CRSP vs BEAM vs KRYS Stock Comparison

CRISPR Therapeutics AG, Beam Therapeutics and Krystal Biotech Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRSP CRISPR Therapeutics AG
$49.99 -9.8% 1M -19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$25.17M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
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
2 wins
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

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 6, Beam Therapeutics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRSPBEAMKRYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.00B $2.88B $9.17B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.0x -33.7x 40.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 44.0x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -34.3% +158.9% +26.0% BEAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,812.1% -54.7% 47.9% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 3.0x — BEAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.3% +8.6% +54.2% KRYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.7%/yr -22.4%/yr +42.8%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.4% 70.5% 39.7% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 69/100 85/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

CRSPBEAMKRYS

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

AxisCRSPBEAMKRYS
Valuation 52 #305 of 634 56 #277 of 634 82 #117 of 634
Growth 28 #440 of 607 78 #137 of 607 95 #32 of 607
Profitability 37 #350 of 557 65 #196 of 557 98 #14 of 557
Financial Health 70 #199 of 654 81 #127 of 654 84 #109 of 654
Shareholder Returns 52 #194 of 401 67 #135 of 401 68 #128 of 401
Overall 48 69 85
  • CRSP ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BEAM ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • KRYS 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

PeriodCRSPBEAMKRYSSPY
1 month -9.8%+7.5%-5.4% -2.0%
3 months -5.8%-7.1%-6.1% -2.2%
6 months -4.6%-8.9%+7.2% +4.2%
Year to date -4.7%-5.0%+23.7% +10.6%
1 year -19.3%+8.6%+54.2% +10.4%
3 years -2.0%+7.5%+149.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year -0.7%+2.4%+35.7% +20.2%
5 years -46.2%-71.8%+492.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year -11.7%-22.4%+42.8% +10.1%
10 years +226.3%—— +261.3%
10 years, per year +12.6%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRSPBEAMKRYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.4%70.5%39.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.4%64.1%40.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.872.110.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.121.37 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.8%-85.3%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-30.6%-19.3% -3.2%
52-week high $61.97$37.92$378.15 $779.14
52-week low $44.34$20.60$197.85 $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.

MultipleCRSPBEAMKRYS
P/E now vs peer median -10.6xmedian 18.4x -32.2xmedian 18.4x 40.1xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 192.6xmedian 9.0x 17.4xmedian 9.0x 19.2xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 16.0x -4.7xmedian 16.0x 34.8xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 21.8x -7.3xmedian 21.8x 29.1xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 2.5xmedian 2.1x 6.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 5.48median 0.37 -0.76median 0.37 0.37median 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 monthsCRSPBEAMKRYS
Revenue $25.17M $156.04M $470.07M
Gross profit – – $443.16M
Operating income -$532.33M -$378.02M $227.52M
Net income -$456.14M -$86.52M $225.17M
Free cash flow -$376.72M -$372.77M $310.08M
R&D $291.14M $408.66M $59.53M
EPS (diluted) $-4.72 $-0.82 $7.30
Cash & equivalents $192.03M $219.83M $462.84M
Total debt $586.93M $100.26M –
Shares (diluted) 96.74M 104.33M 30.84M
Enterprise value -$4.05B -$1.81B $5.77B

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
MetricCRSPBEAMKRYS
P/E -10.6x -32.2x 40.1x
P/FCF -12.9x -7.3x 29.1x
P/Operating cash flow -12.9x -7.6x 27.9x
P/S 192.6x 17.4x 19.2x
P/B 2.9x 2.5x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.5x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA -6.2x -4.7x 34.8x
EV/EBIT -5.9x -4.4x 35.7x
EV/Revenue 125.7x 10.7x 17.3x
EV/FCF -8.4x -4.5x 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.4x -4.6x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.48 -0.76 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRSPBEAMKRYS
Revenue growth (1Y) -34.3% 158.9% 26.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -47.1% 24.9% 280.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 276.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% 15.2% 43.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 0.3% 52.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.6% 78.2% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.9% 35.8% 112.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.8% 79.0% 9.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 42.4% 108.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.8% -4.2% 83.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -2.0% 72.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.3% -4.8% 87.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 0.7% 66.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRSPBEAMKRYS
Gross margin – – 94.3%
EBITDA margin -2,038% -228.0% 49.7%
Operating margin -2,115% -242.3% 48.4%
Pretax margin -1,802% -54.4% 55.1%
Net margin -1,812% -54.7% 47.9%
FCF margin -1,497% -238.9% 66.0%
Operating cash flow margin -1,488% -230.3% 68.9%
Return on equity -26.9% -7.6% 16.1%
Return on assets -17.5% -5.9% 14.6%
Return on invested capital -23.3% – –
Return on capital employed -21.6% -27.9% 16.2%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 4.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 276.8% 52.2% 11.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRSPBEAMKRYS
Debt / assets 23.0% 7.2% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 3.0x –
Debt / FCF -1.6x -0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 35.5% 23.0% 9.5%
Equity / assets 64.5% 77.0% 90.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 16.2x 14.6x 7.9x
Quick ratio 16.1x 14.3x 7.4x
Cash ratio 16.1x 14.3x 6.4x
Altman Z-score 2.29 3.36 37.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRSPBEAMKRYS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.8% -0.5% -0.5%
Shareholder yield -2.8% -0.5% -0.5%
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.

ConsensusCRSPBEAMKRYS
Forward P/E – – 44.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.10FY2026 $-4.22FY2026 $6.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +25.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.73MFY2026 $49.46MFY2026 $514.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1,003.4%FY2026 -64.6%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +266.1% +23.6% +33.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRSPBEAMKRYS
Held by institutions 78.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 520 277 423
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +1.0% +7.0%
Institutions buying 238 154 272
Institutions selling 139 75 107
Buyers to sellers 1.71 2.05 2.54

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.

CRSPBEAMKRYS
CRSP 1.00 0.76 0.32
BEAM 0.76 1.00 0.34
KRYS 0.32 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRSP, BEAM and KRYS?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) $5.00B, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) $2.88B, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.17B.

Which company is growing faster?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -34.3%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) +158.9%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +26.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has the highest net margin (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -1,812.1%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -54.7%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 47.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Krystal Biotech (KRYS) returned the most: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -19.3%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) +8.6%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +54.2%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -11.7%/yr, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -22.4%/yr, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +42.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has been the steadiest (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) 57.4%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) 70.5%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 39.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRSP, BEAM and KRYS?

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.