ACB vs CRON vs VFF Stock Comparison

Aurora Cannabis, Cronos and Village Farms International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ACB Aurora Cannabis Inc
$4.08 -0.2% 1M -18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$240.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$209.76M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
1 win
CRON Cronos Group Inc.
$3.35 -1.8% 1M +34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.24B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$236.78M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cronos leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cronos 7, Village Farms International 3, Aurora Cannabis 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACBCRONVFFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $240.51M $1.24B $314.36M CRON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.4x 17.9x 13.2x VFF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.9x 15.2x VFF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.3% +36.1% +15.3% CRON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.1% 29.6% 9.8% CRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% — 7.2% VFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.0x — -0.6x ACB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.6% +34.5% -14.6% CRON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -42.8%/yr -8.4%/yr -19.4%/yr CRON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.9% 39.4% 60.8% CRON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 88/100 76/100 CRON

Percentile Scorecard

ACBCRONVFF

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

AxisACBCRONVFF
Valuation 92 #4 of 38 70 #12 of 38 81 #8 of 38
Growth 56 #16 of 35 100 #1 of 35 85 #6 of 35
Profitability 66 #13 of 36 77 #9 of 36 94 #3 of 36
Financial Health 95 #3 of 39 100 #1 of 39 92 #4 of 39
Shareholder Returns 33 #9 of 13 92 #2 of 13 25 #10 of 13
Overall 68 88 76
  • ACB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • CRON ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • VFF 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

PeriodACBCRONVFFSPY
1 month -0.2%-1.8%-17.8% +0.9%
3 months +49.5%+17.1%+31.0% +5.9%
6 months +24.0%+29.8%-8.5% +8.5%
Year to date -3.3%+27.4%-29.3% +13.3%
1 year -18.6%+34.5%-14.6% +12.4%
3 years -6.4%+94.8%+273.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.2%+24.9%+55.3% +23.5%
5 years -93.8%-35.5%-65.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -42.8%-8.4%-19.4% +11.0%
10 years -97.9%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year -32.1%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureACBCRONVFFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.9%39.4%60.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%35.9%60.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.601.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.330.88-0.24 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.0%-75.9%-94.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.8%-5.6%-38.3% -0.9%
52-week high $5.57$3.55$4.18 $779.14
52-week low $2.58$2.30$1.84 $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.

MultipleACBCRONVFF
P/E now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 16.6x 17.9xmedian 16.6x 13.2xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 5.2xmedian 0.9x 1.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 12.9x 37.5xmedian 12.9x 5.2xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 23.3x 24.9xmedian 23.3x -732.8xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x 1.0xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17median 0.57 0.50median 0.57 0.41median 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 monthsACBCRONVFF
Revenue $209.76M $236.78M $230.57M
Gross profit $104.37M $82.13M $102.12M
Operating income $8.69M -$2.43M $37.10M
Net income -$87.42M $77.88M $23.08M
Free cash flow $17.57M $49.82M -$429.00K
R&D $2.99M $5.36M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.63 $0.19 $0.18
Cash & equivalents $48.78M $467.02M $72.93M
Total debt $15.96M – $39.96M
Shares (diluted) 57.30M 375.06M 124.72M
Enterprise value -$61.78M -$1.98B $33.66M

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
MetricACBCRONVFF
P/E -6.4x 17.9x 13.2x
P/FCF 13.7x 24.9x -732.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 20.7x 11.2x
P/S 1.1x 5.2x 1.4x
P/B 0.6x 1.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 37.5x 5.2x
EV/EBIT 21.4x -183.2x 7.6x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF 10.6x 8.9x -655.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 7.4x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 0.50 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACBCRONVFF
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.3% 36.1% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 30.1% -6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.4% 92.5% 77.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 86.1% 98.9% 42.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.7% 95.5% 306.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 70.6% 45.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -2,154% 264.6% 125.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.8% 36.5% 32.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -261.6% 288.8% 98.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 35.6% 32.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 122.5% 199.9% -29.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 37.8% 55.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 796.4% 651.8% -101.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 35.7% 73.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACBCRONVFF
Gross margin 49.8% 34.7% 44.3%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 5.0% 23.4%
Operating margin 4.1% -1.0% 16.1%
Pretax margin -14.1% 28.9% 15.1%
Net margin -17.1% 29.6% 9.8%
FCF margin 8.4% 21.0% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 25.4% 12.1%
Return on equity -23.7% 7.1% 7.6%
Return on assets -20.1% 6.7% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 2.3% – 7.2%
Return on capital employed – -0.2% 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 0.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.7% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACBCRONVFF
Debt / assets 3.7% – 9.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.0x – -0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.9x – -93.2x
Liabilities / assets 15.1% 5.3% 27.1%
Equity / assets 84.9% 94.7% 72.9%
Interest coverage 3.8x – 17.0x
Current ratio – 16.2x 3.2x
Quick ratio – 14.8x 2.1x
Cash ratio – 14.1x 1.4x
Altman Z-score – 13.59 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACBCRONVFF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.0% 3.1% -4.3%
Shareholder yield -2.0% 3.1% -4.3%
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.

ConsensusACBCRONVFF
Forward P/E – 20.9xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.13FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.8% +52.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $223.56MFY2026 $206.33MFY2026 $229.27MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +40.7%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +26.5% +24.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACBCRONVFF
Held by institutions 9.3% 12.8% 24.7%
Institutions holding 150 195 100
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% -2.5% +24.0%
Institutions buying 52 71 37
Institutions selling 17 41 29
Buyers to sellers 3.06 1.73 1.28

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.

ACBCRONVFF
ACB 1.00 0.59 0.48
CRON 0.59 1.00 0.50
VFF 0.48 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACB, CRON and VFF?

Cronos (CRON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) $240.51M, Cronos (CRON) $1.24B, Village Farms International (VFF) $314.36M.

Which stock is cheaper, ACB, CRON and VFF?

Village Farms International (VFF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -6.4x, Cronos (CRON) 17.9x, Village Farms International (VFF) 13.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Village Farms International (VFF) is cheapest (Cronos (CRON) 20.9x, Village Farms International (VFF) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cronos (CRON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -12.3%, Cronos (CRON) +36.1%, Village Farms International (VFF) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cronos (CRON) has the highest net margin (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -17.1%, Cronos (CRON) 29.6%, Village Farms International (VFF) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Village Farms International (VFF) leads (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 2.3%, Village Farms International (VFF) 7.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cronos (CRON) returned the most: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -18.6%, Cronos (CRON) +34.5%, Village Farms International (VFF) -14.6%. Over five years, Cronos (CRON) compounded fastest (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -42.8%/yr, Cronos (CRON) -8.4%/yr, Village Farms International (VFF) -19.4%/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%, Village Farms International (VFF) 60.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.