How much would $1,000 invested in VCEL be worth today?

$1,000 invested in VCEL on October 17, 2016 would be worth $16,721 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 32.5% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the VCEL calculator go?

VCEL data begins February 4, 1997, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 29 years, 8 months of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in Vericel (VCEL): What It Would Be Worth Today

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VCEL

$40.13-2.17%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $40.13 -2.17%

Vericel CorporationStock · HealthcareRussell 2000 0.07%Nasdaq Composite 0.006%Russell 3000 0.003%US Stock Market 0.003%

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Your investment#

How much

All at once, on the start date

Pick start & end dates10 years

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Key dates

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Bought at that day's close

End

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Latest close, Oct 16, 2026

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1997 to today, log scale

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Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$16,721Oct 16, 202616.7×your money

$1,000 invested in VCEL on October 17, 2016 was worth $16,721 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 32.5% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 16.7 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,208 in the S&P 500 and $6,511 in the Nasdaq-100: VCEL beat both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$16,721if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−74.0%Jun 28, 2021 to Nov 9, 2022

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Gain$15,721on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 96% of all 237 periods of 10 years since 1997.

Your dates

−90%0%420%

Worst: −40.3% a year, Oct 2005 to Oct 2015Best: 35.4% a year, Nov 2014 to Nov 2024

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in VCEL, October 17, 2016 to October 16, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500The highA lowLog scale: equal steps are equal percentage moves

Highest value$28,254 · Jun 2021$7,354 · Nov 2022$3,021 · Mar 2020$1,521 · Nov 2017$

$1,000$2,000$5,000$10k$17k

20182020202220242026

How far VCEL was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −74.0% from Jun 28, 2021 to Nov 9, 2022, not back to the high by the end date.

−74.0% from its high−64.3% from its high−39.2% from its high−39.0% from its high

high−74%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $16,721 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

16.7×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 16, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 16, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start

$30$100$300$1,000$3,000$10k

200020052010201520202025

$1,000 invested in VCEL, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 16, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Oct 16, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$13,838	13.8×	30.8%	$6,344
2018	$6,802	6.8×	24.4%	$4,742
2019	$2,263	2.3×	11.1%	$4,812
2020	$2,294	2.3×	13.0%	$3,420
2021	$1,297	1.3×	4.6%	$2,373
2022	$977	0.98×	−0.5%	$1,818
2023	$1,597	1.6×	13.2%	$2,741
2024	$1,151	1.2×	5.2%	$1,789
2025	$728	0.73×	−16.3%	$1,403
2026	$1,127	1.1×	—	$1,162

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. VCEL data begins February 4, 1997; values as of October 16, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live VCEL chart and fundamentals on the VCEL quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in VCEL be worth today?: $1,000 invested in VCEL on October 17, 2016 would be worth $16,721 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 32.5% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the VCEL calculator go?: VCEL data begins February 4, 1997, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 29 years, 8 months of history.
Does this include dividends?: Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

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