ACB vs VREOF vs CRON Stock Comparison

Aurora Cannabis, Vireo Growth and Cronos Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ACB Aurora Cannabis Inc
$5.19 +13.1% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$305.94M
P/E
54.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$205.55M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
1 win
VREOF Vireo Growth Inc.
$6.76 -26.4% 1M -60.8% 1Y
Market cap
$304.50M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$511.67M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
1 win
CRON Cronos Group Inc.
$3.72 +13.1% 1M +51.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.38B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$236.78M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionACBVREOFCRONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $305.94M $304.50M $1.38B CRON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.6x -4.5x 19.9x CRON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 23.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.3% +316.7% +36.1% VREOF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% -13.1% 29.6% CRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 4.7x — ACB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% -60.8% +51.8% CRON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.0%/yr -30.2%/yr -7.0%/yr CRON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.0% 75.3% 39.8% CRON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 54/100 89/100 CRON

Percentile Scorecard

ACBVREOFCRON

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

AxisACBVREOFCRON
Valuation 46 #21 of 38 62 #15 of 38 70 #12 of 38
Growth 38 #22 of 35 59 #15 of 35 100 #1 of 35
Profitability 54 #17 of 36 51 #18 of 36 83 #7 of 36
Financial Health 95 #3 of 39 45 #22 of 39 100 #1 of 39
Shareholder Returns 29 #11 of 15 – 93 #2 of 15
Overall 52 54 89
  • ACB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • VREOF ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • CRON 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

PeriodACBVREOFCRONSPY
1 month +13.1%-26.4%+13.1% -5.9%
3 months +74.2%-32.5%+21.2% -4.6%
6 months +51.3%-45.1%+44.7% +0.2%
Year to date +23.0%-63.2%+41.4% +7.5%
1 year +16.4%-60.8%+51.8% +8.2%
3 years +10.0%+22.0%+95.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +3.2%+6.9%+25.1% +19.0%
5 years -92.2%-83.4%-30.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -40.0%-30.2%-7.0% +9.4%
10 years -96.9%—— +251.5%
10 years, per year -29.5%—— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureACBVREOFCRONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.0%75.3%39.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.1%70.5%36.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.140.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.28-0.811.30 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.0%-96.1%-75.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-66.5%0.0% -5.9%
52-week high $5.57$20.19$3.72 $779.14
52-week low $2.58$6.76$2.30 $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.

MultipleACBVREOFCRON
P/E now vs peer median 54.6xmedian 19.9x -4.5xmedian 19.9x 19.9xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.0x 0.6xmedian 1.0x 5.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 13.0x 12.7xmedian 13.0x 49.1xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.6xmedian 18.9x -2.6xmedian 18.9x 27.7xmedian 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.09median 0.57 0.06median 0.57 0.56median 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 monthsACBVREOFCRON
Revenue $205.55M $511.67M $236.78M
Gross profit $107.73M $248.87M $82.13M
Operating income $9.39M $1.69M -$2.43M
Net income -$63.91M -$67.11M $77.88M
Free cash flow -$17.37M -$116.31M $49.82M
R&D $2.98M – $5.36M
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $-1.49 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $46.43M $122.70M $467.02M
Total debt $15.10M $300.10M –
Shares (diluted) 57.30M 45.09M 375.06M
Enterprise value $13.49M -$200.05M -$1.85B

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
MetricACBVREOFCRON
P/E 54.6x -4.5x 19.9x
P/FCF -17.6x -2.6x 27.7x
P/Operating cash flow -8.9x 11.6x 23.0x
P/S 1.5x 0.6x 5.8x
P/B 0.8x 0.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 12.7x 49.1x
EV/EBIT 27.9x 283.8x -239.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.9x 2.5x
EV/FCF -15.1x -4.1x 11.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.7x 18.3x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.09 0.06 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACBVREOFCRON
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.3% 316.7% 36.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 87.9% 30.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.4% 330.7% 92.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 88.9% 98.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 170.6% -43.7% 95.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 132.3% 70.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -282.1% -59.7% 264.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -21.5% 36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -40.0% -1,879% 288.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.1% -72.0% 35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1,281% 252.1% 199.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.7% 65.4% 37.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -195.8% -292.4% 651.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.7% -100.1% 35.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACBVREOFCRON
Gross margin 52.4% 48.6% 34.7%
EBITDA margin 7.3% 7.4% 5.0%
Operating margin 4.6% 0.3% -1.0%
Pretax margin -4.6% -2.9% 28.9%
Net margin 2.6% -13.1% 29.6%
FCF margin -8.4% -22.7% 21.0%
Operating cash flow margin -16.6% 5.1% 25.4%
Return on equity -17.4% -4.1% 7.1%
Return on assets -14.7% -1.4% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 2.4% – –
Return on capital employed – 0.2% -0.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x -0.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% 4.3% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACBVREOFCRON
Debt / assets 3.5% 23.6% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 4.7x –
Debt / FCF -0.9x -2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 15.7% 65.3% 5.3%
Equity / assets 84.3% 34.7% 94.7%
Interest coverage 2.5x 0.1x –
Current ratio – 1.0x 16.2x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 14.8x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 14.1x
Altman Z-score – 0.28 14.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACBVREOFCRON
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -4.0% – 2.8%
Shareholder yield -4.0% – 2.8%
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.

ConsensusACBVREOFCRON
Forward P/E – – 23.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.13FY2026 $-0.07FY2026 $0.16FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $223.63MFY2026 $728.10MFY2026 $206.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +170.9%FY2026 +40.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +63.8% +26.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACBVREOFCRON
Held by institutions 9.3% – 12.8%
Institutions holding 152 – 197
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% – -2.5%
Institutions buying 52 – 71
Institutions selling 17 – 41
Buyers to sellers 3.06 – 1.73

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.

ACBVREOFCRON
ACB 1.00 0.39 0.56
VREOF 0.39 1.00 0.34
CRON 0.56 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACB, VREOF and CRON?

Cronos (CRON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) $305.94M, Vireo Growth (VREOF) $304.50M, Cronos (CRON) $1.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACB, VREOF and CRON?

Cronos (CRON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 54.6x, Vireo Growth (VREOF) -4.5x, Cronos (CRON) 19.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vireo Growth (VREOF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -13.3%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) +316.7%, Cronos (CRON) +36.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cronos (CRON) has the highest net margin (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 2.6%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) -13.1%, Cronos (CRON) 29.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cronos (CRON) returned the most: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) +16.4%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) -60.8%, Cronos (CRON) +51.8%. Over five years, Cronos (CRON) compounded fastest (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -40.0%/yr, Vireo Growth (VREOF) -30.2%/yr, Cronos (CRON) -7.0%/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) 59.0%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) 75.3%, Cronos (CRON) 39.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.