Vericel Corp
VCEL Nasdaq Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Vericel Corp does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Vericel Corp
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 26, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001628280-26-012013
0000887359
Revenue and margins
Vericel Corp had $276M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 16.5% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $24.7M in fiscal 2025, 9.0% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Vericel Corp returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.9%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Vericel Corp can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $103M | $120M | $110M | $116M | $137M |
| Interest coverage | β1,963.5x | β46.6x | β10.8x | 7.4x | 17.5x |
| Current ratio | 6.1x | 5.0x | 4.5x | 4.2x | 5.0x |
| Quick ratio | 5.6x | 4.6x | 4.2x | 3.9x | 4.7x |
| Total assets | $244M | $273M | $354M | $433M | $488M |
| Total liabilities | $73.2M | $80.7M | $128M | $141M | $133M |
| Shareholders' equity | $170M | $192M | $226M | $292M | $355M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β | β | β |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 5 / 9 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 7 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | 0.7% | β8.0% | β8.9% | β1.8% | β8.2% | β16.3% | β13.3% | β12.3% | β12.2% | β7.7% |
| Altman Z'' | β20.32 | β18.16 | 1.58 | β1.85 | β0.68 | 0.66 | 0.89 | 0.98 | 1.75 | 3.10 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $54.4M | $63.9M | $90.9M | $118M | $124M | $156M | $164M | $198M | $237M | $276M |
| Gross profit | $26.1M | $33.6M | $58.7M | $80.3M | $84.2M | $106M | $110M | $136M | $172M | $206M |
| Research and development | $15.3M | $12.9M | $13.6M | $30.4M | $13.0M | $16.3M | $19.9M | $21.0M | $24.8M | $27.6M |
| Operating income | β$19.2M | β$15.0M | β$3.9M | β$11.3M | $2.4M | β$7.9M | β$17.1M | β$6.5M | $4.5M | $11.0M |
| Interest expense | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.4M | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.6M |
| Pretax income | β$19.6M | β$17.3M | β$8.1M | β$9.7M | $3.0M | β$7.6M | β$16.0M | β$2.4M | $10.5M | $17.4M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M | β$0.1M | $0.7M | $0.8M | $0.1M | $0.9M |
| Net income | β$19.6M | β$17.3M | β$8.1M | β$9.7M | $2.9M | β$7.5M | β$16.7M | β$3.2M | $10.4M | $16.5M |
| Net income to common | β$27.1M | β$17.3M | β$8.1M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Diluted EPS | β$1.18 | β$0.52 | β$0.20 | β$0.22 | $0.06 | β$0.16 | β$0.35 | β$0.07 | $0.20 | $0.32 |
| Diluted shares | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$19.9M | β$13.2M | β$0.4M | β$7.2M | $17.6M | $29.0M | $17.7M | $35.3M | $58.2M | $51.9M |
| Capital expenditure | $1.4M | $1.5M | $2.7M | $2.6M | $2.6M | $7.9M | $7.6M | $20.0M | $64.0M | $27.2M |
| Free cash flow | β$21.3M | β$14.7M | β$3.1M | β$9.8M | $14.9M | $21.1M | $10.1M | $15.3M | β$5.8M | $24.7M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.9M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.7M | $2.4M | $3.0M | $4.0M | $4.6M | $5.5M | $11.5M |
| Stock-based compensation | $2.5M | $2.7M | $7.2M | $13.2M | $13.8M | $34.3M | $37.2M | $32.3M | $36.5M | $38.8M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $23.0M | $26.9M | $82.9M | $69.7M | $75.8M | $103M | $120M | $110M | $116M | $137M |
