BWXT vs CCJ vs LEU Stock Comparison

BWX Technologies, Cameco and Centrus Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWXT BWX Technologies, Inc.
$127.14 -10.4% 1M -36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.96B
P/E
33.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Nuclear Equipment Industrials
5 wins
CCJ Cameco Corp
$78.61 -13.5% 1M -8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$34.49B
P/E
45.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
6 wins
LEU Centrus Energy Corp
$102.45 -32.3% 1M -70.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.96B
P/E
40.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$473.90M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cameco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cameco 6, BWX Technologies 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWXTCCJLEULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.96B $34.49B $1.96B CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.7x 45.8x 40.3x BWXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.3x 72.8x 39.1x BWXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +16.0% +8.5% BWXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 27.6% 10.2% CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% — 0.9% BWXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.1x — CCJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.4% -8.9% -70.2% CCJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr +24.9%/yr +16.0%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 54.5% 86.9% BWXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 78/100 46/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

BWXTCCJLEU

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

AxisBWXTCCJLEU
Valuation 60 #25 of 61 50 #12 of 23 59 #10 of 23
Growth 61 #23 of 58 95 #2 of 21 45 #12 of 21
Profitability 89 #7 of 55 100 #1 of 19 67 #7 of 19
Financial Health 41 #42 of 71 68 #8 of 23 50 #12 of 23
Shareholder Returns – – 11 #9 of 10
Overall 63 78 46
  • BWXT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • LEU 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

PeriodBWXTCCJLEUSPY
1 month -10.4%-13.5%-32.3% -1.0%
3 months -27.2%-10.5%-37.5% +2.9%
6 months -43.0%-35.6%-50.2% +6.4%
Year to date -26.4%-14.1%-57.8% +11.4%
1 year -36.4%-8.9%-70.2% +13.1%
3 years +68.9%+102.6%+94.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.1%+26.5%+24.8% +21.5%
5 years +118.8%+203.2%+110.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.0%+24.9%+16.0% +10.9%
10 years +228.0%+877.7%+2,610.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.6%+25.6%+39.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBWXTCCJLEUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%54.5%86.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%50.0%90.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.932.353.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-0.16-0.81 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.7%-41.4%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.7%-41.4%-73.8% -2.5%
52-week high $238.42$134.09$390.82 $779.14
52-week low $127.14$78.61$102.45 $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.

MultipleBWXTCCJLEU
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 24.1x 45.4xmedian 26.9x 42.0xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.2x 12.5xmedian 6.7x 4.2xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 17.4x 42.5xmedian 11.7x 5.2xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 27.4x 44.5xmedian 10.2x -12.0xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 1.8x 6.8xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.99median 0.76 —median 47.24 94.40median 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 monthsBWXTCCJLEU
Revenue $3.51B $2.73B $473.90M
Gross profit $775.94M – $112.10M
Operating income $426.23M $649.76M $7.40M
Net income $355.38M $753.00M $48.50M
Free cash flow $316.76M – -$163.80M
R&D $15.56M – $40.30M
EPS (diluted) $3.86 $1.73 $2.22
Cash & equivalents $608.20M $814.08M $1.87B
Total debt $7.08B $4.09B –
Shares (diluted) 92.01M 435.58M 21.89M
Enterprise value $10.26B $31.08B -$5.37B

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
MetricBWXTCCJLEU
P/E 32.8x 45.4x 42.0x
P/FCF 36.8x 44.5x -12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x – -35.8x
P/S 3.3x 12.5x 4.2x
P/B 8.7x 6.8x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 11.4x 6.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 24.0x 42.5x 5.2x
EV/EBIT 30.6x 52.6x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 12.5x 0.2x
EV/FCF 41.2x – -0.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x – -1.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.99 – 94.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWXTCCJLEU
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 16.0% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% – -28.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% 40.9% -91.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – -43.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 20.7% 156.7% -53.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% – 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.3% 218.3% -61.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.5% – 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.0% – -148.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% – -37.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.1% – -253.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.6% – -56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWXTCCJLEU
Gross margin 22.1% – 23.7%
EBITDA margin 15.5% 29.4% 4.2%
Operating margin 12.1% 23.8% 1.6%
Pretax margin 12.2% 16.4% 10.0%
Net margin 10.1% 27.6% 10.2%
FCF margin 9.0% – -34.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% – -11.6%
Return on equity 27.2% – 6.0%
Return on assets 8.1% – 2.0%
Return on invested capital 10.6% – 0.9%
Return on capital employed 11.6% – 0.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWXTCCJLEU
Debt / assets 45.7% 11.0% –
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 6.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 69.8% 33.0% 66.6%
Equity / assets 30.2% 67.0% 33.4%
Interest coverage 12.4x 21.4x 0.5x
Current ratio 2.4x 2.5x 5.4x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.5x 4.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.1x 4.4x
Altman Z-score 4.49 9.60 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWXTCCJLEU
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – – -22.2%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 0.3% -22.2%
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.

ConsensusBWXTCCJLEU
Forward P/E 28.3xFY2026 72.8xFY2026 39.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.50FY2026 $1.08FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +2.9%FY2026 -32.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +73.1% +3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.64BFY2026 $2.28BFY2026 $443.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 -10.2%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.9% +15.7% -0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWXTCCJLEU
Held by institutions 92.2% 63.3% 74.8%
Institutions holding 846 1,027 375
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +4.0% +8.0%
Institutions buying 436 506 232
Institutions selling 280 341 87
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.48 2.67

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.

BWXTCCJLEU
BWXT 1.00 0.59 0.57
CCJ 0.59 1.00 0.64
LEU 0.57 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWXT, CCJ and LEU?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: BWX Technologies (BWXT) $11.96B, Cameco (CCJ) $34.49B, Centrus Energy (LEU) $1.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWXT, CCJ and LEU?

BWX Technologies (BWXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 33.7x, Cameco (CCJ) 45.8x, Centrus Energy (LEU) 40.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, BWX Technologies (BWXT) is cheapest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 28.3x, Cameco (CCJ) 72.8x, Centrus Energy (LEU) 39.1x). 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: BWX Technologies (BWXT) +22.7%, Cameco (CCJ) +16.0%, Centrus Energy (LEU) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.1%, Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, BWX Technologies (BWXT) leads (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.6%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cameco (CCJ) returned the most: BWX Technologies (BWXT) -36.4%, Cameco (CCJ) -8.9%, Centrus Energy (LEU) -70.2%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) +17.0%/yr, Cameco (CCJ) +24.9%/yr, Centrus Energy (LEU) +16.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BWX Technologies (BWXT) has been the steadiest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 44.9%, Cameco (CCJ) 54.5%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 86.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.