IOVA vs KRYS vs VCEL Stock Comparison

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Krystal Biotech and Vericel Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$311.50 -8.9% 1M +67.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.25B
P/E
38.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$440.53M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
7 wins
VCEL Vericel Corp
$42.53 +9.6% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20B
P/E
90.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$306.30M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 7, Iovance Biotherapeutics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIOVAKRYSVCELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.19B $9.25B $2.20B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -21.4x 38.3x 90.8x KRYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 44.7x 83.4x KRYS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.5% +22.6% +23.0% IOVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -89.1% 54.8% 7.9% 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 +543.4% +67.1% +18.2% IOVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.3%/yr +41.8%/yr -3.7%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 99.0% 38.0% 40.8% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 85/100 81/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

IOVAKRYSVCEL

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

AxisIOVAKRYSVCEL
Valuation 66 #213 of 624 79 #132 of 624 81 #118 of 624
Growth 81 #114 of 603 93 #41 of 603 94 #37 of 603
Profitability 62 #212 of 555 97 #19 of 555 88 #67 of 555
Financial Health 64 #238 of 657 84 #104 of 657 69 #207 of 657
Shareholder Returns 44 #208 of 370 70 #113 of 370 73 #102 of 370
Overall 63 85 81
  • IOVA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • KRYS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VCEL 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

PeriodIOVAKRYSVCELSPY
1 month +38.3%-8.9%+9.6% -1.0%
3 months +182.4%-7.1%-5.6% +2.9%
6 months +309.6%+14.3%+19.3% +6.4%
Year to date +416.1%+26.3%+18.1% +11.4%
1 year +543.4%+67.1%+18.2% +13.1%
3 years +257.6%+166.1%+20.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +53.0%+38.6%+6.3% +21.5%
5 years -45.0%+473.6%-17.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -11.3%+41.8%-3.7% +10.9%
10 years +118.4%—+1,635.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.1%—+33.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIOVAKRYSVCELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 99.0%38.0%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.4%37.1%40.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.290.690.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.491.760.45 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-44.5%-65.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.2%-17.6%-12.0% -2.5%
52-week high $14.86$378.15$48.31 $779.14
52-week low $1.81$185.05$29.34 $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.

MultipleIOVAKRYSVCEL
P/E now vs peer median -21.9xmedian 17.2x 38.1xmedian 17.2x 89.7xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 8.8x 20.9xmedian 8.8x 7.1xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -23.0xmedian 16.0x 41.1xmedian 16.0x 64.2xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.5xmedian 17.8x 35.8xmedian 17.8x 35.3xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.1x 6.8xmedian 2.1x 5.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.73median 0.32 0.74median 0.32 1.65median 0.32

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 monthsIOVAKRYSVCEL
Revenue $324.97M $440.53M $306.30M
Gross profit $157.29M $416.91M $228.38M
Operating income -$301.31M $197.75M $18.24M
Net income -$289.51M $241.47M $24.22M
Free cash flow -$296.40M $257.78M $61.66M
R&D $267.72M $59.23M $29.17M
EPS (diluted) $-0.64 $7.88 $0.46
Cash & equivalents $110.80M $427.74M $125.40M
Shares (diluted) 450.19M 30.66M 52.31M
Enterprise value $4.98B $6.02B $1.62B

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
MetricIOVAKRYSVCEL
P/E -21.9x 38.1x 89.7x
P/FCF -21.5x 35.8x 35.3x
P/Operating cash flow -24.2x 33.9x 31.2x
P/S 19.6x 20.9x 7.1x
P/B 8.7x 6.8x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 13.5x 6.8x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA -23.0x 41.1x 64.2x
EV/EBIT -20.2x 42.3x 110.4x
EV/Revenue 18.7x 19.0x 6.6x
EV/FCF -20.5x 32.5x 32.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -23.0x 30.7x 28.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.73 0.74 1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIOVAKRYSVCEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.5% 22.6% 23.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1,009% – 19.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 95.1% 24.3% 24.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 23.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% 41.8% 1,428%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 48.8% 47.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.8% 64.6% 240.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 54.9% 56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 44.8% 59.7% 228.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.9% 51.8% 54.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% 39.4% 47.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 67.0% 33.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% 39.0% 842.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 58.6% 43.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIOVAKRYSVCEL
Gross margin 48.4% 94.6% 74.6%
EBITDA margin -81.4% 46.2% 10.2%
Operating margin -92.7% 44.9% 6.0%
Pretax margin -90.4% 51.4% 8.2%
Net margin -89.1% 54.8% 7.9%
FCF margin -91.2% 58.5% 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin -81.3% 61.8% 22.7%
Return on equity -39.7% 18.3% 6.9%
Return on assets -31.4% 16.7% 5.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -37.0% 15.0% 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.1x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 14.4% 12.4% 12.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIOVAKRYSVCEL
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 19.6% 9.4% 26.4%
Equity / assets 80.4% 90.6% 73.6%
Interest coverage – – 28.5x
Current ratio 4.3x 8.3x 5.0x
Quick ratio 3.7x 7.7x 4.5x
Cash ratio 2.8x 6.6x 3.1x
Altman Z-score 16.64 40.69 10.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIOVAKRYSVCEL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -4.6% -0.4% -0.3%
Shareholder yield -4.6% -0.4% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusIOVAKRYSVCEL
Forward P/E – 44.7xFY2026 83.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.47FY2026 $6.97FY2026 $0.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.9%FY2026 +59.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +26.3% +72.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $434.71MFY2026 $515.93MFY2026 $324.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +65.0%FY2026 +32.6%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.0% +33.8% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIOVAKRYSVCEL
Held by institutions 63.3% 99.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 292 421 317
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +4.6% +0.4%
Institutions buying 174 271 187
Institutions selling 66 106 98
Buyers to sellers 2.64 2.56 1.91

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.

IOVAKRYSVCEL
IOVA 1.00 0.11 0.21
KRYS 0.11 1.00 0.24
VCEL 0.21 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IOVA, KRYS and VCEL?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) $6.19B, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.25B, Vericel (VCEL) $2.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, IOVA, KRYS and VCEL?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -21.4x, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 38.3x, Vericel (VCEL) 90.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is cheapest (Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 44.7x, Vericel (VCEL) 83.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) +34.5%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +22.6%, Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has the highest net margin (Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -89.1%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 54.8%, Vericel (VCEL) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) returned the most: Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) +543.4%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +67.1%, Vericel (VCEL) +18.2%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -11.3%/yr, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +41.8%/yr, Vericel (VCEL) -3.7%/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) 99.0%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 38.0%, Vericel (VCEL) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IOVA, KRYS and VCEL?

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.