CRSP vs VCEL vs SRPT Stock Comparison

CRISPR Therapeutics AG, Vericel and Sarepta Therapeutics Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRSP CRISPR Therapeutics AG
$49.39 -11.4% 1M -26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$13.39M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win
VCEL Vericel Corp
$42.53 +9.6% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20B
P/E
90.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$306.30M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Vericel leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vericel 6, Sarepta Therapeutics 3, CRISPR Therapeutics AG 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRSPVCELSRPTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.73B $2.20B $1.89B CRSP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.5x 90.8x -16.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 83.4x 6.0x SRPT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -64.8% +23.0% -20.4% VCEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3,368.7% 7.9% -5.9% VCEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -22.6% — -6.1% SRPT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — -0.6x SRPT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.5% +18.2% -19.0% VCEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.4%/yr -3.7%/yr -26.1%/yr VCEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.0% 40.8% 81.2% VCEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 81/100 66/100 VCEL

Percentile Scorecard

CRSPVCELSRPT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCRSPVCELSRPT
Valuation 48 #324 of 624 81 #118 of 624 96 #24 of 624
Growth 32 #413 of 603 94 #37 of 603 64 #220 of 603
Profitability 32 #379 of 555 88 #67 of 555 79 #116 of 555
Financial Health 71 #190 of 657 69 #207 of 657 33 #440 of 657
Shareholder Returns 37 #232 of 370 73 #102 of 370 60 #148 of 370
Overall 44 81 66
  • CRSP ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VCEL ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SRPT ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCRSPVCELSRPTSPY
1 month -11.4%+9.6%-6.4% -1.0%
3 months +6.1%-5.6%+13.1% +2.9%
6 months +1.2%+19.3%-12.7% +6.4%
Year to date -5.8%+18.1%-17.6% +11.4%
1 year -26.5%+18.2%-19.0% +13.1%
3 years +19.0%+20.0%-84.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.0%+6.3%-46.2% +21.5%
5 years -48.3%-17.1%-77.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -12.4%-3.7%-26.1% +10.9%
10 years +257.4%+1,635.9%-63.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.6%+33.0%-9.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCRSPVCELSRPTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.0%40.8%81.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.8%40.1%85.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.790.732.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.460.45-0.23 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.7%-65.4%-92.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.9%-12.0%-27.5% -2.5%
52-week high $67.61$48.31$24.45 $779.14
52-week low $44.34$29.34$14.86 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCRSPVCELSRPT
P/E now vs peer median -10.6xmedian 17.2x 89.7xmedian 17.2x -16.0xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 356.5xmedian 8.8x 7.1xmedian 8.8x 0.9xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 16.0x 64.2xmedian 16.0x -19.6xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 17.8x 35.3xmedian 17.8x 22.9xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.1x 5.9xmedian 2.1x 1.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -2.74median 0.32 1.65median 0.32 -0.31median 0.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCRSPVCELSRPT
Revenue $13.39M $306.30M $1.97B
Gross profit – $228.38M $1.17B
Operating income -$534.34M $18.24M -$143.25M
Net income -$451.14M $24.22M -$136.73M
Free cash flow -$371.33M $61.66M $81.85M
R&D $278.15M $29.17M $789.44M
EPS (diluted) $-4.67 $0.46 $-1.11
Cash & equivalents $291.34M $125.40M $571.15M
Total debt $586.20M – $847.62M
Shares (diluted) 96.51M 52.31M 105.43M
Enterprise value -$3.97B $1.62B -$1.34B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCRSPVCELSRPT
P/E -10.6x 89.7x -16.0x
P/FCF -12.9x 35.3x 22.9x
P/Operating cash flow -12.9x 31.2x 16.9x
P/S 356.5x 7.1x 0.9x
P/B 2.7x 5.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 6.0x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -5.8x 64.2x -19.6x
EV/EBIT -5.6x 110.4x -13.5x
EV/Revenue 223.7x 6.6x 1.0x
EV/FCF -8.1x 32.7x 23.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.1x 28.9x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.74 1.65 -0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRSPVCELSRPT
Revenue growth (1Y) -64.8% 23.0% -20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -57.1% 19.8% 25.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.8% -40.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.3% 1,428% -15,270%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 47.8% 34.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.6% 240.8% -135.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 56.6% 46.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.0% 228.1% -215.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 54.3% 52.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.8% 47.5% 136.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 33.7% 30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.1% 842.9% 118.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 43.2% 29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRSPVCELSRPT
Gross margin – 74.6% 59.1%
EBITDA margin -3,850% 10.2% -5.0%
Operating margin -3,990% 6.0% -7.3%
Pretax margin -3,346% 8.2% -6.6%
Net margin -3,369% 7.9% -5.9%
FCF margin -2,773% 20.1% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin -2,760% 22.7% 5.6%
Return on equity -25.3% 6.9% -9.0%
Return on assets -16.8% 5.1% -4.3%
Return on invested capital -22.6% – -6.1%
Return on capital employed -20.9% 4.1% -5.3%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.9x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 510.2% 12.2% 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRSPVCELSRPT
Debt / assets 22.1% – 26.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – -0.6x
Debt / FCF -1.6x – 10.4x
Liabilities / assets 34.1% 26.4% 52.1%
Equity / assets 65.9% 73.6% 47.9%
Interest coverage – 28.5x –
Current ratio 17.8x 5.0x 4.4x
Quick ratio 17.8x 4.5x 2.4x
Cash ratio 17.8x 3.1x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 2.38 10.01 -0.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRSPVCELSRPT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -8.9% -0.3% -1.2%
Shareholder yield -8.9% -0.3% -1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCRSPVCELSRPT
Forward P/E – 83.4xFY2026 6.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.12FY2026 $0.51FY2026 $2.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +59.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +72.5% -83.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.73MFY2026 $324.56MFY2026 $1.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1,003.4%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 -20.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +259.5% +16.1% -21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRSPVCELSRPT
Held by institutions 78.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 518 317 324
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +0.4% +4.5%
Institutions buying 237 187 148
Institutions selling 139 98 115
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.91 1.29

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CRSPVCELSRPT
CRSP 1.00 0.35 0.38
VCEL 0.35 1.00 0.20
SRPT 0.38 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRSP, VCEL and SRPT?

CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) is the largest by market capitalisation: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) $4.73B, Vericel (VCEL) $2.20B, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) $1.89B.

Which company is growing faster?

Vericel (VCEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -64.8%, Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vericel (VCEL) has the highest net margin (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -3,368.7%, Vericel (VCEL) 7.9%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -5.9%). On return on invested capital, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) leads (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -22.6%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vericel (VCEL) returned the most: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -26.5%, Vericel (VCEL) +18.2%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -19.0%. Over five years, Vericel (VCEL) compounded fastest (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -12.4%/yr, Vericel (VCEL) -3.7%/yr, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -26.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vericel (VCEL) has been the steadiest (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) 57.0%, Vericel (VCEL) 40.8%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) 81.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRSP, VCEL and SRPT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vericel (VCEL) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.