PGEN vs KRYS vs SLBT Stock Comparison

Precigen, Krystal Biotech and SL Science Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PGEN Precigen, Inc.
$6.15 -20.6% 1M +43.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$85.72M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
2 wins
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$320.58 -7.3% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.46B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$440.53M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 6, Precigen 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPGENKRYSSLBTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.18B $9.46B $2.69B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.5x 39.2x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.2x 46.2x — PGEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,875.0% +22.6% — PGEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -392.8% 54.8% — KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.0% +68.8% -88.5% KRYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.4%/yr +43.0%/yr — KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.9% 38.1% 175.4% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 85/100 — KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

PGENKRYSSLBT

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

AxisPGENKRYSSLBT
Valuation 59 #258 of 625 79 #131 of 625 11 #555 of 625
Growth 49 #310 of 602 93 #43 of 602 –
Profitability 59 #227 of 551 96 #22 of 551 –
Financial Health 27 #482 of 656 84 #105 of 656 58 #279 of 656
Shareholder Returns 83 #63 of 365 70 #109 of 365 –
Overall 55 85 –
  • PGEN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • KRYS 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

PeriodPGENKRYSSLBTSPY
1 month -20.6%-7.3%-24.2% -0.2%
3 months +11.2%-12.0%-56.7% +3.9%
6 months +53.0%+19.1%-84.9% +8.2%
Year to date +47.1%+30.0%-88.7% +12.9%
1 year +43.0%+68.8%-88.5% +12.3%
3 years +508.9%+180.8%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +82.7%+41.1%— +23.3%
5 years +24.0%+496.2%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.4%+43.0%— +10.9%
10 years -76.2%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -13.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePGENKRYSSLBTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.9%38.1%175.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.4%37.3%170.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.430.690.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.551.81-0.50 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.8%-44.5%-91.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.2%-15.2%-90.7% -1.2%
52-week high $8.56$378.15$12.81 $779.14
52-week low $3.10$185.05$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.

MultiplePGENKRYSSLBT
P/E now vs peer median -6.5xmedian 17.2x 39.2xmedian 17.2x —median 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 9.0x 21.5xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -65.8xmedian 16.3x 42.4xmedian 16.3x —median 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -19.1xmedian 18.7x 36.8xmedian 18.7x -1,382xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 50.5xmedian 2.2x 7.0xmedian 2.2x 372.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.33 0.76median 0.33 —median 0.33

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 monthsPGENKRYSSLBT
Revenue $85.72M $440.53M –
Gross profit $77.72M $416.91M –
Operating income -$39.50M $197.75M –
Net income -$157.71M $241.47M –
Free cash flow -$115.22M $257.78M –
R&D $32.29M $59.23M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.81 $7.88 –
Cash & equivalents $16.33M $427.74M $8.31M
Total debt $93.88M – –
Shares (diluted) 413.69M 30.66M –
Enterprise value $1.87B $6.24B $2.68B

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
MetricPGENKRYSSLBT
P/E -6.5x 39.2x –
P/FCF -19.1x 36.8x -1,382x
P/Operating cash flow -19.3x 34.8x –
P/S 25.7x 21.5x –
P/B 50.5x 7.0x 372.2x
P/Tangible book 53.7x 7.0x 372.2x
EV/EBITDA -65.8x 42.4x –
EV/EBIT -57.2x 43.7x –
EV/Revenue 26.3x 19.6x –
EV/FCF -19.6x 33.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow -19.8x 31.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.76 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPGENKRYSSLBT
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,875% 22.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 57.1% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 259,173% 24.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 69.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.1% 41.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 48.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -26.7% 64.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -108.9% 54.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -93.8% 59.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -123.2% 51.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.3% 39.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.9% 67.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -65.1% 39.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.3% 58.6% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPGENKRYSSLBT
Debt / assets 55.1% – –
Debt / equity 2.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x – –
Debt / FCF -0.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 9.4% 21.8%
Equity / assets 25.6% 90.6% 78.2%
Interest coverage -4.1x – –
Current ratio 4.6x 8.3x 4.4x
Quick ratio 3.8x 7.7x 4.3x
Cash ratio 1.3x 6.6x 4.3x
Altman Z-score -8.25 41.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPGENKRYSSLBT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.4% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% -0.4% 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.

ConsensusPGENKRYSSLBT
Forward P/E 36.2xFY2026 46.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 $6.94FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +1.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +288.2% +25.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $249.17MFY2026 $514.54MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2,474.1%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +82.3% +33.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPGENKRYSSLBT
Held by institutions 39.2% 99.8% –
Institutions holding 210 421 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +4.6% –
Institutions buying 123 271 –
Institutions selling 46 106 –
Buyers to sellers 2.67 2.56 –

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.

PGENKRYSSLBT
PGEN 1.00 0.20 0.00
KRYS 0.20 1.00 -0.07
SLBT 0.00 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PGEN, KRYS and SLBT?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Precigen (PGEN) $2.18B, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.46B, SL Science Holding (SLBT) $2.69B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Krystal Biotech (KRYS) returned the most: Precigen (PGEN) +43.0%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +68.8%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) -88.5%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Precigen (PGEN) +4.4%/yr, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +43.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has been the steadiest (Precigen (PGEN) 77.9%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 38.1%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) 175.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PGEN, KRYS 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, 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.