BWXT vs CCJ vs SHC Stock Comparison

BWX Technologies, Cameco and Sotera Health Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BWXT BWX Technologies, Inc.
$138.01 +0.1% 1M -35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.94B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Nuclear Equipment Industrials
2 wins
CCJ Cameco Corp
$83.52 -3.9% 1M -21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$33.53B
P/E
44.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
5 wins
SHC Sotera Health Co
$18.70 +0.5% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.14B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cameco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cameco 5, Sotera Health 4, BWX Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWXTCCJSHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.94B $33.53B $5.14B CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.6x 44.5x 31.5x SHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.7x 76.6x 20.3x SHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +16.0% +8.1% BWXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 27.6% 13.4% CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% — 9.1% BWXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.1x 3.3x CCJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.4% -21.7% +12.8% SHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.5%/yr +28.0%/yr -5.4%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 50.3% 28.4% SHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 81/100 60/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

BWXTCCJSHC

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

AxisBWXTCCJSHC
Valuation 64 #23 of 62 55 #11 of 23 52 #45 of 92
Growth 64 #22 of 59 100 #1 of 21 67 #29 of 87
Profitability 91 #6 of 55 100 #1 of 18 85 #14 of 86
Financial Health 42 #42 of 72 71 #7 of 22 37 #62 of 97
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 65 81 60
  • BWXT ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • SHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWXTCCJSHCSPY
1 month +0.1%-3.9%+0.5% +0.7%
3 months -16.6%-5.3%+4.8% +3.7%
6 months -36.2%-32.1%+20.2% +7.1%
Year to date -20.2%-8.7%+6.0% +12.8%
1 year -35.4%-21.7%+12.8% +11.9%
3 years +88.7%+120.6%+48.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +23.6%+30.2%+14.0% +22.8%
5 years +143.2%+243.7%-24.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +19.5%+28.0%-5.4% +10.9%
10 years +254.9%+953.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.5%+26.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWXTCCJSHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%50.3%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%50.1%27.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.942.351.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.430.45 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.7%-41.4%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.1%-37.7%-4.4% -1.2%
52-week high $238.42$134.09$19.57 $779.14
52-week low $127.14$78.61$13.13 $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.

MultipleBWXTCCJSHC
P/E now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 26.6x 48.3xmedian 27.1x 32.7xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.6x 13.3xmedian 7.3x 4.4xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 18.9x 45.2xmedian 29.1x 13.1xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 30.1x 47.3xmedian 10.3x 47.4xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 1.9x 7.2xmedian 1.2x 8.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.16median 0.97 —median 50.94 0.87median 0.87

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 monthsBWXTCCJSHC
Revenue $3.51B $2.73B $1.22B
Gross profit $775.94M – $668.51M
Operating income $426.23M $649.76M $411.34M
Net income $355.38M $753.00M $163.48M
Free cash flow $316.76M – $112.70M
R&D $15.56M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.86 $1.73 $0.57
Cash & equivalents $608.20M $814.08M $356.72M
Total debt $2.02B $4.09B $2.14B
Shares (diluted) 92.01M 435.58M 288.15M
Enterprise value $10.24B $30.12B $3.83B

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
MetricBWXTCCJSHC
P/E 35.6x 48.3x 32.7x
P/FCF 39.9x 47.3x 47.4x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x – 18.3x
P/S 3.6x 13.3x 4.4x
P/B 9.5x 7.2x 8.0x
P/Tangible book 12.4x 7.3x 13.5x
EV/EBITDA 25.8x 45.2x 13.1x
EV/EBIT 33.0x 55.9x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 13.3x 5.9x
EV/FCF 44.4x – 63.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x – 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.16 – 0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWXTCCJSHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 16.0% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% – 7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% 40.9% 21.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – 23.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 20.7% 156.7% 580.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% – 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.3% 218.3% 574.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.5% – 37.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.0% – 9.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% – 61.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.1% – 0.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.6% – 32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWXTCCJSHC
Gross margin 22.1% – 55.0%
EBITDA margin 15.5% 29.4% 44.6%
Operating margin 12.1% 23.8% 33.8%
Pretax margin 12.2% 16.4% 21.7%
Net margin 10.1% 27.6% 13.4%
FCF margin 9.0% – 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% – 24.0%
Return on equity 27.2% – 25.4%
Return on assets 8.1% – 5.0%
Return on invested capital 10.6% – 9.1%
Return on capital employed 11.6% – 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWXTCCJSHC
Debt / assets 45.7% 11.0% 64.7%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.2x 3.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.1x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 6.4x – 19.0x
Liabilities / assets 69.8% 33.0% 79.9%
Equity / assets 30.2% 67.0% 20.1%
Interest coverage 12.4x 21.4x –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.5x 2.8x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.5x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 4.68 10.12 1.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWXTCCJSHC
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.

ConsensusBWXTCCJSHC
Forward P/E 30.7xFY2026 76.6xFY2026 20.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.50FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $0.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +75.2% +21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.64BFY2026 $2.31BFY2026 $1.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 -9.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +15.9% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWXTCCJSHC
Held by institutions 92.2% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 847 – 316
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% – +5.9%
Institutions buying 437 – 220
Institutions selling 280 – 64
Buyers to sellers 1.56 – 3.44

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.

BWXTCCJSHC
BWXT 1.00 0.63 0.22
CCJ 0.63 1.00 0.20
SHC 0.22 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWXT, CCJ and SHC?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: BWX Technologies (BWXT) $11.94B, Cameco (CCJ) $33.53B, Sotera Health (SHC) $5.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWXT, CCJ and SHC?

Sotera Health (SHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 33.6x, Cameco (CCJ) 44.5x, Sotera Health (SHC) 31.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sotera Health (SHC) is cheapest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 30.7x, Cameco (CCJ) 76.6x, Sotera Health (SHC) 20.3x). 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%, Sotera Health (SHC) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.1%, Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, Sotera Health (SHC) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, BWX Technologies (BWXT) leads (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.6%, Sotera Health (SHC) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sotera Health (SHC) returned the most: BWX Technologies (BWXT) -35.4%, Cameco (CCJ) -21.7%, Sotera Health (SHC) +12.8%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) +19.5%/yr, Cameco (CCJ) +28.0%/yr, Sotera Health (SHC) -5.4%/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%, Sotera Health (SHC) 0.00%. Cameco (CCJ) and Sotera Health (SHC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sotera Health (SHC) has been the steadiest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 45.0%, Cameco (CCJ) 50.3%, Sotera Health (SHC) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.