CRON vs VRNO vs CURLF Stock Comparison

Cronos, Verano Holdings and Curaleaf Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRON Cronos Group Inc.
$3.38 +1.2% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.25B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$236.78M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
7 wins
VRNO Verano Holdings Corp.
$5.13 -14.5% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$835.52M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Cronos leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cronos 7, Curaleaf Holdings 2, Verano Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRONVRNOCURLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.25B $2.23B $2.27B CURLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x -1.4x -70.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x — 428.0x CRON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +36.1% -1.4% +3.0% CRON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.6% -30.9% -2.4% CRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -12.3% 1.3% CURLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -24.5x 2.4x VRNO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.8% -26.7% -0.5% CRON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.5%/yr -38.3%/yr -21.7%/yr CRON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 120.1% 101.7% CRON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 36/100 63/100 CRON

Percentile Scorecard

CRONVRNOCURLF

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

AxisCRONVRNOCURLF
Valuation 70 #12 of 38 14 #33 of 38 60 #16 of 38
Growth 100 #1 of 35 24 #27 of 35 77 #9 of 35
Profitability 77 #9 of 36 46 #20 of 36 83 #7 of 36
Financial Health 100 #1 of 39 63 #15 of 39 47 #21 of 39
Shareholder Returns 92 #2 of 13 – 50 #7 of 13
Overall 88 36 63
  • CRON ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • VRNO ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • CURLF 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

PeriodCRONVRNOCURLFSPY
1 month +1.2%-14.5%-22.6% -0.2%
3 months +18.6%+1.0%-0.3% +3.9%
6 months +27.5%-18.6%-13.5% +8.2%
Year to date +28.5%-18.6%+13.2% +12.9%
1 year +36.8%-26.7%-0.5% +12.3%
3 years +96.5%-68.4%+2.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.3%-31.9%+0.9% +23.3%
5 years -36.0%-91.1%-70.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.5%-38.3%-21.7% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCRONVRNOCURLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%120.1%101.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%114.0%99.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.941.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.220.00 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.9%-96.6%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-41.0%-39.3% -1.2%
52-week high $3.55$8.70$14.10 $779.14
52-week low $2.30$3.95$5.67 $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.

MultipleCRONVRNOCURLF
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 16.7x -1.4xmedian 16.7x -70.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 0.9x 2.7xmedian 0.9x 1.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 38.4xmedian 12.9x -201.6xmedian 12.9x 13.0xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 23.2x 48.8xmedian 23.2x 28.6xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.0x 3.3xmedian 1.0x 2.6xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 0.57 0.02median 0.57 -1.65median 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 monthsCRONVRNOCURLF
Revenue $236.78M $835.52M $1.31B
Gross profit $82.13M $399.61M $650.50M
Operating income -$2.43M -$132.06M $19.31M
Net income $77.88M -$258.48M -$34.54M
Free cash flow $49.82M $45.68M $79.21M
R&D $5.36M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.19 $-3.54 $-0.12
Cash & equivalents $467.02M $85.20M $94.59M
Total debt – $392.61M $611.54M
Shares (diluted) 375.06M 73.01M 270.70M
Enterprise value -$1.97B $1.90B $1.87B

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
MetricCRONVRNOCURLF
P/E 18.0x -1.4x -70.4x
P/FCF 25.2x 48.8x 28.6x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x 24.9x 15.7x
P/S 5.3x 2.7x 1.7x
P/B 1.1x 3.3x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 17.6x -25.6x
EV/EBITDA 38.4x -201.6x 13.0x
EV/EBIT -187.8x -19.2x 144.1x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.0x 2.1x
EV/FCF 9.2x 55.5x 35.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 28.4x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 0.02 -1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRONVRNOCURLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 36.1% -1.4% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.1% -3.0% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 92.5% -6.9% 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 98.9% -3.9% 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.5% 46.3% -3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 70.6% -7.7% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 264.6% 25.3% 85.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.5% 2.8% 56.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 288.8% -268.8% 87.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.6% -62.7% 42.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 199.9% 4.0% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.8% -0.8% 16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 651.8% 594.0% 1,173%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 2.4% 45.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRONVRNOCURLF
Gross margin 34.7% 47.8% 49.7%
EBITDA margin 5.0% -1.5% 16.4%
Operating margin -1.0% -15.8% 1.5%
Pretax margin 28.9% -24.5% -7.3%
Net margin 29.6% -30.9% -2.4%
FCF margin 21.0% 5.5% 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.4% 10.7% 11.1%
Return on equity 7.1% -37.9% -3.8%
Return on assets 6.7% -15.2% -1.1%
Return on invested capital – -12.3% 1.3%
Return on capital employed -0.2% -8.3% 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -0.3x -4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 1.5% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRONVRNOCURLF
Debt / assets – 23.1% 21.7%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -24.5x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – 8.6x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 5.3% 60.2% 69.2%
Equity / assets 94.7% 39.8% 30.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 16.2x 3.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 14.8x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 14.1x 0.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 13.69 0.87 0.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRONVRNOCURLF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.1% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.1% – -0.1%
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.

ConsensusCRONVRNOCURLF
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 – 428.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.16FY2026 $-0.54FY2026 $0.02FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% – -1,500.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $206.33MFY2026 $807.61MFY2026 $1.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +40.7%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.5% +9.1% +0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRONVRNOCURLF
Held by institutions 12.8% 0.2% 0.0%
Institutions holding 195 1 2
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% – -86.3%
Institutions buying 71 0 1
Institutions selling 41 1 1
Buyers to sellers 1.73 0.00 1.00

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.

CRONVRNOCURLF
CRON 1.00 0.47 0.52
VRNO 0.47 1.00 0.79
CURLF 0.52 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRON, VRNO and CURLF?

Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cronos (CRON) $1.25B, Verano Holdings (VRNO) $2.23B, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) $2.27B.

Which company is growing faster?

Cronos (CRON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cronos (CRON) +36.1%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -1.4%, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cronos (CRON) has the highest net margin (Cronos (CRON) 29.6%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -30.9%, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) leads (Verano Holdings (VRNO) -12.3%, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) 1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cronos (CRON) returned the most: Cronos (CRON) +36.8%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -26.7%, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) -0.5%. Over five years, Cronos (CRON) compounded fastest (Cronos (CRON) -8.5%/yr, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -38.3%/yr, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) -21.7%/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%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) 120.1%, Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) 101.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRON, VRNO and CURLF?

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.