Vericel (VCEL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026)
Vericel (VCEL) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 4.13% in Q2 2026, up 3.82 percentage points from 0.31% a year earlier and up 0.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vericel (VCEL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Vericel reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 2.69%, up 1.37 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three straight years, with a five-year change of +1.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 1.32% in FY2024 (+3.73 pp), -2.42% in FY2023 (+5.31 pp), -7.72% in FY2022 (-3.77 pp) and -3.95% in FY2021 (-5.47 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.68 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 6.30 percentage points in Q1 2024, against a drop of 12.44 percentage points in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 3.59% (Q1 2026), 2.62% (Q4 2025) and 1.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,082.65 Bn | 1,051.23 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 623.68 Bn | 542.21 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 459.43 Bn | 432.59 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 354.80 Bn | 309.23 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.16 Bn | 225.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 244.40 Bn | 217.97 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Amgen | 220.17 Bn | 175.57 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 183.05 Bn | 157.16 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 160.27 Bn | 107.22 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Vericel | 2.02 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 56.40 Mn | 4.13% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -7.90% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.14% |
API Access
Vericel Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=VCEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "VCEL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=VCEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();