Vericel Corporation employees and revenue per employee

VCEL · Biotechnology · $2.05B market cap

Vericel Corporation had 398 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 11.5% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $276M, up 16.5% from a year earlier, or $694K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

398

+11.5% YoY

Revenue

$276M

+16.5% YoY

Revenue / employee

$694K

Peer median $459K

Rank in industry

42 of 108

Biotechnology

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
67304541'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 508Staff 197

Hover a year for the numbers.

VCEL employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 2025398$276M$694K+11.5%+16.5%
Dec 2024357$237M$664K+13.7%+20.1%
Dec 2023314$198M$629K+3.0%+20.2%
Dec 2022305$164M$539K+8.5%+5.2%
Dec 2021281$156M$556K+2.9%+25.8%
Dec 2020273$124M$455K+13.3%+5.4%
Dec 2019241$118M$489K+11.6%+29.7%
Dec 2018216$90.9M$421K+5.4%+42.1%
Dec 2017205$63.9M$312K+1.5%+17.5%
Dec 2016202$54.4M$269K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
273'20281'21305'22314'23357'24398'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$455K'20$556K'21$539K'22$629K'23$664K'24$694K'25

Vericel Corporation against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Biotechnology.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
LGND
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
47$268M$5.70MLeaner
RIGL
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
172$294M$1.71MEfficient growth
CRMD
CorMedix Inc.
191$312M$1.63MEfficient growth
ARVN
Arvinas, Inc.
246$263M$1.07MContracting
VCEL
Vericel Corporation
398$276M$694KEfficient growth
XERS
Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc.
435$292M$671KEfficient growth
ADPT
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
624$277M$444KEfficient growth
RCUS
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.
601$247M$411KContracting
IOVA
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
975$264M$270KEfficient growth
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Questions about Vericel Corporation

How many employees does Vericel Corporation have?
Vericel Corporation reported 398 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is up 11.5% from a year earlier.
What is Vericel Corporation's revenue per employee?
Vericel Corporation brought in $276M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $694K per employee. That ranks 42 of 108 companies we track in Biotechnology, where the median is $459K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Vericel Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 26, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell VCEL.