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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Vericel Corp.VCEL · healthcare | |
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| Grade |  Astrongest fifth of 371 graded peers; percentile 4.6, sampling error 2.5 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 18 of 371 |
| Profitability | B/Cpercentile 42.3 |
| Solvency | Bpercentile 25.2 |
| Growth and financing | Bpercentile 23.5 |
| Reliability | 0.87 AUCfailure model, filers with $120M to $591M assets; 95% interval 0.83 to 0.90; 206 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.03% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $120M to $591M assetstotal assets $488.0M[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: fortress balance sheet |
| Inputs computable | 11 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Feb 26, 2026225 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $40.022026-10-08; market equity $2.0B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Feb 26, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
Vericel Corporation is a leading provider of advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets. We have a highly differentiated portfolio of cell therapy and specialty biologic products that combines innovations in biology with medical technologies. We were among the first companies to achieve commercial success in the complex field of cell therapies with treatments that use tissue engineering to regenerate skin and healthy knee cartilage. We currently market two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved autologous cell therapy products and one FDA-approved specialty biologic product in the U.S.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability, sleeve percentile 42.3 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 42.1% | [1,3] | 32.2% | 29.4 | 372 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 9.3% | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | (7.7%) | [1,4-6] | (6.6%) | 51.4 | 811 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 2.7 pts | [2-3,7-14] | 2.8 pts | 46.3 | 243 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 25.2 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | 0.03% | 0.07% | 14.6 | 248 | 2026-06-30 | ||
| Altman Z double-prime | 3.10 | [1,15-20] | (0.31) | 24.6 | 756 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 1.82x | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Interest coverage | not computable | (4.51x) | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2023-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31 | |||||||
| Current ratio | 5.03x | [15-16] | 2.96x | 36.5 | 839 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 23.5 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 19.1% | [2,8,10,12] | 10.0% | 32.4 | 415 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | 34.9% | [5,21-27] | 10.9% | 30.5 | 96 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Reinvestment rate | 489.8% | [15-16,18,21,28-32] | 37.1% | 4.9 | 104 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Asset growth, three years | 21.4% | [1,6,33-34] | 2.1% | 20.1 | 704 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | 1.6% | [35-36] | 2.5% | 29.7 | 634 | 2026-02-19 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.464; sampling error 2.5 percentile points on 371 peers.
Among 371 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Lemaitre Vascular Inc. (LMAT) Lemaitre Vascular Inc. (LMAT) Astrongest fifth; percentile 3.2 Nasdaq · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus market equity $1.8B; last close $79.70 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 3.2 | A | |
| 14 | Corcept Therapeutics Inc. (CORT) Corcept Therapeutics Inc. (CORT) Astrongest fifth; percentile 3.5 Nasdaq · Pharmaceutical Preparations market equity $12.8B; last close $118.66 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 3.5 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 15 | Electromed, Inc. (ELMD) Electromed, Inc. (ELMD) Astrongest fifth; percentile 3.8 NYSE · Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus market equity $232.6M; last close $27.87 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 3.8 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 16 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc. (TCMD) Tactile Systems Technology Inc. (TCMD) Astrongest fifth; percentile 4.1 Nasdaq · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus market equity $501.1M; last close $22.11 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 11 of 14 inputs | 4.1 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 17 | Ideaya Biosciences, Inc. (IDYA) Ideaya Biosciences, Inc. (IDYA) Astrongest fifth; percentile 4.3 Nasdaq · Pharmaceutical Preparations market equity $3.5B; last close $36.06 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 4.3 | A | |
| 18 | Vericel Corp. (VCEL) Vericel Corp. (VCEL) Astrongest fifth; percentile 4.6 Nasdaq · Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) market equity $2.1B; last close $40.02 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 4.6 | A | |
| 19 | Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (TARS) Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (TARS) Astrongest fifth; percentile 4.9 Nasdaq · Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) market equity $3.2B; last close $72.26 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs | 4.9 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 20 | Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (BMRN) Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (BMRN) Astrongest fifth; percentile 5.1 Nasdaq · Pharmaceutical Preparations market equity $10.6B; last close $54.88 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 5.1 | A | |
| 21 | Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. (NBIX) Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. (NBIX) Astrongest fifth; percentile 5.4 Nasdaq · Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) market equity $14.4B; last close $141.26 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 5.4 | A | |
| 22 | Crispr Therapeutics AG (CRSP) Crispr Therapeutics AG (CRSP) Astrongest fifth; percentile 5.7 Nasdaq · Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) market equity $4.9B; last close $50.41 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 5.7 | A | |
| 23 | SBC Medical Group Holdings Inc. (SBC) SBC Medical Group Holdings Inc. (SBC) Astrongest fifth; percentile 6.1 Nasdaq · Services-Offices & Clinics of Doctors of Medicine last close $5.33 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 6.1 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | A | 3.0 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | A | 4.6 | 371 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | A | 3.3 | 1219 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | A | 3.8 | 371 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 371 graded peers, about 74 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | 26.8% | 8.0% | 63 | hotter than 63 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (17.1%) | (31.4%) | 69 | closer to its high than 69 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | not computable | (1.5%) | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Free cash flow yield | 1.2% | (1.0%) | 61 | pricier than 39 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.18 | 0.28 | 37 | pricier than 63 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 0.13 | 0.31 | 32 | pricier than 68 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | 10.8% | 20.3% | 41 | more equity-funded than 41 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | 0.03 | (0.14) | 63 | ahead of 63 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $2.1B; EBIT $11.0M; free cash flow $24.7M; book equity $370.0M; sales $276.3M; cash $125.4M[37].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2025-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 3.8% | ✓ pass[4,6] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $51.9M | ✓ pass[5] |
| Return on assets improved | 0.9 pts | ✓ pass[4,6,33,38] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $35.4M | ✓ pass[4-5] |
| Long-term leverage fell | n/a[1,6,33] | |
| Current ratio improved | 80.3 pts | ✓ pass[15-16,31-32] |
| No new shares issued | 1.6% | ✗ fail[35-36] |
| Gross margin improved | 1.9 pts | ✓ pass[2-3,7-8] |
| Asset turnover improved | (3.2 pts) | ✗ fail[2,6,8,33] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $125.4M[39] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $69.7M[5,39-43] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 71 |
| 10-Q received Jul 30, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $21.3M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 225 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $488.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $276.3M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $205.6M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $16.5M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $51.9M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $432.7M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $172.1M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $237.2M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $135.6M | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $197.5M | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $109.8M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $163.7M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $106.0M | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $153.1M | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $247.4M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $49.1M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | -$376.3M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $11.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $354.6M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $133.3M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $27.2M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $58.2M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $64.0M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $35.3M | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $20.0M | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $17.7M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $7.6M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | $11.5M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $17.4M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $859,000 | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $212.8M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $50.3M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $353.7M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $273.0M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-02-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 50,763,319 | 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 49,969,568 | 2025-02-21 | 2025-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 51,206,614 | 2026-07-24 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $10.4M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $125.4M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 40 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $32.6M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 41 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $16.4M | 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-07 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 42 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $36.9M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-06 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 43 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $14.8M | 2025-06-30 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 4.6 is 15.4 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.5 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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