Crescent Biopharma Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Crescent Biopharma Inc (CBIO) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Crescent Biopharma Inc vs Its Competitors
- Profitability: Its -1,281.9% net margin compares with -75.5% for the peer group.
- Scale: Crescent Biopharma Inc ranks #341 of 544 companies by market capitalization in the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Crescent Biopharma Inc accounted for 0.5% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CBIO Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
With a net margin of -1,281.86 %, Crescent Biopharma Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (-75.49 %).
Crescent Biopharma Inc generated 0.48 % of the combined sales of its peer group.
Crescent Biopharma Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Crescent Biopharma Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent Biopharma Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (9) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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Crescent Biopharma Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Biopharma Inc | - | - | - | Yes |
| Competitors combined (19) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
CBIO Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CBIO Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
CBIO Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iovance Biotherapeutics inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Verona Pharma Plc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Shattuck Labs Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Urogen Pharma Ltd | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Crescent Biopharma Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Crescent Biopharma Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Crescent Biopharma Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent Biopharma Inc | - | - |
| Hutchmed china Limited | 12,395.05 | 548.51 |
| Verona Pharma Plc | 9,718.43 | 221.67 |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | 8,615.12 | 562.12 |
| Iovance Biotherapeutics inc | 6,399.44 | 324.97 |
| Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc | 2,222.02 | 158.18 |
| SUBTOTAL | 48,601.27 | 2,622.71 |
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Sources: Crescent Biopharma Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Crescent Biopharma Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Instil Bio Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| X4 Pharmaceuticals Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
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Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Crescent Biopharma Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Crescent Biopharma Inc | Reportable 100.00 % |
| Hutchmed china Limited | Other Ventures segment 47.94 % |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | Single Reportable Segment 100.00 % |
| Iovance Biotherapeutics inc | Single reportable segment 100.00 % |
| Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc | Biopharmaceutical Cancer Therapeutics 100.00 % |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals Inc | Reportable Segment Aggregation Before Other Operating Segment 100.00 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Crescent Biopharma Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Biopharma Inc | - | - | -201,819 |
| Hutchmed china Limited | 12,395 | 703,221 | 586,836 |
| Verona Pharma Plc | 9,718 | 2,805,987 | -1,027,684 |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | 8,615 | 965,844 | -267,576 |
| Iovance Biotherapeutics inc | 6,399 | 333,302 | -296,941 |
| Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc | 2,222 | 888,663 | -1,086,326 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 48,601 | 591,101 | -295,429 |
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Crescent Biopharma Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Hutchmed china Limited | CN 74.28 % |
| Iovance Biotherapeutics inc | US 98.66 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Crescent Biopharma Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 498 companies in Crescent Biopharma Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Crescent Biopharma Inc ranks #341 of 498 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 821, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly And Company | 1,021,365 | 19.25 % |
| 2 | Johnson and Johnson | 624,739 | 11.78 % |
| 3 | Beone Medicines Ltd | 539,025 | 10.16 % |
| 4 | Abbvie Inc | 465,454 | 8.77 % |
| 5 | Merck and Co Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Novartis Ag | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Abbott Laboratories | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Novo Nordisk A | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Pfizer Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 341 | Crescent Biopharma Inc | 41 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-10-02.
Crescent Biopharma Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 336 | Werewolf Therapeutics Inc | 45 | -53.75 % |
| 337 | Filana Therapeutics Inc | 45 | -69.68 % |
| 338 | Annovis Bio Inc | 44 | -45.82 % |
| 339 | Gossamer Bio Inc | 44 | 326.31 % |
| 340 | Pds Biotechnology Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 341 | Crescent Biopharma Inc | 41 | 19.92 % |
| 342 | Incannex Healthcare Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 343 | Aprea Therapeutics Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 344 | Elicio Therapeutics Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 345 | Actinium Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 346 | Cns Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-10-02. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Crescent Biopharma Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | - | - | - | -5,470.69 % | - | - | - | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | -11.56 % | -17.57 % | -18.20 % | -30.30 % | -44.02 % | -38.82 % | -151.98 % | -65.75 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Crescent Biopharma Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Crescent Biopharma Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Crescent Biopharma Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 8.1% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Crescent Biopharma Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 821 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Crescent Biopharma Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Crescent Biopharma Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Crescent Biopharma Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Crescent Biopharma Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Crescent Biopharma Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 22.6 points below the industry aggregate.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Crescent Biopharma Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Biopharma Inc | 7.94 | 8.37 | - |
| Hutchmed china Limited | 0.23 | 4.96 | 0.10 |
| Verona Pharma Plc | 8.83 | 10.47 | 0.86 |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | 0.36 | 3.16 | 2.48 |
| Iovance Biotherapeutics inc | 1.26 | 3.60 | 0.00 |
| Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc | 1.43 | 9.15 | - |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Crescent Biopharma Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Biopharma Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Hutchmed china Limited | Q4 2025 | -13.0 % | +1,099.2 % |
| Verona Pharma Plc | Q2 2025 | - | - |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | Q1 2025 | +55.5 % | -99.4 % |
| Iovance Biotherapeutics inc | Q2 2026 | +65.7 % | - |
| Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc | Q4 2025 | +83.9 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +31.1 % | - |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Crescent Biopharma Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Biopharma Inc | Q2 2026 | - | -90.7 % |
| Hutchmed china Limited | Q4 2025 | -3.6 % | -44.2 % |
| Verona Pharma Plc | Q2 2025 | - | - |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | Q1 2025 | -12.2 % | +65.9 % |
| Iovance Biotherapeutics inc | Q2 2026 | -10.8 % | -27.1 % |
| Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc | Q4 2025 | - | - |
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Crescent Biopharma Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Biopharma Inc | - | - | - |
| Hutchmed china Limited | 26.11% | 30.87% | 36.98% |
| Verona Pharma Plc | - | - | - |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | - | - | - |
| Iovance Biotherapeutics inc | - | - | - |
| Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc | - | - | - |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Crescent Biopharma Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent Biopharma Inc | - | - |
| Hutchmed china Limited | 27.31 | 22.60 |
| Verona Pharma Plc | - | 43.84 |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | - | 15.33 |
| Iovance Biotherapeutics inc | - | 19.69 |
| Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc | - | 14.05 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | - | 18.53 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.