VCEL vs SRPT vs KRYS Stock Comparison

Vericel, Sarepta Therapeutics and Krystal Biotech Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VCEL Vericel Corp
$43.04 +8.4% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.23B
P/E
92.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$306.30M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$313.66 -9.3% 1M +68.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.43B
P/E
39.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$440.53M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 7, Sarepta Therapeutics 1, Vericel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVCELSRPTKRYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.23B $1.98B $9.43B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 92.1x -16.9x 39.1x KRYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 84.4x 6.2x 45.2x SRPT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.0% -20.4% +22.6% VCEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% -5.9% 54.8% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.5% -21.2% +68.5% KRYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr -25.3%/yr +42.7%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 81.2% 38.1% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 67/100 85/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

VCELSRPTKRYS

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

AxisVCELSRPTKRYS
Valuation 81 #119 of 626 97 #23 of 626 79 #133 of 626
Growth 94 #37 of 604 63 #222 of 604 93 #41 of 604
Profitability 88 #68 of 555 79 #116 of 555 97 #20 of 555
Financial Health 69 #207 of 658 34 #438 of 658 84 #104 of 658
Shareholder Returns 73 #100 of 368 61 #146 of 368 70 #110 of 368
Overall 81 67 85
  • VCEL ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SRPT ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • KRYS 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

PeriodVCELSRPTKRYSSPY
1 month +8.4%-3.7%-9.3% -0.8%
3 months -5.0%+13.2%-10.8% +3.5%
6 months +16.6%-14.3%+15.0% +7.0%
Year to date +19.5%-16.4%+27.2% +12.2%
1 year +18.5%-21.2%+68.5% +13.0%
3 years +31.1%-83.2%+174.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.5%-44.8%+40.1% +23.1%
5 years -14.9%-76.7%+490.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.2%-25.3%+42.7% +11.0%
10 years +1,693.3%-59.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +33.5%-8.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVCELSRPTKRYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%81.2%38.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%85.9%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.742.070.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.45-0.261.80 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-92.7%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-26.5%-17.1% -1.8%
52-week high $48.31$24.45$378.15 $779.14
52-week low $29.34$14.86$185.05 $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.

MultipleVCELSRPTKRYS
P/E now vs peer median 90.8xmedian 17.1x -16.2xmedian 17.1x 38.4xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 8.8x 1.0xmedian 8.8x 21.1xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 65.0xmedian 17.1x -19.9xmedian 17.1x 41.4xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 18.0x 23.2xmedian 18.0x 36.0xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.1x 1.2xmedian 2.1x 6.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 0.31 -0.31median 0.31 0.74median 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 monthsVCELSRPTKRYS
Revenue $306.30M $1.97B $440.53M
Gross profit $228.38M $1.17B $416.91M
Operating income $18.24M -$143.25M $197.75M
Net income $24.22M -$136.73M $241.47M
Free cash flow $61.66M $81.85M $257.78M
R&D $29.17M $789.44M $59.23M
EPS (diluted) $0.46 $-1.11 $7.88
Cash & equivalents $125.40M $571.15M $427.74M
Total debt – $847.62M –
Shares (diluted) 52.31M 105.43M 30.66M
Enterprise value $1.65B -$1.26B $6.20B

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
MetricVCELSRPTKRYS
P/E 90.8x -16.2x 38.4x
P/FCF 35.7x 23.2x 36.0x
P/Operating cash flow 31.6x 17.1x 34.1x
P/S 7.2x 1.0x 21.1x
P/B 6.0x 1.2x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 1.3x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 65.0x -19.9x 41.4x
EV/EBIT 111.9x -13.7x 42.7x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 1.0x 19.2x
EV/FCF 33.1x 23.9x 32.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.3x 17.6x 31.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 -0.31 0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVCELSRPTKRYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.0% -20.4% 22.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 25.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.8% -40.7% 24.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 10.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,428% -15,270% 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.8% 34.5% 48.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 240.8% -135.9% 64.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.6% 46.8% 54.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 228.1% -215.7% 59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 52.3% 51.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.5% 136.9% 39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 30.6% 67.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 842.9% 118.1% 39.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.2% 29.1% 58.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVCELSRPTKRYS
Gross margin 74.6% 59.1% 94.6%
EBITDA margin 10.2% -5.0% 46.2%
Operating margin 6.0% -7.3% 44.9%
Pretax margin 8.2% -6.6% 51.4%
Net margin 7.9% -5.9% 54.8%
FCF margin 20.1% 4.1% 58.5%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% 5.6% 61.8%
Return on equity 6.9% -9.0% 18.3%
Return on assets 5.1% -4.3% 16.7%
Return on invested capital – -6.1% –
Return on capital employed 4.1% -5.3% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x -0.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 12.2% 6.3% 12.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVCELSRPTKRYS
Debt / assets – 26.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x –
Debt / FCF – 10.4x –
Liabilities / assets 26.4% 52.1% 9.4%
Equity / assets 73.6% 47.9% 90.6%
Interest coverage 28.5x – –
Current ratio 5.0x 4.4x 8.3x
Quick ratio 4.5x 2.4x 7.7x
Cash ratio 3.1x 1.6x 6.6x
Altman Z-score 10.12 -0.19 40.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVCELSRPTKRYS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% -1.1% -0.4%
Shareholder yield -0.3% -1.1% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusVCELSRPTKRYS
Forward P/E 84.4xFY2026 6.2xFY2026 45.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $2.88FY2026 $6.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.4%FY2026 – +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +74.5% -88.5% +25.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $324.56MFY2026 $1.76BFY2026 $514.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 -20.1%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% -21.5% +33.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVCELSRPTKRYS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 99.8%
Institutions holding 317 324 421
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +4.5% +4.6%
Institutions buying 187 148 271
Institutions selling 98 115 106
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.29 2.56

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.

VCELSRPTKRYS
VCEL 1.00 0.20 0.24
SRPT 0.20 1.00 0.18
KRYS 0.24 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VCEL, SRPT and KRYS?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vericel (VCEL) $2.23B, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) $1.98B, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, VCEL, SRPT and KRYS?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vericel (VCEL) 92.1x, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -16.9x, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 39.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) is cheapest (Vericel (VCEL) 84.4x, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) 6.2x, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 45.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vericel (VCEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -20.4%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +22.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has the highest net margin (Vericel (VCEL) 7.9%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -5.9%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 54.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Krystal Biotech (KRYS) returned the most: Vericel (VCEL) +18.5%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -21.2%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +68.5%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Vericel (VCEL) -3.2%/yr, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -25.3%/yr, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +42.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has been the steadiest (Vericel (VCEL) 40.9%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) 81.2%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 38.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) leads on 7. 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.