Krystal Biotech, Inc.
Krystal Biotech, Inc. is classified under Healthcare / Biotechnology and appears profitable on the latest normalized snapshot.
Business. Krystal Biotech, Inc. (KRYS) is a diversified pharmaceuticals company headquartered in the United States. The firm operates within the Health Care sector, focusing on the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products. Krystal Biotech is publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Specific operating segments and geographic revenue breakdowns are not disclosed in the available data.
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- EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
- Macro
- Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
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- Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
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- ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
- ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR
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Krystal Biotech, Inc. (KRYS) is a diversified pharmaceuticals company headquartered in the United States. The firm operates within the Health Care sector, focusing on the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products. Krystal Biotech is publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Specific operating segments and geographic revenue breakdowns are not disclosed in the available data.
Krystal Biotech, Inc. (KRYS) is currently classified as Biotechnology within Biotechnology (Healthcare). Classification confidence: 0.89 (rule-based classification). Capital structure on the latest snapshot: total assets 1,396,967,000 USD, total equity 1,276,729,000, short-term debt 0, long-term debt 0. Net cash position is approximately 501,313,000 USD. Self-calculated market cap is 9,393,562,905 USD (market_price × shares_outstanding_diluted). Profitability profile: revenue 116,357,000, gross profit 0, operating income 53,689,000, net income 55,932,000. Return on equity ~16.0%. Return on assets ~14.7%. Operating-cash-flow to net-income ratio is 0.98. Risk profile from automated assessment: liquidity risk low, dilution risk high. Flags: Diluted share count is moderately above the basic share count.; Source documents mention dilution or offering risk.. Recent news context: [TRIGGER] allocator_boost: allocator_boost (allocator) on KRYS — watcher=allocator; producer_version=ws49-p2a-v2; plan_date=2026-08-02; rank=1; ev=8.660885; company_id=7d20c51a-2c20-4e4e-a836-6706906c9a9e; term_contributions={'event_proximity': 2.456192, 'gradability': 2.0, 'staleness': 4.204693, 'credibility_interest': 0.0}; days_since_analysis=66; pending_promises=0; reason=Allocator coverage boost rank #1 EV=8.660885 for KRYS (hot+stale; days_since=66); calendar_week={'next_event_date': '2026-08-03', 'days_until': 1, 'bases': ['expected (estimated date)'], 'in_plan_rows': True, 'never_analyzed': False}; contributing_watchers=allocator (source=allocator; url=allocator:2026-08-02:KRYS). Additional context: allocator_boost: watcher=allocator; producer_version=ws49-p2a-v2; plan_date=2026-08-02; rank=1; ev=8.660885; company_id=7d20c51a-2c20-4e4e-a836-6706906c9a9e; term_contributions={'event_proximity': 2.456192, 'gradability': 2.0, 'staleness': 4.204693, 'credibility_interest': 0.0}; days_since_analysis=66; pending_promises=0; reason=Allocator coverage boost rank #1 EV=8.660885 for KRYS (hot+stale; days_since=66); calendar_week={'next_event_date': '2026-08-03', 'days_until': 1, 'bases': ['expected (estimated date)'], 'in_plan_rows': True, 'never_analyzed': False}; contributing_watchers=allocator.
- Observed GAAP P/E is about 45.86x.
- Return on equity is about 16.0%.
- Debt to equity is about 0.0x.
- [TRIGGER] allocator_boost: allocator_boost (allocator) on KRYS — watcher=allocator; producer_version=ws49-p2a-v2; plan_date=2026-08-02; rank=1; ev=8.660885; company_id=7d20c51a-2c20-4e4e-a836-6706906c9a9e; term_contributions={'event_proximity': 2.456192, 'gradability': 2.0, 'staleness': 4.204693, 'credibility_interest': 0.0}; days_since_analysis=66; pending_promises=0; reason=Allocator coverage boost rank #1 EV=8.660885 for KRYS (hot+stale; days_since=66); calendar_week={'next_event_date': '2026-08-03', 'days_until': 1, 'bases': ['expected (estimated date)'], 'in_plan_rows': True, 'never_analyzed': False}; contributing_watchers=allocator (source=allocator; url=allocator:2026-08-02:KRYS)
- Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) (in thousands, except par value) March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 501,313 $ 496,304 Short-term investments 322,092 331,487 Accounts receivable, net 127,022 127,425 Inventory 42,646 40,475 Prepaid taxes 10,642 14,006 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 16,026 14,905 Total current assets 1,019,741 1,024,602 Property and equipment, net 153,582 150,776 Long-term investments 193,485 128,066 Right-of-use assets 7,035 7,239 Deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance 22,824 22,824 Other non-current assets 300 287 Total assets $ 1,396,967 $ 1,333,794 Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity Current liabilities Accounts payable $ 4,089 $ 3,238 Current portion of lease liability 1,800 1,771 Accrued rebates 70,717 58,181 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 31,196 39,752 Total current liabilities 107,802 102,942 Lease liability 7,312 7,568 Other long-term liabilities 5,124 3,724 Total liabilities 120,238 114,234 Commitments and contingencies (see note 7) Stockholders’ equity Common stock; $ 0.00001 par value; 80,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025; 29,437 and 29,192 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
- Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands) 2026 2025 Operating Activities Net income $ 55,932 $ 35,733 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities Depreciation 1,522 1,410 Accretion on marketable securities ( 576 ) ( 453 ) Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets 204 224 Stock-based compensation expense, net 13,609 13,478 Realized gain on investments ( 529 ) ( 1,502 ) Other, net 136 614 Changes in operating assets and liabilities Accounts receivable, net 58 1,486 Inventory ( 243 ) ( 1,395 ) Prepaid taxes 3,365 457 Prepaid expenses and other current assets ( 1,699 ) ( 3,433 ) Lease liability ( 227 ) ( 136 ) Other long-term liabilities 1,435 534 Accounts payable 1,022 906 Accrued rebates 12,685 10,601 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities ( 6,312 ) 3,695 Accrued legal settlement — ( 31,250 ) Net cash provided by operating activities 80,382 30,969 Investing Activities Proceeds from disposal of assets — 435 Purchases of property and equipment ( 7,148 ) ( 6,204 ) Purchases of investments ( 160,033 ) ( 137,806 ) Maturities of investments 103,598 88,806 Net cash (used in) investing activities ( 63,583 ) ( 54,769 ) Financing Activities Proceeds from exercise of stock options 6,501 1,462 Taxes paid for employee tax withholding related to restricted stock units ( 16,960 ) ( 12,116 ) Taxes paid related to settlement of restricted stock awards — ( 1,812 ) Net cash (used in) financing activities ( 10,459 ) ( 12,466 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents ( 1,331 ) 171 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 5,009 ( 36,095 ) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 496,304 344,865 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 501,313 $ 308,770 Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Activities Unpaid purchases of property and equipment $ 1,218 $ 1,397 Initial recognition of right-of-use assets $ — $ 1,802 Supplemental Cash Flow Information Income taxes paid $ 627 $ 400 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Bull / Bear case
Generated · model-assistedKrystal Biotech generated $389.1 million in FY2025 revenue, reflecting a robust 139.4% compound annual growth rate since FY2023.
Twelve analysts maintain a buy recommendation with a mean price target of $314.70, implying modest upside from current levels.
The firm maintains a low leverage band with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, ensuring financial stability.
Krystal Biotech faces a high dilution risk flag, which could negatively impact existing shareholder value and equity ownership.
In focus — financials by report
Revenue $116.4M; Operating income $53.7M.
- ▍Revenue $116.4M
- ▍Operating income $53.7M
- ▍Net margin 48.1%
Revenue $282.0M; Operating income $117.0M.
- ▍Revenue $282.0M
- ▍Operating income $117.0M
- ▍Net margin 54.4%
Revenue $184.2M; Operating income $75.5M.
- ▍Revenue $184.2M
- ▍Operating income $75.5M
- ▍Net margin 40.2%
Revenue $389.1M; Operating income $161.3M.
- ▍Revenue $389.1M
- ▍Operating income $161.3M
- ▍Net margin 52.6%
Revenue $290.5M; Operating income $65.7M.
- ▍Revenue $290.5M
- ▍Operating income $65.7M
- ▍Net margin 30.7%
Revenue $290.5M; Operating income $65.7M.
- ▍Revenue $290.5M
- ▍Operating income $65.7M
- ▍Net margin 30.7%
Revenue $50.7M; Operating income -$109.7M.
- ▍Revenue $50.7M
- ▍Operating income -$109.7M
- ▍Net margin 21.6%
Revenue $50.7M; Operating income -$109.7M.
- ▍Revenue $50.7M
- ▍Operating income -$109.7M
- ▍Net margin 21.6%
Valuation FY
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Peer comparison
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Predictor forecast
| Metric | Our forecast | Guidance | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | —no estimate | —no estimate | 7,36 |
| Revenue | —no estimate | —no estimate | 510,4M USD |
| Operating income | —no estimate | —no estimate | 237,7M USD |
Options
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sell-side coverageEstimate revisions
consensus EPS · 26-week trendSell-side observations
Themes
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Risk factors
- Diluted share count is moderately above the basic share count.
- Source documents mention dilution or offering risk.
