CRON vs VREOF vs ACB Stock Comparison

Cronos, Vireo Growth and Aurora Cannabis Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRON Cronos Group Inc.
$3.72 +13.1% 1M +51.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.38B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$236.78M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
7 wins
VREOF Vireo Growth Inc.
$6.76 -26.4% 1M -60.8% 1Y
Market cap
$304.50M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$511.67M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
1 win
ACB Aurora Cannabis Inc
$5.19 +13.1% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$305.94M
P/E
54.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$205.55M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cronos leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cronos 7, Vireo Growth 1, Aurora Cannabis 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRONVREOFACBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.38B $304.50M $305.94M CRON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.9x -4.5x 54.6x CRON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +36.1% +316.7% -13.3% VREOF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.6% -13.1% 2.6% CRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 2.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.7x -2.9x ACB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.8% -60.8% +16.4% CRON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr -30.2%/yr -40.0%/yr CRON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 75.3% 59.0% CRON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 89/100 54/100 52/100 CRON

Percentile Scorecard

CRONVREOFACB

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

AxisCRONVREOFACB
Valuation 70 #12 of 38 62 #15 of 38 46 #21 of 38
Growth 100 #1 of 35 59 #15 of 35 38 #22 of 35
Profitability 83 #7 of 36 51 #18 of 36 54 #17 of 36
Financial Health 100 #1 of 39 45 #22 of 39 95 #3 of 39
Shareholder Returns 93 #2 of 15 – 29 #11 of 15
Overall 89 54 52
  • CRON ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • VREOF ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • ACB 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

PeriodCRONVREOFACBSPY
1 month +13.1%-26.4%+13.1% -5.9%
3 months +21.2%-32.5%+74.2% -4.6%
6 months +44.7%-45.1%+51.3% +0.2%
Year to date +41.4%-63.2%+23.0% +7.5%
1 year +51.8%-60.8%+16.4% +8.2%
3 years +95.8%+22.0%+10.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +25.1%+6.9%+3.2% +19.0%
5 years -30.3%-83.4%-92.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year -7.0%-30.2%-40.0% +9.4%
10 years ——-96.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——-29.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCRONVREOFACBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%75.3%59.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%70.5%51.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.401.141.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.30-0.810.28 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.9%-96.1%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-66.5%-6.8% -5.9%
52-week high $3.72$20.19$5.57 $779.14
52-week low $2.30$6.76$2.58 $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.

MultipleCRONVREOFACB
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 19.9x -4.5xmedian 19.9x 54.6xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.0x 0.6xmedian 1.0x 1.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 49.1xmedian 13.0x 12.7xmedian 13.0x 17.4xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 18.9x -2.6xmedian 18.9x -17.6xmedian 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 0.57 0.06median 0.57 2.09median 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 monthsCRONVREOFACB
Revenue $236.78M $511.67M $205.55M
Gross profit $82.13M $248.87M $107.73M
Operating income -$2.43M $1.69M $9.39M
Net income $77.88M -$67.11M -$63.91M
Free cash flow $49.82M -$116.31M -$17.37M
R&D $5.36M – $2.98M
EPS (diluted) $0.19 $-1.49 $0.09
Cash & equivalents $467.02M $122.70M $46.43M
Total debt – $300.10M $15.10M
Shares (diluted) 375.06M 45.09M 57.30M
Enterprise value -$1.85B -$200.05M $13.49M

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
MetricCRONVREOFACB
P/E 19.9x -4.5x 54.6x
P/FCF 27.7x -2.6x -17.6x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x 11.6x -8.9x
P/S 5.8x 0.6x 1.5x
P/B 1.2x 0.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 49.1x 12.7x 17.4x
EV/EBIT -239.7x 283.8x 27.9x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF 11.7x -4.1x -15.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 18.3x -7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 0.06 2.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRONVREOFACB
Revenue growth (1Y) 36.1% 316.7% -13.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.1% 87.9% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 92.5% 330.7% -6.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 98.9% 88.9% 43.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.5% -43.7% 170.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 70.6% 132.3% 27.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 264.6% -59.7% -282.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.5% -21.5% 12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 288.8% -1,879% -40.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.6% -72.0% 26.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 199.9% 252.1% -1,281%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 65.4% 29.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 651.8% -292.4% -195.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% -100.1% 41.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRONVREOFACB
Gross margin 34.7% 48.6% 52.4%
EBITDA margin 5.0% 7.4% 7.3%
Operating margin -1.0% 0.3% 4.6%
Pretax margin 28.9% -2.9% -4.6%
Net margin 29.6% -13.1% 2.6%
FCF margin 21.0% -22.7% -8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.4% 5.1% -16.6%
Return on equity 7.1% -4.1% -17.4%
Return on assets 6.7% -1.4% -14.7%
Return on invested capital – – 2.4%
Return on capital employed -0.2% 0.2% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -0.4x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 4.3% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRONVREOFACB
Debt / assets – 23.6% 3.5%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.7x -2.9x
Debt / FCF – -2.6x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 5.3% 65.3% 15.7%
Equity / assets 94.7% 34.7% 84.3%
Interest coverage – 0.1x 2.5x
Current ratio 16.2x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 14.8x 0.3x –
Cash ratio 14.1x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 14.91 0.28 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRONVREOFACB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.8% – -4.0%
Shareholder yield 2.8% – -4.0%
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.

ConsensusCRONVREOFACB
Forward P/E 23.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.16FY2026 $-0.07FY2026 $-0.13FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $206.33MFY2026 $728.10MFY2026 $223.63MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +40.7%FY2026 +170.9%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.5% +63.8% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRONVREOFACB
Held by institutions 12.8% – 9.3%
Institutions holding 197 – 152
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% – -1.3%
Institutions buying 71 – 52
Institutions selling 41 – 17
Buyers to sellers 1.73 – 3.06

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.

CRONVREOFACB
CRON 1.00 0.34 0.56
VREOF 0.34 1.00 0.39
ACB 0.56 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRON, VREOF and ACB?

Cronos (CRON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cronos (CRON) $1.38B, Vireo Growth (VREOF) $304.50M, Aurora Cannabis (ACB) $305.94M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRON, VREOF and ACB?

Cronos (CRON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cronos (CRON) 19.9x, Vireo Growth (VREOF) -4.5x, Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 54.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vireo Growth (VREOF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cronos (CRON) +36.1%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) +316.7%, Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -13.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cronos (CRON) has the highest net margin (Cronos (CRON) 29.6%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) -13.1%, Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cronos (CRON) returned the most: Cronos (CRON) +51.8%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) -60.8%, Aurora Cannabis (ACB) +16.4%. Over five years, Cronos (CRON) compounded fastest (Cronos (CRON) -7.0%/yr, Vireo Growth (VREOF) -30.2%/yr, Aurora Cannabis (ACB) -40.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cronos (CRON) has been the steadiest (Cronos (CRON) 39.8%, Vireo Growth (VREOF) 75.3%, Aurora Cannabis (ACB) 59.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRON, VREOF and ACB?

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.