LEGN vs NTLA vs SLBT Stock Comparison

Legend Biotech, Intellia Therapeutics and SL Science Holding Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionLEGNNTLASLBTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.15B $1.87B $2.64B LEGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -45.3x -4.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +59.5% +12.6% — LEGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.2% -672.2% — LEGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 28.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.8% -4.6% -88.3% NTLA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.6%/yr -36.9%/yr — LEGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.3% 80.0% 175.5% LEGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 50/100 — LEGN

Percentile Scorecard

LEGNNTLASLBT

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

AxisLEGNNTLASLBT
Valuation 89 #72 of 625 34 #412 of 625 11 #556 of 625
Growth 96 #23 of 602 64 #220 of 602 –
Profitability 80 #109 of 549 39 #338 of 549 –
Financial Health 54 #299 of 654 72 #182 of 654 58 #276 of 654
Shareholder Returns 44 #206 of 367 40 #220 of 367 –
Overall 73 50 –
  • LEGN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NTLA ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SLBT 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

PeriodLEGNNTLASLBTSPY
1 month +21.0%+16.6%-37.3% +0.9%
3 months +19.5%+23.3%-53.5% +5.9%
6 months -1.1%+7.1%-87.9% +8.5%
Year to date +3.6%+48.2%-88.5% +13.3%
1 year -30.8%-4.6%-88.3% +12.4%
3 years -64.6%-42.5%— +88.1%
3 years, per year -29.3%-16.8%— +23.5%
5 years -57.1%-90.0%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -15.6%-36.9%— +11.0%
10 years —+2.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+0.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLEGNNTLASLBTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.3%80.0%175.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.7%82.2%170.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.442.460.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43-0.06-0.50 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-95.5%-91.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.9%-25.3%-90.6% -0.9%
52-week high $36.28$17.84$12.81 $779.14
52-week low $16.65$8.04$1.15 $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.

MultipleLEGNNTLASLBT
P/E now vs peer median -45.3xmedian 17.4x -4.4xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 9.1x 31.3xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -197.3xmedian 17.1x -3.4xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -64.3xmedian 19.0x -5.3xmedian 19.0x -1,406xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x 378.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.96median 0.34 -0.27median 0.34 —median 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 monthsLEGNNTLASLBT
Revenue $1.27B $59.51M –
Gross profit $727.10M – –
Operating income -$55.25M -$423.48M –
Net income -$80.39M -$399.98M –
Free cash flow -$64.60M -$348.69M –
R&D $396.15M $346.73M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.50 $-3.00 –
Cash & equivalents $672.90M $106.13M $8.31M
Total debt $1.06B – –
Shares (diluted) 184.32M 133.48M –
Enterprise value $1.65B $90.37M $2.62B

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
MetricLEGNNTLASLBT
P/E -45.3x -4.4x –
P/FCF -64.3x -5.3x -1,406x
P/Operating cash flow -46.5x -5.4x –
P/S 3.3x 31.3x –
P/B 3.4x 2.6x 378.4x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 2.6x 378.4x
EV/EBITDA -197.3x -3.4x –
EV/EBIT -65.8x -3.4x –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 24.0x –
EV/FCF -56.3x -4.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow -40.7x -4.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.96 -0.27 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEGNNTLASLBT
Revenue growth (1Y) 59.5% 12.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 97.6% 3.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 147.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 75.3% 17.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.1% 2.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 75.3% 16.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 4.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 72.0% 35.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% 16.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 67.5% 17.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.1% 2.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 77.8% 17.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.5% 3.2% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLEGNNTLASLBT
Debt / assets 8.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 28.0x – –
Debt / FCF -2.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 29.8% 15.1% 21.8%
Equity / assets 70.2% 84.9% 78.2%
Interest coverage -4.8x – –
Current ratio 3.0x 6.6x 4.4x
Quick ratio 1.7x 5.6x 4.3x
Cash ratio 1.7x 5.5x 4.3x
Altman Z-score 6.95 3.15 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEGNNTLASLBT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -5.2% -7.1% –
Shareholder yield -5.2% -7.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusLEGNNTLASLBT
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $-3.38FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.37BFY2026 $48.94MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +32.9%FY2026 -27.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +35.9% +158.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLEGNNTLASLBT
Held by institutions 55.9% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 218 329 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% +30.5% –
Institutions buying 117 195 –
Institutions selling 78 78 –
Buyers to sellers 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.

LEGNNTLASLBT
LEGN 1.00 0.08 -0.03
NTLA 0.08 1.00 -0.09
SLBT -0.03 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEGN, NTLA and SLBT?

Legend Biotech (LEGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Legend Biotech (LEGN) $4.15B, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) $1.87B, SL Science Holding (SLBT) $2.64B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) returned the most: Legend Biotech (LEGN) -30.8%, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -4.6%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) -88.3%. Over five years, Legend Biotech (LEGN) compounded fastest (Legend Biotech (LEGN) -15.6%/yr, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -36.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Legend Biotech (LEGN) has been the steadiest (Legend Biotech (LEGN) 72.3%, Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) 80.0%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) 175.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Legend Biotech (LEGN) 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.