ACB vs CRON vs CURLF Stock Comparison

Aurora Cannabis, Cronos and Curaleaf 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
2 wins
CRON Cronos Group Inc.
$3.38 +1.2% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.25B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$236.78M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Cronos leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cronos 7, Aurora Cannabis 2, Curaleaf Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACBCRONCURLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $230.56M $1.25B $2.22B CURLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.4x 17.9x -69.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.1x 428.0x CRON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.3% +36.1% +3.0% CRON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.1% 29.6% -2.4% CRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% — 1.3% ACB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.0x — 2.4x ACB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.5% +36.8% -0.5% CRON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.0%/yr -8.5%/yr -21.7%/yr CRON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.9% 39.4% 101.7% CRON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 88/100 63/100 CRON

Percentile Scorecard

ACBCRONCURLF

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

AxisACBCRONCURLF
Valuation 92 #4 of 38 70 #12 of 38 60 #16 of 38
Growth 56 #16 of 35 100 #1 of 35 77 #9 of 35
Profitability 66 #13 of 36 77 #9 of 36 83 #7 of 36
Financial Health 95 #3 of 39 100 #1 of 39 47 #21 of 39
Shareholder Returns 33 #9 of 13 92 #2 of 13 50 #7 of 13
Overall 68 88 63
  • ACB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • CRON ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • CURLF 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

PeriodACBCRONCURLFSPY
1 month +1.2%+1.2%-22.6% -0.2%
3 months +52.6%+18.6%-0.3% +3.9%
6 months +21.3%+27.5%-13.5% +8.2%
Year to date -1.7%+28.5%+13.2% +12.9%
1 year -18.5%+36.8%-0.5% +12.3%
3 years -4.8%+96.5%+2.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.6%+25.3%+0.9% +23.3%
5 years -94.0%-36.0%-70.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -43.0%-8.5%-21.7% +10.9%
10 years -97.9%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -32.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACBCRONCURLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.9%39.4%101.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%36.1%99.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.611.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.330.940.00 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.0%-75.9%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.5%-4.8%-39.3% -1.2%
52-week high $5.57$3.55$14.10 $779.14
52-week low $2.58$2.30$5.67 $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.

MultipleACBCRONCURLF
P/E now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 16.7x 18.0xmedian 16.7x -70.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 5.3xmedian 0.9x 1.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 12.9x 38.4xmedian 12.9x 13.0xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 23.2x 25.2xmedian 23.2x 28.6xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x 2.6xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17median 0.57 0.51median 0.57 -1.65median 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 monthsACBCRONCURLF
Revenue $209.76M $236.78M $1.31B
Gross profit $104.37M $82.13M $650.50M
Operating income $8.69M -$2.43M $19.31M
Net income -$87.42M $77.88M -$34.54M
Free cash flow $17.57M $49.82M $79.21M
R&D $2.99M $5.36M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.63 $0.19 $-0.12
Cash & equivalents $48.78M $467.02M $94.59M
Total debt $15.96M – $611.54M
Shares (diluted) 57.30M 375.06M 270.70M
Enterprise value -$71.72M -$2.02B $1.83B

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
MetricACBCRONCURLF
P/E -6.6x 18.0x -70.4x
P/FCF 13.9x 25.2x 28.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 20.9x 15.7x
P/S 1.2x 5.3x 1.7x
P/B 0.7x 1.1x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.1x -25.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 38.4x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 21.9x -187.8x 144.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.9x 2.1x
EV/FCF 10.8x 9.2x 35.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 7.6x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 0.51 -1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACBCRONCURLF
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.3% 36.1% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 30.1% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.4% 92.5% 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 86.1% 98.9% 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.7% 95.5% -3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 70.6% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -2,154% 264.6% 85.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.8% 36.5% 56.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -261.6% 288.8% 87.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 35.6% 42.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 122.5% 199.9% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 37.8% 16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 796.4% 651.8% 1,173%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 35.7% 45.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACBCRONCURLF
Gross margin 49.8% 34.7% 49.7%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 5.0% 16.4%
Operating margin 4.1% -1.0% 1.5%
Pretax margin -14.1% 28.9% -7.3%
Net margin -17.1% 29.6% -2.4%
FCF margin 8.4% 21.0% 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 25.4% 11.1%
Return on equity -23.7% 7.1% -3.8%
Return on assets -20.1% 6.7% -1.1%
Return on invested capital 2.3% – 1.3%
Return on capital employed – -0.2% 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 0.8x -4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.7% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACBCRONCURLF
Debt / assets 3.7% – 21.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.0x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 0.9x – 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 15.1% 5.3% 69.2%
Equity / assets 84.9% 94.7% 30.8%
Interest coverage 3.8x – –
Current ratio – 16.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 14.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 14.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 13.69 0.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACBCRONCURLF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.0% 3.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -2.0% 3.1% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusACBCRONCURLF
Forward P/E – 21.1xFY2026 428.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.13FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $0.02FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.8% -1,500.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $223.56MFY2026 $206.33MFY2026 $1.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +40.7%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +26.5% +0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACBCRONCURLF
Held by institutions 9.3% 12.8% 0.0%
Institutions holding 150 195 2
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% -2.5% -86.3%
Institutions buying 52 71 1
Institutions selling 17 41 1
Buyers to sellers 3.06 1.73 1.00

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.

ACBCRONCURLF
ACB 1.00 0.59 0.58
CRON 0.59 1.00 0.52
CURLF 0.58 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACB, CRON and CURLF?

Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) $230.56M, Cronos (CRON) $1.25B, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) $2.22B.

Which company is growing faster?

Cronos (CRON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -12.3%, Cronos (CRON) +36.1%, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cronos (CRON) has the highest net margin (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -17.1%, Cronos (CRON) 29.6%, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Aurora Cannabis (ACB) leads (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 2.3%, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) 1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cronos (CRON) returned the most: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -18.5%, Cronos (CRON) +36.8%, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) -0.5%. Over five years, Cronos (CRON) compounded fastest (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -43.0%/yr, Cronos (CRON) -8.5%/yr, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) -21.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cronos (CRON) has been the steadiest (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 55.9%, Cronos (CRON) 39.4%, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) 101.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACB, CRON and CURLF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cronos (CRON) leads on 7. 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.