KRYS vs NTLA vs LEGN Stock Comparison

Krystal Biotech, Intellia Therapeutics and Legend Biotech Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$321.42 -4.6% 1M +69.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.51B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$440.53M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
6 wins
LEGN Legend Biotech Corp
$22.53 +21.0% 1M -30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.15B
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.

QuestionKRYSNTLALEGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.51B $1.87B $4.15B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.3x -4.4x -45.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.6% +12.6% +59.5% LEGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.8% -672.2% -7.2% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -4.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 28.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.5% -4.6% -30.8% KRYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.1%/yr -36.9%/yr -15.6%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.1% 80.0% 72.3% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 50/100 73/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

KRYSNTLALEGN

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

AxisKRYSNTLALEGN
Valuation 80 #127 of 625 34 #412 of 625 89 #72 of 625
Growth 93 #43 of 602 64 #220 of 602 96 #23 of 602
Profitability 96 #22 of 549 39 #338 of 549 80 #109 of 549
Financial Health 84 #104 of 654 72 #182 of 654 54 #299 of 654
Shareholder Returns 71 #109 of 367 40 #220 of 367 44 #206 of 367
Overall 85 50 73
  • KRYS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NTLA ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LEGN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRYSNTLALEGNSPY
1 month -4.6%+16.6%+21.0% +0.9%
3 months -11.5%+23.3%+19.5% +5.9%
6 months +23.6%+7.1%-1.1% +8.5%
Year to date +30.4%+48.2%+3.6% +13.3%
1 year +69.5%-4.6%-30.8% +12.4%
3 years +181.6%-42.5%-64.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +41.2%-16.8%-29.3% +23.5%
5 years +541.7%-90.0%-57.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +45.1%-36.9%-15.6% +11.0%
10 years —+2.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+0.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKRYSNTLALEGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.1%80.0%72.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.4%82.2%62.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.692.460.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.83-0.06-0.43 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-95.5%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-25.3%-37.9% -0.9%
52-week high $378.15$17.84$36.28 $779.14
52-week low $185.05$8.04$16.65 $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.

MultipleKRYSNTLALEGN
P/E now vs peer median 39.3xmedian 17.4x -4.4xmedian 17.4x -45.3xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 9.1x 31.3xmedian 9.1x 3.3xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 17.1x -3.4xmedian 17.1x -197.3xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 19.0x -5.3xmedian 19.0x -64.3xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.76median 0.34 -0.27median 0.34 -0.96median 0.34

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 monthsKRYSNTLALEGN
Revenue $440.53M $59.51M $1.27B
Gross profit $416.91M – $727.10M
Operating income $197.75M -$423.48M -$55.25M
Net income $241.47M -$399.98M -$80.39M
Free cash flow $257.78M -$348.69M -$64.60M
R&D $59.23M $346.73M $396.15M
EPS (diluted) $7.88 $-3.00 $-0.50
Cash & equivalents $427.74M $106.13M $672.90M
Total debt – – $1.06B
Shares (diluted) 30.66M 133.48M 184.32M
Enterprise value $6.28B $90.37M $1.65B

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
MetricKRYSNTLALEGN
P/E 39.3x -4.4x -45.3x
P/FCF 36.9x -5.3x -64.3x
P/Operating cash flow 34.9x -5.4x -46.5x
P/S 21.6x 31.3x 3.3x
P/B 7.0x 2.6x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 2.6x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 42.6x -3.4x -197.3x
EV/EBIT 43.8x -3.4x -65.8x
EV/Revenue 19.7x 24.0x 2.9x
EV/FCF 33.6x -4.1x -56.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.8x -4.1x -40.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.76 -0.27 -0.96

Growth

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

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRYSNTLALEGN
Gross margin 94.6% – 57.2%
EBITDA margin 46.2% -696.4% -1.5%
Operating margin 44.9% -711.7% -4.3%
Pretax margin 51.4% -671.0% -4.4%
Net margin 54.8% -672.2% -7.2%
FCF margin 58.5% -586.0% -5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 61.8% -582.5% -7.0%
Return on equity 18.3% -59.2% -8.3%
Return on assets 16.7% -49.4% -5.5%
Return on invested capital – – -4.2%
Return on capital employed 15.0% -58.1% -4.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 12.4% 114.1% 5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRYSNTLALEGN
Debt / assets – – 8.9%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 28.0x
Debt / FCF – – -2.4x
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 15.1% 29.8%
Equity / assets 90.6% 84.9% 70.2%
Interest coverage – – -4.8x
Current ratio 8.3x 6.6x 3.0x
Quick ratio 7.7x 5.6x 1.7x
Cash ratio 6.6x 5.5x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 41.93 3.15 6.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRYSNTLALEGN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.4% -7.1% -5.2%
Shareholder yield -0.4% -7.1% -5.2%
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.

ConsensusKRYSNTLALEGN
Forward P/E 46.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.94FY2026 $-3.38FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $514.54MFY2026 $48.94MFY2026 $1.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.2%FY2026 -27.7%FY2026 +32.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +158.6% +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRYSNTLALEGN
Held by institutions 99.8% 100.0% 55.9%
Institutions holding 421 329 218
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +30.5% +7.3%
Institutions buying 271 195 117
Institutions selling 106 78 78
Buyers to sellers 2.56 2.50 1.50

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.

KRYSNTLALEGN
KRYS 1.00 0.29 0.06
NTLA 0.29 1.00 0.08
LEGN 0.06 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRYS, NTLA and LEGN?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.51B, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) $1.87B, Legend Biotech (LEGN) $4.15B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Krystal Biotech (KRYS) returned the most: Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +69.5%, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -4.6%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -30.8%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +45.1%/yr, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -36.9%/yr, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -15.6%/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) 38.1%, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) 80.0%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) 72.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.