BEAM vs KRYS vs LEGN Stock Comparison

Beam Therapeutics, Krystal Biotech and Legend Biotech Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BEAM Beam Therapeutics Inc.
$26.33 +7.5% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$156.04M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$305.03 -5.4% 1M +54.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.17B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$470.07M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
6 wins
LEGN Legend Biotech Corp
$21.48 +15.7% 1M -33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.27B
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 6, Beam Therapeutics 1, Legend Biotech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBEAMKRYSLEGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.88B $9.17B $4.23B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -33.7x 40.7x -46.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 44.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +158.9% +26.0% +59.5% BEAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -54.7% 47.9% -7.2% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -4.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — -130.2x LEGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.6% +54.2% -33.1% KRYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.4%/yr +42.8%/yr -15.1%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.5% 39.7% 72.4% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 85/100 74/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

BEAMKRYSLEGN

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

AxisBEAMKRYSLEGN
Valuation 56 #277 of 634 82 #117 of 634 88 #75 of 634
Growth 78 #137 of 607 95 #32 of 607 97 #20 of 607
Profitability 65 #196 of 557 98 #14 of 557 80 #112 of 557
Financial Health 81 #127 of 654 84 #109 of 654 60 #262 of 654
Shareholder Returns 67 #135 of 401 68 #128 of 401 44 #227 of 401
Overall 69 85 74
  • BEAM ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • KRYS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LEGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBEAMKRYSLEGNSPY
1 month +7.5%-5.4%+15.7% -2.0%
3 months -7.1%-6.1%+12.3% -2.2%
6 months -8.9%+7.2%-24.7% +4.2%
Year to date -5.0%+23.7%-1.2% +10.6%
1 year +8.6%+54.2%-33.1% +10.4%
3 years +7.5%+149.7%-67.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +2.4%+35.7%-31.2% +20.2%
5 years -71.8%+492.9%-55.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year -22.4%+42.8%-15.1% +10.1%

Risk

MeasureBEAMKRYSLEGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.5%39.7%72.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.1%40.9%62.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.110.700.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.121.37-0.46 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.3%-44.5%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.6%-19.3%-40.8% -3.2%
52-week high $37.92$378.15$36.28 $779.14
52-week low $20.60$197.85$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.

MultipleBEAMKRYSLEGN
P/E now vs peer median -32.2xmedian 18.4x 40.1xmedian 18.4x -43.2xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 9.0x 19.2xmedian 9.0x 3.1xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.7xmedian 16.0x 34.8xmedian 16.0x 867.8xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.3xmedian 21.8x 29.1xmedian 21.8x -61.3xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.1x 6.3xmedian 2.1x 3.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.76median 0.37 0.37median 0.37 -0.92median 0.37

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 monthsBEAMKRYSLEGN
Revenue $156.04M $470.07M $1.27B
Gross profit – $443.16M $727.10M
Operating income -$378.02M $227.52M -$55.25M
Net income -$86.52M $225.17M -$80.39M
Free cash flow -$372.77M $310.08M -$64.60M
R&D $408.66M $59.53M $396.15M
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $7.30 $-0.50
Cash & equivalents $219.83M $462.84M $672.90M
Total debt $100.26M – $156.40M
Shares (diluted) 104.33M 30.84M 184.32M
Enterprise value -$1.81B $5.77B $1.73B

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
MetricBEAMKRYSLEGN
P/E -32.2x 40.1x -43.2x
P/FCF -7.3x 29.1x -61.3x
P/Operating cash flow -7.6x 27.9x -44.3x
P/S 17.4x 19.2x 3.1x
P/B 2.5x 6.3x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 6.3x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA -4.7x 34.8x 867.8x
EV/EBIT -4.4x 35.7x -62.3x
EV/Revenue 10.7x 17.3x 2.7x
EV/FCF -4.5x 26.2x -53.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.6x 25.1x -38.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.76 0.37 -0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBEAMKRYSLEGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 158.9% 26.0% 59.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.9% 280.2% 97.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 26.0% 42.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 276.1% 147.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 43.6% 75.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 52.4% 49.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 78.2% 13.2% 75.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.8% 112.2% 46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 79.0% 9.5% 72.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.4% 108.6% 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.2% 83.8% 67.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 72.3% 37.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% 87.3% 77.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 66.4% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBEAMKRYSLEGN
Gross margin – 94.3% 57.2%
EBITDA margin -228.0% 49.7% 0.3%
Operating margin -242.3% 48.4% -4.3%
Pretax margin -54.4% 55.1% -4.4%
Net margin -54.7% 47.9% -7.2%
FCF margin -238.9% 66.0% -5.1%
Operating cash flow margin -230.3% 68.9% -7.0%
Return on equity -7.6% 16.1% -8.3%
Return on assets -5.9% 14.6% -5.5%
Return on invested capital – – -4.2%
Return on capital employed -27.9% 16.2% -4.3%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.2x 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 52.2% 11.8% 5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBEAMKRYSLEGN
Debt / assets 7.2% – 8.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – -130.2x
Debt / FCF -0.3x – -2.4x
Liabilities / assets 23.0% 9.5% 29.8%
Equity / assets 77.0% 90.5% 70.2%
Interest coverage – – -4.8x
Current ratio 14.6x 7.9x 3.0x
Quick ratio 14.3x 7.4x 1.7x
Cash ratio 14.3x 6.4x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 3.36 37.73 6.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBEAMKRYSLEGN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.5% -0.5% -5.4%
Shareholder yield -0.5% -0.5% -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.

ConsensusBEAMKRYSLEGN
Forward P/E – 44.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.22FY2026 $6.94FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +25.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $49.46MFY2026 $514.54MFY2026 $1.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -64.6%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026 +32.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.6% +33.4% +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBEAMKRYSLEGN
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 55.9%
Institutions holding 277 423 218
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +7.0% +7.3%
Institutions buying 154 272 117
Institutions selling 75 107 78
Buyers to sellers 2.05 2.54 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.

BEAMKRYSLEGN
BEAM 1.00 0.34 0.10
KRYS 0.34 1.00 0.07
LEGN 0.10 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BEAM, KRYS and LEGN?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) $2.88B, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.17B, Legend Biotech (LEGN) $4.23B.

Which company is growing faster?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) +158.9%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +26.0%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) +59.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has the highest net margin (Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -54.7%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 47.9%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -7.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Krystal Biotech (KRYS) returned the most: Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) +8.6%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +54.2%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -33.1%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -22.4%/yr, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +42.8%/yr, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -15.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has been the steadiest (Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) 70.5%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 39.7%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) 72.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BEAM, KRYS 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, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) leads on 6. 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.