VCEL vs TSHA vs BEAM Stock Comparison

Vericel, Taysha Gene Therapies and Beam Therapeutics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VCEL Vericel Corp
$43.27 +9.0% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.14B
P/E
88.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$306.30M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
5 wins
BEAM Beam Therapeutics Inc.
$24.90 +2.6% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.94B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$156.04M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Vericel leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Vericel 5, Beam Therapeutics 2, Taysha Gene Therapies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVCELTSHABEAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.14B $1.56B $2.94B BEAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 88.2x -10.4x -34.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 84.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.0% -32.3% +158.9% BEAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% -2,728.0% -54.7% VCEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x 3.0x TSHA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.6% -12.9% -6.8% VCEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr -23.5%/yr -23.4%/yr VCEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 71.6% 69.2% VCEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 49/100 69/100 VCEL

Percentile Scorecard

VCELTSHABEAM

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

AxisVCELTSHABEAM
Valuation 82 #116 of 625 45 #346 of 625 54 #286 of 625
Growth 94 #38 of 602 16 #506 of 602 77 #137 of 602
Profitability 88 #66 of 551 28 #397 of 551 64 #198 of 551
Financial Health 69 #207 of 656 76 #159 of 656 81 #128 of 656
Shareholder Returns 73 #99 of 365 78 #80 of 365 67 #123 of 365
Overall 81 49 69
  • VCEL ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • TSHA ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BEAM 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

PeriodVCELTSHABEAMSPY
1 month +9.0%-9.0%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months -7.4%-22.2%-5.3% +3.9%
6 months +21.4%-32.5%-18.5% +8.2%
Year to date +20.2%-22.7%-10.2% +12.9%
1 year +18.6%-12.9%-6.8% +12.3%
3 years +31.8%+92.3%+33.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.7%+24.4%+10.2% +23.3%
5 years -15.3%-73.8%-73.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.3%-23.5%-23.4% +10.9%
10 years +1,781.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +34.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVCELTSHABEAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%71.6%69.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%70.1%63.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.832.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.46-0.18-0.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-96.5%-85.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.4%-39.1%-34.3% -1.2%
52-week high $48.31$6.98$37.92 $779.14
52-week low $29.34$3.51$20.60 $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.

MultipleVCELTSHABEAM
P/E now vs peer median 91.2xmedian 17.2x -10.5xmedian 17.2x -30.4xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 9.0x 252.1xmedian 9.0x 16.5xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 65.4xmedian 16.3x -6.4xmedian 16.3x -4.3xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 18.7x -10.4xmedian 18.7x -6.9xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 0.33 -0.26median 0.33 -0.72median 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 monthsVCELTSHABEAM
Revenue $306.30M $5.49M $156.04M
Gross profit $228.38M – –
Operating income $18.24M -$153.16M -$378.02M
Net income $24.22M -$149.63M -$86.52M
Free cash flow $61.66M -$132.57M -$372.77M
R&D $29.17M $123.14M $408.66M
EPS (diluted) $0.46 $-0.41 $-0.82
Cash & equivalents $125.40M $455.41M $219.83M
Total debt – $49.26M $100.26M
Shares (diluted) 52.31M 369.04M 104.33M
Enterprise value $1.56B $206.40M -$1.74B

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
MetricVCELTSHABEAM
P/E 91.2x -10.5x -30.4x
P/FCF 35.9x -10.4x -6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 31.8x -10.5x -7.2x
P/S 7.2x 252.1x 16.5x
P/B 6.0x 3.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 3.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 65.4x -6.4x -4.3x
EV/EBIT 112.5x -6.4x -4.0x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 178.0x 9.7x
EV/FCF 33.3x -7.4x -4.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.4x -7.4x -4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 -0.26 -0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVCELTSHABEAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.0% -32.3% 158.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.8% -9.1% 24.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,428% -62.9% 15.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.8% -8.7% 0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 240.8% -61.4% 78.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.6% -6.5% 35.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 228.1% -30.3% 79.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 40.5% 42.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.5% -61.0% -4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.7% -35.6% -2.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 842.9% -60.6% -4.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.2% -29.4% 0.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVCELTSHABEAM
Gross margin 74.6% – –
EBITDA margin 10.2% -2,770% -228.0%
Operating margin 6.0% -2,792% -242.3%
Pretax margin 8.2% -2,593% -54.4%
Net margin 7.9% -2,728% -54.7%
FCF margin 20.1% -2,417% -238.9%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% -2,410% -230.3%
Return on equity 6.9% -47.5% -7.6%
Return on assets 5.1% -36.9% -5.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 4.1% -42.6% -27.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 0.9x 4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 12.2% 331.3% 52.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVCELTSHABEAM
Debt / assets – 10.5% 7.2%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x 3.0x
Debt / FCF – -0.4x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 26.4% 17.7% 23.0%
Equity / assets 73.6% 82.3% 77.0%
Interest coverage 28.5x -3,647x –
Current ratio 5.0x 17.8x 14.6x
Quick ratio 4.5x 17.5x 14.3x
Cash ratio 3.1x 17.5x 14.3x
Altman Z-score 10.18 7.64 3.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVCELTSHABEAM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% -0.2% -0.6%
Shareholder yield -0.3% -0.2% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusVCELTSHABEAM
Forward P/E 84.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $-0.47FY2026 $-4.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +74.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $324.56MFY2026 $1.96MFY2026 $49.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 -80.0%FY2026 -64.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% +1,298.6% +23.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVCELTSHABEAM
Held by institutions 100.0% 81.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 317 209 277
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +12.7% +1.0%
Institutions buying 187 140 154
Institutions selling 98 42 75
Buyers to sellers 1.91 3.33 2.05

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.

VCELTSHABEAM
VCEL 1.00 0.17 0.25
TSHA 0.17 1.00 0.46
BEAM 0.25 0.46 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VCEL, TSHA and BEAM?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vericel (VCEL) $2.14B, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) $1.56B, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) $2.94B.

Which company is growing faster?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) -32.3%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) +158.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vericel (VCEL) has the highest net margin (Vericel (VCEL) 7.9%, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) -2,728.0%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -54.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vericel (VCEL) returned the most: Vericel (VCEL) +18.6%, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) -12.9%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -6.8%. Over five years, Vericel (VCEL) compounded fastest (Vericel (VCEL) -3.3%/yr, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) -23.5%/yr, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -23.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vericel (VCEL) has been the steadiest (Vericel (VCEL) 40.8%, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) 71.6%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) 69.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VCEL, TSHA and BEAM?

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 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.