What is Vericel's free cash flow yield?

Vericel (VCEL) reported free cash flow yield of 2.9% in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for Vericel's free cash flow yield?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Vericel's free cash flow yield has grown at a 5.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.1% to 1.4%.

What does free cash flow yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by market capitalization at the quarter end. The cash return the business generates relative to its market price.

Vericel VCEL Free cash flow yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$68.4M+30.1%

Gross profit$49.3M+35.8%

Operating income-$8.1M+37.0%

Net income-$6.3M+44.0%

EPS (diluted)-$0.12+47.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$109.3M+37.1%

Total debt$95.0M-4.6%

Total equity$356.2M+20.6%

Total assets$485.6M+14.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$16.4M+148%

CapEx$1.3M-91.2%

Free cash flow$15.1M+299%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.06B-26.8%

Enterprise value$2.05B-28.0%

P/E96.1×-850×

P/S7.1×-4.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.8%+2.3pp

Operating margin5.4%+4.6pp

Net margin7.3%+6.1pp

FCF margin16.3%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity6.6%+5.5pp

Debt / equity0.3×-0.1×

Current ratio5.2×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Vericel’s reported figures.

free cash flow/market cap=2.9%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Vericel’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Vericel's free cash flow yield?: Vericel (VCEL) reported free cash flow yield of 2.9% in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Vericel's free cash flow yield?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Vericel's free cash flow yield has grown at a 5.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.1% to 1.4%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by market capitalization at the quarter end. The cash return the business generates relative to its market price.