LEGN vs CRSP vs KRYS Stock Comparison

Legend Biotech, CRISPR Therapeutics AG and Krystal Biotech Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LEGN Legend Biotech Corp
$22.54 +20.4% 1M -29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.27B
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
3 wins
CRSP CRISPR Therapeutics AG
$48.56 -10.1% 1M -14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$25.17M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$300.25 -8.1% 1M +50.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.94B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$470.07M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 6, Legend Biotech 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLEGNCRSPKRYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.33B $4.82B $8.94B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -47.3x -10.6x 39.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 41.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +59.5% -34.3% +26.0% LEGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.2% -1,812.1% 47.9% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.2% -23.3% — LEGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -130.2x 3.3x — LEGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.6% -14.8% +50.2% KRYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.3%/yr -11.7%/yr +42.4%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.7% 57.1% 39.8% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 47/100 85/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

LEGNCRSPKRYS

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

AxisLEGNCRSPKRYS
Valuation 88 #77 of 634 51 #310 of 634 82 #113 of 634
Growth 96 #23 of 608 27 #445 of 608 95 #34 of 608
Profitability 80 #110 of 557 37 #354 of 557 98 #14 of 557
Financial Health 59 #267 of 654 69 #202 of 654 84 #108 of 654
Shareholder Returns 44 #225 of 403 51 #198 of 403 68 #130 of 403
Overall 74 47 85
  • LEGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • CRSP ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • KRYS 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

PeriodLEGNCRSPKRYSSPY
1 month +20.4%-10.1%-8.1% -5.9%
3 months +16.9%-6.0%-7.0% -4.6%
6 months -21.1%-7.4%+1.2% +0.2%
Year to date +3.7%-7.4%+21.8% +7.5%
1 year -29.6%-14.8%+50.2% +8.2%
3 years -65.8%-5.9%+189.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year -30.1%-2.0%+42.5% +19.0%
5 years -53.7%-46.2%+485.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year -14.3%-11.7%+42.4% +9.4%
10 years —+219.5%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+12.3%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLEGNCRSPKRYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.7%57.1%39.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.9%53.6%41.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.501.780.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-0.261.26 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-66.8%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.9%-21.5%-20.6% -5.9%
52-week high $36.28$61.89$378.15 $779.14
52-week low $16.65$44.34$197.93 $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.

MultipleLEGNCRSPKRYS
P/E now vs peer median -45.3xmedian 17.8x -10.3xmedian 17.8x 39.5xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 8.1x 187.1xmedian 8.1x 18.9xmedian 8.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 917.1xmedian 15.7x -5.9xmedian 15.7x 34.2xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -64.3xmedian 21.0x -12.5xmedian 21.0x 28.7xmedian 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.0x 2.9xmedian 2.0x 6.2xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.96median 0.36 5.33median 0.36 0.36median 0.36

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 monthsLEGNCRSPKRYS
Revenue $1.27B $25.17M $470.07M
Gross profit $727.10M – $443.16M
Operating income -$55.25M -$532.33M $227.52M
Net income -$80.39M -$456.14M $225.17M
Free cash flow -$64.60M -$376.72M $310.08M
R&D $396.15M $291.14M $59.53M
EPS (diluted) $-0.50 $-4.72 $7.30
Cash & equivalents $672.90M $192.03M $462.84M
Total debt $156.40M $586.93M –
Shares (diluted) 184.32M 96.74M 30.84M
Enterprise value $1.83B -$4.24B $5.53B

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
MetricLEGNCRSPKRYS
P/E -45.3x -10.3x 39.5x
P/FCF -64.3x -12.5x 28.7x
P/Operating cash flow -46.5x -12.6x 27.5x
P/S 3.3x 187.1x 18.9x
P/B 3.4x 2.9x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 2.9x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 917.1x -5.9x 34.2x
EV/EBIT -65.8x -5.7x 35.1x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 120.2x 17.0x
EV/FCF -56.3x -8.0x 25.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -40.7x -8.1x 24.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.96 5.33 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEGNCRSPKRYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 59.5% -34.3% 26.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 97.6% -47.1% 280.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.4% – 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 147.5% – 276.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 75.3% 7.3% 43.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.1% -7.9% 52.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 75.3% 6.6% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% -8.9% 112.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 72.0% 11.8% 9.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% -1.9% 108.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 67.5% -23.8% 83.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.1% -10.5% 72.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 77.8% -24.3% 87.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.5% -8.8% 66.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLEGNCRSPKRYS
Gross margin 57.2% – 94.3%
EBITDA margin 0.3% -2,038% 49.7%
Operating margin -4.3% -2,115% 48.4%
Pretax margin -4.4% -1,802% 55.1%
Net margin -7.2% -1,812% 47.9%
FCF margin -5.1% -1,497% 66.0%
Operating cash flow margin -7.0% -1,488% 68.9%
Return on equity -8.3% -26.9% 16.1%
Return on assets -5.5% -17.5% 14.6%
Return on invested capital -4.2% -23.3% –
Return on capital employed -4.3% -21.6% 16.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 5.2% 276.8% 11.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLEGNCRSPKRYS
Debt / assets 8.9% 23.0% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -130.2x 3.3x –
Debt / FCF -2.4x -1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 29.8% 35.5% 9.5%
Equity / assets 70.2% 64.5% 90.5%
Interest coverage -4.8x – –
Current ratio 3.0x 16.2x 7.9x
Quick ratio 1.7x 16.1x 7.4x
Cash ratio 1.7x 16.1x 6.4x
Altman Z-score 6.95 2.20 37.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEGNCRSPKRYS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -5.2% -2.9% -0.5%
Shareholder yield -5.2% -2.9% -0.5%
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.

ConsensusLEGNCRSPKRYS
Forward P/E – – 41.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $-4.27FY2026 $7.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +5.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +23.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.37BFY2026 $33.04MFY2026 $516.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.9%FY2026 +841.2%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +35.9% +271.8% +33.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLEGNCRSPKRYS
Held by institutions 55.9% 78.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 218 520 423
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% -1.0% +7.0%
Institutions buying 117 238 271
Institutions selling 78 139 107
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.71 2.53

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.

LEGNCRSPKRYS
LEGN 1.00 0.06 0.07
CRSP 0.06 1.00 0.33
KRYS 0.07 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEGN, CRSP and KRYS?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Legend Biotech (LEGN) $4.33B, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) $4.82B, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $8.94B.

Which company is growing faster?

Legend Biotech (LEGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Legend Biotech (LEGN) +59.5%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -34.3%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +26.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has the highest net margin (Legend Biotech (LEGN) -7.2%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -1,812.1%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 47.9%). On return on invested capital, Legend Biotech (LEGN) leads (Legend Biotech (LEGN) -4.2%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Krystal Biotech (KRYS) returned the most: Legend Biotech (LEGN) -29.6%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -14.8%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +50.2%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Legend Biotech (LEGN) -14.3%/yr, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -11.7%/yr, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +42.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has been the steadiest (Legend Biotech (LEGN) 72.7%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) 57.1%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 39.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.