ACB vs VREOF vs CGC Stock Comparison

Aurora Cannabis, Vireo Growth and Canopy Growth Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACB Aurora Cannabis Inc
$5.16 +31.6% 1M +5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$296.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$209.76M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
5 wins
VREOF Vireo Growth Inc.
$7.52 -21.7% 1M -60.6% 1Y
Market cap
$332.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$511.67M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
4 wins
CGC Canopy Growth Corp
$0.71 -19.3% 1M -40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$316.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$271.79M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Aurora Cannabis leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Aurora Cannabis 5, Vireo Growth 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACBVREOFCGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $296.61M $332.74M $316.74M VREOF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.3x -5.0x -1.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.3% +316.7% +13.1% VREOF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.1% -13.1% -62.1% VREOF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% — -17.7% ACB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.0x 4.7x 0.8x ACB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.7% -60.6% -40.8% ACB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.4%/yr -28.0%/yr -64.9%/yr VREOF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.4% 75.3% 75.1% ACB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 54/100 41/100 ACB

Percentile Scorecard

ACBVREOFCGC

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

AxisACBVREOFCGC
Valuation 84 #7 of 38 62 #15 of 38 32 #26 of 38
Growth 65 #13 of 35 53 #17 of 35 85 #6 of 35
Profitability 63 #14 of 36 57 #16 of 36 11 #32 of 36
Financial Health 95 #3 of 39 45 #22 of 39 74 #11 of 39
Shareholder Returns 43 #9 of 15 – 0 #15 of 15
Overall 70 54 41
  • ACB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • VREOF ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • CGC 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

PeriodACBVREOFCGCSPY
1 month +31.6%-21.7%-19.3% -2.0%
3 months +83.6%-24.3%-23.7% -2.2%
6 months +50.0%-40.2%-34.3% +4.2%
Year to date +22.3%-59.1%-37.7% +10.6%
1 year +5.7%-60.6%-40.8% +10.4%
3 years +5.3%+27.9%-88.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +1.7%+8.6%-51.7% +20.2%
5 years -92.5%-80.6%-99.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year -40.4%-28.0%-64.9% +10.1%
10 years -96.8%—-98.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year -29.2%—-34.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACBVREOFCGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.4%75.3%75.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.9%70.4%63.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.271.121.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.10-0.80-0.54 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.0%-96.1%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-62.8%-63.0% -3.2%
52-week high $5.57$20.19$1.92 $779.14
52-week low $2.58$7.20$0.65 $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.

MultipleACBVREOFCGC
P/E now vs peer median -8.2xmedian 16.9x -5.1xmedian 16.9x -1.8xmedian 16.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 13.2x 13.6xmedian 13.2x -2.5xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 23.9x -2.9xmedian 23.9x -5.0xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.13median 0.54 0.07median 0.54 -0.02median 0.54

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 monthsACBVREOFCGC
Revenue $209.76M $511.67M $271.79M
Gross profit $104.37M $248.87M $53.41M
Operating income $8.69M $1.69M -$117.01M
Net income -$87.42M -$67.11M -$168.82M
Free cash flow $17.57M -$116.31M -$60.26M
R&D $2.99M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.63 $-1.49 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents $48.78M $122.70M $236.91M
Total debt $15.96M $300.10M $169.05M
Shares (diluted) 57.30M 45.09M 422.26M
Enterprise value -$5.67M -$171.81M -$682.24M

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
MetricACBVREOFCGC
P/E -8.2x -5.1x -1.8x
P/FCF 17.3x -2.9x -5.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 12.9x -5.3x
P/S 1.5x 0.7x 1.1x
P/B 0.8x 0.8x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.5x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 13.6x -2.5x
EV/EBIT 28.7x 304.0x -2.0x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF 14.2x -4.4x -3.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 19.7x -4.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.13 0.07 -0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACBVREOFCGC
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.3% 316.7% 13.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 87.9% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.4% 330.7% -0.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 86.1% 88.9% 52.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.7% -43.7% -46.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 132.3% 43.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -2,154% -59.7% 47.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.8% -21.5% 43.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,882% -1,879% 76.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 63.6% -72.0% 71.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 122.5% 252.1% 36.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 65.4% 48.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 796.4% -292.4% 36.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% -100.1% 48.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACBVREOFCGC
Gross margin 49.8% 48.6% 19.7%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 7.4% -33.2%
Operating margin 4.1% 0.3% -43.1%
Pretax margin -14.1% -2.9% -62.2%
Net margin -17.1% -13.1% -62.1%
FCF margin 8.4% -22.7% -22.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 5.1% -20.9%
Return on equity -23.7% -4.1% -34.3%
Return on assets -20.1% -1.4% -21.4%
Return on invested capital 2.3% – -17.7%
Return on capital employed – 0.2% -17.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x -0.4x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 4.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACBVREOFCGC
Debt / assets 3.7% 23.6% 21.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.0x 4.7x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 0.9x -2.6x -2.8x
Liabilities / assets 15.1% 65.3% 37.6%
Equity / assets 84.9% 34.7% 62.4%
Interest coverage 3.8x 0.1x -3.9x
Current ratio – 1.0x 3.0x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 2.3x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 2.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.30 -13.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACBVREOFCGC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.6% – -81.0%
Shareholder yield -1.6% – -81.0%
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.

ConsensusACBVREOFCGC
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.13FY2026 $-0.07FY2026 $-0.10FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $223.56MFY2026 $728.10MFY2026 $252.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +170.9%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +63.8% -0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACBVREOFCGC
Held by institutions 9.3% – 7.0%
Institutions holding 152 – 216
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% – +0.3%
Institutions buying 53 – 75
Institutions selling 17 – 32
Buyers to sellers 3.12 – 2.34

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.

ACBVREOFCGC
ACB 1.00 0.40 0.65
VREOF 0.40 1.00 0.51
CGC 0.65 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACB, VREOF and CGC?

Vireo Growth (VREOF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) $296.61M, Vireo Growth (VREOF) $332.74M, Canopy Growth (CGC) $316.74M.

Which company is growing faster?

Vireo Growth (VREOF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -12.3%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) +316.7%, Canopy Growth (CGC) +13.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vireo Growth (VREOF) has the highest net margin (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -17.1%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) -13.1%, Canopy Growth (CGC) -62.1%). On return on invested capital, Aurora Cannabis (ACB) leads (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 2.3%, Canopy Growth (CGC) -17.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aurora Cannabis (ACB) returned the most: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) +5.7%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) -60.6%, Canopy Growth (CGC) -40.8%. Over five years, Vireo Growth (VREOF) compounded fastest (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -40.4%/yr, Vireo Growth (VREOF) -28.0%/yr, Canopy Growth (CGC) -64.9%/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) 59.4%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) 75.3%, Canopy Growth (CGC) 75.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.