PGEN vs LEGN vs KRYS Stock Comparison

Precigen, Legend Biotech and Krystal Biotech Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PGEN Precigen, Inc.
$5.05 -34.8% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$85.72M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
2 wins
LEGN Legend Biotech Corp
$22.77 +21.3% 1M -29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.27B
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$310.84 -7.2% 1M +52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.89B
P/E
39.5x
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, Precigen 2, Legend Biotech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPGENLEGNKRYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.51B $4.10B $8.89B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x -44.7x 39.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x — 44.8x PGEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,875.0% +59.5% +26.0% PGEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -392.8% -7.2% 47.9% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -4.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.6x -130.2x — LEGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.2% -29.0% +52.9% KRYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr -14.1%/yr +43.4%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.8% 72.7% 39.6% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 74/100 85/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

PGENLEGNKRYS

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

AxisPGENLEGNKRYS
Valuation 58 #265 of 634 88 #77 of 634 82 #113 of 634
Growth 48 #317 of 607 97 #21 of 607 95 #33 of 607
Profitability 59 #229 of 557 80 #110 of 557 98 #14 of 557
Financial Health 25 #488 of 654 60 #263 of 654 84 #109 of 654
Shareholder Returns 80 #80 of 400 44 #223 of 400 69 #125 of 400
Overall 54 74 85
  • PGEN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LEGN 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

PeriodPGENLEGNKRYSSPY
1 month -34.8%+21.3%-7.2% -1.0%
3 months -26.7%+19.5%-4.6% -0.4%
6 months +14.8%-21.4%+7.6% +4.5%
Year to date +20.8%+4.7%+26.1% +12.4%
1 year +30.2%-29.0%+52.9% +13.6%
3 years +317.4%-65.5%+154.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +61.1%-29.9%+36.6% +20.8%
5 years -1.2%-53.3%+505.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year -0.2%-14.1%+43.4% +10.4%
10 years -79.9%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year -14.8%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasurePGENLEGNKRYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.8%72.7%39.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.6%62.9%40.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.340.530.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.36-0.401.34 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.9%-78.2%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-37.2%-17.8% -1.6%
52-week high $8.56$36.28$378.15 $779.14
52-week low $3.10$16.65$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.

MultiplePGENLEGNKRYS
P/E now vs peer median -5.4xmedian 18.0x -45.8xmedian 18.0x 40.9xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 9.1x 3.3xmedian 9.1x 19.6xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -54.3xmedian 16.2x 927.8xmedian 16.2x 35.5xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.7xmedian 21.7x -65.0xmedian 21.7x 29.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 41.5xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x 6.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.38 -0.97median 0.38 0.38median 0.38

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 monthsPGENLEGNKRYS
Revenue $85.72M $1.27B $470.07M
Gross profit $77.72M $727.10M $443.16M
Operating income -$39.50M -$55.25M $227.52M
Net income -$157.71M -$80.39M $225.17M
Free cash flow -$115.22M -$64.60M $310.08M
R&D $32.29M $396.15M $59.53M
EPS (diluted) $-0.81 $-0.50 $7.30
Cash & equivalents $16.33M $672.90M $462.84M
Total debt $93.88M $156.40M –
Shares (diluted) 413.69M 184.32M 30.84M
Enterprise value $1.19B $1.60B $5.48B

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
MetricPGENLEGNKRYS
P/E -5.4x -45.8x 40.9x
P/FCF -15.7x -65.0x 29.7x
P/Operating cash flow -15.8x -46.9x 28.4x
P/S 21.1x 3.3x 19.6x
P/B 41.5x 3.4x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 44.1x 3.4x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA -54.3x 927.8x 35.5x
EV/EBIT -47.2x -66.6x 36.5x
EV/Revenue 21.7x 2.9x 17.7x
EV/FCF -16.2x -57.0x 26.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.3x -41.2x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -0.97 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPGENLEGNKRYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,875% 59.5% 26.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 57.1% 97.6% 280.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 259,173% 42.4% 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 69.2% 147.5% 276.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.1% 75.3% 43.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 49.1% 52.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.7% 75.3% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -108.9% 46.7% 112.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.8% 72.0% 9.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -123.2% 47.0% 108.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.3% 67.5% 83.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.9% 37.1% 72.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -65.1% 77.8% 87.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.3% 44.5% 66.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPGENLEGNKRYS
Gross margin 90.7% 57.2% 94.3%
EBITDA margin -40.0% 0.3% 49.7%
Operating margin -46.1% -4.3% 48.4%
Pretax margin -184.0% -4.4% 55.1%
Net margin -392.8% -7.2% 47.9%
FCF margin -134.4% -5.1% 66.0%
Operating cash flow margin -133.2% -7.0% 68.9%
Return on equity -494.3% -8.3% 16.1%
Return on assets -102.1% -5.5% 14.6%
Return on invested capital – -4.2% –
Return on capital employed -31.6% -4.3% 16.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 15.3% 5.2% 11.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPGENLEGNKRYS
Debt / assets 55.1% 8.9% –
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x -130.2x –
Debt / FCF -0.8x -2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 29.8% 9.5%
Equity / assets 25.6% 70.2% 90.5%
Interest coverage -4.1x -4.8x –
Current ratio 4.6x 3.0x 7.9x
Quick ratio 3.8x 1.7x 7.4x
Cash ratio 1.3x 1.7x 6.4x
Altman Z-score -10.11 7.00 38.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPGENLEGNKRYS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% -5.1% -0.4%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -5.1% -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.

ConsensusPGENLEGNKRYS
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2026 – 44.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $6.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +288.2% – +25.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $249.17MFY2026 $1.37BFY2026 $514.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2,474.1%FY2026 +32.9%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +82.3% +35.9% +33.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPGENLEGNKRYS
Held by institutions 39.2% 55.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 211 218 423
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +7.3% +7.0%
Institutions buying 123 117 272
Institutions selling 46 78 107
Buyers to sellers 2.67 1.50 2.54

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.

PGENLEGNKRYS
PGEN 1.00 0.07 0.30
LEGN 0.07 1.00 0.07
KRYS 0.30 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PGEN, LEGN and KRYS?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Precigen (PGEN) $1.51B, Legend Biotech (LEGN) $4.10B, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $8.89B.

Which company is growing faster?

Precigen (PGEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Precigen (PGEN) +1,875.0%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) +59.5%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +26.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has the highest net margin (Precigen (PGEN) -392.8%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -7.2%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 47.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Krystal Biotech (KRYS) returned the most: Precigen (PGEN) +30.2%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -29.0%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +52.9%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Precigen (PGEN) -0.2%/yr, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -14.1%/yr, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +43.4%/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) 83.8%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) 72.7%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 39.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PGEN, LEGN 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.