NGNE vs SLBT vs KRYS Stock Comparison

Neurogene, SL Science Holding and Krystal Biotech Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NGNE Neurogene Inc.
$28.82 +1.5% 1M -11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$649.95M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$324.55 -3.1% 1M +75.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.61B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$440.53M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNGNESLBTKRYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $649.95M $2.55B $9.61B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.8x — 39.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 46.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +22.6% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 54.8% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.8% -88.7% +75.4% KRYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.8%/yr — +45.4%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.0% 175.5% 38.0% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 — 85/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

NGNESLBTKRYS

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

AxisNGNESLBTKRYS
Valuation 50 #315 of 624 11 #556 of 624 79 #131 of 624
Growth 22 #471 of 601 – 93 #41 of 601
Profitability 54 #250 of 541 – 96 #21 of 541
Financial Health 72 #183 of 647 58 #271 of 647 84 #103 of 647
Shareholder Returns 43 #205 of 359 – 70 #108 of 359
Overall 48 – 85
  • NGNE ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SLBT 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

PeriodNGNESLBTKRYSSPY
1 month +1.5%-36.1%-3.1% +0.7%
3 months -14.2%-56.5%-11.5% +3.7%
6 months +10.5%-87.4%+23.8% +7.1%
Year to date +39.9%-88.9%+31.6% +12.8%
1 year -11.8%-88.7%+75.4% +11.9%
3 years +117.0%—+178.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.5%—+40.8% +22.8%
5 years -80.3%—+547.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -27.8%—+45.4% +10.9%
10 years -86.4%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -18.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNGNESLBTKRYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.0%175.5%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.6%170.0%37.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.600.240.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.511.99 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.3%-91.0%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-90.9%-14.2% -1.2%
52-week high $42.84$12.81$378.15 $779.14
52-week low $16.37$1.15$185.05 $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.

MultipleNGNESLBTKRYS
P/E now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x 39.7xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.1x —median 9.1x 21.8xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x 43.0xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.4xmedian 21.7x -1,359xmedian 21.7x 37.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 365.9xmedian 2.2x 7.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17median 0.35 —median 0.35 0.77median 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 monthsNGNESLBTKRYS
Revenue – – $440.53M
Gross profit – – $416.91M
Operating income -$121.35M – $197.75M
Net income -$111.16M – $241.47M
Free cash flow -$87.75M – $257.78M
R&D $88.50M – $59.23M
EPS (diluted) $-4.93 – $7.88
Cash & equivalents $112.49M $8.31M $427.74M
Shares (diluted) 22.55M – 30.66M
Enterprise value -$353.05M $2.54B $6.38B

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
MetricNGNESLBTKRYS
P/E -5.8x – 39.7x
P/FCF -7.4x -1,359x 37.3x
P/Operating cash flow -7.5x – 35.3x
P/S – – 21.8x
P/B 3.0x 365.9x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 365.9x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA -3.6x – 43.0x
EV/EBIT -3.5x – 44.3x
EV/Revenue – – 19.9x
EV/FCF -4.8x – 34.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.9x – 32.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 – 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNGNESLBTKRYS
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 22.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 24.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.8% – 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -33.6% – 48.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -31.7% – 64.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.0% – 54.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -23.0% – 59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% – 51.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.5% – 39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.9% – 67.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.8% – 39.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.1% – 58.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNGNESLBTKRYS
Gross margin – – 94.6%
EBITDA margin – – 46.2%
Operating margin – – 44.9%
Pretax margin – – 51.4%
Net margin – – 54.8%
FCF margin – – 58.5%
Operating cash flow margin – – 61.8%
Return on equity -49.1% – 18.3%
Return on assets -44.0% – 16.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -52.2% – 15.0%
Asset turnover – – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 12.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNGNESLBTKRYS
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 11.1% 21.8% 9.4%
Equity / assets 88.9% 78.2% 90.6%
Interest coverage -60,673x – –
Current ratio 10.6x 4.4x 8.3x
Quick ratio 10.5x 4.3x 7.7x
Cash ratio 10.5x 4.3x 6.6x
Altman Z-score – – 42.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNGNESLBTKRYS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -5.7% – -0.4%
Shareholder yield -5.7% 0.0% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusNGNESLBTKRYS
Forward P/E – – 46.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-5.76FY2026 – $6.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +25.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 – $514.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +32.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +33.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNGNESLBTKRYS
Held by institutions 76.8% – 99.8%
Institutions holding 113 – 422
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% – +4.6%
Institutions buying 61 – 271
Institutions selling 31 – 107
Buyers to sellers 1.97 – 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.

NGNESLBTKRYS
NGNE 1.00 -0.02 0.25
SLBT -0.02 1.00 -0.07
KRYS 0.25 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NGNE, SLBT and KRYS?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Neurogene (NGNE) $649.95M, SL Science Holding (SLBT) $2.55B, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.61B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Krystal Biotech (KRYS) returned the most: Neurogene (NGNE) -11.8%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) -88.7%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +75.4%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Neurogene (NGNE) -27.8%/yr, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +45.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has been the steadiest (Neurogene (NGNE) 79.0%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) 175.5%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NGNE, SLBT 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 5. 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.