CRSP vs LEGN vs PGEN Stock Comparison

CRISPR Therapeutics AG, Legend Biotech and Precigen Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRSP CRISPR Therapeutics AG
$54.26 -3.1% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$13.39M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
2 wins
LEGN Legend Biotech Corp
$22.30 +18.5% 1M -30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.27B
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
3 wins
PGEN Precigen, Inc.
$6.64 -17.5% 1M +65.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.37B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$85.72M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Precigen leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Precigen 4, Legend Biotech 3, CRISPR Therapeutics AG 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRSPLEGNPGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.17B $4.06B $2.37B CRSP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.5x -44.3x -7.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 39.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -64.8% +59.5% +1,875.0% PGEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3,368.7% -7.2% -392.8% LEGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -22.6% -4.2% — LEGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 28.0x -1.6x PGEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.3% -30.6% +65.6% PGEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr -15.7%/yr +6.6%/yr PGEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.3% 72.3% 78.1% CRSP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 73/100 55/100 LEGN

Percentile Scorecard

CRSPLEGNPGEN

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

AxisCRSPLEGNPGEN
Valuation 51 #308 of 624 89 #70 of 624 60 #252 of 624
Growth 32 #412 of 601 97 #20 of 601 48 #314 of 601
Profitability 32 #367 of 541 80 #108 of 541 59 #224 of 541
Financial Health 71 #188 of 647 54 #299 of 647 27 #475 of 647
Shareholder Returns 38 #222 of 359 44 #201 of 359 82 #67 of 359
Overall 45 73 55
  • CRSP ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LEGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PGEN 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

PeriodCRSPLEGNPGENSPY
1 month -3.1%+18.5%-17.5% +0.7%
3 months +12.0%+17.1%+11.8% +3.7%
6 months +3.7%-5.2%+59.6% +7.1%
Year to date +3.5%+2.6%+58.9% +12.8%
1 year -13.3%-30.6%+65.6% +11.9%
3 years +39.4%-66.0%+520.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.7%-30.2%+83.8% +22.8%
5 years -40.6%-57.5%+37.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.9%-15.7%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years +224.1%—-74.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.5%—-12.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRSPLEGNPGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.3%72.3%78.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.8%62.7%69.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.840.441.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.420.84 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.7%-78.2%-87.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-38.5%-22.4% -1.2%
52-week high $63.99$36.28$8.56 $779.14
52-week low $44.34$16.65$3.10 $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.

MultipleCRSPLEGNPGEN
P/E now vs peer median -11.6xmedian 17.8x -44.8xmedian 17.8x -7.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 391.6xmedian 9.1x 3.2xmedian 9.1x 27.7xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 15.0x -195.0xmedian 15.0x -70.9xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.1xmedian 21.7x -63.6xmedian 21.7x -20.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 3.3xmedian 2.2x 54.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.01median 0.35 -0.95median 0.35 0.06median 0.35

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 monthsCRSPLEGNPGEN
Revenue $13.39M $1.27B $85.72M
Gross profit – $727.10M $77.72M
Operating income -$534.34M -$55.25M -$39.50M
Net income -$451.14M -$80.39M -$157.71M
Free cash flow -$371.33M -$64.60M -$115.22M
R&D $278.15M $396.15M $32.29M
EPS (diluted) $-4.67 $-0.50 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $291.34M $672.90M $16.33M
Total debt $586.20M $1.06B $93.88M
Shares (diluted) 96.51M 184.32M 413.69M
Enterprise value -$3.53B $1.56B $2.06B

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
MetricCRSPLEGNPGEN
P/E -11.6x -44.8x -7.0x
P/FCF -14.1x -63.6x -20.6x
P/Operating cash flow -14.2x -46.0x -20.8x
P/S 391.6x 3.2x 27.7x
P/B 3.0x 3.3x 54.6x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 3.3x 57.9x
EV/EBITDA -6.7x -195.0x -70.9x
EV/EBIT -6.5x -65.0x -61.6x
EV/Revenue 258.9x 2.8x 28.4x
EV/FCF -9.3x -55.6x -21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.4x -40.2x -21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.01 -0.95 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRSPLEGNPGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) -64.8% 59.5% 1,875%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -57.1% 97.6% 57.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 42.4% 259,173%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 147.5% 69.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.3% 75.3% 62.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 49.1% 18.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.6% 75.3% -26.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 46.7% -108.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.0% 72.0% -93.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 47.0% -123.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.8% 67.5% -72.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 37.1% -15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.1% 77.8% -65.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 44.5% -15.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRSPLEGNPGEN
Gross margin – 57.2% 90.7%
EBITDA margin -3,850% -1.5% -40.0%
Operating margin -3,990% -4.3% -46.1%
Pretax margin -3,346% -4.4% -184.0%
Net margin -3,369% -7.2% -392.8%
FCF margin -2,773% -5.1% -134.4%
Operating cash flow margin -2,760% -7.0% -133.2%
Return on equity -25.3% -8.3% -494.3%
Return on assets -16.8% -5.5% -102.1%
Return on invested capital -22.6% -4.2% –
Return on capital employed -20.9% -4.3% -31.6%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.1x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 510.2% 5.2% 15.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRSPLEGNPGEN
Debt / assets 22.1% 8.9% 55.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 28.0x -1.6x
Debt / FCF -1.6x -2.4x -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 34.1% 29.8% 74.4%
Equity / assets 65.9% 70.2% 25.6%
Interest coverage – -4.8x -4.1x
Current ratio 17.8x 3.0x 4.6x
Quick ratio 17.8x 1.7x 3.8x
Cash ratio 17.8x 1.7x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 2.69 6.90 -7.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRSPLEGNPGEN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -8.1% -5.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -8.1% -5.2% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusCRSPLEGNPGEN
Forward P/E – – 39.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.10FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +288.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.73MFY2026 $1.37BFY2026 $249.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1,003.4%FY2026 +32.9%FY2026 +2,474.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +266.1% +35.9% +82.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRSPLEGNPGEN
Held by institutions 78.9% 55.9% 39.2%
Institutions holding 519 218 211
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +7.3% +4.9%
Institutions buying 238 117 123
Institutions selling 139 78 46
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.50 2.67

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.

CRSPLEGNPGEN
CRSP 1.00 0.05 0.36
LEGN 0.05 1.00 0.06
PGEN 0.36 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRSP, LEGN and PGEN?

CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) is the largest by market capitalisation: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) $5.17B, Legend Biotech (LEGN) $4.06B, Precigen (PGEN) $2.37B.

Which company is growing faster?

Precigen (PGEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -64.8%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) +59.5%, Precigen (PGEN) +1,875.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Legend Biotech (LEGN) has the highest net margin (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -3,368.7%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -7.2%, Precigen (PGEN) -392.8%). 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 Precigen (PGEN) returned the most: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -13.3%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -30.6%, Precigen (PGEN) +65.6%. Over five years, Precigen (PGEN) compounded fastest (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -9.9%/yr, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -15.7%/yr, Precigen (PGEN) +6.6%/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) 57.3%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) 72.3%, Precigen (PGEN) 78.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRSP, LEGN and PGEN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Precigen (PGEN) 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.