KRYS vs CRSP vs IOVA Stock Comparison

Krystal Biotech, CRISPR Therapeutics AG and Iovance Biotherapeutics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$324.55 -3.1% 1M +75.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.55B
P/E
39.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$440.53M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
5 wins
CRSP CRISPR Therapeutics AG
$54.26 -3.1% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$13.39M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare

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.

QuestionKRYSCRSPIOVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.55B $5.17B $3.92B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.5x -11.5x -13.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.6% -64.8% +34.5% IOVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.8% -3,368.7% -89.1% 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 +75.4% -13.3% +378.0% IOVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.4%/yr -9.9%/yr -17.0%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.0% 57.3% 108.2% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 45/100 62/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

KRYSCRSPIOVA

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureKRYSCRSPIOVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.0%57.3%108.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.4%53.8%93.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.691.841.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.99-0.233.49 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-67.7%-93.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.2%-15.2%-35.7% -1.2%
52-week high $378.15$63.99$14.86 $779.14
52-week low $185.05$44.34$1.81 $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.

MultipleKRYSCRSPIOVA
P/E now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 17.8x -11.6xmedian 17.8x -14.9xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 9.1x 391.6xmedian 9.1x 13.3xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 43.0xmedian 15.0x -6.7xmedian 15.0x -15.3xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 21.7x -14.1xmedian 21.7x -14.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 5.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 0.35 -3.01median 0.35 -0.50median 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 monthsKRYSCRSPIOVA
Revenue $440.53M $13.39M $324.97M
Gross profit $416.91M – $157.29M
Operating income $197.75M -$534.34M -$301.31M
Net income $241.47M -$451.14M -$289.51M
Free cash flow $257.78M -$371.33M -$296.40M
R&D $59.23M $278.15M $267.72M
EPS (diluted) $7.88 $-4.67 $-0.64
Cash & equivalents $427.74M $291.34M $110.80M
Total debt – $586.20M –
Shares (diluted) 30.66M 96.51M 450.19M
Enterprise value $6.32B -$3.53B $2.71B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRYSCRSPIOVA
Held by institutions 99.8% 78.9% 63.3%
Institutions holding 422 519 292
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% -1.0% +6.5%
Institutions buying 271 238 174
Institutions selling 107 139 66
Buyers to sellers 2.53 1.71 2.64

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.

KRYSCRSPIOVA
KRYS 1.00 0.33 0.09
CRSP 0.33 1.00 0.33
IOVA 0.09 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRYS, CRSP and IOVA?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.55B, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) $5.17B, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) $3.92B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) returned the most: Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +75.4%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -13.3%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) +378.0%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +45.4%/yr, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -9.9%/yr, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has been the steadiest (Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 38.0%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) 57.3%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) 108.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.