Ligand Pharmaceuticals vs Vericel
Vericel reported revenue of $276 million in fiscal 2025, about the same as Ligand Pharmaceuticals' $268 million in fiscal 2025. Ligand Pharmaceuticals' revenue grew 60.4% in its latest year, and Vericel's grew 16.4%. Ligand Pharmaceuticals had an operating margin of 15.3%, against 4.0% at Vericel. Free cash flow was $49 million at Ligand Pharmaceuticals and $25 million at Vericel.
Side by side
| Ligand Pharmaceuticals | Vericel | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $268M | $276M |
| Revenue growth | 60.4% | 16.4% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 10.4% | 17.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 74.4% |
| Operating margin | 15.3% | 4.0% |
| Net margin | 46.4% | 6.0% |
| Free cash flow | $49M | $25M |
| Free cash flow margin | 18.2% | 9.0% |
| Return on capital | 4.9% | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −3.8x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $15M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | 11.0% | 0.9% |
| Last close | $306.20 | $54.62 |
| P/E at the last close | 133.1× | 85.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $35.4 million | sold $8.7 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 8 | — |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
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Free cash flow
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Ligand Pharmaceuticals and Vericel pages.