KRYS vs VCEL vs BEAM Stock Comparison

Krystal Biotech, Vericel and Beam Therapeutics 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
8 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
BEAM Beam Therapeutics Inc.
$24.05 -1.3% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$156.04M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 8, Beam Therapeutics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRYSVCELBEAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.25B $2.20B $2.48B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.3x 90.8x -29.0x KRYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.7x 83.4x — KRYS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.6% +23.0% +158.9% BEAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.8% 7.9% -54.7% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.1% +18.2% -14.7% KRYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.8%/yr -3.7%/yr -23.8%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.0% 40.8% 69.2% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 81/100 69/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

KRYSVCELBEAM

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

AxisKRYSVCELBEAM
Valuation 79 #132 of 624 81 #118 of 624 55 #284 of 624
Growth 93 #41 of 603 94 #37 of 603 77 #138 of 603
Profitability 97 #19 of 555 88 #67 of 555 64 #201 of 555
Financial Health 84 #104 of 657 69 #207 of 657 81 #126 of 657
Shareholder Returns 70 #113 of 370 73 #102 of 370 66 #127 of 370
Overall 85 81 69
  • KRYS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VCEL ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BEAM 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

PeriodKRYSVCELBEAMSPY
1 month -8.9%+9.6%-1.3% -1.0%
3 months -7.1%-5.6%-4.2% +2.9%
6 months +14.3%+19.3%-11.3% +6.4%
Year to date +26.3%+18.1%-13.2% +11.4%
1 year +67.1%+18.2%-14.7% +13.1%
3 years +166.1%+20.0%+23.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +38.6%+6.3%+7.2% +21.5%
5 years +473.6%-17.1%-74.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +41.8%-3.7%-23.8% +10.9%
10 years —+1,635.9%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+33.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKRYSVCELBEAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.0%40.8%69.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%40.1%63.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.732.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.760.45-0.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-65.4%-85.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-12.0%-36.6% -2.5%
52-week high $378.15$48.31$37.92 $779.14
52-week low $185.05$29.34$20.60 $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.

MultipleKRYSVCELBEAM
P/E now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 17.2x 89.7xmedian 17.2x -29.4xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 8.8x 7.1xmedian 8.8x 15.9xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 41.1xmedian 16.0x 64.2xmedian 16.0x -4.0xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 17.8x 35.3xmedian 17.8x -6.7xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.1x 5.9xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.74median 0.32 1.65median 0.32 -0.69median 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 monthsKRYSVCELBEAM
Revenue $440.53M $306.30M $156.04M
Gross profit $416.91M $228.38M –
Operating income $197.75M $18.24M -$378.02M
Net income $241.47M $24.22M -$86.52M
Free cash flow $257.78M $61.66M -$372.77M
R&D $59.23M $29.17M $408.66M
EPS (diluted) $7.88 $0.46 $-0.82
Cash & equivalents $427.74M $125.40M $219.83M
Shares (diluted) 30.66M 52.31M 104.33M
Enterprise value $6.02B $1.62B -$2.21B

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
MetricKRYSVCELBEAM
P/E 38.1x 89.7x -29.4x
P/FCF 35.8x 35.3x -6.7x
P/Operating cash flow 33.9x 31.2x -6.9x
P/S 20.9x 7.1x 15.9x
P/B 6.8x 5.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 6.0x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 41.1x 64.2x -4.0x
EV/EBIT 42.3x 110.4x -3.8x
EV/Revenue 19.0x 6.6x 9.2x
EV/FCF 32.5x 32.7x -3.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.7x 28.9x -4.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.74 1.65 -0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRYSVCELBEAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.6% 23.0% 158.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 19.8% 24.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.3% 24.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.8% 1,428% 15.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 48.8% 47.8% 0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 64.6% 240.8% 78.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.9% 56.6% 35.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.7% 228.1% 79.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.8% 54.3% 42.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.4% 47.5% -4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.0% 33.7% -2.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.0% 842.9% -4.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 58.6% 43.2% 0.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRYSVCELBEAM
Gross margin 94.6% 74.6% –
EBITDA margin 46.2% 10.2% -228.0%
Operating margin 44.9% 6.0% -242.3%
Pretax margin 51.4% 8.2% -54.4%
Net margin 54.8% 7.9% -54.7%
FCF margin 58.5% 20.1% -238.9%
Operating cash flow margin 61.8% 22.7% -230.3%
Return on equity 18.3% 6.9% -7.6%
Return on assets 16.7% 5.1% -5.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 15.0% 4.1% -27.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.9x 4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 12.4% 12.2% 52.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRYSVCELBEAM
Debt / assets – – 7.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.0x
Debt / FCF – – -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 26.4% 23.0%
Equity / assets 90.6% 73.6% 77.0%
Interest coverage – 28.5x –
Current ratio 8.3x 5.0x 14.6x
Quick ratio 7.7x 4.5x 14.3x
Cash ratio 6.6x 3.1x 14.3x
Altman Z-score 40.69 10.01 2.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRYSVCELBEAM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.4% -0.3% -0.6%
Shareholder yield -0.4% -0.3% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusKRYSVCELBEAM
Forward P/E 44.7xFY2026 83.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.97FY2026 $0.51FY2026 $-4.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +59.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% +72.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $515.93MFY2026 $324.56MFY2026 $49.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.6%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 -64.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.8% +16.1% +23.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRYSVCELBEAM
Held by institutions 99.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 421 317 277
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +0.4% +1.0%
Institutions buying 271 187 154
Institutions selling 106 98 75
Buyers to sellers 2.56 1.91 2.05

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.

KRYSVCELBEAM
KRYS 1.00 0.24 0.34
VCEL 0.24 1.00 0.25
BEAM 0.34 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRYS, VCEL and BEAM?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.25B, Vericel (VCEL) $2.20B, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) $2.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRYS, VCEL and BEAM?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 38.3x, Vericel (VCEL) 90.8x, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -29.0x). 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?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +22.6%, Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) +158.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has the highest net margin (Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 54.8%, Vericel (VCEL) 7.9%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -54.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Krystal Biotech (KRYS) returned the most: Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +67.1%, Vericel (VCEL) +18.2%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -14.7%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +41.8%/yr, Vericel (VCEL) -3.7%/yr, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -23.8%/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) 38.0%, Vericel (VCEL) 40.8%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) 69.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.