CRSP vs SLDB vs KRYS Stock Comparison

CRISPR Therapeutics AG, Solid Biosciences and Krystal Biotech Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRSP CRISPR Therapeutics AG
$48.56 -10.1% 1M -14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.83B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$25.17M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
SLDB Solid Biosciences Inc.
$6.16 -11.0% 1M +56.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$300.25 -8.1% 1M +50.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.02B
P/E
40.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$470.07M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRSPSLDBKRYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.83B $1.01B $9.02B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.6x -4.7x 40.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 41.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -34.3% — +26.0% KRYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,812.1% — 47.9% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.8% +56.7% +50.2% SLDB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.7%/yr -29.5%/yr +42.4%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.1% 75.9% 39.8% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 42/100 85/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

CRSPSLDBKRYS

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

AxisCRSPSLDBKRYS
Valuation 51 #310 of 634 38 #395 of 634 82 #113 of 634
Growth 27 #445 of 608 21 #482 of 608 95 #34 of 608
Profitability 37 #354 of 557 45 #307 of 557 98 #14 of 557
Financial Health 69 #202 of 654 86 #90 of 654 84 #108 of 654
Shareholder Returns 51 #198 of 403 20 #324 of 403 68 #130 of 403
Overall 47 42 85
  • CRSP ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SLDB 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

PeriodCRSPSLDBKRYSSPY
1 month -10.1%-11.0%-8.1% -5.9%
3 months -6.0%-29.3%-7.0% -4.6%
6 months -7.4%-12.9%+1.2% +0.2%
Year to date -7.4%+9.2%+21.8% +7.5%
1 year -14.8%+56.7%+50.2% +8.2%
3 years -5.9%+124.0%+189.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year -2.0%+30.9%+42.5% +19.0%
5 years -46.2%-82.6%+485.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year -11.7%-29.5%+42.4% +9.4%
10 years +219.5%—— +251.5%
10 years, per year +12.3%—— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCRSPSLDBKRYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.1%75.9%39.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.6%71.4%41.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.781.960.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.260.751.26 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.8%-94.5%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-44.8%-20.6% -5.9%
52-week high $61.89$11.15$378.15 $779.14
52-week low $44.34$3.93$197.93 $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.

MultipleCRSPSLDBKRYS
P/E now vs peer median -10.3xmedian 17.8x -4.3xmedian 17.8x 39.5xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 187.1xmedian 8.1x —median 8.1x 18.9xmedian 8.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 15.7x -2.6xmedian 15.7x 34.2xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.5xmedian 21.0x -4.6xmedian 21.0x 28.7xmedian 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.0x 2.7xmedian 2.0x 6.2xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 5.33median 0.36 -0.14median 0.36 0.36median 0.36

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 monthsCRSPSLDBKRYS
Revenue $25.17M – $470.07M
Gross profit – – $443.16M
Operating income -$532.33M -$221.75M $227.52M
Net income -$456.14M -$215.27M $225.17M
Free cash flow -$376.72M -$200.31M $310.08M
R&D $291.14M $172.14M $59.53M
EPS (diluted) $-4.72 $-1.43 $7.30
Cash & equivalents $192.03M $125.97M $462.84M
Total debt $586.93M – –
Shares (diluted) 96.74M 151.03M 30.84M
Enterprise value -$4.22B -$283.98M $5.61B

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
MetricCRSPSLDBKRYS
P/E -10.3x -4.3x 39.5x
P/FCF -12.5x -4.6x 28.7x
P/Operating cash flow -12.6x -4.7x 27.5x
P/S 187.1x – 18.9x
P/B 2.9x 2.7x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.7x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA -5.9x -2.6x 34.2x
EV/EBIT -5.7x -2.6x 35.1x
EV/Revenue 120.2x – 17.0x
EV/FCF -8.0x -2.9x 25.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.1x -2.9x 24.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.33 -0.14 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRSPSLDBKRYS
Revenue growth (1Y) -34.3% – 26.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -47.1% – 280.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 276.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% -30.7% 43.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.9% -23.9% 52.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.6% -28.8% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.9% -33.3% 112.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.8% 19.5% 9.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 32.0% 108.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.8% -50.3% 83.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -22.6% 72.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.3% -50.4% 87.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -22.1% 66.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRSPSLDBKRYS
Gross margin – – 94.3%
EBITDA margin -2,038% – 49.7%
Operating margin -2,115% – 48.4%
Pretax margin -1,802% – 55.1%
Net margin -1,812% – 47.9%
FCF margin -1,497% – 66.0%
Operating cash flow margin -1,488% – 68.9%
Return on equity -26.9% -60.1% 16.1%
Return on assets -17.5% -53.1% 14.6%
Return on invested capital -23.3% – –
Return on capital employed -21.6% -59.2% 16.2%
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 276.8% – 11.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRSPSLDBKRYS
Debt / assets 23.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – –
Debt / FCF -1.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 35.5% 12.3% 9.5%
Equity / assets 64.5% 87.7% 90.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 16.2x 12.0x 7.9x
Quick ratio 16.1x 11.5x 7.4x
Cash ratio 16.1x 11.5x 6.4x
Altman Z-score 2.20 – 37.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRSPSLDBKRYS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.9% -25.9% -0.5%
Shareholder yield -2.9% -25.9% -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.

ConsensusCRSPSLDBKRYS
Forward P/E – – 41.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.27FY2026 $-1.63FY2026 $7.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +5.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +23.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.04MFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $516.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +841.2%FY2026 – +32.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +271.8% – +33.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRSPSLDBKRYS
Held by institutions 78.9% 79.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 520 157 423
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +18.9% +7.0%
Institutions buying 238 101 271
Institutions selling 139 37 107
Buyers to sellers 1.71 2.73 2.53

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.

CRSPSLDBKRYS
CRSP 1.00 0.50 0.33
SLDB 0.50 1.00 0.35
KRYS 0.33 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRSP, SLDB and KRYS?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) $4.83B, Solid Biosciences (SLDB) $1.01B, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.02B.

Which company is growing faster?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -34.3%, 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%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 47.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solid Biosciences (SLDB) returned the most: CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -14.8%, Solid Biosciences (SLDB) +56.7%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +50.2%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -11.7%/yr, Solid Biosciences (SLDB) -29.5%/yr, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +42.4%/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) 57.1%, Solid Biosciences (SLDB) 75.9%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 39.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRSP, SLDB 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.