CRON vs GTBIF vs HITI Stock Comparison

Cronos, Green Thumb Industries and High Tide Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRON Cronos Group Inc.
$3.36 -0.6% 1M +36.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.25B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$236.78M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
7 wins
HITI High Tide Inc.
$2.66 -5.0% 1M -14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$215.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$520.13M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cronos leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cronos 7, Green Thumb Industries 3, High Tide 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRONGTBIFHITILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.25B $1.40B $215.72M GTBIF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 11.1x -9.1x GTBIF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 37.9x 26.6x CRON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +36.1% +4.8% +31.0% CRON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.6% 10.5% -4.5% CRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.3% -1.5% GTBIF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x -0.7x HITI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.6% -8.3% -14.2% CRON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.3%/yr -20.7%/yr -13.4%/yr CRON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 79.8% 41.7% CRON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 91/100 86/100 67/100 CRON

Percentile Scorecard

CRONGTBIFHITI

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

AxisCRONGTBIFHITI
Valuation 73 #11 of 38 97 #2 of 38 76 #10 of 38
Growth 100 #1 of 35 91 #4 of 35 65 #13 of 35
Profitability 82 #7 of 35 94 #3 of 35 65 #13 of 35
Financial Health 100 #1 of 37 86 #6 of 37 64 #14 of 37
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 12 64 #5 of 12 –
Overall 91 86 67
  • CRON ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • GTBIF 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

PeriodCRONGTBIFHITISPY
1 month -0.6%-15.8%-5.0% +0.7%
3 months +16.3%-8.4%+24.3% +3.7%
6 months +25.8%-21.0%+9.0% +7.1%
Year to date +27.8%-19.9%+0.4% +12.8%
1 year +36.6%-8.3%-14.2% +11.9%
3 years +89.8%-17.4%+91.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +23.8%-6.2%+24.2% +22.8%
5 years -35.3%-68.5%-51.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.3%-20.7%-13.4% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCRONGTBIFHITISPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%79.8%41.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%68.2%40.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.910.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.93-0.10-0.34 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.9%-82.3%-86.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-33.5%-14.5% -1.2%
52-week high $3.55$9.69$3.11 $779.14
52-week low $2.30$5.29$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.

MultipleCRONGTBIFHITI
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 16.9x 11.2xmedian 16.9x -9.2xmedian 16.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 0.9x 1.0xmedian 0.9x 0.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 9.8x 4.8xmedian 9.8x 25.8xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 23.9x 6.4xmedian 23.9x 25.4xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x 2.7xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.54 0.10median 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 monthsCRONGTBIFHITI
Revenue $236.78M $1.21B $520.13M
Gross profit $82.13M $566.88M $135.79M
Operating income -$2.43M $116.49M -$1.43M
Net income $77.88M $126.77M -$23.71M
Free cash flow $49.82M $197.77M $9.13M
R&D $5.36M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.19 $0.57 $-0.56
Cash & equivalents $467.02M $283.59M $27.13M
Total debt – $566.02M $78.40M
Shares (diluted) 375.06M 222.78M 42.43M
Enterprise value -$2.02B $253.00M $106.45M

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
MetricCRONGTBIFHITI
P/E 17.9x 11.2x -9.2x
P/FCF 25.0x 6.4x 25.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 4.7x 13.1x
P/S 5.3x 1.0x 0.4x
P/B 1.1x 0.7x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.9x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 37.8x 4.8x 25.8x
EV/EBIT -184.8x 13.2x -158.1x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.3x 0.4x
EV/FCF 9.0x 7.8x 24.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x 5.7x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 0.10 -0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRONGTBIFHITI
Revenue growth (1Y) 36.1% 4.8% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.1% 5.8% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 92.5% -4.8% 29.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 98.9% 3.9% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.5% -35.9% -205.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 70.6% 9.2% 68.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 264.6% 337.8% -252.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.5% 105.8% 19.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 288.8% 363.5% -243.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.6% 109.5% 20.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 199.9% 21.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 8.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 651.8% 55.0% 21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 112.4% 169.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRONGTBIFHITI
Gross margin 34.7% 46.9% 26.1%
EBITDA margin 5.0% 26.6% 1.7%
Operating margin -1.0% 9.6% -0.3%
Pretax margin 28.9% 23.2% 3.5%
Net margin 29.6% 10.5% -4.5%
FCF margin 21.0% 16.4% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 25.4% 22.2% 3.4%
Return on equity 7.1% 6.7% -29.9%
Return on assets 6.7% 4.4% -9.3%
Return on invested capital – 2.3% -1.5%
Return on capital employed -0.2% 4.5% -0.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.1x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 3.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRONGTBIFHITI
Debt / assets – 20.1% 7.9%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x -0.7x
Debt / FCF – 2.9x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 5.3% 33.9% 67.5%
Equity / assets 94.7% 66.1% 32.5%
Interest coverage – 5.5x -0.3x
Current ratio 16.2x 2.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 14.8x 1.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 14.1x 1.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 13.62 1.62 1.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRONGTBIFHITI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.1% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusCRONGTBIFHITI
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 37.9xFY2026 26.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.16FY2026 $0.17FY2026 $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -64.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% +47.1% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $206.33MFY2026 $1.17BFY2026 $561.45MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +40.7%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026 +32.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.5% +19.3% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRONGTBIFHITI
Held by institutions 12.8% 0.2% 8.1%
Institutions holding 196 5 47
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% +15.4% -15.1%
Institutions buying 72 4 20
Institutions selling 41 1 15
Buyers to sellers 1.76 4.00 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.

CRONGTBIFHITI
CRON 1.00 0.57 0.45
GTBIF 0.57 1.00 0.47
HITI 0.45 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRON, GTBIF and HITI?

Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cronos (CRON) $1.25B, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) $1.40B, High Tide (HITI) $215.72M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRON, GTBIF and HITI?

Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cronos (CRON) 17.9x, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) 11.1x, High Tide (HITI) -9.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cronos (CRON) is cheapest (Cronos (CRON) 21.0x, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) 37.9x, High Tide (HITI) 26.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cronos (CRON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cronos (CRON) +36.1%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) +4.8%, High Tide (HITI) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cronos (CRON) has the highest net margin (Cronos (CRON) 29.6%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) 10.5%, High Tide (HITI) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) leads (Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) 2.3%, High Tide (HITI) -1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cronos (CRON) returned the most: Cronos (CRON) +36.6%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) -8.3%, High Tide (HITI) -14.2%. Over five years, Cronos (CRON) compounded fastest (Cronos (CRON) -8.3%/yr, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) -20.7%/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 (Cronos (CRON) 39.4%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) 79.8%, High Tide (HITI) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRON, GTBIF 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 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.