HITI vs MCK vs VRNO Stock Comparison

High Tide, Mckesson and Verano Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HITI High Tide Inc.
$2.63 -3.3% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$229.43M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$520.13M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
2 wins
MCK Mckesson Corp
$1,072.05 +16.3% 1M +27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$123.78B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$418.79B
Div. yield
0.32%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
7 wins
VRNO Verano Holdings Corp.
$4.85 -9.3% 1M -21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$845.15M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionHITIMCKVRNOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $229.43M $123.78B $2.11B MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.1x 26.5x -1.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.3x 22.7x — MCK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.0% +8.2% +1.4% HITI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.5% 1.1% -25.9% MCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.5% 98.7% -12.2% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 0.4x -24.6x VRNO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.32% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.6% +27.0% -21.8% MCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.4%/yr +37.1%/yr -38.8%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.6% 31.3% 120.1% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 58/100 47/100 HITI

Percentile Scorecard

HITIMCKVRNO

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

AxisHITIMCKVRNO
Valuation 76 #10 of 38 56 #12 of 26 19 #31 of 38
Growth 65 #13 of 35 54 #12 of 25 29 #25 of 35
Profitability 63 #14 of 36 63 #10 of 25 43 #21 of 36
Financial Health 68 #13 of 39 48 #14 of 26 63 #15 of 39
Shareholder Returns – 69 #6 of 17 79 #4 of 15
Overall 68 58 47
  • HITI ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • 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

PeriodHITIMCKVRNOSPY
1 month -3.3%+16.3%-9.3% -5.9%
3 months +14.8%+23.1%-10.2% -4.6%
6 months +5.6%+42.0%-28.1% +0.2%
Year to date -0.8%+30.7%-23.0% +7.5%
1 year -12.6%+27.0%-21.8% +8.2%
3 years +81.4%+133.0%-73.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +22.0%+32.6%-35.4% +19.0%
5 years -59.0%+383.6%-91.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year -16.4%+37.1%-38.8% +9.4%
10 years —+719.9%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+23.4%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHITIMCKVRNOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.6%31.3%120.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.1%27.4%113.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.01-0.170.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.300.86-0.18 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.8%-27.2%-96.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%0.0%-44.3% -5.9%
52-week high $3.01$1,072.05$8.70 $779.14
52-week low $2.05$725.17$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.

MultipleHITIMCKVRNO
P/E now vs peer median -9.1xmedian 19.9x 26.5xmedian 25.1x -1.6xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.0x 0.3xmedian 0.4x 2.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 13.0x 16.9xmedian 14.2x -204.7xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 18.9x 17.4xmedian 16.4x 33.8xmedian 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.1x -31.3xmedian 2.6x 3.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.44median 0.57 1.67median 1.51 0.03median 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 monthsHITIMCKVRNO
Revenue $520.13M $418.79B $845.15M
Gross profit $135.79M $15.37B $404.41M
Operating income -$1.43M $6.69B -$129.43M
Net income -$23.71M $5.43B -$218.71M
Free cash flow $9.13M $7.11B $62.34M
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $40.27 $-3.00
Cash & equivalents $27.13M $6.53B $102.05M
Total debt $20.80M $9.21B $390.18M
Shares (diluted) 42.43M 116.70M 73.01M
Enterprise value $130.67M $107.71B $1.76B

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
MetricHITIMCKVRNO
P/E -9.1x 26.5x -1.6x
P/FCF 25.1x 17.4x 33.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 16.5x 18.8x
P/S 0.4x 0.3x 2.5x
P/B 2.7x -31.3x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x -15.7x 15.5x
EV/EBITDA 25.5x 16.9x -204.7x
EV/EBIT -156.2x 18.9x -18.5x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF 24.4x 17.8x 38.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.5x 16.9x 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.44 1.67 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHITIMCKVRNO
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.0% 8.2% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 12.9% -3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.0% 11.8% -2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 7.6% -4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -205.7% 27.3% 48.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 68.6% 16.1% -8.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -252.5% 28.5% 37.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 14.2% 5.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -243.6% 24.2% -212.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 15.9% -58.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.3% 35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% 1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.7% 11.8% 70.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 169.3% 16.3% -4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHITIMCKVRNO
Gross margin 26.1% 3.7% 47.9%
EBITDA margin 1.7% 1.8% -1.4%
Operating margin -0.3% 1.6% -15.3%
Pretax margin 3.5% 1.6% -22.0%
Net margin -4.5% 1.1% -25.9%
FCF margin 1.8% 1.7% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.4% 1.8% 13.2%
Return on equity -29.9% – -32.5%
Return on assets -9.3% 6.0% -12.8%
Return on invested capital -1.5% 98.7% -12.2%
Return on capital employed -0.8% 42.0% -8.1%
Asset turnover 2.0x 4.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 1.4x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHITIMCKVRNO
Debt / assets 7.9% 10.0% 22.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x -2.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 0.4x -24.6x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 1.3x 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 67.5% 104.3% 60.6%
Equity / assets 32.5% -4.3% 39.4%
Interest coverage -0.3x 21.9x –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x 3.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.95 5.81 0.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHITIMCKVRNO
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 5.4% 0.1%
Shareholder yield – 5.7% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 7.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 5.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.8% –

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.

ConsensusHITIMCKVRNO
Forward P/E 26.3xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.10FY2026 $47.15FY2026 $-0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +11.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $561.45MFY2026 $444.47BFY2026 $807.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.5%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% +1.5% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHITIMCKVRNO
Held by institutions 8.1% 89.1% 0.2%
Institutions holding 47 2,014 1
Change in shares held, QoQ -15.1% -0.7% –
Institutions buying 20 883 0
Institutions selling 15 793 1
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.11 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.

HITIMCKVRNO
HITI 1.00 -0.08 0.37
MCK -0.08 1.00 -0.08
VRNO 0.37 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HITI, MCK and VRNO?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: High Tide (HITI) $229.43M, Mckesson (MCK) $123.78B, Verano Holdings (VRNO) $2.11B.

Which company is growing faster?

High Tide (HITI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: High Tide (HITI) +31.0%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.2%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mckesson (MCK) has the highest net margin (High Tide (HITI) -4.5%, Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -25.9%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (High Tide (HITI) -1.5%, Mckesson (MCK) 98.7%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mckesson (MCK) returned the most: High Tide (HITI) -12.6%, Mckesson (MCK) +27.0%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -21.8%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (High Tide (HITI) -16.4%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +37.1%/yr, Verano Holdings (VRNO) -38.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mckesson (MCK) 0.32%. High Tide (HITI) and Verano Holdings (VRNO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (High Tide (HITI) 42.6%, Mckesson (MCK) 31.3%, Verano Holdings (VRNO) 120.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HITI, MCK 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, Mckesson (MCK) 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.