ACB vs CGC vs VRNO Stock Comparison

Aurora Cannabis, Canopy Growth and Verano Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACB Aurora Cannabis Inc
$4.15 +1.2% 1M -18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$230.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$209.76M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
5 wins
CGC Canopy Growth Corp
$0.68 -27.7% 1M -48.5% 1Y
Market cap
$281.90M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$271.79M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
1 win
VRNO Verano Holdings Corp.
$5.13 -14.5% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$370.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$835.52M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Aurora Cannabis leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Aurora Cannabis 5, Verano Holdings 3, Canopy Growth 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACBCGCVRNOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $230.56M $281.90M $370.92M VRNO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.4x -1.7x -1.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.3% +13.1% -1.4% CGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.1% -62.1% -30.9% ACB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% -17.7% -12.3% ACB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.0x 0.8x -24.5x VRNO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.5% -48.5% -26.7% ACB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.0%/yr -65.0%/yr -38.3%/yr VRNO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.9% 74.9% 120.1% ACB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 41/100 36/100 ACB

Percentile Scorecard

ACBCGCVRNO

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

AxisACBCGCVRNO
Valuation 92 #4 of 38 30 #27 of 38 14 #33 of 38
Growth 56 #16 of 35 88 #5 of 35 24 #27 of 35
Profitability 66 #13 of 36 14 #31 of 36 46 #20 of 36
Financial Health 95 #3 of 39 74 #11 of 39 63 #15 of 39
Shareholder Returns 33 #9 of 13 0 #13 of 13 –
Overall 68 41 36
  • ACB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • CGC ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • VRNO ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACBCGCVRNOSPY
1 month +1.2%-27.7%-14.5% -0.2%
3 months +52.6%-23.6%+1.0% +3.9%
6 months +21.3%-40.9%-18.6% +8.2%
Year to date -1.7%-40.4%-18.6% +12.9%
1 year -18.5%-48.5%-26.7% +12.3%
3 years -4.8%-86.6%-68.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.6%-48.8%-31.9% +23.3%
5 years -94.0%-99.5%-91.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -43.0%-65.0%-38.3% +10.9%
10 years -97.9%-98.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -32.1%-34.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACBCGCVRNOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.9%74.9%120.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%63.4%114.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.230.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.65-0.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.0%-99.6%-96.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.5%-64.6%-41.0% -1.2%
52-week high $5.57$1.92$8.70 $779.14
52-week low $2.58$0.67$3.95 $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.

MultipleACBCGCVRNO
P/E now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 16.7x -1.7xmedian 16.7x -1.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x 2.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 12.9x -2.4xmedian 12.9x -201.6xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 23.2x -4.8xmedian 23.2x 48.8xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.0x 0.6xmedian 1.0x 3.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17median 0.57 -0.02median 0.57 0.02median 0.57

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 monthsACBCGCVRNO
Revenue $209.76M $271.79M $835.52M
Gross profit $104.37M $53.41M $399.61M
Operating income $8.69M -$117.01M -$132.06M
Net income -$87.42M -$168.82M -$258.48M
Free cash flow $17.57M -$60.26M $45.68M
R&D $2.99M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.63 $-0.40 $-3.54
Cash & equivalents $48.78M $236.91M $85.20M
Total debt $15.96M $169.05M $392.61M
Shares (diluted) 57.30M 422.26M 73.01M
Enterprise value -$71.72M -$717.08M $46.35M

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
MetricACBCGCVRNO
P/E -6.6x -1.7x -1.4x
P/FCF 13.9x -4.8x 48.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x -5.1x 24.9x
P/S 1.2x 1.1x 2.7x
P/B 0.7x 0.6x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.7x 17.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x -2.4x -201.6x
EV/EBIT 21.9x -1.8x -19.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.8x 3.0x
EV/FCF 10.8x -3.6x 55.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x -3.8x 28.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 -0.02 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACBCGCVRNO
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.3% 13.1% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -0.1% -3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.4% -0.4% -6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 86.1% 52.9% -3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.7% -46.6% 46.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 43.3% -7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -2,154% 47.1% 25.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.8% 43.6% 2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -261.6% 76.4% -268.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 71.2% -62.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 122.5% 36.4% 4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 48.8% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 796.4% 36.7% 594.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 48.0% 2.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACBCGCVRNO
Gross margin 49.8% 19.7% 47.8%
EBITDA margin 6.5% -33.2% -1.5%
Operating margin 4.1% -43.1% -15.8%
Pretax margin -14.1% -62.2% -24.5%
Net margin -17.1% -62.1% -30.9%
FCF margin 8.4% -22.2% 5.5%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% -20.9% 10.7%
Return on equity -23.7% -34.3% -37.9%
Return on assets -20.1% -21.4% -15.2%
Return on invested capital 2.3% -17.7% -12.3%
Return on capital employed – -17.4% -8.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 0.3x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 1.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACBCGCVRNO
Debt / assets 3.7% 21.8% 23.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.0x 0.8x -24.5x
Debt / FCF 0.9x -2.8x 8.6x
Liabilities / assets 15.1% 37.6% 60.2%
Equity / assets 84.9% 62.4% 39.8%
Interest coverage 3.8x -3.9x –
Current ratio – 3.0x 3.7x
Quick ratio – 2.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 2.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – -13.33 0.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACBCGCVRNO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.0% -84.5% –
Shareholder yield -2.0% -84.5% –
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.

ConsensusACBCGCVRNO
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.13FY2026 $-0.10FY2026 $-0.54FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $223.56MFY2026 $252.42MFY2026 $807.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% -0.6% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACBCGCVRNO
Held by institutions 9.3% 7.0% 0.2%
Institutions holding 150 215 1
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +0.3% –
Institutions buying 52 74 0
Institutions selling 17 32 1
Buyers to sellers 3.06 2.31 0.00

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.

ACBCGCVRNO
ACB 1.00 0.68 0.49
CGC 0.68 1.00 0.62
VRNO 0.49 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACB, CGC and VRNO?

Verano Holdings (VRNO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) $230.56M, Canopy Growth (CGC) $281.90M, Verano Holdings (VRNO) $370.92M.

Which company is growing faster?

Canopy Growth (CGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -12.3%, Canopy Growth (CGC) +13.1%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aurora Cannabis (ACB) has the highest net margin (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -17.1%, Canopy Growth (CGC) -62.1%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -30.9%). On return on invested capital, Aurora Cannabis (ACB) leads (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 2.3%, Canopy Growth (CGC) -17.7%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aurora Cannabis (ACB) returned the most: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -18.5%, Canopy Growth (CGC) -48.5%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -26.7%. Over five years, Verano Holdings (VRNO) compounded fastest (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -43.0%/yr, Canopy Growth (CGC) -65.0%/yr, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -38.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aurora Cannabis (ACB) has been the steadiest (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 55.9%, Canopy Growth (CGC) 74.9%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) 120.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACB, CGC and VRNO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 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.