ACB vs VFF vs VRNO Stock Comparison

Aurora Cannabis, Village Farms International and Verano Holdings 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
VRNO Verano Holdings Corp.
$5.10 -14.3% 1M -23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$835.52M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Village Farms International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Village Farms International 6, Verano Holdings 2, Aurora Cannabis 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACBVFFVRNOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $240.51M $314.36M $2.21B VRNO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.4x 13.2x -1.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.3% +15.3% -1.4% VFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.1% 9.8% -30.9% VFF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% 7.2% -12.3% VFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.0x -0.6x -24.5x VRNO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.6% -14.6% -23.9% VFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -42.8%/yr -19.4%/yr -38.1%/yr VFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.9% 60.8% 120.0% ACB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 76/100 37/100 VFF

Percentile Scorecard

ACBVFFVRNO

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

AxisACBVFFVRNO
Valuation 92 #4 of 38 81 #8 of 38 16 #32 of 38
Growth 56 #16 of 35 85 #6 of 35 24 #27 of 35
Profitability 66 #13 of 36 94 #3 of 36 46 #20 of 36
Financial Health 95 #3 of 39 92 #4 of 39 63 #15 of 39
Shareholder Returns 33 #9 of 13 25 #10 of 13 –
Overall 68 76 37
  • ACB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • VFF 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

PeriodACBVFFVRNOSPY
1 month -0.2%-17.8%-14.3% +0.9%
3 months +49.5%+31.0%-1.4% +5.9%
6 months +24.0%-8.5%-17.7% +8.5%
Year to date -3.3%-29.3%-19.0% +13.3%
1 year -18.6%-14.6%-23.9% +12.4%
3 years -6.4%+273.9%-68.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.2%+55.3%-32.1% +23.5%
5 years -93.8%-65.9%-90.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -42.8%-19.4%-38.1% +11.0%
10 years -97.9%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year -32.1%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureACBVFFVRNOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.9%60.8%120.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%60.6%113.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.500.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.24-0.20 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.0%-94.8%-96.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.8%-38.3%-41.4% -0.9%
52-week high $5.57$4.18$8.70 $779.14
52-week low $2.58$1.84$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.

MultipleACBVFFVRNO
P/E now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 16.6x 13.2xmedian 16.6x -1.4xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 1.4xmedian 0.9x 2.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 12.9x 5.2xmedian 12.9x -200.6xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 23.3x -732.8xmedian 23.3x 48.5xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.0x 1.0xmedian 1.0x 3.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17median 0.57 0.41median 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 monthsACBVFFVRNO
Revenue $209.76M $230.57M $835.52M
Gross profit $104.37M $102.12M $399.61M
Operating income $8.69M $37.10M -$132.06M
Net income -$87.42M $23.08M -$258.48M
Free cash flow $17.57M -$429.00K $45.68M
R&D $2.99M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.63 $0.18 $-3.54
Cash & equivalents $48.78M $72.93M $85.20M
Total debt $15.96M $39.96M $392.61M
Shares (diluted) 57.30M 124.72M 73.01M
Enterprise value -$61.78M $33.66M $1.89B

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
MetricACBVFFVRNO
P/E -6.4x 13.2x -1.4x
P/FCF 13.7x -732.8x 48.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 11.2x 24.8x
P/S 1.1x 1.4x 2.6x
P/B 0.6x 1.0x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.1x 17.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 5.2x -200.6x
EV/EBIT 21.4x 7.6x -19.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.2x 3.0x
EV/FCF 10.6x -655.9x 55.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 10.1x 28.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 0.41 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACBVFFVRNO
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.3% 15.3% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -6.5% -3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.4% 77.7% -6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 86.1% 42.8% -3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.7% 306.6% 46.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 45.2% -7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -2,154% 125.3% 25.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.8% 32.9% 2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -261.6% 98.4% -268.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 32.1% -62.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 122.5% -29.6% 4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 55.2% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 796.4% -101.4% 594.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 73.4% 2.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACBVFFVRNO
Gross margin 49.8% 44.3% 47.8%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 23.4% -1.5%
Operating margin 4.1% 16.1% -15.8%
Pretax margin -14.1% 15.1% -24.5%
Net margin -17.1% 9.8% -30.9%
FCF margin 8.4% -0.2% 5.5%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 12.1% 10.7%
Return on equity -23.7% 7.6% -37.9%
Return on assets -20.1% 5.6% -15.2%
Return on invested capital 2.3% 7.2% -12.3%
Return on capital employed – 10.2% -8.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.2x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 0.9% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACBVFFVRNO
Debt / assets 3.7% 9.3% 23.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.0x -0.6x -24.5x
Debt / FCF 0.9x -93.2x 8.6x
Liabilities / assets 15.1% 27.1% 60.2%
Equity / assets 84.9% 72.9% 39.8%
Interest coverage 3.8x 17.0x –
Current ratio – 3.2x 3.7x
Quick ratio – 2.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 1.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 2.42 0.86

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusACBVFFVRNO
Forward P/E – 15.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.13FY2026 $0.17FY2026 $-0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -5.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +52.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $223.56MFY2026 $229.27MFY2026 $807.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +24.2% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACBVFFVRNO
Held by institutions 9.3% 24.7% 0.2%
Institutions holding 150 100 1
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +24.0% –
Institutions buying 52 37 0
Institutions selling 17 29 1
Buyers to sellers 3.06 1.28 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.

ACBVFFVRNO
ACB 1.00 0.48 0.49
VFF 0.48 1.00 0.35
VRNO 0.49 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACB, VFF and VRNO?

Verano Holdings (VRNO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) $240.51M, Village Farms International (VFF) $314.36M, Verano Holdings (VRNO) $2.21B.

Which company is growing faster?

Village Farms International (VFF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -12.3%, Village Farms International (VFF) +15.3%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Village Farms International (VFF) has the highest net margin (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -17.1%, Village Farms International (VFF) 9.8%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -30.9%). On return on invested capital, Village Farms International (VFF) leads (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 2.3%, Village Farms International (VFF) 7.2%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Village Farms International (VFF) returned the most: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -18.6%, Village Farms International (VFF) -14.6%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -23.9%. Over five years, Village Farms International (VFF) compounded fastest (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -42.8%/yr, Village Farms International (VFF) -19.4%/yr, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -38.1%/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%, Village Farms International (VFF) 60.8%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) 120.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACB, VFF 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, Village Farms International (VFF) 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.