MESO vs KRYS vs SRPT Stock Comparison

Mesoblast, Krystal Biotech and Sarepta Therapeutics Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MESO Mesoblast Ltd
$12.39 -18.1% 1M -26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$313.66 -9.3% 1M +68.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.47B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$440.53M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 7, Sarepta Therapeutics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMESOKRYSSRPTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.71B $9.47B $1.99B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.9x 39.2x -17.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 45.2x 6.2x SRPT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +22.6% -20.4% KRYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 54.8% -5.9% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -6.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.3% +68.5% -21.2% KRYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +42.7%/yr -25.3%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.6% 38.1% 81.2% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 85/100 67/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

MESOKRYSSRPT

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

AxisMESOKRYSSRPT
Valuation 71 #183 of 626 79 #133 of 626 97 #23 of 626
Growth – 93 #41 of 604 63 #222 of 604
Profitability – 97 #20 of 555 79 #116 of 555
Financial Health 44 #366 of 658 84 #104 of 658 34 #438 of 658
Shareholder Returns – 70 #110 of 368 61 #146 of 368
Overall – 85 67
  • MESO ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • KRYS ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SRPT ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMESOKRYSSRPTSPY
1 month -18.1%-9.3%-3.7% -0.8%
3 months -14.9%-10.8%+13.2% +3.5%
6 months -19.2%+15.0%-14.3% +7.0%
Year to date -31.3%+27.2%-16.4% +12.2%
1 year -26.3%+68.5%-21.2% +13.0%
3 years +429.5%+174.8%-83.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +74.4%+40.1%-44.8% +23.1%
5 years +2.2%+490.4%-76.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%+42.7%-25.3% +11.0%
10 years +52.6%—-59.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.3%—-8.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMESOKRYSSRPTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.6%38.1%81.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.9%37.3%85.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.500.692.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.481.80-0.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.9%-44.5%-92.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.9%-17.1%-26.5% -1.8%
52-week high $20.96$378.15$24.45 $779.14
52-week low $11.95$185.05$14.86 $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.

MultipleMESOKRYSSRPT
P/E now vs peer median -27.9xmedian 17.1x 38.4xmedian 17.1x -16.2xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 8.8x 21.1xmedian 8.8x 1.0xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x 41.4xmedian 17.1x -19.9xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -35.9xmedian 18.0x 36.0xmedian 18.0x 23.2xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 6.8xmedian 2.1x 1.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 0.74median 0.31 -0.31median 0.31

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 monthsMESOKRYSSRPT
Revenue – $440.53M $1.97B
Gross profit – $416.91M $1.17B
Operating income – $197.75M -$143.25M
Net income – $241.47M -$136.73M
Free cash flow – $257.78M $81.85M
R&D – $59.23M $789.44M
EPS (diluted) – $7.88 $-1.11
Cash & equivalents $102.91M $427.74M $571.15M
Total debt $119.24M – $847.62M
Shares (diluted) 129.49M 30.66M 105.43M
Enterprise value $1.27B $6.24B -$1.24B

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
MetricMESOKRYSSRPT
P/E -27.9x 38.4x -16.2x
P/FCF -35.9x 36.0x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 34.1x 17.1x
P/S 13.3x 21.1x 1.0x
P/B 2.8x 6.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 6.8x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 41.4x -19.9x
EV/EBIT – 42.7x -13.7x
EV/Revenue – 19.2x 1.0x
EV/FCF – 32.7x 23.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 31.0x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.74 -0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMESOKRYSSRPT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 22.6% -20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 25.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.3% -40.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 41.8% -15,270%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 48.8% 34.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 64.6% -135.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 54.9% 46.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 59.7% -215.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 51.8% 52.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 39.4% 136.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 67.0% 30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 39.0% 118.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 58.6% 29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMESOKRYSSRPT
Gross margin – 94.6% 59.1%
EBITDA margin – 46.2% -5.0%
Operating margin – 44.9% -7.3%
Pretax margin – 51.4% -6.6%
Net margin – 54.8% -5.9%
FCF margin – 58.5% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 61.8% 5.6%
Return on equity – 18.3% -9.0%
Return on assets – 16.7% -4.3%
Return on invested capital – – -6.1%
Return on capital employed – 15.0% -5.3%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 12.4% 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMESOKRYSSRPT
Debt / assets 15.4% – 26.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.6x
Debt / FCF – – 10.4x
Liabilities / assets 26.5% 9.4% 52.1%
Equity / assets 73.5% 90.6% 47.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.4x 8.3x 4.4x
Quick ratio 2.0x 7.7x 2.4x
Cash ratio 1.3x 6.6x 1.6x
Altman Z-score – 40.96 -0.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMESOKRYSSRPT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.4% -1.1%
Shareholder yield – -0.4% -1.1%
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.

ConsensusMESOKRYSSRPT
Forward P/E – 45.2xFY2026 6.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.15FY2027 $6.94FY2026 $2.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +25.5% -88.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $188.99MFY2027 $514.54MFY2026 $1.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.2%FY2027 +32.2%FY2026 -20.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +110.3% +33.4% -21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMESOKRYSSRPT
Held by institutions 3.0% 99.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 73 421 324
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.7% +4.6% +4.5%
Institutions buying 34 271 148
Institutions selling 20 106 115
Buyers to sellers 1.70 2.56 1.29

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.

MESOKRYSSRPT
MESO 1.00 0.16 0.36
KRYS 0.16 1.00 0.18
SRPT 0.36 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MESO, KRYS and SRPT?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mesoblast (MESO) $1.71B, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.47B, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) $1.99B.

Which company is growing faster?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +22.6%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has the highest net margin (Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 54.8%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Krystal Biotech (KRYS) returned the most: Mesoblast (MESO) -26.3%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +68.5%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -21.2%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Mesoblast (MESO) +0.4%/yr, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +42.7%/yr, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -25.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has been the steadiest (Mesoblast (MESO) 54.6%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 38.1%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) 81.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MESO, KRYS and SRPT?

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.