BEAM vs IMTX vs IOVA Stock Comparison

Beam Therapeutics, Immatics and Iovance Biotherapeutics Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BEAM Beam Therapeutics Inc.
$23.79 -2.0% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$156.04M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
3 wins
IMTX Immatics N.V.
$7.15 -14.6% 1M -29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$889.47M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$48.61M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionBEAMIMTXIOVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.60B $889.47M $6.57B IOVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.4x -3.7x -22.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +158.9% -65.4% +34.5% BEAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -54.7% -495.7% -89.1% BEAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.9% -29.8% +512.4% IOVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.7%/yr -11.9%/yr -11.6%/yr IOVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.2% 57.7% 99.2% IMTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 36/100 63/100 BEAM

Percentile Scorecard

BEAMIMTXIOVA

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

AxisBEAMIMTXIOVA
Valuation 55 #284 of 626 28 #449 of 626 66 #211 of 626
Growth 77 #138 of 604 4 #581 of 604 81 #114 of 604
Profitability 64 #200 of 555 45 #307 of 555 62 #210 of 555
Financial Health 81 #127 of 658 74 #169 of 658 63 #242 of 658
Shareholder Returns 66 #125 of 368 26 #271 of 368 44 #208 of 368
Overall 69 36 63
  • BEAM ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • IMTX ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • IOVA ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBEAMIMTXIOVASPY
1 month -2.0%-14.6%+25.3% -0.8%
3 months -5.1%-17.1%+181.2% +3.5%
6 months -18.4%-37.0%+301.7% +7.0%
Year to date -14.2%-31.9%+404.8% +12.2%
1 year -14.9%-29.8%+512.4% +13.0%
3 years +27.8%-5.3%+293.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.5%-1.8%+58.0% +23.1%
5 years -74.1%-46.8%-45.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -23.7%-11.9%-11.6% +11.0%
10 years ——+125.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+8.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBEAMIMTXIOVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.2%57.7%99.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.8%59.2%71.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.051.351.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.525.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.3%-75.7%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.3%-39.8%-7.3% -1.8%
52-week high $37.92$11.87$14.86 $779.14
52-week low $20.60$6.73$1.81 $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.

MultipleBEAMIMTXIOVA
P/E now vs peer median -29.1xmedian 17.1x -3.6xmedian 17.1x -21.4xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 8.8x 19.7xmedian 8.8x 19.2xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 17.1x -2.0xmedian 17.1x -22.5xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 18.0x -3.9xmedian 18.0x -21.1xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 8.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.69median 0.31 0.15median 0.31 -0.72median 0.31

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 monthsBEAMIMTXIOVA
Revenue $156.04M $48.61M $324.97M
Gross profit – – $157.29M
Operating income -$378.02M -$264.59M -$301.31M
Net income -$86.52M -$240.97M -$289.51M
Free cash flow -$372.77M -$244.28M -$296.40M
R&D $408.66M $254.77M $267.72M
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $-1.97 $-0.64
Cash & equivalents $219.83M $265.52M $110.80M
Total debt $100.26M – –
Shares (diluted) 104.33M 122.35M 450.19M
Enterprise value -$2.08B -$1.14B $5.36B

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
MetricBEAMIMTXIOVA
P/E -29.1x -3.6x -21.4x
P/FCF -6.6x -3.9x -21.1x
P/Operating cash flow -6.8x -4.0x -23.6x
P/S 15.7x 19.7x 19.2x
P/B 2.3x 2.1x 8.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.1x 13.2x
EV/EBITDA -3.9x -2.0x -22.5x
EV/EBIT -3.7x -1.9x -19.7x
EV/Revenue 9.0x 10.5x 18.3x
EV/FCF -3.8x -2.1x -20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.9x -2.1x -22.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.69 0.15 -0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBEAMIMTXIOVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 158.9% -65.4% 34.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.9% -47.1% 1,009%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 95.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% -176.1% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -58.8% 11.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 78.2% -187.4% 25.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.8% -37.5% 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 79.0% -180.7% 44.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.4% -23.8% 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.2% -33.6% 12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -39.1% 7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% -29.2% 8.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.7% -30.7% 5.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBEAMIMTXIOVA
Gross margin – – 48.4%
EBITDA margin -228.0% -515.5% -81.4%
Operating margin -242.3% -544.3% -92.7%
Pretax margin -54.4% -496.3% -90.4%
Net margin -54.7% -495.7% -89.1%
FCF margin -238.9% -502.6% -91.2%
Operating cash flow margin -230.3% -493.8% -81.3%
Return on equity -7.6% -49.2% -39.7%
Return on assets -5.9% -40.9% -31.4%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -27.9% -50.5% -37.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.2x 1.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 52.2% 42.1% 14.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBEAMIMTXIOVA
Debt / assets 7.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF -0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 23.0% 17.7% 19.6%
Equity / assets 77.0% 82.3% 80.4%
Interest coverage – -3.2x –
Current ratio 14.6x 7.5x 4.3x
Quick ratio 14.3x 7.0x 3.7x
Cash ratio 14.3x 6.9x 2.8x
Altman Z-score 2.87 2.67 16.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBEAMIMTXIOVA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.6% -15.8% -4.7%
Shareholder yield -0.6% -15.8% -4.7%
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.

ConsensusBEAMIMTXIOVA
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.22FY2026 $-2.10FY2026 $-0.47FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $49.46MFY2026 $40.64MFY2026 $434.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -64.6%FY2026 -28.4%FY2026 +65.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.6% -11.9% +33.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBEAMIMTXIOVA
Held by institutions 100.0% 81.6% 63.3%
Institutions holding 277 83 292
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -7.8% +6.5%
Institutions buying 154 37 174
Institutions selling 75 33 66
Buyers to sellers 2.05 1.12 2.64

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.

BEAMIMTXIOVA
BEAM 1.00 0.39 0.33
IMTX 0.39 1.00 0.26
IOVA 0.33 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BEAM, IMTX and IOVA?

Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) $2.60B, Immatics (IMTX) $889.47M, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) $6.57B.

Which company is growing faster?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) +158.9%, Immatics (IMTX) -65.4%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) +34.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) has the highest net margin (Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -54.7%, Immatics (IMTX) -495.7%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -89.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) returned the most: Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -14.9%, Immatics (IMTX) -29.8%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) +512.4%. Over five years, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) compounded fastest (Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -23.7%/yr, Immatics (IMTX) -11.9%/yr, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Immatics (IMTX) has been the steadiest (Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) 69.2%, Immatics (IMTX) 57.7%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) 99.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BEAM, IMTX and IOVA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) leads on 3. 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.