IOVA vs CRSP vs KRYS Stock Comparison

Iovance Biotherapeutics, CRISPR Therapeutics AG and Krystal Biotech Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRSP CRISPR Therapeutics AG
$54.26 -3.1% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$13.39M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$324.55 -3.1% 1M +75.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.73B
P/E
40.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$440.53M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 5, Iovance Biotherapeutics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIOVACRSPKRYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.88B $4.96B $9.73B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.4x -11.0x 40.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 46.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.5% -64.8% +22.6% IOVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -89.1% -3,368.7% 54.8% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -22.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +378.0% -13.3% +75.4% IOVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.0%/yr -9.9%/yr +45.4%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 108.2% 57.3% 38.0% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 45/100 85/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

IOVACRSPKRYS

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

AxisIOVACRSPKRYS
Valuation 65 #222 of 624 51 #308 of 624 79 #131 of 624
Growth 81 #115 of 601 32 #412 of 601 93 #41 of 601
Profitability 63 #203 of 541 32 #367 of 541 96 #21 of 541
Financial Health 62 #244 of 647 71 #188 of 647 84 #103 of 647
Shareholder Returns 41 #213 of 359 38 #222 of 359 70 #108 of 359
Overall 62 45 85
  • IOVA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • CRSP 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

PeriodIOVACRSPKRYSSPY
1 month -33.8%-3.1%-3.1% +0.7%
3 months +103.8%+12.0%-11.5% +3.7%
6 months +184.5%+3.7%+23.8% +7.1%
Year to date +250.2%+3.5%+31.6% +12.8%
1 year +378.0%-13.3%+75.4% +11.9%
3 years +158.4%+39.4%+178.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +37.3%+11.7%+40.8% +22.8%
5 years -60.7%-40.6%+547.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -17.0%-9.9%+45.4% +10.9%
10 years +53.0%+224.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.3%+12.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIOVACRSPKRYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 108.2%57.3%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.0%53.8%37.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.401.840.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.49-0.231.99 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.4%-67.7%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.7%-15.2%-14.2% -1.2%
52-week high $14.86$63.99$378.15 $779.14
52-week low $1.81$44.34$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.

MultipleIOVACRSPKRYS
P/E now vs peer median -14.9xmedian 17.8x -11.6xmedian 17.8x 39.7xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 9.1x 391.6xmedian 9.1x 21.8xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -15.3xmedian 15.0x -6.7xmedian 15.0x 43.0xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.6xmedian 21.7x -14.1xmedian 21.7x 37.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 7.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.50median 0.35 -3.01median 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 monthsIOVACRSPKRYS
Revenue $324.97M $13.39M $440.53M
Gross profit $157.29M – $416.91M
Operating income -$301.31M -$534.34M $197.75M
Net income -$289.51M -$451.14M $241.47M
Free cash flow -$296.40M -$371.33M $257.78M
R&D $267.72M $278.15M $59.23M
EPS (diluted) $-0.64 $-4.67 $7.88
Cash & equivalents $110.80M $291.34M $427.74M
Total debt – $586.20M –
Shares (diluted) 450.19M 96.51M 30.66M
Enterprise value $2.67B -$3.74B $6.50B

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
MetricIOVACRSPKRYS
P/E -14.9x -11.6x 39.7x
P/FCF -14.6x -14.1x 37.3x
P/Operating cash flow -16.4x -14.2x 35.3x
P/S 13.3x 391.6x 21.8x
P/B 5.9x 3.0x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 3.0x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA -15.3x -6.7x 43.0x
EV/EBIT -13.4x -6.5x 44.3x
EV/Revenue 12.4x 258.9x 19.9x
EV/FCF -13.6x -9.3x 34.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -15.3x -9.4x 32.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.50 -3.01 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIOVACRSPKRYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.5% -64.8% 22.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1,009% -57.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 95.1% – 24.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% 3.3% 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.1% -4.1% 48.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.8% 3.6% 64.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -2.7% 54.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 44.8% 13.0% 59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.9% 3.9% 51.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% -13.8% 39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -2.5% 67.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% -14.1% 39.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -0.9% 58.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIOVACRSPKRYS
Gross margin 48.4% – 94.6%
EBITDA margin -81.4% -3,850% 46.2%
Operating margin -92.7% -3,990% 44.9%
Pretax margin -90.4% -3,346% 51.4%
Net margin -89.1% -3,369% 54.8%
FCF margin -91.2% -2,773% 58.5%
Operating cash flow margin -81.3% -2,760% 61.8%
Return on equity -39.7% -25.3% 18.3%
Return on assets -31.4% -16.8% 16.7%
Return on invested capital – -22.6% –
Return on capital employed -37.0% -20.9% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 14.4% 510.2% 12.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIOVACRSPKRYS
Debt / assets – 22.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x –
Debt / FCF – -1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 19.6% 34.1% 9.4%
Equity / assets 80.4% 65.9% 90.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.3x 17.8x 8.3x
Quick ratio 3.7x 17.8x 7.7x
Cash ratio 2.8x 17.8x 6.6x
Altman Z-score 9.78 2.69 42.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIOVACRSPKRYS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -6.8% -8.1% -0.4%
Shareholder yield -6.8% -8.1% -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.

ConsensusIOVACRSPKRYS
Forward P/E – – 46.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.47FY2026 $-4.10FY2026 $6.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +25.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $434.71MFY2026 $38.73MFY2026 $514.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +65.0%FY2026 +1,003.4%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.0% +266.1% +33.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIOVACRSPKRYS
Held by institutions 63.3% 78.9% 99.8%
Institutions holding 292 519 422
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% -1.0% +4.6%
Institutions buying 174 238 271
Institutions selling 66 139 107
Buyers to sellers 2.64 1.71 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.

IOVACRSPKRYS
IOVA 1.00 0.33 0.09
CRSP 0.33 1.00 0.33
KRYS 0.09 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IOVA, CRSP and KRYS?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) $3.88B, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) $4.96B, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.73B.

Which company is growing faster?

Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) +34.5%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -64.8%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +22.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has the highest net margin (Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -89.1%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -3,368.7%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 54.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) returned the most: Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) +378.0%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -13.3%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +75.4%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -17.0%/yr, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -9.9%/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 (Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) 108.2%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) 57.3%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IOVA, CRSP 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 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.