CURLF vs CRON vs VRNO Stock Comparison

Curaleaf Holdings, Cronos and Verano Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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.

QuestionCURLFCRONVRNOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.11B $1.24B $370.92M CURLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -65.9x 17.7x -1.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 395.5x 23.9x — CRON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.0% +36.1% -1.4% CRON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.4% 29.6% -30.9% CRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.3% — -12.3% CURLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — -24.5x VRNO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.0% +35.1% -32.4% CRON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.7%/yr -9.9%/yr -38.3%/yr CRON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 101.5% 39.4% 120.2% CRON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 88/100 36/100 CRON

Percentile Scorecard

CURLFCRONVRNO

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

AxisCURLFCRONVRNO
Valuation 60 #16 of 38 70 #12 of 38 11 #34 of 38
Growth 77 #9 of 35 100 #1 of 35 24 #27 of 35
Profitability 83 #7 of 36 77 #9 of 36 46 #20 of 36
Financial Health 47 #21 of 39 100 #1 of 39 63 #15 of 39
Shareholder Returns 50 #7 of 13 92 #2 of 13 –
Overall 63 88 36
  • CURLF 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

PeriodCURLFCRONVRNOSPY
1 month -33.5%-1.5%-19.0% -1.0%
3 months -13.7%+19.2%-8.8% +2.9%
6 months -20.1%+25.0%-13.8% +6.4%
Year to date +4.6%+27.4%-20.6% +11.4%
1 year -10.0%+35.1%-32.4% +13.1%
3 years -25.1%+80.1%-75.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -9.2%+21.7%-37.5% +21.5%
5 years -74.2%-40.7%-91.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -23.7%-9.9%-38.3% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCURLFCRONVRNOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 101.5%39.4%120.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.8%36.1%113.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.680.590.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.100.89-0.27 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-75.9%-96.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.9%-5.6%-42.5% -2.5%
52-week high $14.10$3.55$8.70 $779.14
52-week low $5.67$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.

MultipleCURLFCRONVRNO
P/E now vs peer median -65.0xmedian 16.7x 17.9xmedian 16.7x -1.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.9x 5.2xmedian 0.9x 2.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 12.2x 37.5xmedian 12.2x -197.2xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 22.9x 24.9xmedian 22.9x 47.5xmedian 22.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x 3.2xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.52median 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 monthsCURLFCRONVRNO
Revenue $1.31B $236.78M $835.52M
Gross profit $650.50M $82.13M $399.61M
Operating income $19.31M -$2.43M -$132.06M
Net income -$34.54M $77.88M -$258.48M
Free cash flow $79.21M $49.82M $45.68M
R&D – $5.36M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.12 $0.19 $-3.54
Cash & equivalents $94.59M $467.02M $85.20M
Total debt $2.27B – $392.61M
Shares (diluted) 270.70M 375.06M 73.01M
Enterprise value $1.71B -$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
MetricCURLFCRONVRNO
P/E -65.0x 17.9x -1.4x
P/FCF 26.4x 24.9x 47.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 20.7x 24.3x
P/S 1.6x 5.2x 2.6x
P/B 2.4x 1.1x 3.2x
P/Tangible book -23.6x 1.1x 17.2x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 37.5x -197.2x
EV/EBIT 135.2x -183.2x -18.8x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.9x 3.0x
EV/FCF 33.0x 8.9x 54.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 7.4x 27.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.52 0.50 0.02

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCURLFCRONVRNO
Debt / assets 21.7% – 23.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – -24.5x
Debt / FCF 7.7x – 8.6x
Liabilities / assets 69.2% 5.3% 60.2%
Equity / assets 30.8% 94.7% 39.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 16.2x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 14.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 14.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 0.45 13.59 0.83

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusCURLFCRONVRNO
Forward P/E 395.5xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.02FY2026 $0.14FY2026 $-0.54FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1,500.0% +21.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.41BFY2026 $195.73MFY2026 $807.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%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
HoldersCURLFCRONVRNO
Held by institutions 0.0% 12.8% 0.2%
Institutions holding 2 195 1
Change in shares held, QoQ -86.3% -2.5% –
Institutions buying 1 71 0
Institutions selling 1 41 1
Buyers to sellers 1.00 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.

CURLFCRONVRNO
CURLF 1.00 0.52 0.79
CRON 0.52 1.00 0.47
VRNO 0.79 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CURLF, CRON and VRNO?

Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) $2.11B, Cronos (CRON) $1.24B, Verano Holdings (VRNO) $370.92M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cronos (CRON) returned the most: Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) -10.0%, Cronos (CRON) +35.1%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -32.4%. Over five years, Cronos (CRON) compounded fastest (Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) -23.7%/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 (Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF) 101.5%, 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, CURLF, 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.