Benchmarks vs cohort
Corporate actions / M&A
FX exposure
Comparable transactions
Derivatives & instruments
Derivative transactions
- Chief Accounting Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 5 442grant · 2026-02-27
- Chief Accounting Officer · Performance Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 7 500exercise · 2026-02-27
- Chief Accounting Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 550exercise · 2026-02-27
- Chief Accounting Officer · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockAcquired 13 575 @ $275,64grant · 2026-02-27
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Performance Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 22 500exercise · 2026-02-27
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 4 000exercise · 2026-02-27
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockAcquired 18 100 @ $275,64grant · 2026-02-27
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 7 256grant · 2026-02-27
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Performance Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 43 536grant · 2026-02-27
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 8 750exercise · 2026-02-27
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Performance Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 26 250exercise · 2026-02-27
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 5 725exercise · 2026-02-27
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockAcquired 45 249 @ $275,64grant · 2026-02-27
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 18 140grant · 2026-02-27
- Director · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockDisposed 37 895 @ $2,46exercise · 2026-02-24
- Director · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockDisposed 18 950 @ $8,79exercise · 2026-02-19
- Chief Accounting Officer · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockDisposed 12 500 @ $63,55exercise · 2026-02-09
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- Cash Conversion Ratiooperating_cash_flow / net_income
- Market Priceinput from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
- Ev To Revenueenterprise_value / revenue
- Net Cashcash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
- Return On Equitynet_income / total_equity
- Market Capmarket_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
- Krystal Biotech, Inc. company facts · 2026-08-02
- Krystal Biotech, Inc. 10-Q 2026-05-04 · 2026-08-02
- Krystal Biotech, Inc. 10-K 2026-02-17 · 2026-08-02
- Krystal Biotech, Inc. 10-Q 2025-11-03 · 2026-08-02
- Krystal Biotech, Inc. 10-Q 2025-08-04 · 2026-08-02
- allocator_boost (allocator) on KRYS · 2026-08-02
- Krystal Biotech Inc Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-08-02
- Krystal Biotech Inc Market data — ESG · 2026-08-02
- Krystal Biotech, Inc. HA canonical relationships · 2026-08-02
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,06 %$91M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,06 %$1 130M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$69M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$213M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$121M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$42M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,02 %$725M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,01 %$48M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$40M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$340M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$46M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$166M
- Funds · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$65M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,01 %$685M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$63M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$65M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$56M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$39M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$11M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$37M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$54M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$13M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$8M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$7M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$4M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$4M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Insider activity
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Common StockSold 11 461 @ $307,68$3,5M · 2026-06-04
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Common StockSold 320 @ $300,75$96K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Common StockSold 593 @ $302,25$179K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Common StockSold 247 @ $303,17$75K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Common StockSold 400 @ $304,89$122K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Common StockSold 480 @ $305,87$147K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Common StockSold 1 348 @ $307,09$414K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Common StockSold 12 729 @ $307,81$3,9M · 2026-06-04
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Common StockSold 3 803 @ $308,89$1,2M · 2026-06-04
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Common StockSold 2 801 @ $309,95$868K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Common StockSold 2 039 @ $310,94$634K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Common StockSold 240 @ $311,65$75K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Common StockSold 320 @ $300,75$96K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Common StockSold 640 @ $302,24$193K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Common StockSold 176 @ $303,17$53K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Common StockSold 544 @ $304,81$166K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Common StockSold 589 @ $306,33$180K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Common StockSold 4 830 @ $308,47$1,5M · 2026-06-04
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Common StockSold 2 784 @ $309,49$862K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Common StockSold 2 652 @ $310,43$823K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Common StockSold 964 @ $311,36$300K · 2026-06-04
- Director, President and CEO, 10% owner · Common StockSold 40 @ $312,23$12K · 2026-06-04
- EVP, General Counsel · Common StockSold 642 @ $302,03$194K · 2026-05-26
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Common StockSold 668 @ $259,61$173K · 2026-03-04
- Director, President, R&D, 10% owner · Common StockSold 3 667 @ $260,37$955K · 2026-03-04
Short positioning
Held by funds 1
- BlackRock (iShares) · ETF0,53 %80,0B $ · #36
Geographic breakdown
Intel & risk
Evidence & claims
From filings & derived data- Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): 15.4%Derived (calculated)
- Net margin (FY 2025-12-31): 52.6%Derived (calculated)
- Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): 16.8%Derived (calculated)
- Current ratio (FY 2025-12-31): 9.95xDerived (calculated)
- Debt-to-equity (FY 2025-12-31): 0.09xDerived (calculated)
- Capex (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 182.0%Derived (calculated)
- Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 43.9%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 126.9%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 128.0%Derived (calculated)
- Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 129.7%Derived (calculated)
- Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 62.7%Derived (calculated)
- Operating income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 145.3%Derived (calculated)
- R&D expense (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 8.3%Derived (calculated)
- Revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 33.9%Derived (calculated)
- Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 28.9%Derived (calculated)
- Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 26.3%Derived (calculated)
- Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 4.4%Derived (calculated)
- Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 496.3MSEC XBRL filing
- Total liabilities (annual): USD 114.23MSEC XBRL filing
- Operating income (annual): USD 161.29MSEC XBRL filing
- Revenue (annual): USD 389.13MSEC XBRL filing
- R&D expense (annual): USD 58.05MSEC XBRL filing
- Capex (annual): USD 11.95MSEC XBRL filing
- Total operating expenses (annual): USD 227.84MSEC XBRL filing