SLBT vs TSHA vs LEGN Stock Comparison

SL Science Holding, Taysha Gene Therapies and Legend Biotech Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LEGN Legend Biotech Corp
$22.30 +18.5% 1M -30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.27B
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Legend Biotech leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Legend Biotech 5, Taysha Gene Therapies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLBTTSHALEGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.68B $1.52B $3.99B LEGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -10.2x -43.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -32.3% +59.5% LEGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -2,728.0% -7.2% LEGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -4.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x 28.0x TSHA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -88.7% -15.8% -30.6% TSHA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -23.1%/yr -15.7%/yr LEGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 175.5% 71.5% 72.3% TSHA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 49/100 73/100 LEGN

Percentile Scorecard

SLBTTSHALEGN

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

AxisSLBTTSHALEGN
Valuation 11 #556 of 624 45 #343 of 624 89 #70 of 624
Growth – 16 #503 of 601 97 #20 of 601
Profitability – 28 #390 of 541 80 #108 of 541
Financial Health 58 #271 of 647 75 #160 of 647 54 #299 of 647
Shareholder Returns – 78 #79 of 359 44 #201 of 359
Overall – 49 73
  • SLBT ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • TSHA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LEGN 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

PeriodSLBTTSHALEGNSPY
1 month -36.1%-15.4%+18.5% +0.7%
3 months -56.5%-28.2%+17.1% +3.7%
6 months -87.4%-34.0%-5.2% +7.1%
Year to date -88.9%-23.3%+2.6% +12.8%
1 year -88.7%-15.8%-30.6% +11.9%
3 years —+86.7%-66.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+23.2%-30.2% +22.8%
5 years —-73.0%-57.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-23.1%-15.7% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureSLBTTSHALEGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 175.5%71.5%72.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 170.0%69.5%62.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.241.820.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.22-0.42 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.0%-96.5%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -90.9%-39.5%-38.5% -1.2%
52-week high $12.81$6.98$36.28 $779.14
52-week low $1.15$3.51$16.65 $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.

MultipleSLBTTSHALEGN
P/E now vs peer median —median 17.8x -10.4xmedian 17.8x -44.8xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.1x 250.3xmedian 9.1x 3.2xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x -6.4xmedian 15.0x -195.0xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,359xmedian 21.7x -10.4xmedian 21.7x -63.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 365.9xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x 3.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.35 -0.26median 0.35 -0.95median 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 monthsSLBTTSHALEGN
Revenue – $5.49M $1.27B
Gross profit – – $727.10M
Operating income – -$153.16M -$55.25M
Net income – -$149.63M -$80.39M
Free cash flow – -$132.57M -$64.60M
R&D – $123.14M $396.15M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.41 $-0.50
Cash & equivalents $8.31M $455.41M $672.90M
Total debt – $49.26M $1.06B
Shares (diluted) – 369.04M 184.32M
Enterprise value $2.67B $171.34M $1.49B

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
MetricSLBTTSHALEGN
P/E – -10.4x -44.8x
P/FCF -1,359x -10.4x -63.6x
P/Operating cash flow – -10.4x -46.0x
P/S – 250.3x 3.2x
P/B 365.9x 3.5x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 365.9x 3.5x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA – -6.4x -195.0x
EV/EBIT – -6.3x -65.0x
EV/Revenue – 176.2x 2.8x
EV/FCF – -7.3x -55.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – -7.3x -40.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.26 -0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBTTSHALEGN
Revenue growth (1Y) – -32.3% 59.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -9.1% 97.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 42.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 147.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -62.9% 75.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -8.7% 49.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -61.4% 75.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -6.5% 46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – -30.3% 72.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 40.5% 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -61.0% 67.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -35.6% 37.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -60.6% 77.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -29.4% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBTTSHALEGN
Gross margin – – 57.2%
EBITDA margin – -2,770% -1.5%
Operating margin – -2,792% -4.3%
Pretax margin – -2,593% -4.4%
Net margin – -2,728% -7.2%
FCF margin – -2,417% -5.1%
Operating cash flow margin – -2,410% -7.0%
Return on equity – -47.5% -8.3%
Return on assets – -36.9% -5.5%
Return on invested capital – – -4.2%
Return on capital employed – -42.6% -4.3%
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 331.3% 5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBTTSHALEGN
Debt / assets – 10.5% 8.9%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x 28.0x
Debt / FCF – -0.4x -2.4x
Liabilities / assets 21.8% 17.7% 29.8%
Equity / assets 78.2% 82.3% 70.2%
Interest coverage – -3,647x -4.8x
Current ratio 4.4x 17.8x 3.0x
Quick ratio 4.3x 17.5x 1.7x
Cash ratio 4.3x 17.5x 1.7x
Altman Z-score – 7.57 6.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBTTSHALEGN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.2% -5.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.2% -5.2%
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.

ConsensusSLBTTSHALEGN
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.47FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.96MFY2026 $1.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -80.0%FY2026 +32.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1,298.6% +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBTTSHALEGN
Held by institutions – 81.2% 55.9%
Institutions holding – 209 218
Change in shares held, QoQ – +12.7% +7.3%
Institutions buying – 140 117
Institutions selling – 42 78
Buyers to sellers – 3.33 1.50

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.

SLBTTSHALEGN
SLBT 1.00 -0.03 -0.03
TSHA -0.03 1.00 0.17
LEGN -0.03 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLBT, TSHA and LEGN?

Legend Biotech (LEGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: SL Science Holding (SLBT) $2.68B, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) $1.52B, Legend Biotech (LEGN) $3.99B.

Which company is growing faster?

Legend Biotech (LEGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) -32.3%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) +59.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Legend Biotech (LEGN) has the highest net margin (Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) -2,728.0%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -7.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) returned the most: SL Science Holding (SLBT) -88.7%, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) -15.8%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -30.6%. Over five years, Legend Biotech (LEGN) compounded fastest (Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) -23.1%/yr, Legend Biotech (LEGN) -15.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) has been the steadiest (SL Science Holding (SLBT) 175.5%, Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) 71.5%, Legend Biotech (LEGN) 72.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.