IMTX vs VCEL vs CRSP Stock Comparison

Immatics, Vericel and CRISPR Therapeutics AG Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IMTX Immatics N.V.
$7.15 -14.6% 1M -29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$889.47M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$48.61M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
VCEL Vericel Corp
$43.04 +8.4% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
91.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$306.30M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
6 wins
CRSP CRISPR Therapeutics AG
$49.01 -9.6% 1M -27.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$13.39M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionIMTXVCELCRSPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $889.47M $2.21B $4.97B CRSP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.7x 91.2x -11.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 84.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -65.4% +23.0% -64.8% VCEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -495.7% 7.9% -3,368.7% VCEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -22.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.8% +18.5% -27.5% VCEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.9%/yr -3.2%/yr -12.0%/yr VCEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.7% 40.9% 57.1% VCEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 81/100 44/100 VCEL

Percentile Scorecard

IMTXVCELCRSP

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

AxisIMTXVCELCRSP
Valuation 28 #449 of 626 81 #119 of 626 48 #327 of 626
Growth 4 #581 of 604 94 #37 of 604 32 #414 of 604
Profitability 45 #307 of 555 88 #68 of 555 32 #379 of 555
Financial Health 74 #169 of 658 69 #207 of 658 71 #191 of 658
Shareholder Returns 26 #271 of 368 73 #100 of 368 38 #230 of 368
Overall 36 81 44
  • IMTX ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VCEL ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • CRSP ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIMTXVCELCRSPSPY
1 month -14.6%+8.4%-9.6% -0.8%
3 months -17.1%-5.0%+4.9% +3.5%
6 months -37.0%+16.6%-3.9% +7.0%
Year to date -31.9%+19.5%-6.5% +12.2%
1 year -29.8%+18.5%-27.5% +13.0%
3 years -5.3%+31.1%+26.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.8%+9.5%+8.2% +23.1%
5 years -46.8%-14.9%-47.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.9%-3.2%-12.0% +11.0%
10 years —+1,693.3%+231.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+33.5%+12.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIMTXVCELCRSPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.7%40.9%57.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.2%40.1%53.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.350.741.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.520.45-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.7%-65.4%-67.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.8%-10.9%-25.4% -1.8%
52-week high $11.87$48.31$65.72 $779.14
52-week low $6.73$29.34$44.34 $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.

MultipleIMTXVCELCRSP
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 17.1x 90.8xmedian 17.1x -10.5xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 8.8x 7.2xmedian 8.8x 353.7xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 17.1x 65.0xmedian 17.1x -5.7xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 18.0x 35.7xmedian 18.0x -12.8xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 6.0xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.31 1.67median 0.31 -2.72median 0.31

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 monthsIMTXVCELCRSP
Revenue $48.61M $306.30M $13.39M
Gross profit – $228.38M –
Operating income -$264.59M $18.24M -$534.34M
Net income -$240.97M $24.22M -$451.14M
Free cash flow -$244.28M $61.66M -$371.33M
R&D $254.77M $29.17M $278.15M
EPS (diluted) $-1.97 $0.46 $-4.67
Cash & equivalents $265.52M $125.40M $291.34M
Total debt – – $586.20M
Shares (diluted) 122.35M 52.31M 96.51M
Enterprise value -$1.14B $1.63B -$3.73B

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
MetricIMTXVCELCRSP
P/E -3.6x 90.8x -10.5x
P/FCF -3.9x 35.7x -12.8x
P/Operating cash flow -4.0x 31.6x -12.8x
P/S 19.7x 7.2x 353.7x
P/B 2.1x 6.0x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 6.0x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA -2.0x 65.0x -5.7x
EV/EBIT -1.9x 111.9x -5.5x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 6.7x 221.0x
EV/FCF -2.1x 33.1x -8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.1x 29.3x -8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 1.67 -2.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIMTXVCELCRSP
Revenue growth (1Y) -65.4% 23.0% -64.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -47.1% 19.8% -57.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -176.1% 1,428% 3.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -58.8% 47.8% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -187.4% 240.8% 3.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.5% 56.6% -2.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -180.7% 228.1% 13.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.8% 54.3% 3.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -33.6% 47.5% -13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.1% 33.7% -2.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.2% 842.9% -14.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.7% 43.2% -0.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIMTXVCELCRSP
Gross margin – 74.6% –
EBITDA margin -515.5% 10.2% -3,850%
Operating margin -544.3% 6.0% -3,990%
Pretax margin -496.3% 8.2% -3,346%
Net margin -495.7% 7.9% -3,369%
FCF margin -502.6% 20.1% -2,773%
Operating cash flow margin -493.8% 22.7% -2,760%
Return on equity -49.2% 6.9% -25.3%
Return on assets -40.9% 5.1% -16.8%
Return on invested capital – – -22.6%
Return on capital employed -50.5% 4.1% -20.9%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 2.9x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 42.1% 12.2% 510.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIMTXVCELCRSP
Debt / assets – – 22.1%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.4x
Debt / FCF – – -1.6x
Liabilities / assets 17.7% 26.4% 34.1%
Equity / assets 82.3% 73.6% 65.9%
Interest coverage -3.2x 28.5x –
Current ratio 7.5x 5.0x 17.8x
Quick ratio 7.0x 4.5x 17.8x
Cash ratio 6.9x 3.1x 17.8x
Altman Z-score 2.67 10.12 2.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIMTXVCELCRSP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -15.8% -0.3% -9.0%
Shareholder yield -15.8% -0.3% -9.0%
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.

ConsensusIMTXVCELCRSP
Forward P/E – 84.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.10FY2026 $0.51FY2026 $-4.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +59.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +74.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.64MFY2026 $324.56MFY2026 $38.73MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -28.4%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +1,003.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.9% +16.1% +266.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIMTXVCELCRSP
Held by institutions 81.6% 100.0% 78.9%
Institutions holding 83 317 518
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.8% +0.4% -1.0%
Institutions buying 37 187 237
Institutions selling 33 98 139
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.91 1.71

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.

IMTXVCELCRSP
IMTX 1.00 0.12 0.33
VCEL 0.12 1.00 0.35
CRSP 0.33 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IMTX, VCEL and CRSP?

CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Immatics (IMTX) $889.47M, Vericel (VCEL) $2.21B, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) $4.97B.

Which company is growing faster?

Vericel (VCEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Immatics (IMTX) -65.4%, Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -64.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vericel (VCEL) has the highest net margin (Immatics (IMTX) -495.7%, Vericel (VCEL) 7.9%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -3,368.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vericel (VCEL) returned the most: Immatics (IMTX) -29.8%, Vericel (VCEL) +18.5%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -27.5%. Over five years, Vericel (VCEL) compounded fastest (Immatics (IMTX) -11.9%/yr, Vericel (VCEL) -3.2%/yr, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vericel (VCEL) has been the steadiest (Immatics (IMTX) 57.7%, Vericel (VCEL) 40.9%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) 57.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.