CGC vs CRON vs VRNO Stock Comparison

Canopy Growth, Cronos and Verano Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CGC Canopy Growth Corp
$0.68 -27.7% 1M -48.5% 1Y
Market cap
$281.57M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$271.79M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
CRON Cronos Group Inc.
$3.35 -1.5% 1M +35.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.24B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$236.78M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
7 wins
VRNO Verano Holdings Corp.
$5.00 -19.0% 1M -32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$370.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$835.52M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cronos leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cronos 7, Verano Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGCCRONVRNOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $281.57M $1.24B $370.92M CRON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.7x 17.7x -1.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.1% +36.1% -1.4% CRON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -62.1% 29.6% -30.9% CRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.7% — -12.3% VRNO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — -24.5x VRNO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.5% +35.1% -32.4% CRON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -65.3%/yr -9.9%/yr -38.3%/yr CRON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.9% 39.4% 120.2% CRON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 88/100 36/100 CRON

Percentile Scorecard

CGCCRONVRNO

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

AxisCGCCRONVRNO
Valuation 30 #27 of 38 70 #12 of 38 11 #34 of 38
Growth 88 #5 of 35 100 #1 of 35 24 #27 of 35
Profitability 14 #31 of 36 77 #9 of 36 46 #20 of 36
Financial Health 74 #11 of 39 100 #1 of 39 63 #15 of 39
Shareholder Returns 0 #13 of 13 92 #2 of 13 –
Overall 41 88 36
  • CGC ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • CRON 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

PeriodCGCCRONVRNOSPY
1 month -27.7%-1.5%-19.0% -1.0%
3 months -23.6%+19.2%-8.8% +2.9%
6 months -42.6%+25.0%-13.8% +6.4%
Year to date -40.4%+27.4%-20.6% +11.4%
1 year -48.5%+35.1%-32.4% +13.1%
3 years -89.1%+80.1%-75.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -52.2%+21.7%-37.5% +21.5%
5 years -99.5%-40.7%-91.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -65.3%-9.9%-38.3% +10.9%
10 years -98.7%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year -35.1%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCGCCRONVRNOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.9%39.4%120.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.4%36.1%113.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.590.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.650.89-0.27 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.6%-75.9%-96.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.6%-5.6%-42.5% -2.5%
52-week high $1.92$3.55$8.70 $779.14
52-week low $0.67$2.30$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.

MultipleCGCCRONVRNO
P/E now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 16.7x 17.9xmedian 16.7x -1.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 5.2xmedian 0.9x 2.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 12.2x 37.5xmedian 12.2x -197.2xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 22.9x 24.9xmedian 22.9x 47.5xmedian 22.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x 3.2xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.55 0.50median 0.55 0.02median 0.55

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 monthsCGCCRONVRNO
Revenue $271.79M $236.78M $835.52M
Gross profit $53.41M $82.13M $399.61M
Operating income -$117.01M -$2.43M -$132.06M
Net income -$168.82M $77.88M -$258.48M
Free cash flow -$60.26M $49.82M $45.68M
R&D – $5.36M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.40 $0.19 $-3.54
Cash & equivalents $236.91M $467.02M $85.20M
Total debt $664.85M – $392.61M
Shares (diluted) 422.26M 375.06M 73.01M
Enterprise value -$717.42M -$2.04B $46.35M

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
MetricCGCCRONVRNO
P/E -1.7x 17.9x -1.4x
P/FCF -4.8x 24.9x 47.5x
P/Operating cash flow -5.1x 20.7x 24.3x
P/S 1.1x 5.2x 2.6x
P/B 0.6x 1.1x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.1x 17.2x
EV/EBITDA -2.4x 37.5x -197.2x
EV/EBIT -1.8x -183.2x -18.8x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.9x 3.0x
EV/FCF -3.6x 8.9x 54.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.8x 7.4x 27.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 0.50 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGCCRONVRNO
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.1% 36.1% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 30.1% -3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.4% 92.5% -6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.9% 98.9% -3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -46.6% 95.5% 46.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.3% 70.6% -7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 47.1% 264.6% 25.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.6% 36.5% 2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 76.4% 288.8% -268.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 71.2% 35.6% -62.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.4% 199.9% 4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.8% 37.8% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.7% 651.8% 594.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 35.7% 2.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGCCRONVRNO
Gross margin 19.7% 34.7% 47.8%
EBITDA margin -33.2% 5.0% -1.5%
Operating margin -43.1% -1.0% -15.8%
Pretax margin -62.2% 28.9% -24.5%
Net margin -62.1% 29.6% -30.9%
FCF margin -22.2% 21.0% 5.5%
Operating cash flow margin -20.9% 25.4% 10.7%
Return on equity -34.3% 7.1% -37.9%
Return on assets -21.4% 6.7% -15.2%
Return on invested capital -17.7% – -12.3%
Return on capital employed -17.4% -0.2% -8.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.8x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGCCRONVRNO
Debt / assets 21.8% – 23.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – -24.5x
Debt / FCF -2.8x – 8.6x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 5.3% 60.2%
Equity / assets 62.4% 94.7% 39.8%
Interest coverage -3.9x – –
Current ratio 3.0x 16.2x 3.7x
Quick ratio 2.3x 14.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 14.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score -13.33 13.59 0.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGCCRONVRNO
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.

ConsensusCGCCRONVRNO
Forward P/E – 23.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $0.14FY2026 $-0.54FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $250.25MFY2026 $195.73MFY2026 $807.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +33.5%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +23.4% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGCCRONVRNO
Held by institutions 7.0% 12.8% 0.2%
Institutions holding 215 195 1
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -2.5% –
Institutions buying 74 71 0
Institutions selling 32 41 1
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.73 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.

CGCCRONVRNO
CGC 1.00 0.57 0.62
CRON 0.57 1.00 0.47
VRNO 0.62 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGC, CRON and VRNO?

Cronos (CRON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canopy Growth (CGC) $281.57M, Cronos (CRON) $1.24B, Verano Holdings (VRNO) $370.92M.

Which company is growing faster?

Cronos (CRON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canopy Growth (CGC) +13.1%, Cronos (CRON) +36.1%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cronos (CRON) has the highest net margin (Canopy Growth (CGC) -62.1%, Cronos (CRON) 29.6%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -30.9%). On return on invested capital, Verano Holdings (VRNO) leads (Canopy Growth (CGC) -17.7%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cronos (CRON) returned the most: Canopy Growth (CGC) -48.5%, Cronos (CRON) +35.1%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -32.4%. Over five years, Cronos (CRON) compounded fastest (Canopy Growth (CGC) -65.3%/yr, Cronos (CRON) -9.9%/yr, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -38.3%/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) 74.9%, Cronos (CRON) 39.4%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) 120.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CGC, CRON 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, 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.