| Total debt | $9.3M | $16.9M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M | β | $0.7M | $0.6M |
| Current assets | $44.7M | $50.5M | $113M | $112M | $124M | $158M | $187M | $206M | $213M | $247M |
| Current liabilities | $12.9M | $13.1M | $14.8M | $19.8M | $22.5M | $26.1M | $37.5M | $45.7M | $50.3M | $49.1M |
| Inventory | $3.5M | $3.8M | $3.6M | $6.8M | $9.4M | $13.4M | $16.0M | $13.1M | $17.4M | $17.6M |
| Property and equipment, net | $3.9M | $4.1M | $5.9M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Intangible assets | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $7.5M | $6.9M | $6.3M | $5.6M |
| Total assets | $48.6M | $54.6M | $119M | $153M | $206M | $244M | $273M | $354M | $433M | $488M |
| Total liabilities | $23.9M | $32.0M | $16.5M | $42.1M | $71.3M | $73.2M | $80.7M | $128M | $141M | $133M |
| Shareholders' equity | $24.7M | $22.5M | $102M | $111M | $134M | $170M | $192M | $226M | $292M | $355M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 47.9% | 52.5% | 64.6% | 68.1% | 67.8% | 67.9% | 66.8% | 68.6% | 72.6% | 74.4% |
| Operating margin | β35.4% | β23.4% | β4.3% | β9.5% | 1.9% | β5.0% | β10.4% | β3.3% | 1.9% | 4.0% |
| EBITDA margin | β31.9% | β20.9% | β2.7% | β8.1% | 3.8% | β3.1% | β8.0% | β0.9% | 4.2% | 8.2% |
| Net margin | β36.0% | β27.0% | β9.0% | β8.2% | 2.3% | β4.8% | β10.2% | β1.6% | 4.4% | 6.0% |
| FCF margin | β39.2% | β23.0% | β3.4% | β8.3% | 12.0% | 13.5% | 6.1% | 7.7% | β2.4% | 9.0% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β137.6% | β94.2% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | β53.8% | β36.1% | β3.8% | β8.4% | 1.3% | β3.6% | β7.2% | β2.1% | 1.2% | 2.5% |
| Return on equity | β79.2% | β73.2% | β13.0% | β9.1% | 2.3% | β4.9% | β9.2% | β1.5% | 4.0% | 5.1% |
| Return on assets | β40.3% | β33.5% | β9.4% | β7.1% | 1.6% | β3.3% | β6.5% | β1.0% | 2.6% | 3.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | β109.9% | β76.7% | β8.0% | β8.7% | 2.1% | β4.4% | β9.0% | β1.5% | 3.6% | 4.7% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 17.5% | 42.1% | 29.7% | 5.4% | 25.8% | 5.2% | 20.2% | 20.1% | 16.5% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | β | β360.9% | β | β | β | 59.4% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β | β366.7% | β | β | β | 60.0% |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | β | β | 41.3% | β52.2% | 51.6% | β138.0% | β |
| Share count change | β | 44.4% | 20.6% | 9.8% | 7.0% | β1.7% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 8.6% | 0.9% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | 0.4x | 0.7x | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β1,283.0x | β162.9x | β126.1x | β1,406.4x | 395.3x | β1,963.5x | β46.6x | β10.8x | 7.4x | 17.5x |
| Current ratio | 3.5x | 3.9x | 7.6x | 5.6x | 5.5x | 6.1x | 5.0x | 4.5x | 4.2x | 5.0x |
| Quick ratio | 3.2x | 3.6x | 7.4x | 5.3x | 5.1x | 5.6x | 4.6x | 4.2x | 3.9x | 4.7x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 5.1% | 4.6% | 10.1% | 27.0% | 9.8% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 4.6% | 4.2% | 7.9% | 11.2% | 11.1% | 22.0% | 22.6% | 16.4% | 15.4% | 14.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β20.3 | β18.2 | 1.6 | β1.8 | β0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 |
| Accruals ratio | 0.7% | β8.0% | β8.9% | β1.8% | β8.2% | β16.3% | β13.3% | β12.3% | β12.2% | β7.7% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000887359). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.