CRSP vs IMTX vs LEGN Stock Comparison

CRISPR Therapeutics AG, Immatics and Legend Biotech Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRSP CRISPR Therapeutics AG
$51.47 -5.1% 1M -21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$13.39M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
5 wins
IMTX Immatics N.V.
$7.26 -13.3% 1M -31.4% 1Y
Market cap
$973.36M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$48.61M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
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

9 decided of 12

CRISPR Therapeutics AG leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (CRISPR Therapeutics AG 5, Legend Biotech 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRSPIMTXLEGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.98B $973.36M $3.97B CRSP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.0x -3.7x -43.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -64.8% -65.4% +59.5% LEGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3,368.7% -495.7% -7.2% LEGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -22.6% — -4.2% LEGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — 28.0x CRSP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.7% -31.4% -32.9% CRSP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.4%/yr -11.7%/yr -15.9%/yr CRSP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.2% 57.6% 72.2% CRSP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 36/100 72/100 LEGN

Percentile Scorecard

CRSPIMTXLEGN

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

AxisCRSPIMTXLEGN
Valuation 49 #322 of 625 28 #451 of 625 89 #70 of 625
Growth 32 #411 of 602 4 #579 of 602 96 #23 of 602
Profitability 32 #375 of 551 45 #303 of 551 80 #112 of 551
Financial Health 71 #190 of 656 75 #167 of 656 54 #305 of 656
Shareholder Returns 38 #228 of 365 26 #270 of 365 43 #209 of 365
Overall 44 36 72
  • CRSP ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • IMTX 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

PeriodCRSPIMTXLEGNSPY
1 month -5.1%-13.3%+12.8% -0.2%
3 months +8.2%-16.8%+13.2% +3.9%
6 months -1.1%-37.4%-8.5% +8.2%
Year to date -1.8%-30.9%-0.8% +12.9%
1 year -21.7%-31.4%-32.9% +12.3%
3 years +32.9%-3.8%-66.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.9%-1.3%-30.3% +23.3%
5 years -45.2%-46.4%-57.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -11.4%-11.7%-15.9% +10.9%
10 years +225.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRSPIMTXLEGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.2%57.6%72.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.7%59.2%62.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.831.350.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-0.54-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.7%-75.7%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-38.8%-40.6% -1.2%
52-week high $65.72$11.87$36.28 $779.14
52-week low $44.34$6.73$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.

MultipleCRSPIMTXLEGN
P/E now vs peer median -11.0xmedian 17.2x -3.7xmedian 17.2x -43.3xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 371.5xmedian 9.0x 20.0xmedian 9.0x 3.1xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 16.3x -2.1xmedian 16.3x -187.6xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.4xmedian 18.7x -4.0xmedian 18.7x -61.5xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.86median 0.33 0.15median 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 monthsCRSPIMTXLEGN
Revenue $13.39M $48.61M $1.27B
Gross profit – – $727.10M
Operating income -$534.34M -$264.59M -$55.25M
Net income -$451.14M -$240.97M -$80.39M
Free cash flow -$371.33M -$244.28M -$64.60M
R&D $278.15M $254.77M $396.15M
EPS (diluted) $-4.67 $-1.97 $-0.50
Cash & equivalents $291.34M $265.52M $672.90M
Total debt $586.20M – $1.06B
Shares (diluted) 96.51M 122.35M 184.32M
Enterprise value -$3.72B -$1.05B $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
MetricCRSPIMTXLEGN
P/E -11.0x -3.7x -43.3x
P/FCF -13.4x -4.0x -61.5x
P/Operating cash flow -13.5x -4.1x -44.5x
P/S 371.5x 20.0x 3.1x
P/B 2.8x 2.1x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 2.1x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA -6.2x -2.1x -187.6x
EV/EBIT -6.0x -2.0x -62.6x
EV/Revenue 238.7x 10.8x 2.7x
EV/FCF -8.6x -2.1x -53.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.7x -2.2x -38.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.86 0.15 -0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRSPIMTXLEGN
Revenue growth (1Y) -64.8% -65.4% 59.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -57.1% -47.1% 97.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 42.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 147.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.3% -176.1% 75.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -58.8% 49.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.6% -187.4% 75.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.7% -37.5% 46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.0% -180.7% 72.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -23.8% 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.8% -33.6% 67.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% -39.1% 37.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.1% -29.2% 77.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -30.7% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRSPIMTXLEGN
Gross margin – – 57.2%
EBITDA margin -3,850% -515.5% -1.5%
Operating margin -3,990% -544.3% -4.3%
Pretax margin -3,346% -496.3% -4.4%
Net margin -3,369% -495.7% -7.2%
FCF margin -2,773% -502.6% -5.1%
Operating cash flow margin -2,760% -493.8% -7.0%
Return on equity -25.3% -49.2% -8.3%
Return on assets -16.8% -40.9% -5.5%
Return on invested capital -22.6% – -4.2%
Return on capital employed -20.9% -50.5% -4.3%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 510.2% 42.1% 5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRSPIMTXLEGN
Debt / assets 22.1% – 8.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – 28.0x
Debt / FCF -1.6x – -2.4x
Liabilities / assets 34.1% 17.7% 29.8%
Equity / assets 65.9% 82.3% 70.2%
Interest coverage – -3.2x -4.8x
Current ratio 17.8x 7.5x 3.0x
Quick ratio 17.8x 7.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 17.8x 6.9x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 2.51 2.76 6.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRSPIMTXLEGN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -8.6% -15.5% -5.4%
Shareholder yield -8.6% -15.5% -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.

ConsensusCRSPIMTXLEGN
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.10FY2026 $-2.10FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.73MFY2026 $40.64MFY2026 $1.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1,003.4%FY2026 -28.4%FY2026 +32.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +266.1% -11.9% +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRSPIMTXLEGN
Held by institutions 78.9% 81.6% 55.9%
Institutions holding 518 83 218
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% -7.8% +7.3%
Institutions buying 237 37 117
Institutions selling 139 33 78
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.12 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.

CRSPIMTXLEGN
CRSP 1.00 0.33 0.05
IMTX 0.33 1.00 0.07
LEGN 0.05 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRSP, IMTX and LEGN?

CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) is the largest by market capitalisation: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) $4.98B, Immatics (IMTX) $973.36M, Legend Biotech (LEGN) $3.97B.

Which company is growing faster?

Legend Biotech (LEGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -64.8%, Immatics (IMTX) -65.4%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) +59.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Legend Biotech (LEGN) has the highest net margin (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -3,368.7%, Immatics (IMTX) -495.7%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -7.2%). On return on invested capital, Legend Biotech (LEGN) leads (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -22.6%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) returned the most: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -21.7%, Immatics (IMTX) -31.4%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -32.9%. Over five years, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) compounded fastest (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -11.4%/yr, Immatics (IMTX) -11.7%/yr, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -15.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) has been the steadiest (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) 57.2%, Immatics (IMTX) 57.6%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) 72.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRSP, IMTX 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, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) leads on 5. 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.