ALLO vs BEAM vs LEGN Stock Comparison

Allogene Therapeutics, Beam Therapeutics and Legend Biotech Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BEAM Beam Therapeutics Inc.
$24.90 +2.6% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$156.04M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
3 wins
LEGN Legend Biotech Corp
$21.56 +12.8% 1M -32.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.27B
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Legend Biotech leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Legend Biotech 4, Beam Therapeutics 3, Allogene Therapeutics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALLOBEAMLEGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $424.77M $2.57B $3.97B LEGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.4x -30.4x -43.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +158.9% +59.5% BEAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3,566.7% -54.7% -7.2% LEGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -4.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x 28.0x BEAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% -6.8% -32.9% ALLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.0%/yr -23.4%/yr -15.9%/yr LEGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.7% 69.2% 72.2% BEAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 69/100 72/100 LEGN

Percentile Scorecard

ALLOBEAMLEGN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALLOBEAMLEGN
Valuation 18 #512 of 625 54 #286 of 625 89 #70 of 625
Growth 91 #58 of 602 77 #137 of 602 96 #23 of 602
Profitability 24 #417 of 551 64 #198 of 551 80 #112 of 551
Financial Health 63 #244 of 656 81 #128 of 656 54 #305 of 656
Shareholder Returns 79 #76 of 365 67 #123 of 365 43 #209 of 365
Overall 55 69 72
  • ALLO ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BEAM ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LEGN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALLOBEAMLEGNSPY
1 month -25.5%+2.6%+12.8% -0.2%
3 months -25.9%-5.3%+13.2% +3.9%
6 months -43.8%-18.5%-8.5% +8.2%
Year to date -10.2%-10.2%-0.8% +12.9%
1 year 0.0%-6.8%-32.9% +12.3%
3 years -51.4%+33.7%-66.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -21.4%+10.2%-30.3% +23.3%
5 years -92.8%-73.6%-57.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -41.0%-23.4%-15.9% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureALLOBEAMLEGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.7%69.2%72.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.1%63.8%62.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.832.060.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.10-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.3%-85.3%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.8%-34.3%-40.6% -1.2%
52-week high $3.06$37.92$36.28 $779.14
52-week low $1.05$20.60$16.65 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALLOBEAMLEGN
P/E now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 17.2x -30.4xmedian 17.2x -43.3xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 91.5xmedian 9.0x 16.5xmedian 9.0x 3.1xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 16.3x -4.3xmedian 16.3x -187.6xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 18.7x -6.9xmedian 18.7x -61.5xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.33 -0.72median 0.33 -0.92median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALLOBEAMLEGN
Revenue $4.64M $156.04M $1.27B
Gross profit – – $727.10M
Operating income -$180.32M -$378.02M -$55.25M
Net income -$165.49M -$86.52M -$80.39M
Free cash flow -$115.53M -$372.77M -$64.60M
R&D $122.52M $408.66M $396.15M
EPS (diluted) $-0.50 $-0.82 $-0.50
Cash & equivalents $38.63M $219.83M $672.90M
Total debt – $100.26M $1.06B
Shares (diluted) 328.93M 104.33M 184.32M
Enterprise value -$677.12M -$2.11B $1.47B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALLOBEAMLEGN
P/E -2.4x -30.4x -43.3x
P/FCF -3.7x -6.9x -61.5x
P/Operating cash flow -4.2x -7.2x -44.5x
P/S 91.5x 16.5x 3.1x
P/B 1.0x 2.4x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 2.4x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x -4.3x -187.6x
EV/EBIT -0.5x -4.0x -62.6x
EV/Revenue 19.9x 9.7x 2.7x
EV/FCF -0.8x -4.1x -53.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.9x -4.2x -38.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 -0.72 -0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALLOBEAMLEGN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 158.9% 59.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 253.5% 24.9% 97.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 42.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 147.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.1% 15.2% 75.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 0.3% 49.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.1% 78.2% 75.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 35.8% 46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.5% 79.0% 72.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 42.4% 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.8% -4.2% 67.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.6% -2.0% 37.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.0% -4.8% 77.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 0.7% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALLOBEAMLEGN
Gross margin – – 57.2%
EBITDA margin -3,634% -228.0% -1.5%
Operating margin -3,886% -242.3% -4.3%
Pretax margin -3,574% -54.4% -4.4%
Net margin -3,567% -54.7% -7.2%
FCF margin -2,490% -238.9% -5.1%
Operating cash flow margin -2,203% -230.3% -7.0%
Return on equity -46.4% -7.6% -8.3%
Return on assets -35.1% -5.9% -5.5%
Return on invested capital – – -4.2%
Return on capital employed -40.9% -27.9% -4.3%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 4.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 808.0% 52.2% 5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALLOBEAMLEGN
Debt / assets – 7.2% 8.9%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x 28.0x
Debt / FCF – -0.3x -2.4x
Liabilities / assets 20.7% 23.0% 29.8%
Equity / assets 79.3% 77.0% 70.2%
Interest coverage -138.7x – -4.8x
Current ratio 10.7x 14.6x 3.0x
Quick ratio 10.5x 14.3x 1.7x
Cash ratio 10.5x 14.3x 1.7x
Altman Z-score -3.50 3.08 6.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALLOBEAMLEGN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% -0.6% -5.4%
Shareholder yield -0.2% -0.6% -5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALLOBEAMLEGN
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.63FY2026 $-4.22FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.07MFY2026 $49.46MFY2026 $1.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -64.6%FY2026 +32.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +207.8% +23.6% +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALLOBEAMLEGN
Held by institutions 90.5% 100.0% 55.9%
Institutions holding 209 277 218
Change in shares held, QoQ +69.8% +1.0% +7.3%
Institutions buying 133 154 117
Institutions selling 48 75 78
Buyers to sellers 2.77 2.05 1.50

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALLOBEAMLEGN
ALLO 1.00 0.38 0.08
BEAM 0.38 1.00 0.08
LEGN 0.08 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALLO, BEAM and LEGN?

Legend Biotech (LEGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allogene Therapeutics (ALLO) $424.77M, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) $2.57B, Legend Biotech (LEGN) $3.97B.

Which company is growing faster?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) +158.9%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) +59.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Legend Biotech (LEGN) has the highest net margin (Allogene Therapeutics (ALLO) -3,566.7%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -54.7%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -7.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allogene Therapeutics (ALLO) returned the most: Allogene Therapeutics (ALLO) 0.0%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -6.8%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -32.9%. Over five years, Legend Biotech (LEGN) compounded fastest (Allogene Therapeutics (ALLO) -41.0%/yr, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -23.4%/yr, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -15.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) has been the steadiest (Allogene Therapeutics (ALLO) 82.7%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) 69.2%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) 72.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALLO, BEAM and LEGN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Legend Biotech (LEGN) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.