AMTM vs BWXT vs CCJ Stock Comparison

Amentum Holdings, BWX Technologies and Cameco Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWXT BWX Technologies, Inc.
$127.14 -10.4% 1M -36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.03B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Nuclear Equipment Industrials
3 wins
CCJ Cameco Corp
$78.61 -13.5% 1M -8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$34.44B
P/E
45.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cameco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cameco 5, Amentum Holdings 3, BWX Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMTMBWXTCCJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.37B $12.03B $34.44B CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 33.9x 45.7x AMTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 28.3x 72.8x AMTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +22.7% +16.0% BWXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 10.1% 27.6% CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 10.6% — BWXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.6x -0.1x CCJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.1% -36.4% -8.9% AMTM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +17.0%/yr +24.9%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 44.9% 54.5% BWXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 63/100 78/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

AMTMBWXTCCJ

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

AxisAMTMBWXTCCJ
Valuation 100 #1 of 100 60 #25 of 61 50 #12 of 23
Growth 95 #6 of 97 61 #23 of 58 95 #2 of 21
Profitability 58 #41 of 96 89 #7 of 55 100 #1 of 19
Financial Health 25 #80 of 106 41 #42 of 71 68 #8 of 23
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 69 63 78
  • AMTM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • BWXT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CCJ 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

PeriodAMTMBWXTCCJSPY
1 month +10.2%-10.4%-13.5% -1.0%
3 months -3.6%-27.2%-10.5% +2.9%
6 months -15.9%-43.0%-35.6% +6.4%
Year to date -25.0%-26.4%-14.1% +11.4%
1 year -6.1%-36.4%-8.9% +13.1%
3 years —+68.9%+102.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+19.1%+26.5% +21.5%
5 years —+118.8%+203.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+17.0%+24.9% +10.9%
10 years —+228.0%+877.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+12.6%+25.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMTMBWXTCCJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%44.9%54.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%46.5%50.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.932.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.81-0.16 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-46.7%-41.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.1%-46.7%-41.4% -2.5%
52-week high $37.53$238.42$134.09 $779.14
52-week low $18.12$127.14$78.61 $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.

MultipleAMTMBWXTCCJ
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 26.2x 32.8xmedian 24.1x 45.4xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.2x 12.5xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 14.7x 24.0xmedian 17.4x 42.5xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 24.9x 36.8xmedian 27.4x 44.5xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.4x 8.7xmedian 1.8x 6.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.92 1.99median 0.76 —median 47.24

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 monthsAMTMBWXTCCJ
Revenue $14.13B $3.51B $2.73B
Gross profit $1.45B $775.94M –
Operating income $596.00M $426.23M $649.76M
Net income $204.00M $355.38M $753.00M
Free cash flow $474.00M $316.76M –
R&D – $15.56M –
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $3.86 $1.73
Cash & equivalents $459.00M $608.20M $814.08M
Total debt $3.83B $7.08B $4.09B
Shares (diluted) 245.00M 92.01M 435.58M
Enterprise value $3.80B $10.33B $31.02B

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
MetricAMTMBWXTCCJ
P/E 26.0x 32.8x 45.4x
P/FCF 11.2x 36.8x 44.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 22.4x –
P/S 0.4x 3.3x 12.5x
P/B 1.1x 8.7x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 11.4x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 24.0x 42.5x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 30.6x 52.6x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 3.7x 12.5x
EV/FCF 18.3x 41.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x 25.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.99 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMTMBWXTCCJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 22.7% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 14.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.9% 11.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 60.2% 9.9% 40.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 240.0% 20.7% 156.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 16.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 289.1% 20.3% 218.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 16.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 215.6% 0.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 29.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 243.5% -12.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 67.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMTMBWXTCCJ
Gross margin 10.2% 22.1% –
EBITDA margin 7.3% 15.5% 29.4%
Operating margin 4.2% 12.1% 23.8%
Pretax margin 1.9% 12.2% 16.4%
Net margin 1.4% 10.1% 27.6%
FCF margin 3.4% 9.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 14.8% –
Return on equity 4.2% 27.2% –
Return on assets 1.8% 8.1% –
Return on invested capital 5.1% 10.6% –
Return on capital employed 6.6% 11.6% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMTMBWXTCCJ
Debt / assets 34.2% 45.7% 11.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.6x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 8.1x 6.4x –
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 69.8% 33.0%
Equity / assets 42.8% 30.2% 67.0%
Interest coverage – 12.4x 21.4x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.4x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.9x 2.0x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 2.01 4.49 9.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMTMBWXTCCJ
Dividend yield – 0.8% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.8% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% –

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.

ConsensusAMTMBWXTCCJ
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 28.3xFY2026 72.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $4.50FY2026 $1.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +2.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.5% +8.4% +73.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.96BFY2026 $3.64BFY2026 $2.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.9%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 -10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% +8.9% +15.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMTMBWXTCCJ
Held by institutions 89.7% 92.2% 63.3%
Institutions holding 463 846 1,027
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -0.6% +4.0%
Institutions buying 210 436 506
Institutions selling 154 280 341
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.56 1.48

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.

AMTMBWXTCCJ
AMTM 1.00 0.33 0.30
BWXT 0.33 1.00 0.59
CCJ 0.30 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMTM, BWXT and CCJ?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) $5.37B, BWX Technologies (BWXT) $12.03B, Cameco (CCJ) $34.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMTM, BWXT and CCJ?

Amentum Holdings (AMTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 26.3x, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 33.9x, Cameco (CCJ) 45.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amentum Holdings (AMTM) is cheapest (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 8.6x, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 28.3x, Cameco (CCJ) 72.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BWX Technologies (BWXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) +11.4%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) +22.7%, Cameco (CCJ) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 1.4%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.1%, Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%). On return on invested capital, BWX Technologies (BWXT) leads (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 5.1%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amentum Holdings (AMTM) returned the most: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) -6.1%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) -36.4%, Cameco (CCJ) -8.9%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) +17.0%/yr, Cameco (CCJ) +24.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 0.00%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 0.01%, Cameco (CCJ) 0.00%. Amentum Holdings (AMTM) and Cameco (CCJ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BWX Technologies (BWXT) has been the steadiest (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 46.4%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 44.9%, Cameco (CCJ) 54.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMTM, BWXT and CCJ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cameco (CCJ) leads on 5. 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.