
2.6%
Q1 24
0.7%
2.5%
Cash Conversion
PRIM
PRIM
VRTX
VRTX
Q4 25
2.76×
0.42×
Q3 25
1.93×
1.15×
Q2 25
0.93×
1.04×
Q1 25
1.50×
1.27×
Q4 24
5.53×
0.64×
Q3 24
3.81×
1.31×
Q2 24
0.32×
Q1 24
-1.50×
1.19×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

PRIM
PRIM

Energy Segment$1.2B64%
Unit Price Contracts$473.7M25%
Cost Reimbursable Contracts$121.3M7%
Other$74.9M4%

VRTX
VRTX

TRIKAFTAKAFTRIO$2.6B81%
ALYFTREK$380.1M12%
Manufactured Product Other$237.4M7%

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