SLDB vs VCEL vs PGEN Stock Comparison

Solid Biosciences, Vericel and Precigen Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VCEL Vericel Corp
$43.27 +9.0% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.15B
P/E
89.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$306.30M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
3 wins
PGEN Precigen, Inc.
$6.15 -20.6% 1M +43.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$85.72M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Precigen leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Precigen 5, Vericel 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLDBVCELPGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $923.92M $2.15B $2.18B PGEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x 89.0x -6.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 84.8x 36.2x PGEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +23.0% +1,875.0% PGEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.9% -392.8% VCEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.9% +18.6% +43.0% PGEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.0%/yr -3.3%/yr +4.4%/yr PGEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.4% 40.8% 77.9% VCEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 81/100 55/100 VCEL

Percentile Scorecard

SLDBVCELPGEN

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

AxisSLDBVCELPGEN
Valuation 34 #413 of 625 82 #116 of 625 59 #258 of 625
Growth 19 #488 of 602 94 #38 of 602 49 #310 of 602
Profitability 50 #276 of 551 88 #66 of 551 59 #227 of 551
Financial Health 88 #78 of 656 69 #207 of 656 27 #482 of 656
Shareholder Returns 18 #300 of 365 73 #99 of 365 83 #63 of 365
Overall 42 81 55
  • SLDB ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VCEL ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PGEN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLDBVCELPGENSPY
1 month -15.1%+9.0%-20.6% -0.2%
3 months -22.3%-7.4%+11.2% +3.9%
6 months -16.9%+21.4%+53.0% +8.2%
Year to date +9.8%+20.2%+47.1% +12.9%
1 year +4.9%+18.6%+43.0% +12.3%
3 years +227.5%+31.8%+508.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +48.5%+9.7%+82.7% +23.3%
5 years -77.8%-15.3%+24.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -26.0%-3.3%+4.4% +10.9%
10 years —+1,781.3%-76.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+34.1%-13.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLDBVCELPGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.4%40.8%77.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.0%40.1%69.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.120.741.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.060.460.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.9%-65.4%-87.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.5%-10.4%-28.2% -1.2%
52-week high $11.15$48.31$8.56 $779.14
52-week low $3.93$29.34$3.10 $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.

MultipleSLDBVCELPGEN
P/E now vs peer median -4.3xmedian 17.2x 91.2xmedian 17.2x -6.5xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.0x 7.2xmedian 9.0x 25.7xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 16.3x 65.4xmedian 16.3x -65.8xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.7xmedian 18.7x 35.9xmedian 18.7x -19.1xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.2x 6.0xmedian 2.2x 50.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.13median 0.33 1.68median 0.33 0.05median 0.33

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 monthsSLDBVCELPGEN
Revenue – $306.30M $85.72M
Gross profit – $228.38M $77.72M
Operating income -$212.15M $18.24M -$39.50M
Net income -$207.10M $24.22M -$157.71M
Free cash flow -$187.82M $61.66M -$115.22M
R&D $167.40M $29.17M $32.29M
EPS (diluted) $-1.44 $0.46 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $159.39M $125.40M $16.33M
Total debt – – $93.88M
Shares (diluted) 143.69M 52.31M 413.69M
Enterprise value -$258.43M $1.57B $1.87B

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
MetricSLDBVCELPGEN
P/E -4.3x 91.2x -6.5x
P/FCF -4.7x 35.9x -19.1x
P/Operating cash flow -4.8x 31.8x -19.3x
P/S – 7.2x 25.7x
P/B 2.4x 6.0x 50.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 6.1x 53.7x
EV/EBITDA -2.4x 65.4x -65.8x
EV/EBIT -2.4x 112.5x -57.2x
EV/Revenue – 6.7x 26.3x
EV/FCF -2.7x 33.3x -19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.7x 29.4x -19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.13 1.68 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLDBVCELPGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 23.0% 1,875%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 19.8% 57.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.8% 259,173%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% 69.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -35.3% 1,428% 62.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -22.8% 47.8% 18.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -34.4% 240.8% -26.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 56.6% -108.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.9% 228.1% -93.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 54.3% -123.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -52.4% 47.5% -72.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 33.7% -15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -52.3% 842.9% -65.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.4% 43.2% -15.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLDBVCELPGEN
Gross margin – 74.6% 90.7%
EBITDA margin – 10.2% -40.0%
Operating margin – 6.0% -46.1%
Pretax margin – 8.2% -184.0%
Net margin – 7.9% -392.8%
FCF margin – 20.1% -134.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.7% -133.2%
Return on equity -55.4% 6.9% -494.3%
Return on assets -49.1% 5.1% -102.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -54.0% 4.1% -31.6%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.9x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 12.2% 15.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLDBVCELPGEN
Debt / assets – – 55.1%
Debt / equity – – 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.6x
Debt / FCF – – -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 11.1% 26.4% 74.4%
Equity / assets 88.9% 73.6% 25.6%
Interest coverage – 28.5x -4.1x
Current ratio 13.8x 5.0x 4.6x
Quick ratio 13.2x 4.5x 3.8x
Cash ratio 13.2x 3.1x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – 10.18 -8.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLDBVCELPGEN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -27.0% -0.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -27.0% -0.3% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusSLDBVCELPGEN
Forward P/E – 84.8xFY2026 36.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.63FY2026 $0.51FY2026 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +59.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +74.5% +288.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $324.56MFY2026 $249.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +17.5%FY2026 +2,474.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +16.1% +82.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLDBVCELPGEN
Held by institutions 79.7% 100.0% 39.2%
Institutions holding 157 317 210
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.9% +0.4% +4.9%
Institutions buying 101 187 123
Institutions selling 37 98 46
Buyers to sellers 2.73 1.91 2.67

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.

SLDBVCELPGEN
SLDB 1.00 0.21 0.31
VCEL 0.21 1.00 0.17
PGEN 0.31 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLDB, VCEL and PGEN?

Precigen (PGEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Solid Biosciences (SLDB) $923.92M, Vericel (VCEL) $2.15B, Precigen (PGEN) $2.18B.

Which company is growing faster?

Precigen (PGEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%, Precigen (PGEN) +1,875.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vericel (VCEL) has the highest net margin (Vericel (VCEL) 7.9%, Precigen (PGEN) -392.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Precigen (PGEN) returned the most: Solid Biosciences (SLDB) +4.9%, Vericel (VCEL) +18.6%, Precigen (PGEN) +43.0%. Over five years, Precigen (PGEN) compounded fastest (Solid Biosciences (SLDB) -26.0%/yr, Vericel (VCEL) -3.3%/yr, Precigen (PGEN) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vericel (VCEL) has been the steadiest (Solid Biosciences (SLDB) 78.4%, Vericel (VCEL) 40.8%, Precigen (PGEN) 77.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLDB, VCEL and PGEN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Precigen (PGEN) leads on 5. 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.