ACB vs GTBIF vs VREOF Stock Comparison

Aurora Cannabis, Green Thumb Industries and Vireo Growth Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACB Aurora Cannabis Inc
$4.15 +1.2% 1M -18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$229.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$209.76M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
2 wins
VREOF Vireo Growth Inc.
$7.92 -29.2% 1M -57.8% 1Y
Market cap
$350.77M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$511.67M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Green Thumb Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Green Thumb Industries 6, Aurora Cannabis 2, Vireo Growth 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACBGTBIFVREOFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $229.41M $1.41B $350.77M GTBIF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.4x 11.1x -5.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 37.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.3% +4.8% +316.7% VREOF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.1% 10.5% -13.1% GTBIF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% 2.3% — GTBIF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.0x 0.9x 4.7x ACB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.5% -13.0% -57.8% GTBIF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.0%/yr -20.3%/yr -29.4%/yr GTBIF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.9% 79.9% 76.0% ACB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 85/100 51/100 GTBIF

Percentile Scorecard

ACBGTBIFVREOF

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

AxisACBGTBIFVREOF
Valuation 92 #4 of 38 97 #2 of 38 49 #20 of 38
Growth 56 #16 of 35 91 #4 of 35 53 #17 of 35
Profitability 66 #13 of 36 91 #4 of 36 57 #16 of 36
Financial Health 95 #3 of 39 87 #6 of 39 45 #22 of 39
Shareholder Returns 33 #9 of 13 58 #6 of 13 –
Overall 68 85 51
  • ACB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • GTBIF ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • VREOF 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

PeriodACBGTBIFVREOFSPY
1 month +1.2%-17.3%-29.2% -0.2%
3 months +52.6%-6.1%-17.1% +3.9%
6 months +21.3%-18.7%-36.7% +8.2%
Year to date -1.7%-19.8%-56.9% +12.9%
1 year -18.5%-13.0%-57.8% +12.3%
3 years -4.8%-19.0%+38.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.6%-6.8%+11.6% +23.3%
5 years -94.0%-67.8%-82.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -43.0%-20.3%-29.4% +10.9%
10 years -97.9%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -32.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACBGTBIFVREOFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.9%79.9%76.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%68.2%71.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.911.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.16-0.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.0%-82.3%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.5%-33.4%-60.8% -1.2%
52-week high $5.57$9.69$20.19 $779.14
52-week low $2.58$5.29$7.92 $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.

MultipleACBGTBIFVREOF
P/E now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 16.7x 11.2xmedian 16.7x -5.3xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 1.0xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 12.9x 4.8xmedian 12.9x 14.1xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 23.2x 6.4xmedian 23.2x -3.1xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17median 0.57 0.10median 0.57 0.07median 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 monthsACBGTBIFVREOF
Revenue $209.76M $1.21B $511.67M
Gross profit $104.37M $566.88M $248.87M
Operating income $8.69M $116.49M $1.69M
Net income -$87.42M $126.77M -$67.11M
Free cash flow $17.57M $197.77M -$116.31M
R&D $2.99M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.63 $0.57 $-1.49
Cash & equivalents $48.78M $283.59M $122.70M
Total debt $15.96M $566.02M $300.10M
Shares (diluted) 57.30M 222.78M 45.09M
Enterprise value -$72.88M $257.42M -$153.78M

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
MetricACBGTBIFVREOF
P/E -6.6x 11.2x -5.3x
P/FCF 13.9x 6.4x -3.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 4.7x 13.6x
P/S 1.2x 1.0x 0.7x
P/B 0.7x 0.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.9x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 4.8x 14.1x
EV/EBIT 21.9x 13.2x 314.6x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.3x 1.0x
EV/FCF 10.8x 7.8x -4.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 5.7x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 0.10 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACBGTBIFVREOF
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.3% 4.8% 316.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 5.8% 87.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.4% -4.8% 330.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 86.1% 3.9% 88.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.7% -35.9% -43.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 9.2% 132.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -2,154% 337.8% -59.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.8% 105.8% -21.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -261.6% 363.5% -1,879%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 109.5% -72.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 122.5% 21.4% 252.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 8.3% 65.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 796.4% 55.0% -292.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 112.4% -100.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACBGTBIFVREOF
Gross margin 49.8% 46.9% 48.6%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 26.6% 7.4%
Operating margin 4.1% 9.6% 0.3%
Pretax margin -14.1% 23.2% -2.9%
Net margin -17.1% 10.5% -13.1%
FCF margin 8.4% 16.4% -22.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 22.2% 5.1%
Return on equity -23.7% 6.7% -4.1%
Return on assets -20.1% 4.4% -1.4%
Return on invested capital 2.3% 2.3% –
Return on capital employed – 4.5% 0.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 2.1x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 3.6% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACBGTBIFVREOF
Debt / assets 3.7% 20.1% 23.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.0x 0.9x 4.7x
Debt / FCF 0.9x 2.9x -2.6x
Liabilities / assets 15.1% 33.9% 65.3%
Equity / assets 84.9% 66.1% 34.7%
Interest coverage 3.8x 5.5x 0.1x
Current ratio – 2.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 1.5x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 1.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.62 0.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACBGTBIFVREOF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.0% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield -2.0% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusACBGTBIFVREOF
Forward P/E – 37.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.13FY2026 $0.17FY2026 $-0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -64.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +47.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $223.56MFY2026 $1.17BFY2026 $728.10MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026 +170.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +19.3% +63.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACBGTBIFVREOF
Held by institutions 9.3% 0.2% –
Institutions holding 150 5 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +15.4% –
Institutions buying 52 4 –
Institutions selling 17 1 –
Buyers to sellers 3.06 4.00 –

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.

ACBGTBIFVREOF
ACB 1.00 0.55 0.41
GTBIF 0.55 1.00 0.60
VREOF 0.41 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACB, GTBIF and VREOF?

Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) $229.41M, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) $1.41B, Vireo Growth (VREOF) $350.77M.

Which company is growing faster?

Vireo Growth (VREOF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -12.3%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) +4.8%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) +316.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) has the highest net margin (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -17.1%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) 10.5%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) -13.1%). On return on invested capital, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) leads (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 2.3%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) returned the most: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -18.5%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) -13.0%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) -57.8%. Over five years, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) compounded fastest (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -43.0%/yr, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) -20.3%/yr, Vireo Growth (VREOF) -29.4%/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%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) 79.9%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) 76.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACB, GTBIF and VREOF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) leads on 6. 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.