Vericel (VCEL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 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] (2009 - 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 | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 35.41% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 21.60% |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 4.65% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.91% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 17.37% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -6.15% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 11.32% |
| 10 | Vericel | 3.01 Bn | 2.40 Bn | 62.61 Mn | 5.92% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.92% |
| 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% |
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();