HITI vs MCK vs GTBIF Stock Comparison

High Tide, Mckesson and Green Thumb Industries Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HITI High Tide Inc.
$2.59 -1.5% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$231.33M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$520.13M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
2 wins
MCK Mckesson Corp
$998.79 +10.6% 1M +23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$122.95B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.00%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mckesson leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Mckesson 6, Green Thumb Industries 3, High Tide 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHITIMCKGTBIFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $231.33M $122.95B $1.47B MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.8x 26.8x 11.6x GTBIF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.3x 21.2x 39.8x MCK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.0% +8.8% +4.8% HITI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.5% 1.1% 10.5% GTBIF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.5% 107.9% 2.3% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 0.6x 0.9x HITI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.7% +23.1% -9.4% MCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.8%/yr +34.8%/yr -20.1%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.8% 30.8% 79.9% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 60/100 84/100 GTBIF

Percentile Scorecard

HITIMCKGTBIF

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

AxisHITIMCKGTBIF
Valuation 76 #10 of 38 50 #13 of 25 97 #2 of 38
Growth 62 #14 of 35 65 #9 of 24 91 #4 of 35
Profitability 63 #14 of 36 70 #8 of 24 91 #4 of 36
Financial Health 66 #14 of 39 48 #14 of 26 87 #6 of 39
Shareholder Returns – 69 #6 of 17 54 #7 of 14
Overall 67 60 84
  • HITI ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • GTBIF 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

PeriodHITIMCKGTBIFSPY
1 month -1.5%+10.6%-4.3% -2.3%
3 months +20.5%+21.1%-10.1% -0.7%
6 months +7.0%+23.6%-18.2% +4.8%
Year to date -2.3%+21.8%-20.5% +10.3%
1 year -16.7%+23.1%-9.4% +10.3%
3 years +71.5%+120.6%-29.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +19.7%+30.2%-11.1% +20.1%
5 years -57.5%+345.4%-67.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year -15.8%+34.8%-20.1% +10.1%
10 years —+635.3%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —+22.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHITIMCKGTBIFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.8%30.8%79.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%27.4%68.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.94-0.270.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.75-0.12 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.8%-27.2%-82.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-3.0%-34.1% -3.5%
52-week high $3.08$1,030.18$9.69 $779.14
52-week low $2.05$725.17$5.29 $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.

MultipleHITIMCKGTBIF
P/E now vs peer median -9.0xmedian 16.8x 25.8xmedian 24.6x 11.1xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.9x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 1.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 13.3x 16.7xmedian 13.2x 4.8xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 23.9x 18.1xmedian 16.5x 6.3xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.0x -27.5xmedian 2.5x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.44median 0.53 2.16median 1.39 0.10median 0.53

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 monthsHITIMCKGTBIF
Revenue $520.13M $410.98B $1.21B
Gross profit $135.79M $14.96B $566.88M
Operating income -$1.43M $6.50B $116.49M
Net income -$23.71M $5.30B $126.77M
Free cash flow $9.13M $6.42B $197.77M
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $38.52 $0.57
Cash & equivalents $27.13M $5.16B $283.59M
Total debt $20.80M $9.73B $566.02M
Shares (diluted) 42.43M 119.20M 222.78M
Enterprise value $122.07M $106.85B $319.31M

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
MetricHITIMCKGTBIF
P/E -9.0x 25.8x 11.1x
P/FCF 24.7x 18.1x 6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 17.0x 4.6x
P/S 0.4x 0.3x 1.0x
P/B 2.6x -27.5x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 2.6x -14.1x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 25.1x 16.7x 4.8x
EV/EBIT -153.8x 18.6x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.3x 1.3x
EV/FCF 24.0x 18.9x 7.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 17.7x 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.44 2.16 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHITIMCKGTBIF
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.0% 8.8% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 13.1% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.0% 11.2% -4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 6.6% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -205.7% 46.6% -35.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 68.6% 13.5% 9.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -252.5% 58.1% 337.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 10.7% 105.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -243.6% 52.8% 363.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 12.0% 109.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.7% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.7% 8.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.7% 6.8% 55.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 169.3% 11.3% 112.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHITIMCKGTBIF
Gross margin 26.1% 3.6% 46.9%
EBITDA margin 1.7% 1.8% 26.6%
Operating margin -0.3% 1.6% 9.6%
Pretax margin 3.5% 1.6% 23.2%
Net margin -4.5% 1.1% 10.5%
FCF margin 1.8% 1.6% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.4% 1.7% 22.2%
Return on equity -29.9% – 6.7%
Return on assets -9.3% 6.2% 4.4%
Return on invested capital -1.5% 107.9% 2.3%
Return on capital employed -0.8% 43.4% 4.5%
Asset turnover 2.0x 4.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 1.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHITIMCKGTBIF
Debt / assets 7.9% 11.0% 20.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x -2.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 1.5x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 67.5% 104.8% 33.9%
Equity / assets 32.5% -4.8% 66.1%
Interest coverage -0.3x 23.6x 5.5x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 1.93 5.91 1.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHITIMCKGTBIF
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 5.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 6.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusHITIMCKGTBIF
Forward P/E 27.3xFY2026 21.2xFY2026 39.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.10FY2026 $47.15FY2026 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.6%FY2026 -64.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +11.0% +47.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $561.45MFY2026 $444.47BFY2026 $1.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.5%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% +1.5% +19.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHITIMCKGTBIF
Held by institutions 8.1% 89.1% 0.2%
Institutions holding 47 2,012 5
Change in shares held, QoQ -15.1% -0.7% +15.4%
Institutions buying 20 883 4
Institutions selling 15 792 1
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.11 4.00

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.

HITIMCKGTBIF
HITI 1.00 -0.11 0.47
MCK -0.11 1.00 -0.13
GTBIF 0.47 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HITI, MCK and GTBIF?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: High Tide (HITI) $231.33M, Mckesson (MCK) $122.95B, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) $1.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, HITI, MCK and GTBIF?

Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (High Tide (HITI) -9.8x, Mckesson (MCK) 26.8x, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mckesson (MCK) is cheapest (High Tide (HITI) 27.3x, Mckesson (MCK) 21.2x, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) 39.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

High Tide (HITI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: High Tide (HITI) +31.0%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) has the highest net margin (High Tide (HITI) -4.5%, Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) 10.5%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (High Tide (HITI) -1.5%, Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mckesson (MCK) returned the most: High Tide (HITI) -16.7%, Mckesson (MCK) +23.1%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) -9.4%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (High Tide (HITI) -15.8%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +34.8%/yr, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) -20.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: High Tide (HITI) 0.00%, Mckesson (MCK) 0.00%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) 0.00%. High Tide (HITI) and Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (High Tide (HITI) 41.8%, Mckesson (MCK) 30.8%, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) 79.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.