IOVA vs MESO Stock Comparison

Iovance Biotherapeutics and Mesoblast Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MESO Mesoblast Ltd
$12.39 -18.1% 1M -26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
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2 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionIOVAMESOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.58B $1.71B IOVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.7x -27.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.5% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -89.1% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +512.4% -26.3% IOVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr +0.4%/yr MESO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 99.2% 54.6% MESO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

IOVAMESO

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

AxisIOVAMESO
Valuation 66 #211 of 626 71 #183 of 626
Growth 81 #114 of 604 –
Profitability 62 #210 of 555 –
Financial Health 63 #242 of 658 44 #366 of 658
Shareholder Returns 44 #208 of 368 –
Overall 63 –
  • IOVA ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MESO ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIOVAMESOSPY
1 month +25.3%-18.1% -0.8%
3 months +181.2%-14.9% +3.5%
6 months +301.7%-19.2% +7.0%
Year to date +404.8%-31.3% +12.2%
1 year +512.4%-26.3% +13.0%
3 years +293.7%+429.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +58.0%+74.4% +23.1%
5 years -45.9%+2.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.6%+0.4% +11.0%
10 years +125.9%+52.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.5%+4.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIOVAMESOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 99.2%54.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%54.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.16-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-87.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.3%-40.9% -1.8%
52-week high $14.86$20.96 $779.14
52-week low $1.81$11.95 $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.

MultipleIOVAMESO
P/E now vs peer median -21.4xmedian 17.1x -27.9xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 8.8x 13.3xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -22.5xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.1xmedian 18.0x -35.9xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.72median 0.31 —median 0.31

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 monthsIOVAMESO
Revenue $324.97M –
Gross profit $157.29M –
Operating income -$301.31M –
Net income -$289.51M –
Free cash flow -$296.40M –
R&D $267.72M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.64 –
Cash & equivalents $110.80M $102.91M
Total debt – $119.24M
Shares (diluted) 450.19M 129.49M
Enterprise value $5.37B $1.27B

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
MetricIOVAMESO
P/E -21.4x -27.9x
P/FCF -21.1x -35.9x
P/Operating cash flow -23.6x –
P/S 19.2x 13.3x
P/B 8.5x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 13.2x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA -22.5x –
EV/EBIT -19.7x –
EV/Revenue 18.3x –
EV/FCF -20.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow -22.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.72 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIOVAMESO
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1,009% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 95.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 25.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 44.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIOVAMESO
Gross margin 48.4% –
EBITDA margin -81.4% –
Operating margin -92.7% –
Pretax margin -90.4% –
Net margin -89.1% –
FCF margin -91.2% –
Operating cash flow margin -81.3% –
Return on equity -39.7% –
Return on assets -31.4% –
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed -37.0% –
Asset turnover 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 14.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIOVAMESO
Debt / assets – 15.4%
Debt / equity – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – –
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 19.6% 26.5%
Equity / assets 80.4% 73.5%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 4.3x 2.4x
Quick ratio 3.7x 2.0x
Cash ratio 2.8x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 16.17 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIOVAMESO
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield -4.7% –
Shareholder yield -4.7% –
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.

ConsensusIOVAMESO
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.47FY2026 $-0.15FY2027
Revenue, next fiscal year $434.71MFY2026 $188.99MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +65.0%FY2026 +57.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +33.0% +110.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIOVAMESO
Held by institutions 63.3% 3.0%
Institutions holding 292 73
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +17.7%
Institutions buying 174 34
Institutions selling 66 20
Buyers to sellers 2.64 1.70

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.

IOVAMESO
IOVA 1.00 0.29
MESO 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IOVA and MESO?

Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) $6.58B, Mesoblast (MESO) $1.71B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) returned the most: Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) +512.4%, Mesoblast (MESO) -26.3%. Over five years, Mesoblast (MESO) compounded fastest (Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -11.6%/yr, Mesoblast (MESO) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mesoblast (MESO) has been the steadiest (Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) 99.2%, Mesoblast (MESO) 54.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do IOVA and MESO move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.29, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, IOVA and MESO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) leads on 2. 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.