AEC vs LEU vs NXE Stock Comparison

Anfield Energy, Centrus Energy and NexGen Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEC Anfield Energy Inc.
$2.78 -23.6% 1M -63.7% 1Y
Market cap
$45.87M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.19M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
LEU Centrus Energy Corp
$98.37 -33.1% 1M -74.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.16B
P/E
44.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$473.90M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
3 wins
NXE NexGen Energy Ltd.
$8.32 -9.5% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

NexGen Energy leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (NexGen Energy 4, Centrus Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAECLEUNXELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.87M $2.16B $5.11B NXE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.2x 44.5x -27.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 39.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.5% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,743.6% 10.2% — LEU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -35.1x — LEU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.7% -74.3% -4.8% NXE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.0%/yr +13.1%/yr +7.8%/yr LEU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.6% 86.2% 55.7% NXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 5/100 39/100 48/100 NXE

Percentile Scorecard

AECLEUNXE

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

AxisAECLEUNXE
Valuation 0 #23 of 23 50 #12 of 23 59 #10 of 23
Growth 15 #18 of 21 40 #13 of 21 20 #17 of 21
Profitability 0 #18 of 18 65 #7 of 18 35 #12 of 18
Financial Health 5 #21 of 22 29 #16 of 22 57 #10 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 11 #9 of 10 67 #4 of 10
Overall 5 39 48
  • AEC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • LEU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • NXE ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAECLEUNXESPY
1 month -23.6%-33.1%-9.5% -0.8%
3 months -38.4%-44.2%-10.6% +3.5%
6 months -48.5%-55.7%-33.3% +7.0%
Year to date -45.8%-59.5%-9.6% +12.2%
1 year -63.7%-74.3%-4.8% +13.0%
3 years -38.2%+98.2%+44.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -14.8%+25.6%+13.1% +23.1%
5 years -69.1%+85.1%+45.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -21.0%+13.1%+7.8% +11.0%
10 years -96.3%+2,377.8%+617.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -28.1%+37.9%+21.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAECLEUNXESPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.6%86.2%55.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.5%90.6%57.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.473.502.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.86-0.09 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.0%-78.2%-54.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.9%-74.8%-40.2% -1.8%
52-week high $9.56$390.82$13.92 $779.14
52-week low $2.78$98.37$7.56 $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.

MultipleAECLEUNXE
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 26.7x 40.3xmedian 26.7x -26.5xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 6.7x 4.0xmedian 6.7x —median 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 28.0x 61.0xmedian 28.0x -26.2xmedian 28.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 10.1x -11.6xmedian 10.1x -38.9xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 4.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 45.36 90.64median 45.36 0.65median 45.36

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 monthsAECLEUNXE
Revenue $1.19M $473.90M –
Gross profit – $112.10M –
Operating income -$17.90M $7.40M –
Net income -$20.72M $48.50M -$184.50M
Free cash flow -$12.00M -$163.80M -$141.17M
R&D $8.34M $40.30M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.34 $2.22 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $1.27M $1.87B $532.18M
Total debt $35.69M $1.18B –
Shares (diluted) 15.45M 21.89M 588.40M
Enterprise value $30.67M -$5.17B $2.66B

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
MetricAECLEUNXE
P/E -2.1x 40.3x -26.5x
P/FCF -3.6x -11.6x -38.9x
P/Operating cash flow -3.4x -34.4x -75.5x
P/S 36.1x 4.0x –
P/B 1.2x 2.2x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.3x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA -2.9x 61.0x -26.2x
EV/EBIT -2.9x 162.3x -26.0x
EV/Revenue 43.2x 2.5x –
EV/FCF -4.3x -7.3x -34.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.1x -21.8x -66.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 90.64 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAECLEUNXE
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -28.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -112.8% -91.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -43.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -111.1% -53.7% -122.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 11.4% -63.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -85.8% -61.7% -279.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% -40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -148.2% -330.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -37.5% -43.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -253.7% -91.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -56.0% -25.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAECLEUNXE
Gross margin – 23.7% –
EBITDA margin -1,497% 4.2% –
Operating margin -1,507% 1.6% –
Pretax margin -1,640% 10.0% –
Net margin -1,744% 10.2% –
FCF margin -1,010% -34.6% –
Operating cash flow margin -1,066% -11.6% –
Return on equity -56.1% 6.0% -16.3%
Return on assets -30.7% 2.0% -11.6%
Return on invested capital – 0.4% –
Return on capital employed -27.8% 0.4% -14.2%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x -1.1x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAECLEUNXE
Debt / assets 14.4% 46.5% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -35.1x –
Debt / FCF -0.8x -7.2x –
Liabilities / assets 48.3% 66.6% 27.1%
Equity / assets 51.7% 33.4% 72.9%
Interest coverage – 0.5x –
Current ratio 0.9x 5.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 4.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 4.4x 1.4x
Altman Z-score -1.83 1.78 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAECLEUNXE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -23.1% -1.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -23.1% -1.2%
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.

ConsensusAECLEUNXE
Forward P/E – 39.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.51FY2026 $-0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -35.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +30.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $450.60MFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +0.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAECLEUNXE
Held by institutions 10.6% 74.8% 56.4%
Institutions holding 25 375 274
Change in shares held, QoQ -18.7% +8.0% +1.7%
Institutions buying 9 232 136
Institutions selling 7 87 78
Buyers to sellers 1.29 2.67 1.74

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.

AECLEUNXE
AEC 1.00 0.57 0.66
LEU 0.57 1.00 0.68
NXE 0.66 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEC, LEU and NXE?

NexGen Energy (NXE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Anfield Energy (AEC) $45.87M, Centrus Energy (LEU) $2.16B, NexGen Energy (NXE) $5.11B.

Which company is more profitable?

Centrus Energy (LEU) has the highest net margin (Anfield Energy (AEC) -1,743.6%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NexGen Energy (NXE) returned the most: Anfield Energy (AEC) -63.7%, Centrus Energy (LEU) -74.3%, NexGen Energy (NXE) -4.8%. Over five years, Centrus Energy (LEU) compounded fastest (Anfield Energy (AEC) -21.0%/yr, Centrus Energy (LEU) +13.1%/yr, NexGen Energy (NXE) +7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NexGen Energy (NXE) has been the steadiest (Anfield Energy (AEC) 80.6%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 86.2%, NexGen Energy (NXE) 55.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEC, LEU and NXE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, NexGen Energy (NXE) leads on 4. 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.