ACB vs VRNO vs TLRY Stock Comparison

Aurora Cannabis, Verano Holdings and Tilray Brands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACB Aurora Cannabis Inc
$4.15 +1.2% 1M -18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$230.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$209.76M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
4 wins
VRNO Verano Holdings Corp.
$5.13 -14.5% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$370.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$835.52M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
3 wins
TLRY Tilray Brands, Inc.
$2.77 -32.9% 1M -81.2% 1Y
Market cap
$356.69M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$963.10M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Aurora Cannabis leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Aurora Cannabis 4, Verano Holdings 3, Tilray Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACBVRNOTLRYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $230.56M $370.92M $356.69M VRNO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.4x -1.4x -2.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.3% -1.4% +15.9% TLRY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.1% -30.9% -17.1% TLRY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% -12.3% -5.0% ACB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.0x -24.5x — VRNO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.5% -26.7% -81.2% ACB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.0%/yr -38.3%/yr -51.7%/yr VRNO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.9% 120.1% 77.7% ACB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 36/100 47/100 ACB

Percentile Scorecard

ACBVRNOTLRY

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

AxisACBVRNOTLRY
Valuation 92 #4 of 38 14 #33 of 38 43 #22 of 38
Growth 56 #16 of 35 24 #27 of 35 74 #10 of 35
Profitability 66 #13 of 36 46 #20 of 36 31 #25 of 36
Financial Health 95 #3 of 39 63 #15 of 39 76 #10 of 39
Shareholder Returns 33 #9 of 13 – 8 #12 of 13
Overall 68 36 47
  • ACB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • VRNO ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • TLRY 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

PeriodACBVRNOTLRYSPY
1 month +1.2%-14.5%-32.9% -0.2%
3 months +52.6%+1.0%-31.3% +3.9%
6 months +21.3%-18.6%-57.8% +8.2%
Year to date -1.7%-18.6%-69.3% +12.9%
1 year -18.5%-26.7%-81.2% +12.3%
3 years -4.8%-68.4%-83.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.6%-31.9%-45.5% +23.3%
5 years -94.0%-91.1%-97.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -43.0%-38.3%-51.7% +10.9%
10 years -97.9%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -32.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACBVRNOTLRYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.9%120.1%77.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%114.0%70.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.941.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.22-1.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.0%-96.6%-97.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.5%-41.0%-81.2% -1.2%
52-week high $5.57$8.70$14.70 $779.14
52-week low $2.58$3.95$2.72 $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.

MultipleACBVRNOTLRY
P/E now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 16.7x -1.4xmedian 16.7x -2.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 2.7xmedian 0.9x 0.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 12.9x -201.6xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 23.2x 48.8xmedian 23.2x -3.4xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.0x 3.3xmedian 1.0x 0.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17median 0.57 0.02median 0.57 -0.04median 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 monthsACBVRNOTLRY
Revenue $209.76M $835.52M $963.10M
Gross profit $104.37M $399.61M $280.48M
Operating income $8.69M -$132.06M -$89.17M
Net income -$87.42M -$258.48M -$146.70M
Free cash flow $17.57M $45.68M -$118.82M
R&D $2.99M – $409.00K
EPS (diluted) $-0.63 $-3.54 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $48.78M $85.20M $218.34M
Total debt $15.96M $392.61M $201.42M
Shares (diluted) 57.30M 73.01M 133.34M
Enterprise value -$71.72M $46.35M -$610.82M

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
MetricACBVRNOTLRY
P/E -6.6x -1.4x -2.2x
P/FCF 13.9x 48.8x -3.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 24.9x -4.9x
P/S 1.2x 2.7x 0.4x
P/B 0.7x 3.3x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 17.6x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x -201.6x –
EV/EBIT 21.9x -19.2x -4.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.0x 0.4x
EV/FCF 10.8x 55.5x -3.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 28.4x -4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 0.02 -0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACBVRNOTLRY
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.3% -1.4% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -3.0% 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.4% -6.9% 17.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 86.1% -3.9% 25.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 958.7% 46.3% 96.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.2% -7.7% 59.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -2,154% 25.3% 93.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.8% 2.8% 53.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -261.6% -268.8% 93.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.0% -62.7% 61.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 122.5% 4.0% -39.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.7% -0.8% -61.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 796.4% 594.0% -23.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 2.4% -109.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACBVRNOTLRY
Gross margin 49.8% 47.8% 29.1%
EBITDA margin 6.5% -1.5% –
Operating margin 4.1% -15.8% -9.3%
Pretax margin -14.1% -24.5% -13.0%
Net margin -17.1% -30.9% -17.1%
FCF margin 8.4% 5.5% -12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 10.7% -8.8%
Return on equity -23.7% -37.9% -9.1%
Return on assets -20.1% -15.2% -6.3%
Return on invested capital 2.3% -12.3% -5.0%
Return on capital employed – -8.3% -4.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x -0.3x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 1.5% 4.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACBVRNOTLRY
Debt / assets 3.7% 23.1% 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.0x -24.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.9x 8.6x -1.7x
Liabilities / assets 15.1% 60.2% 30.3%
Equity / assets 84.9% 39.8% 69.7%
Interest coverage 3.8x – –
Current ratio – 3.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 0.87 -2.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACBVRNOTLRY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.0% – -39.1%
Shareholder yield -2.0% – -39.1%
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.

ConsensusACBVRNOTLRY
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.13FY2026 $-0.54FY2026 $-0.55FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $223.56MFY2026 $807.61MFY2026 $1.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 +23.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +9.1% -0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACBVRNOTLRY
Held by institutions 9.3% 0.2% 10.6%
Institutions holding 150 1 235
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% – +33.7%
Institutions buying 52 0 111
Institutions selling 17 1 54
Buyers to sellers 3.06 0.00 2.06

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.

ACBVRNOTLRY
ACB 1.00 0.49 0.65
VRNO 0.49 1.00 0.57
TLRY 0.65 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACB, VRNO and TLRY?

Verano Holdings (VRNO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) $230.56M, Verano Holdings (VRNO) $370.92M, Tilray Brands (TLRY) $356.69M.

Which company is growing faster?

Tilray Brands (TLRY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -12.3%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -1.4%, Tilray Brands (TLRY) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tilray Brands (TLRY) has the highest net margin (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -17.1%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -30.9%, Tilray Brands (TLRY) -17.1%). On return on invested capital, Aurora Cannabis (ACB) leads (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 2.3%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -12.3%, Tilray Brands (TLRY) -5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aurora Cannabis (ACB) returned the most: Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -18.5%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -26.7%, Tilray Brands (TLRY) -81.2%. Over five years, Verano Holdings (VRNO) compounded fastest (Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -43.0%/yr, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -38.3%/yr, Tilray Brands (TLRY) -51.7%/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%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) 120.1%, Tilray Brands (TLRY) 77.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACB, VRNO and TLRY?

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 4. 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.