KRYS vs VCEL vs PGEN Stock Comparison

Krystal Biotech, Vericel and Precigen 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
$8.76B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$440.53M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
7 wins
VCEL Vericel Corp
$40.51 +0.9% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.07B
P/E
85.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$306.30M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
PGEN Precigen, Inc.
$5.14 -39.8% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$85.72M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 7, Precigen 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRYSVCELPGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.76B $2.07B $1.84B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.2x 85.4x -5.4x KRYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 42.6x 79.4x 30.2x PGEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.6% +23.0% +1,875.0% PGEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.8% 7.9% -392.8% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.8% +15.5% +24.2% KRYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.2%/yr -4.1%/yr -1.3%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 41.3% 84.1% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 81/100 54/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

KRYSVCELPGEN

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

AxisKRYSVCELPGEN
Valuation 80 #126 of 623 82 #115 of 623 56 #275 of 623
Growth 93 #42 of 601 94 #36 of 601 48 #311 of 601
Profitability 96 #21 of 553 88 #65 of 553 58 #232 of 553
Financial Health 84 #104 of 654 68 #208 of 654 26 #485 of 654
Shareholder Returns 69 #113 of 367 72 #103 of 367 81 #69 of 367
Overall 85 81 54
  • KRYS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VCEL ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PGEN 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

PeriodKRYSVCELPGENSPY
1 month -8.2%+0.9%-39.8% -2.3%
3 months -5.3%-12.0%-22.2% -0.7%
6 months +3.1%+11.0%+24.2% +4.8%
Year to date +20.0%+12.5%+23.0% +10.3%
1 year +49.8%+15.5%+24.2% +10.3%
3 years +142.2%+9.9%+324.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +34.3%+3.2%+62.0% +20.1%
5 years +460.8%-19.0%-6.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +41.2%-4.1%-1.3% +10.1%
10 years —+1,741.4%-79.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+33.8%-14.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKRYSVCELPGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%41.3%84.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.9%41.1%81.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.761.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.260.380.29 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-64.7%-87.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.8%-16.1%-40.0% -3.5%
52-week high $378.15$48.31$8.56 $779.14
52-week low $197.85$29.34$3.10 $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.

MultipleKRYSVCELPGEN
P/E now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 17.4x 85.4xmedian 17.4x -5.4xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 8.9x 6.8xmedian 8.9x 21.5xmedian 8.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 17.0x 60.9xmedian 17.0x -55.3xmedian 17.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 21.4x 33.6xmedian 21.4x -16.0xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.1x 5.6xmedian 2.1x 42.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 0.35 1.57median 0.35 0.04median 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 monthsKRYSVCELPGEN
Revenue $440.53M $306.30M $85.72M
Gross profit $416.91M $228.38M $77.72M
Operating income $197.75M $18.24M -$39.50M
Net income $241.47M $24.22M -$157.71M
Free cash flow $257.78M $61.66M -$115.22M
R&D $59.23M $29.17M $32.29M
EPS (diluted) $7.88 $0.46 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $427.74M $125.40M $16.33M
Total debt – – $93.88M
Shares (diluted) 30.66M 52.31M 413.69M
Enterprise value $5.53B $1.49B $1.53B

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
MetricKRYSVCELPGEN
P/E 36.2x 85.4x -5.4x
P/FCF 34.0x 33.6x -16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 32.2x 29.8x -16.1x
P/S 19.9x 6.8x 21.5x
P/B 6.4x 5.6x 42.2x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 5.7x 44.8x
EV/EBITDA 38.9x 60.9x -55.3x
EV/EBIT 40.0x 104.8x -48.0x
EV/Revenue 18.0x 6.2x 22.1x
EV/FCF 30.7x 31.0x -16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.1x 27.4x -16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 1.57 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRYSVCELPGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.6% 23.0% 1,875%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 19.8% 57.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.3% 24.8% 259,173%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% 69.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.8% 1,428% 62.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 48.8% 47.8% 18.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 64.6% 240.8% -26.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.9% 56.6% -108.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.7% 228.1% -93.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.8% 54.3% -123.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.4% 47.5% -72.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.0% 33.7% -15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.0% 842.9% -65.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 58.6% 43.2% -15.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRYSVCELPGEN
Gross margin 94.6% 74.6% 90.7%
EBITDA margin 46.2% 10.2% -40.0%
Operating margin 44.9% 6.0% -46.1%
Pretax margin 51.4% 8.2% -184.0%
Net margin 54.8% 7.9% -392.8%
FCF margin 58.5% 20.1% -134.4%
Operating cash flow margin 61.8% 22.7% -133.2%
Return on equity 18.3% 6.9% -494.3%
Return on assets 16.7% 5.1% -102.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 15.0% 4.1% -31.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.9x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 12.4% 12.2% 15.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRYSVCELPGEN
Debt / assets – – 55.1%
Debt / equity – – 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.6x
Debt / FCF – – -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 26.4% 74.4%
Equity / assets 90.6% 73.6% 25.6%
Interest coverage – 28.5x -4.1x
Current ratio 8.3x 5.0x 4.6x
Quick ratio 7.7x 4.5x 3.8x
Cash ratio 6.6x 3.1x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 38.73 9.54 -9.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRYSVCELPGEN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.5% -0.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.5% -0.3% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusKRYSVCELPGEN
Forward P/E 42.6xFY2026 79.4xFY2026 30.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.94FY2026 $0.51FY2026 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +59.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% +74.5% +288.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $514.54MFY2026 $324.56MFY2026 $249.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.2%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +2,474.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +16.1% +82.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRYSVCELPGEN
Held by institutions 99.8% 100.0% 39.2%
Institutions holding 422 319 211
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +0.4% +4.9%
Institutions buying 271 188 123
Institutions selling 107 99 46
Buyers to sellers 2.53 1.90 2.67

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.

KRYSVCELPGEN
KRYS 1.00 0.21 0.30
VCEL 0.21 1.00 0.14
PGEN 0.30 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRYS, VCEL and PGEN?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $8.76B, Vericel (VCEL) $2.07B, Precigen (PGEN) $1.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRYS, VCEL and PGEN?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 36.2x, Vericel (VCEL) 85.4x, Precigen (PGEN) -5.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Precigen (PGEN) is cheapest (Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 42.6x, Vericel (VCEL) 79.4x, Precigen (PGEN) 30.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Precigen (PGEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +22.6%, Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%, Precigen (PGEN) +1,875.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has the highest net margin (Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 54.8%, Vericel (VCEL) 7.9%, Precigen (PGEN) -392.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Krystal Biotech (KRYS) returned the most: Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +49.8%, Vericel (VCEL) +15.5%, Precigen (PGEN) +24.2%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +41.2%/yr, Vericel (VCEL) -4.1%/yr, Precigen (PGEN) -1.3%/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%, Vericel (VCEL) 41.3%, Precigen (PGEN) 84.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.