VCEL vs ALLO vs IOVA Stock Comparison

Vericel, Allogene Therapeutics and Iovance Biotherapeutics Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Vericel leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Vericel 4, Iovance Biotherapeutics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVCELALLOIOVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.21B $401.29M $6.57B IOVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 91.2x -2.4x -22.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 84.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.0% — +34.5% IOVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% -3,566.7% -89.1% VCEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.5% +0.8% +512.4% IOVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr -40.3%/yr -11.6%/yr VCEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 82.8% 99.2% VCEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 55/100 63/100 VCEL

Percentile Scorecard

VCELALLOIOVA

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

AxisVCELALLOIOVA
Valuation 81 #119 of 626 18 #513 of 626 66 #211 of 626
Growth 94 #37 of 604 91 #58 of 604 81 #114 of 604
Profitability 88 #68 of 555 25 #419 of 555 62 #210 of 555
Financial Health 69 #207 of 658 63 #245 of 658 63 #242 of 658
Shareholder Returns 73 #100 of 368 80 #73 of 368 44 #208 of 368
Overall 81 55 63
  • VCEL ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ALLO ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • IOVA 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

PeriodVCELALLOIOVASPY
1 month +8.4%-26.7%+25.3% -0.8%
3 months -5.0%-30.9%+181.2% +3.5%
6 months +16.6%-46.2%+301.7% +7.0%
Year to date +19.5%-11.7%+404.8% +12.2%
1 year +18.5%+0.8%+512.4% +13.0%
3 years +31.1%-52.2%+293.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.5%-21.8%+58.0% +23.1%
5 years -14.9%-92.4%-45.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.2%-40.3%-11.6% +11.0%
10 years +1,693.3%—+125.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +33.5%—+8.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVCELALLOIOVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%82.8%99.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%82.1%71.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.831.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.450.015.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-95.3%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-60.5%-7.3% -1.8%
52-week high $48.31$3.06$14.86 $779.14
52-week low $29.34$1.05$1.81 $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.

MultipleVCELALLOIOVA
P/E now vs peer median 90.8xmedian 17.1x -2.4xmedian 17.1x -21.4xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 8.8x 90.1xmedian 8.8x 19.2xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 65.0xmedian 17.1x -0.5xmedian 17.1x -22.5xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 18.0x -3.6xmedian 18.0x -21.1xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 8.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 0.31 -0.06median 0.31 -0.72median 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 monthsVCELALLOIOVA
Revenue $306.30M $4.64M $324.97M
Gross profit $228.38M – $157.29M
Operating income $18.24M -$180.32M -$301.31M
Net income $24.22M -$165.49M -$289.51M
Free cash flow $61.66M -$115.53M -$296.40M
R&D $29.17M $122.52M $267.72M
EPS (diluted) $0.46 $-0.50 $-0.64
Cash & equivalents $125.40M $38.63M $110.80M
Shares (diluted) 52.31M 328.93M 450.19M
Enterprise value $1.63B -$700.60M $5.36B

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
MetricVCELALLOIOVA
P/E 90.8x -2.4x -21.4x
P/FCF 35.7x -3.6x -21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 31.6x -4.1x -23.6x
P/S 7.2x 90.1x 19.2x
P/B 6.0x 1.0x 8.5x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 1.0x 13.2x
EV/EBITDA 65.0x -0.5x -22.5x
EV/EBIT 111.9x -0.5x -19.7x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 18.4x 18.3x
EV/FCF 33.1x -0.7x -20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.3x -0.8x -22.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 -0.06 -0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVCELALLOIOVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.0% – 34.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 253.5% 1,009%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.8% – 95.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,428% 29.1% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.8% 20.5% 11.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 240.8% 30.1% 25.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.6% 22.9% 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 228.1% 53.5% 44.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 41.1% 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.5% 40.8% 12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 24.6% 7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 842.9% 38.0% 8.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.2% 23.0% 5.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVCELALLOIOVA
Gross margin 74.6% – 48.4%
EBITDA margin 10.2% -3,634% -81.4%
Operating margin 6.0% -3,886% -92.7%
Pretax margin 8.2% -3,574% -90.4%
Net margin 7.9% -3,567% -89.1%
FCF margin 20.1% -2,490% -91.2%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% -2,203% -81.3%
Return on equity 6.9% -46.4% -39.7%
Return on assets 5.1% -35.1% -31.4%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 4.1% -40.9% -37.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 0.6x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 12.2% 808.0% 14.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVCELALLOIOVA
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 26.4% 20.7% 19.6%
Equity / assets 73.6% 79.3% 80.4%
Interest coverage 28.5x -138.7x –
Current ratio 5.0x 10.7x 4.3x
Quick ratio 4.5x 10.5x 3.7x
Cash ratio 3.1x 10.5x 2.8x
Altman Z-score 10.12 -3.53 16.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVCELALLOIOVA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% -0.2% -4.7%
Shareholder yield -0.3% -0.2% -4.7%
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.

ConsensusVCELALLOIOVA
Forward P/E 84.4xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $-0.63FY2026 $-0.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +74.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $324.56MFY2026 $4.07MFY2026 $434.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 – +65.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% +207.8% +33.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVCELALLOIOVA
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.5% 63.3%
Institutions holding 317 209 292
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +69.8% +6.5%
Institutions buying 187 133 174
Institutions selling 98 48 66
Buyers to sellers 1.91 2.77 2.64

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.

VCELALLOIOVA
VCEL 1.00 0.09 0.21
ALLO 0.09 1.00 0.20
IOVA 0.21 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VCEL, ALLO and IOVA?

Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vericel (VCEL) $2.21B, Allogene Therapeutics (ALLO) $401.29M, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) $6.57B.

Which company is growing faster?

Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) +34.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vericel (VCEL) has the highest net margin (Vericel (VCEL) 7.9%, Allogene Therapeutics (ALLO) -3,566.7%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -89.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) returned the most: Vericel (VCEL) +18.5%, Allogene Therapeutics (ALLO) +0.8%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) +512.4%. Over five years, Vericel (VCEL) compounded fastest (Vericel (VCEL) -3.2%/yr, Allogene Therapeutics (ALLO) -40.3%/yr, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vericel (VCEL) has been the steadiest (Vericel (VCEL) 40.9%, Allogene Therapeutics (ALLO) 82.8%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) 99.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VCEL, ALLO and IOVA?

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 4. 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.