VCEL vs PGEN vs SLBT Stock Comparison

Vericel, Precigen and SL Science Holding 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
3 wins
PGEN Precigen, Inc.
$6.04 -22.1% 1M +39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$85.72M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
4 wins
SLBT SL Science Holding Ltd
$1.23 -21.7% 1M -88.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.59B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Precigen leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Precigen 4, Vericel 3, SL Science Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVCELPGENSLBTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.21B $2.19B $2.59B SLBT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 91.2x -6.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 84.4x 35.5x — 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 +18.5% +39.5% -88.1% PGEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr +6.1%/yr — PGEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 78.0% 175.8% VCEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 55/100 — VCEL

Percentile Scorecard

VCELPGENSLBT

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

AxisVCELPGENSLBT
Valuation 81 #119 of 626 58 #263 of 626 11 #558 of 626
Growth 94 #37 of 604 48 #312 of 604 –
Profitability 88 #68 of 555 59 #229 of 555 –
Financial Health 69 #207 of 658 26 #488 of 658 58 #280 of 658
Shareholder Returns 73 #100 of 368 83 #65 of 368 –
Overall 81 55 –
  • VCEL ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PGEN ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SLBT 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

PeriodVCELPGENSLBTSPY
1 month +8.4%-22.1%-21.7% -0.8%
3 months -5.0%+11.4%-55.4% +3.5%
6 months +16.6%+52.5%-84.4% +7.0%
Year to date +19.5%+44.5%-88.3% +12.2%
1 year +18.5%+39.5%-88.1% +13.0%
3 years +31.1%+498.0%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.5%+81.6%— +23.1%
5 years -14.9%+34.2%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.2%+6.1%— +11.0%
10 years +1,693.3%-76.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +33.5%-13.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVCELPGENSLBTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%78.0%175.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%69.4%171.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.420.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.450.51-0.50 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-87.8%-91.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-29.4%-90.4% -1.8%
52-week high $48.31$8.56$12.81 $779.14
52-week low $29.34$3.10$1.15 $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.

MultipleVCELPGENSLBT
P/E now vs peer median 90.8xmedian 17.1x -6.4xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 8.8x 25.2xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 65.0xmedian 17.1x -64.7xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 18.0x -18.8xmedian 18.0x -1,429xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.1x 49.6xmedian 2.1x 384.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 0.31 0.05median 0.31 —median 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 monthsVCELPGENSLBT
Revenue $306.30M $85.72M –
Gross profit $228.38M $77.72M –
Operating income $18.24M -$39.50M –
Net income $24.22M -$157.71M –
Free cash flow $61.66M -$115.22M –
R&D $29.17M $32.29M –
EPS (diluted) $0.46 $-0.81 –
Cash & equivalents $125.40M $16.33M $8.31M
Total debt – $93.88M –
Shares (diluted) 52.31M 413.69M –
Enterprise value $1.63B $1.88B $2.58B

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
MetricVCELPGENSLBT
P/E 90.8x -6.4x –
P/FCF 35.7x -18.8x -1,429x
P/Operating cash flow 31.6x -18.9x –
P/S 7.2x 25.2x –
P/B 6.0x 49.6x 384.7x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 52.7x 384.7x
EV/EBITDA 65.0x -64.7x –
EV/EBIT 111.9x -56.2x –
EV/Revenue 6.7x 25.9x –
EV/FCF 33.1x -19.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 29.3x -19.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 0.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVCELPGENSLBT
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) 1,428% 62.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.8% 18.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 240.8% -26.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.6% -108.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 228.1% -93.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.3% -123.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.5% -72.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.7% -15.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 842.9% -65.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.2% -15.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVCELPGENSLBT
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 6.9% -494.3% –
Return on assets 5.1% -102.1% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 4.1% -31.6% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 0.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 12.2% 15.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVCELPGENSLBT
Debt / assets – 55.1% –
Debt / equity – 2.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.6x –
Debt / FCF – -0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 26.4% 74.4% 21.8%
Equity / assets 73.6% 25.6% 78.2%
Interest coverage 28.5x -4.1x –
Current ratio 5.0x 4.6x 4.4x
Quick ratio 4.5x 3.8x 4.3x
Cash ratio 3.1x 1.3x 4.3x
Altman Z-score 10.12 -8.43 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVCELPGENSLBT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield -0.3% -0.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusVCELPGENSLBT
Forward P/E 84.4xFY2026 35.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $0.17FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +59.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +74.5% +288.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $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
HoldersVCELPGENSLBT
Held by institutions 100.0% 39.2% –
Institutions holding 317 210 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +4.9% –
Institutions buying 187 123 –
Institutions selling 98 46 –
Buyers to sellers 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.

VCELPGENSLBT
VCEL 1.00 0.17 0.03
PGEN 0.17 1.00 0.00
SLBT 0.03 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VCEL, PGEN and SLBT?

SL Science Holding (SLBT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vericel (VCEL) $2.21B, Precigen (PGEN) $2.19B, SL Science Holding (SLBT) $2.59B.

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: Vericel (VCEL) +18.5%, Precigen (PGEN) +39.5%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) -88.1%. Over five years, Precigen (PGEN) compounded fastest (Vericel (VCEL) -3.2%/yr, Precigen (PGEN) +6.1%/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%, Precigen (PGEN) 78.0%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) 175.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.