Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Vericel are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, equity, revenue and expenses. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary to state fairly the financial position and results of operations as of and for the periods indicated. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets, liabilities and equity and the amount of revenue and expenses. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026 (“Annual Report”). Recent Accounting Pronouncements No new accounting standards were adopted during the three months ended March 31, 2026. The Company considers the applicability and impact of any recent Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), as noted below: In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, and in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Clarifying the Effective Date. These updates require new disclosures to disaggregate prescribed natural expenses underlying any income statement caption. This standard is effective for annual periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted, and will be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the consolidated financial statements and disclosures. In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. This update introduces a practical expedient for all entities when estimating expected credit losses on current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from revenue transactions accounted for under Topic 606. The expedient allows entities to assume current conditions as of the balance sheet date remain unchanged over the remaining life of the asset. This amendment is effective for annual periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted, and will be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the consolidated financial statements and disclosures. In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. The standard removes all references to software development stages. It also requires that an entity capitalizes software when both: (1) management has authorized and committed funding to the project and (2) it is probable that the project will be completed and the software is used to perform the intended function. This ASU may be adopted prospectively, retrospectively, or on a modified transition approach based on the status of the project and whether software costs were capitalized before the date of adoption. It is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the consolidated financial statements and disclosures. In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities. The standard establishes authoritative guidance in U.S. GAAP about accounting for government grants received by business entities and clarifies the appropriate accounting in an effort to reduce diversity in practice, and increase consistency of application across business entities. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2028, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted, and may be applied prospectively, retrospectively, or with a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Vericel are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, equity, revenue and expenses. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.

The financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary to state fairly the financial position and results of operations as of and for the periods indicated. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable, the results

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026 (“Annual Report”).

No new accounting standards were adopted during the three months ended March 31, 2026. The Company considers the applicability and impact of any recent Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), as noted below:

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, and in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Clarifying the Effective Date. These updates require new disclosures to disaggregate prescribed natural expenses underlying any income statement caption. This standard is effective for annual periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted, and will be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. This update introduces a practical expedient for all entities when estimating expected credit losses on current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from revenue transactions accounted for under Topic 606. The expedient allows entities to assume current conditions as of the balance sheet date remain unchanged over the remaining life of the asset. This amendment is effective for annual periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted, and will be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. The standard removes all references to software development stages. It also requires that an entity capitalizes software when both: (1) management has authorized and committed funding to the project and (2) it is probable that the project will be completed and the software is used to perform the intended function. This ASU may be adopted prospectively, retrospectively, or on a modified transition approach based on the status of the project and whether software costs were capitalized before the date of adoption. It is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities. The standard establishes authoritative guidance in U.S. GAAP about accounting for government grants received by business entities and clarifies the appropriate accounting in an effort to reduce diversity in practice, and increase consistency of application across business entities. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2028, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted, and may be applied prospectively, retrospectively, or with a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the consolidated financial statements and disclosures.