KRYS vs LEGN vs NTLA Stock Comparison

Krystal Biotech, Legend Biotech and Intellia Therapeutics Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$295.90 -8.2% 1M +49.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.18B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$440.53M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
6 wins
LEGN Legend Biotech Corp
$21.10 +13.6% 1M -34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.27B
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 6, Legend Biotech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRYSLEGNNTLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.18B $4.26B $1.66B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.0x -46.4x -4.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.0x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.6% +59.5% +12.6% LEGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.8% -7.2% -672.2% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -4.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -130.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.8% -34.9% -7.6% KRYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.2%/yr -16.4%/yr -38.8%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 72.5% 80.0% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 74/100 49/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

KRYSLEGNNTLA

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

AxisKRYSLEGNNTLA
Valuation 80 #126 of 623 89 #71 of 623 34 #412 of 623
Growth 93 #42 of 601 97 #20 of 601 64 #220 of 601
Profitability 96 #21 of 553 80 #112 of 553 38 #341 of 553
Financial Health 84 #104 of 654 60 #263 of 654 71 #189 of 654
Shareholder Returns 69 #113 of 367 44 #207 of 367 39 #224 of 367
Overall 85 74 49
  • KRYS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LEGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NTLA 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

PeriodKRYSLEGNNTLASPY
1 month -8.2%+13.6%-4.9% -2.3%
3 months -5.3%+11.0%+8.3% -0.7%
6 months +3.1%-20.4%-15.9% +4.8%
Year to date +20.0%-2.9%+29.7% +10.3%
1 year +49.8%-34.9%-7.6% +10.3%
3 years +142.2%-68.0%-59.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +34.3%-31.6%-26.0% +20.1%
5 years +460.8%-59.2%-91.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year +41.2%-16.4%-38.8% +10.1%
10 years ——-10.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year ——-1.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKRYSLEGNNTLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%72.5%80.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.9%62.7%81.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.482.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.26-0.48-0.10 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-78.2%-95.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.8%-41.8%-34.6% -3.5%
52-week high $378.15$36.28$17.84 $779.14
52-week low $197.85$16.65$8.04 $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.

MultipleKRYSLEGNNTLA
P/E now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 17.4x -42.4xmedian 17.4x -3.9xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 8.9x 3.1xmedian 8.9x 27.4xmedian 8.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 17.0x 850.2xmedian 17.0x -2.9xmedian 17.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 21.4x -60.2xmedian 21.4x -4.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.1x 3.2xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 0.35 -0.90median 0.35 -0.24median 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 monthsKRYSLEGNNTLA
Revenue $440.53M $1.27B $59.51M
Gross profit $416.91M $727.10M –
Operating income $197.75M -$55.25M -$423.48M
Net income $241.47M -$80.39M -$399.98M
Free cash flow $257.78M -$64.60M -$348.69M
R&D $59.23M $396.15M $346.73M
EPS (diluted) $7.88 $-0.50 $-3.00
Cash & equivalents $427.74M $672.90M $106.13M
Total debt – $156.40M –
Shares (diluted) 30.66M 184.32M 133.48M
Enterprise value $5.95B $1.76B -$118.85M

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
MetricKRYSLEGNNTLA
P/E 36.2x -42.4x -3.9x
P/FCF 34.0x -60.2x -4.7x
P/Operating cash flow 32.2x -43.5x -4.7x
P/S 19.9x 3.1x 27.4x
P/B 6.4x 3.2x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 3.2x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 38.9x 850.2x -2.9x
EV/EBIT 40.0x -61.0x -2.8x
EV/Revenue 18.0x 2.7x 20.1x
EV/FCF 30.7x -52.2x -3.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.1x -37.7x -3.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 -0.90 -0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRYSLEGNNTLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.6% 59.5% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 97.6% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.3% 42.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 147.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.8% 75.3% 17.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 48.8% 49.1% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 64.6% 75.3% 16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.9% 46.7% 4.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.7% 72.0% 35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.8% 47.0% 16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.4% 67.5% 17.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.0% 37.1% 2.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.0% 77.8% 17.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 58.6% 44.5% 3.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRYSLEGNNTLA
Gross margin 94.6% 57.2% –
EBITDA margin 46.2% 0.3% -696.4%
Operating margin 44.9% -4.3% -711.7%
Pretax margin 51.4% -4.4% -671.0%
Net margin 54.8% -7.2% -672.2%
FCF margin 58.5% -5.1% -586.0%
Operating cash flow margin 61.8% -7.0% -582.5%
Return on equity 18.3% -8.3% -59.2%
Return on assets 16.7% -5.5% -49.4%
Return on invested capital – -4.2% –
Return on capital employed 15.0% -4.3% -58.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 12.4% 5.2% 114.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRYSLEGNNTLA
Debt / assets – 8.9% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -130.2x –
Debt / FCF – -2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 29.8% 15.1%
Equity / assets 90.6% 70.2% 84.9%
Interest coverage – -4.8x –
Current ratio 8.3x 3.0x 6.6x
Quick ratio 7.7x 1.7x 5.6x
Cash ratio 6.6x 1.7x 5.5x
Altman Z-score 38.73 6.65 2.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRYSLEGNNTLA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.5% -5.5% -8.1%
Shareholder yield -0.5% -5.5% -8.1%
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.

ConsensusKRYSLEGNNTLA
Forward P/E 44.0xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.94FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $-3.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $514.54MFY2026 $1.37BFY2026 $48.94MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.2%FY2026 +32.9%FY2026 -27.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +35.9% +158.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRYSLEGNNTLA
Held by institutions 99.8% 55.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 422 218 329
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +7.3% +30.5%
Institutions buying 271 117 195
Institutions selling 107 78 78
Buyers to sellers 2.53 1.50 2.50

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.

KRYSLEGNNTLA
KRYS 1.00 0.07 0.31
LEGN 0.07 1.00 0.09
NTLA 0.31 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRYS, LEGN and NTLA?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.18B, Legend Biotech (LEGN) $4.26B, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) $1.66B.

Which company is growing faster?

Legend Biotech (LEGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +22.6%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) +59.5%, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has the highest net margin (Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 54.8%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -7.2%, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -672.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Krystal Biotech (KRYS) returned the most: Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +49.8%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -34.9%, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -7.6%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +41.2%/yr, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -16.4%/yr, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -38.8%/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) 39.7%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) 72.5%, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) 80.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KRYS, LEGN and NTLA?

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 6. 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.