CRSP vs LEGN vs TSHA Stock Comparison

CRISPR Therapeutics AG, Legend Biotech and Taysha Gene Therapies 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
3 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
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Legend Biotech leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Legend Biotech 5, CRISPR Therapeutics AG 3, Taysha Gene Therapies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRSPLEGNTSHALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.00B $4.23B $1.61B CRSP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.0x -46.2x -10.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -34.3% +59.5% -32.3% LEGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,812.1% -7.2% -2,728.0% LEGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.3% -4.2% — LEGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -130.2x 2.7x LEGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.3% -33.1% -8.3% TSHA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.7%/yr -15.1%/yr -24.1%/yr CRSP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.4% 72.4% 70.8% CRSP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 74/100 48/100 LEGN

Percentile Scorecard

CRSPLEGNTSHA

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

AxisCRSPLEGNTSHA
Valuation 52 #305 of 634 88 #75 of 634 46 #340 of 634
Growth 28 #440 of 607 97 #20 of 607 16 #508 of 607
Profitability 37 #350 of 557 80 #112 of 557 26 #410 of 557
Financial Health 70 #199 of 654 60 #262 of 654 76 #161 of 654
Shareholder Returns 52 #194 of 401 44 #227 of 401 78 #91 of 401
Overall 48 74 48
  • CRSP ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LEGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • TSHA 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

PeriodCRSPLEGNTSHASPY
1 month -9.8%+15.7%-11.7% -2.0%
3 months -5.8%+12.3%-34.0% -2.2%
6 months -4.6%-24.7%-41.1% +4.2%
Year to date -4.7%-1.2%-25.6% +10.6%
1 year -19.3%-33.1%-8.3% +10.4%
3 years -2.0%-67.4%+64.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year -0.7%-31.2%+18.2% +20.2%
5 years -46.2%-55.9%-74.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year -11.7%-15.1%-24.1% +10.1%
10 years +226.3%—— +261.3%
10 years, per year +12.6%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRSPLEGNTSHASPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.4%72.4%70.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.4%62.7%68.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.870.481.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.46-0.12 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.8%-78.2%-96.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-40.8%-41.4% -3.2%
52-week high $61.97$36.28$6.98 $779.14
52-week low $44.34$16.65$3.51 $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.

MultipleCRSPLEGNTSHA
P/E now vs peer median -10.6xmedian 18.4x -43.2xmedian 18.4x -10.1xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 192.6xmedian 9.0x 3.1xmedian 9.0x 242.6xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 16.0x 867.8xmedian 16.0x -6.1xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 21.8x -61.3xmedian 21.8x -10.0xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 3.2xmedian 2.1x 3.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 5.48median 0.37 -0.92median 0.37 -0.25median 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 monthsCRSPLEGNTSHA
Revenue $25.17M $1.27B $5.49M
Gross profit – $727.10M –
Operating income -$532.33M -$55.25M -$153.16M
Net income -$456.14M -$80.39M -$149.63M
Free cash flow -$376.72M -$64.60M -$132.57M
R&D $291.14M $396.15M $123.14M
EPS (diluted) $-4.72 $-0.50 $-0.41
Cash & equivalents $192.03M $672.90M $455.41M
Total debt $586.93M $156.40M $49.26M
Shares (diluted) 96.74M 184.32M 369.04M
Enterprise value -$4.05B $1.73B $256.22M

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
MetricCRSPLEGNTSHA
P/E -10.6x -43.2x -10.1x
P/FCF -12.9x -61.3x -10.0x
P/Operating cash flow -12.9x -44.3x -10.1x
P/S 192.6x 3.1x 242.6x
P/B 2.9x 3.2x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 3.2x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA -6.2x 867.8x -6.1x
EV/EBIT -5.9x -62.3x -6.0x
EV/Revenue 125.7x 2.7x 168.5x
EV/FCF -8.4x -53.3x -7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.4x -38.5x -7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.48 -0.92 -0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRSPLEGNTSHA
Revenue growth (1Y) -34.3% 59.5% -32.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -47.1% 97.6% -9.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 42.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 147.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% 75.3% -62.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 49.1% -8.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.6% 75.3% -61.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.9% 46.7% -6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.8% 72.0% -30.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 47.0% 40.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.8% 67.5% -61.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 37.1% -35.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.3% 77.8% -60.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 44.5% -29.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRSPLEGNTSHA
Gross margin – 57.2% –
EBITDA margin -2,038% 0.3% -2,770%
Operating margin -2,115% -4.3% -2,792%
Pretax margin -1,802% -4.4% -2,593%
Net margin -1,812% -7.2% -2,728%
FCF margin -1,497% -5.1% -2,417%
Operating cash flow margin -1,488% -7.0% -2,410%
Return on equity -26.9% -8.3% -47.5%
Return on assets -17.5% -5.5% -36.9%
Return on invested capital -23.3% -4.2% –
Return on capital employed -21.6% -4.3% -42.6%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 276.8% 5.2% 331.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRSPLEGNTSHA
Debt / assets 23.0% 8.9% 10.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -130.2x 2.7x
Debt / FCF -1.6x -2.4x -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 35.5% 29.8% 17.7%
Equity / assets 64.5% 70.2% 82.3%
Interest coverage – -4.8x -3,647x
Current ratio 16.2x 3.0x 17.8x
Quick ratio 16.1x 1.7x 17.5x
Cash ratio 16.1x 1.7x 17.5x
Altman Z-score 2.29 6.73 7.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRSPLEGNTSHA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.8% -5.4% -0.2%
Shareholder yield -2.8% -5.4% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusCRSPLEGNTSHA
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.10FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $-0.47FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.73MFY2026 $1.37BFY2026 $1.96MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1,003.4%FY2026 +32.9%FY2026 -80.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +266.1% +35.9% +1,298.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRSPLEGNTSHA
Held by institutions 78.9% 55.9% 81.2%
Institutions holding 520 218 209
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +7.3% +12.7%
Institutions buying 238 117 140
Institutions selling 139 78 42
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.50 3.33

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.

CRSPLEGNTSHA
CRSP 1.00 0.06 0.44
LEGN 0.06 1.00 0.17
TSHA 0.44 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRSP, LEGN and TSHA?

CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) is the largest by market capitalisation: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) $5.00B, Legend Biotech (LEGN) $4.23B, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) $1.61B.

Which company is growing faster?

Legend Biotech (LEGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -34.3%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) +59.5%, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) -32.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Legend Biotech (LEGN) has the highest net margin (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -1,812.1%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -7.2%, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) -2,728.0%). On return on invested capital, Legend Biotech (LEGN) leads (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -23.3%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) returned the most: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -19.3%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -33.1%, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) -8.3%. Over five years, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) compounded fastest (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -11.7%/yr, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -15.1%/yr, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) -24.1%/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) 57.4%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) 72.4%, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) 70.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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