IMMX vs VCEL vs KRYS Stock Comparison

Immix Biopharma, Vericel and Krystal Biotech Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IMMX Immix Biopharma, Inc.
$7.98 -24.3% 1M +114.5% 1Y
Market cap
$487.85M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win
VCEL Vericel Corp
$42.91 +5.7% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
84.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$306.30M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$324.55 -3.1% 1M +75.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.75B
P/E
40.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$440.53M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 7, Vericel 1, Immix Biopharma 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIMMXVCELKRYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $487.85M $2.05B $9.75B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.2x 84.7x 40.4x KRYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 84.1x 46.8x KRYS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +23.0% +22.6% VCEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.9% 54.8% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +114.5% +23.0% +75.4% IMMX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -1.4%/yr +45.4%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.6% 41.0% 38.0% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 81/100 85/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

IMMXVCELKRYS

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

AxisIMMXVCELKRYS
Valuation 73 #168 of 624 82 #115 of 624 79 #131 of 624
Growth 5 #569 of 601 94 #36 of 601 93 #41 of 601
Profitability 79 #115 of 541 88 #64 of 541 96 #21 of 541
Financial Health 97 #18 of 647 69 #203 of 647 84 #103 of 647
Shareholder Returns 9 #326 of 359 73 #99 of 359 70 #108 of 359
Overall 53 81 85
  • IMMX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VCEL 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

PeriodIMMXVCELKRYSSPY
1 month -24.3%+5.7%-3.1% +0.7%
3 months -6.7%-9.9%-11.5% +3.7%
6 months -10.6%+23.6%+23.8% +7.1%
Year to date +52.6%+19.2%+31.6% +12.8%
1 year +114.5%+23.0%+75.4% +11.9%
3 years +141.1%+24.8%+178.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +34.1%+7.7%+40.8% +22.8%
5 years —-6.8%+547.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-1.4%+45.4% +10.9%
10 years —+1,726.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+33.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIMMXVCELKRYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.6%41.0%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.1%40.0%37.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.580.710.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.390.561.99 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.9%-64.7%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.9%-11.2%-14.2% -1.2%
52-week high $14.47$48.31$378.15 $779.14
52-week low $3.03$29.34$185.05 $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.

MultipleIMMXVCELKRYS
P/E now vs peer median -12.8xmedian 17.8x 90.5xmedian 17.8x 39.7xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.1x 7.2xmedian 9.1x 21.8xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.2xmedian 15.0x 64.8xmedian 15.0x 43.0xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.6xmedian 21.7x 35.6xmedian 21.7x 37.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.2x 5.9xmedian 2.2x 7.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.07median 0.35 1.67median 0.35 0.77median 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 monthsIMMXVCELKRYS
Revenue – $306.30M $440.53M
Gross profit – $228.38M $416.91M
Operating income -$41.82M $18.24M $197.75M
Net income -$39.88M $24.22M $241.47M
Free cash flow -$39.09M $61.66M $257.78M
R&D $21.62M $29.17M $59.23M
EPS (diluted) $-0.63 $0.46 $7.88
Cash & equivalents $225.49M $125.40M $427.74M
Shares (diluted) 63.77M 52.31M 30.66M
Enterprise value $255.75M $1.47B $6.53B

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
MetricIMMXVCELKRYS
P/E -12.8x 90.5x 39.7x
P/FCF -14.6x 35.6x 37.3x
P/Operating cash flow -14.8x 31.5x 35.3x
P/S – 7.2x 21.8x
P/B 2.5x 5.9x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 6.0x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA -8.2x 64.8x 43.0x
EV/EBIT -8.1x 111.5x 44.3x
EV/Revenue – 6.6x 19.9x
EV/FCF -8.7x 33.0x 34.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.8x 29.2x 32.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.07 1.67 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIMMXVCELKRYS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 23.0% 22.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 19.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.8% 24.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -75.8% 1,428% 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -53.5% 47.8% 48.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -72.4% 240.8% 64.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.7% 56.6% 54.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.9% 228.1% 59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 54.3% 51.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -207.8% 47.5% 39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.9% 33.7% 67.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -190.0% 842.9% 39.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.7% 43.2% 58.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIMMXVCELKRYS
Gross margin – 74.6% 94.6%
EBITDA margin – 10.2% 46.2%
Operating margin – 6.0% 44.9%
Pretax margin – 8.2% 51.4%
Net margin – 7.9% 54.8%
FCF margin – 20.1% 58.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.7% 61.8%
Return on equity -25.5% 6.9% 18.3%
Return on assets -23.8% 5.1% 16.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -26.4% 4.1% 15.0%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 2.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 12.2% 12.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIMMXVCELKRYS
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 4.3% 26.4% 9.4%
Equity / assets 95.7% 73.6% 90.6%
Interest coverage – 28.5x –
Current ratio 25.1x 5.0x 8.3x
Quick ratio 25.0x 4.5x 7.7x
Cash ratio 25.0x 3.1x 6.6x
Altman Z-score – 10.09 42.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIMMXVCELKRYS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -43.6% -0.3% -0.4%
Shareholder yield -43.6% -0.3% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusIMMXVCELKRYS
Forward P/E – 84.1xFY2026 46.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.70FY2026 $0.51FY2026 $6.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +59.4%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +74.5% +25.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $324.56MFY2026 $514.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +17.5%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +16.1% +33.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIMMXVCELKRYS
Held by institutions 78.6% 100.0% 99.8%
Institutions holding 110 318 422
Change in shares held, QoQ +107.6% +0.4% +4.6%
Institutions buying 81 188 271
Institutions selling 13 98 107
Buyers to sellers 6.23 1.92 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.

IMMXVCELKRYS
IMMX 1.00 0.10 0.27
VCEL 0.10 1.00 0.24
KRYS 0.27 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IMMX, VCEL and KRYS?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Immix Biopharma (IMMX) $487.85M, Vericel (VCEL) $2.05B, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, IMMX, VCEL and KRYS?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Immix Biopharma (IMMX) -12.2x, Vericel (VCEL) 84.7x, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 40.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is cheapest (Vericel (VCEL) 84.1x, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 46.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vericel (VCEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +22.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has the highest net margin (Vericel (VCEL) 7.9%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 54.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Immix Biopharma (IMMX) returned the most: Immix Biopharma (IMMX) +114.5%, Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +75.4%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Vericel (VCEL) -1.4%/yr, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +45.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has been the steadiest (Immix Biopharma (IMMX) 82.6%, Vericel (VCEL) 41.0%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IMMX, VCEL 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 7. 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.