VCEL vs SRPT vs MESO Stock Comparison

Vericel, Sarepta Therapeutics and Mesoblast Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VCEL Vericel Corp
$42.91 +5.7% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20B
P/E
90.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$306.30M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
6 wins
MESO Mesoblast Ltd
$15.67 +5.4% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionVCELSRPTMESOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.20B $2.03B $2.03B VCEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 90.5x -17.4x -35.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 84.1x 6.7x — SRPT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.0% -20.4% — VCEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% -5.9% — VCEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.0% -18.0% -4.2% VCEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr -24.7%/yr +5.3%/yr MESO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 81.1% 57.1% VCEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 67/100 — VCEL

Percentile Scorecard

VCELSRPTMESO

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

AxisVCELSRPTMESO
Valuation 82 #115 of 624 97 #23 of 624 67 #208 of 624
Growth 94 #36 of 601 64 #220 of 601 –
Profitability 88 #64 of 541 80 #111 of 541 –
Financial Health 69 #203 of 647 34 #430 of 647 44 #361 of 647
Shareholder Returns 73 #99 of 359 61 #141 of 359 –
Overall 81 67 –
  • VCEL ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SRPT ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MESO ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVCELSRPTMESOSPY
1 month +5.7%+3.2%+5.4% +0.7%
3 months -9.9%+23.6%+7.7% +3.7%
6 months +23.6%-7.9%0.0% +7.1%
Year to date +19.2%-10.6%-13.1% +12.8%
1 year +23.0%-18.0%-4.2% +11.9%
3 years +24.8%-82.1%+531.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.7%-43.7%+85.0% +22.8%
5 years -6.8%-75.7%+29.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.4%-24.7%+5.3% +10.9%
10 years +1,726.0%-53.0%+81.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +33.7%-7.3%+6.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVCELSRPTMESOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%81.1%57.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%85.8%55.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.712.081.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.56-0.22-0.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.7%-92.7%-87.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-21.3%-25.2% -1.2%
52-week high $48.31$24.45$20.96 $779.14
52-week low $29.34$14.86$11.95 $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.

MultipleVCELSRPTMESO
P/E now vs peer median 90.5xmedian 17.8x -17.4xmedian 17.8x -35.3xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 9.1x 1.0xmedian 9.1x 16.9xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 64.8xmedian 15.0x -21.2xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 21.7x 24.8xmedian 21.7x -45.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 0.35 -0.33median 0.35 —median 0.35

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 monthsVCELSRPTMESO
Revenue $306.30M $1.97B –
Gross profit $228.38M $1.17B –
Operating income $18.24M -$143.25M –
Net income $24.22M -$136.73M –
Free cash flow $61.66M $81.85M –
R&D $29.17M $789.44M –
EPS (diluted) $0.46 $-1.11 –
Cash & equivalents $125.40M $571.15M $102.91M
Total debt – $847.62M $119.24M
Shares (diluted) 52.31M 105.43M 129.49M
Enterprise value $1.62B -$1.20B $1.60B

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
MetricVCELSRPTMESO
P/E 90.5x -17.4x -35.3x
P/FCF 35.6x 24.8x -45.4x
P/Operating cash flow 31.5x 18.3x –
P/S 7.2x 1.0x 16.9x
P/B 5.9x 1.3x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 1.4x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 64.8x -21.2x –
EV/EBIT 111.5x -14.6x –
EV/Revenue 6.6x 1.1x –
EV/FCF 33.0x 25.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 29.2x 18.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 -0.33 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVCELSRPTMESO
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.0% -20.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 25.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.8% -40.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 10.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,428% -15,270% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.8% 34.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 240.8% -135.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.6% 46.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 228.1% -215.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 52.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.5% 136.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 30.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 842.9% 118.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.2% 29.1% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVCELSRPTMESO
Debt / assets – 26.6% 15.4%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x –
Debt / FCF – 10.4x –
Liabilities / assets 26.4% 52.1% 26.5%
Equity / assets 73.6% 47.9% 73.5%
Interest coverage 28.5x – –
Current ratio 5.0x 4.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio 4.5x 2.4x 2.0x
Cash ratio 3.1x 1.6x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 10.09 -0.15 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusVCELSRPTMESO
Forward P/E 84.1xFY2026 6.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $2.88FY2026 $-0.15FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +59.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +74.5% -88.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $324.56MFY2026 $1.76BFY2026 $188.99MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 -20.1%FY2026 +57.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% -21.5% +110.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVCELSRPTMESO
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 3.0%
Institutions holding 318 325 73
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +4.5% +17.7%
Institutions buying 188 148 34
Institutions selling 98 116 20
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.28 1.70

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.

VCELSRPTMESO
VCEL 1.00 0.19 0.11
SRPT 0.19 1.00 0.34
MESO 0.11 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VCEL, SRPT and MESO?

Vericel (VCEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vericel (VCEL) $2.20B, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) $2.03B, Mesoblast (MESO) $2.03B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vericel (VCEL) returned the most: Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -18.0%, Mesoblast (MESO) -4.2%. Over five years, Mesoblast (MESO) compounded fastest (Vericel (VCEL) -1.4%/yr, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -24.7%/yr, Mesoblast (MESO) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vericel (VCEL) has been the steadiest (Vericel (VCEL) 41.0%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) 81.1%, Mesoblast (MESO) 57.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.