CGC vs CRON vs HITI Stock Comparison

Canopy Growth, Cronos and High Tide Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CGC Canopy Growth Corp
$0.68 -26.9% 1M -45.6% 1Y
Market cap
$274.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$271.79M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
CRON Cronos Group Inc.
$3.36 -0.6% 1M +36.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.23B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$236.78M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
8 wins
HITI High Tide Inc.
$2.66 -5.0% 1M -14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$211.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$520.13M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Cronos leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cronos 8, High Tide 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGCCRONHITILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $274.68M $1.23B $211.61M CRON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.6x 17.5x -8.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.0x 26.6x CRON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.1% +36.1% +31.0% CRON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -62.1% 29.6% -4.5% CRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.7% — -1.5% HITI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — -0.7x HITI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.6% +36.6% -14.2% CRON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -64.9%/yr -8.3%/yr -13.4%/yr CRON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.8% 39.4% 41.7% CRON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 91/100 67/100 CRON

Percentile Scorecard

CGCCRONHITI

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

AxisCGCCRONHITI
Valuation 30 #27 of 38 73 #11 of 38 76 #10 of 38
Growth 85 #6 of 35 100 #1 of 35 65 #13 of 35
Profitability 12 #31 of 35 82 #7 of 35 65 #13 of 35
Financial Health 72 #11 of 37 100 #1 of 37 64 #14 of 37
Shareholder Returns 0 #12 of 12 100 #1 of 12 –
Overall 40 91 67
  • CGC ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • CRON ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • HITI 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

PeriodCGCCRONHITISPY
1 month -26.9%-0.6%-5.0% +0.7%
3 months -26.1%+16.3%+24.3% +3.7%
6 months -38.7%+25.8%+9.0% +7.1%
Year to date -40.4%+27.8%+0.4% +12.8%
1 year -45.6%+36.6%-14.2% +11.9%
3 years -86.9%+89.8%+91.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -49.2%+23.8%+24.2% +22.8%
5 years -99.5%-35.3%-51.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -64.9%-8.3%-13.4% +10.9%
10 years -98.6%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -34.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCGCCRONHITISPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.8%39.4%41.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.4%36.0%40.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.600.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.610.93-0.34 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.6%-75.9%-86.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.6%-5.4%-14.5% -1.2%
52-week high $1.92$3.55$3.11 $779.14
52-week low $0.67$2.30$2.05 $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.

MultipleCGCCRONHITI
P/E now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 16.9x 17.9xmedian 16.9x -9.2xmedian 16.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 5.3xmedian 0.9x 0.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 9.8x 37.8xmedian 9.8x 25.8xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 23.9x 25.0xmedian 23.9x 25.4xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x 2.7xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.54 0.50median 0.54 -0.45median 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 monthsCGCCRONHITI
Revenue $271.79M $236.78M $520.13M
Gross profit $53.41M $82.13M $135.79M
Operating income -$117.01M -$2.43M -$1.43M
Net income -$168.82M $77.88M -$23.71M
Free cash flow -$60.26M $49.82M $9.13M
R&D – $5.36M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.40 $0.19 $-0.56
Cash & equivalents $236.91M $467.02M $27.13M
Total debt $169.05M – $78.40M
Shares (diluted) 422.26M 375.06M 42.43M
Enterprise value -$724.30M -$2.05B $102.35M

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
MetricCGCCRONHITI
P/E -1.7x 17.9x -9.2x
P/FCF -4.8x 25.0x 25.4x
P/Operating cash flow -5.1x 20.7x 13.1x
P/S 1.1x 5.3x 0.4x
P/B 0.6x 1.1x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.1x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA -2.4x 37.8x 25.8x
EV/EBIT -1.8x -184.8x -158.1x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.9x 0.4x
EV/FCF -3.6x 9.0x 24.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.8x 7.5x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 0.50 -0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGCCRONHITI
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.1% 36.1% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 30.1% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.4% 92.5% 29.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.9% 98.9% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -46.6% 95.5% -205.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.3% 70.6% 68.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 47.1% 264.6% -252.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.6% 36.5% 19.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 76.4% 288.8% -243.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 71.2% 35.6% 20.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.4% 199.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.8% 37.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.7% 651.8% 21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 35.7% 169.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGCCRONHITI
Gross margin 19.7% 34.7% 26.1%
EBITDA margin -33.2% 5.0% 1.7%
Operating margin -43.1% -1.0% -0.3%
Pretax margin -62.2% 28.9% 3.5%
Net margin -62.1% 29.6% -4.5%
FCF margin -22.2% 21.0% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin -20.9% 25.4% 3.4%
Return on equity -34.3% 7.1% -29.9%
Return on assets -21.4% 6.7% -9.3%
Return on invested capital -17.7% – -1.5%
Return on capital employed -17.4% -0.2% -0.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.8x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGCCRONHITI
Debt / assets 21.8% – 7.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – -0.7x
Debt / FCF -2.8x – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 5.3% 67.5%
Equity / assets 62.4% 94.7% 32.5%
Interest coverage -3.9x – -0.3x
Current ratio 3.0x 16.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio 2.3x 14.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 2.0x 14.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -13.33 13.62 1.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGCCRONHITI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -84.5% 3.1% –
Shareholder yield -84.5% 3.1% –
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.

ConsensusCGCCRONHITI
Forward P/E – 21.0xFY2026 26.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.8% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $252.42MFY2026 $206.33MFY2026 $561.45MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.4%FY2026 +40.7%FY2026 +32.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +26.5% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGCCRONHITI
Held by institutions 7.0% 12.8% 8.1%
Institutions holding 216 196 47
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -2.5% -15.1%
Institutions buying 75 72 20
Institutions selling 32 41 15
Buyers to sellers 2.34 1.76 1.33

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.

CGCCRONHITI
CGC 1.00 0.57 0.47
CRON 0.57 1.00 0.45
HITI 0.47 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGC, CRON and HITI?

Cronos (CRON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canopy Growth (CGC) $274.68M, Cronos (CRON) $1.23B, High Tide (HITI) $211.61M.

Which company is growing faster?

Cronos (CRON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canopy Growth (CGC) +13.1%, Cronos (CRON) +36.1%, High Tide (HITI) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cronos (CRON) has the highest net margin (Canopy Growth (CGC) -62.1%, Cronos (CRON) 29.6%, High Tide (HITI) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, High Tide (HITI) leads (Canopy Growth (CGC) -17.7%, High Tide (HITI) -1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cronos (CRON) returned the most: Canopy Growth (CGC) -45.6%, Cronos (CRON) +36.6%, High Tide (HITI) -14.2%. Over five years, Cronos (CRON) compounded fastest (Canopy Growth (CGC) -64.9%/yr, Cronos (CRON) -8.3%/yr, High Tide (HITI) -13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cronos (CRON) has been the steadiest (Canopy Growth (CGC) 74.8%, Cronos (CRON) 39.4%, High Tide (HITI) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CGC, CRON and HITI?

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 8. 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.