CRON vs HITI vs MCK Stock Comparison

Cronos, High Tide and Mckesson 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
5 wins
HITI High Tide Inc.
$2.66 -5.0% 1M -14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$232.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$520.13M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
1 win
MCK Mckesson Corp
$981.33 +13.5% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$114.41B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.35%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mckesson leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mckesson 5, Cronos 5, High Tide 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRONHITIMCKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.25B $232.05M $114.41B MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x -9.2x 25.4x CRON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 26.6x 20.8x MCK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +36.1% +31.0% +8.8% CRON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.6% -4.5% 1.1% CRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.5% 107.9% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.7x 0.6x HITI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.35% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.6% -14.2% +21.5% CRON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.3%/yr -13.4%/yr +36.4%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 41.7% 30.8% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 91/100 67/100 59/100 CRON

Percentile Scorecard

CRONHITIMCK

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

AxisCRONHITIMCK
Valuation 73 #11 of 38 76 #10 of 38 54 #12 of 25
Growth 100 #1 of 35 65 #13 of 35 65 #9 of 24
Profitability 82 #7 of 35 65 #13 of 35 70 #8 of 24
Financial Health 100 #1 of 37 64 #14 of 37 48 #14 of 26
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 12 – 60 #7 of 16
Overall 91 67 59
  • CRON ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • HITI ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCRONHITIMCKSPY
1 month -0.6%-5.0%+13.5% +0.7%
3 months +16.3%+24.3%+13.3% +3.7%
6 months +25.8%+9.0%+20.4% +7.1%
Year to date +27.8%+0.4%+19.6% +12.8%
1 year +36.6%-14.2%+21.5% +11.9%
3 years +89.8%+91.4%+118.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +23.8%+24.2%+29.8% +22.8%
5 years -35.3%-51.3%+372.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.3%-13.4%+36.4% +10.9%
10 years ——+690.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+23.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRONHITIMCKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%41.7%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%40.9%27.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.93-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.93-0.340.70 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.9%-86.8%-27.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-14.5%-4.7% -1.2%
52-week high $3.55$3.11$1,030.18 $779.14
52-week low $2.30$2.05$725.17 $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.

MultipleCRONHITIMCK
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 16.9x -9.2xmedian 16.9x 25.4xmedian 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 0.9x 0.4xmedian 0.9x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 9.8x 25.8xmedian 9.8x 16.4xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 23.9x 25.4xmedian 23.9x 17.8xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.0x 2.7xmedian 1.0x -27.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.54 -0.45median 0.54 2.12median 1.36

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 monthsCRONHITIMCK
Revenue $236.78M $520.13M $410.98B
Gross profit $82.13M $135.79M $14.96B
Operating income -$2.43M -$1.43M $6.50B
Net income $77.88M -$23.71M $5.30B
Free cash flow $49.82M $9.13M $6.42B
R&D $5.36M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.19 $-0.56 $38.52
Cash & equivalents $467.02M $27.13M $5.16B
Total debt – $78.40M $9.73B
Shares (diluted) 375.06M 42.43M 119.20M
Enterprise value -$1.98B $133.28M $100.87B

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
MetricCRONHITIMCK
P/E 17.9x -9.2x 25.4x
P/FCF 25.0x 25.4x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 13.1x 16.7x
P/S 5.3x 0.4x 0.3x
P/B 1.1x 2.7x -27.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 2.7x -13.9x
EV/EBITDA 37.8x 25.8x 16.4x
EV/EBIT -184.8x -158.1x 18.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.4x 0.3x
EV/FCF 9.0x 24.7x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x 12.7x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 -0.45 2.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRONHITIMCK
Revenue growth (1Y) 36.1% 31.0% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.1% 14.2% 13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 92.5% 29.0% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 98.9% 12.5% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.5% -205.7% 46.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 70.6% 68.6% 13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 264.6% -252.5% 58.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.5% 19.8% 10.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 288.8% -243.6% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.6% 20.7% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 199.9% – 4.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.8% – 10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 651.8% 21.7% 6.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 169.3% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRONHITIMCK
Gross margin 34.7% 26.1% 3.6%
EBITDA margin 5.0% 1.7% 1.8%
Operating margin -1.0% -0.3% 1.6%
Pretax margin 28.9% 3.5% 1.6%
Net margin 29.6% -4.5% 1.1%
FCF margin 21.0% 1.8% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 25.4% 3.4% 1.7%
Return on equity 7.1% -29.9% –
Return on assets 6.7% -9.3% 6.2%
Return on invested capital – -1.5% 107.9%
Return on capital employed -0.2% -0.8% 43.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 2.0x 4.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -0.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRONHITIMCK
Debt / assets – 7.9% 11.0%
Debt / equity – 0.2x -2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.7x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 2.3x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 5.3% 67.5% 104.8%
Equity / assets 94.7% 32.5% -4.8%
Interest coverage – -0.3x 23.6x
Current ratio 16.2x 1.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 14.8x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 14.1x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 13.62 1.96 5.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRONHITIMCK
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 3.1% – 5.8%
Shareholder yield 3.1% – 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 7.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 6.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 11.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.0%

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.

ConsensusCRONHITIMCK
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.16FY2026 $0.10FY2026 $47.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% +10.0% +11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $206.33MFY2026 $561.45MFY2026 $444.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +40.7%FY2026 +32.5%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.5% +12.5% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRONHITIMCK
Held by institutions 12.8% 8.1% 89.1%
Institutions holding 196 47 2,011
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% -15.1% -0.7%
Institutions buying 72 20 883
Institutions selling 41 15 791
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.33 1.12

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.

CRONHITIMCK
CRON 1.00 0.45 -0.06
HITI 0.45 1.00 -0.11
MCK -0.06 -0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRON, HITI and MCK?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cronos (CRON) $1.25B, High Tide (HITI) $232.05M, Mckesson (MCK) $114.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRON, HITI and MCK?

Cronos (CRON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cronos (CRON) 17.9x, High Tide (HITI) -9.2x, Mckesson (MCK) 25.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mckesson (MCK) is cheapest (Cronos (CRON) 21.0x, High Tide (HITI) 26.6x, Mckesson (MCK) 20.8x). 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%, High Tide (HITI) +31.0%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cronos (CRON) has the highest net margin (Cronos (CRON) 29.6%, High Tide (HITI) -4.5%, Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (High Tide (HITI) -1.5%, Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cronos (CRON) returned the most: Cronos (CRON) +36.6%, High Tide (HITI) -14.2%, Mckesson (MCK) +21.5%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Cronos (CRON) -8.3%/yr, High Tide (HITI) -13.4%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +36.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mckesson (MCK) 0.35%. Cronos (CRON) and High Tide (HITI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (Cronos (CRON) 39.4%, High Tide (HITI) 41.7%, Mckesson (MCK) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mckesson (MCK) leads on 5. 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.