BWXT vs MIR vs LEU Stock Comparison

BWX Technologies, Mirion Technologies and Centrus Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWXT BWX Technologies, Inc.
$134.09 -3.1% 1M -34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.29B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.51B
Div. yield
0.79%
Nuclear Equipment Industrials
7 wins
MIR Mirion Technologies, Inc.
$15.35 -1.6% 1M -37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.75B
P/E
129.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.08B
Div. yield
–
Nuclear Equipment Industrials
2 wins
LEU Centrus Energy Corp
$109.43 -25.6% 1M -69.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.10B
P/E
44.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$473.90M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

BWX Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (BWX Technologies 7, Mirion Technologies 2, Centrus Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWXTMIRLEULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.29B $3.75B $2.10B BWXT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.6x 129.5x 44.9x BWXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.8x 29.5x 43.6x MIR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +19.6% +8.5% BWXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% — 10.2% LEU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% — 0.4% BWXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — -35.1x LEU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.79% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.3% -37.4% -69.6% BWXT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.7%/yr +7.4%/yr +15.8%/yr BWXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 53.7% 86.7% BWXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 70/100 39/100 MIR

Percentile Scorecard

BWXTMIRLEU

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

AxisBWXTMIRLEU
Valuation 62 #24 of 61 58 #26 of 61 50 #12 of 23
Growth 63 #22 of 58 77 #14 of 58 40 #13 of 21
Profitability 89 #7 of 55 82 #11 of 55 65 #7 of 18
Financial Health 41 #42 of 71 63 #27 of 71 29 #16 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 11 #9 of 10
Overall 64 70 39
  • BWXT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • MIR ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • 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

PeriodBWXTMIRLEUSPY
1 month -3.1%-1.6%-25.6% -0.2%
3 months -21.0%-8.6%-35.6% +3.9%
6 months -38.0%-17.8%-46.8% +8.2%
Year to date -22.4%-34.5%-54.9% +12.9%
1 year -34.3%-37.4%-69.6% +12.3%
3 years +81.2%+125.7%+120.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.9%+31.2%+30.2% +23.3%
5 years +135.2%+42.7%+108.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.7%+7.4%+15.8% +10.9%
10 years +247.4%—+2,684.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.3%—+39.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWXTMIRLEUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%53.7%86.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%57.5%90.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.952.153.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.70-0.80 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.7%-52.5%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.8%-48.4%-72.0% -1.2%
52-week high $238.42$29.75$390.82 $779.14
52-week low $127.14$14.12$98.37 $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.

MultipleBWXTMIRLEU
P/E now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 27.2x 129.5xmedian 27.2x 44.9xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.4x 3.5xmedian 2.4x 4.4xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x 71.8xmedian 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 28.6x 26.2xmedian 28.6x -12.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.10median 0.79 4.65median 0.79 100.84median 50.46

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 monthsBWXTMIRLEU
Revenue $3.51B $1.08B $473.90M
Gross profit $775.94M $519.20M $112.10M
Operating income $426.23M $64.30M $7.40M
Net income $355.38M $30.30M $48.50M
Free cash flow $316.76M – -$163.80M
R&D $15.56M $40.10M $40.30M
EPS (diluted) $3.86 $0.11 $2.22
Cash & equivalents $608.20M $408.70M $1.87B
Total debt $2.02B – $1.18B
Shares (diluted) 92.01M 275.07M 21.89M
Enterprise value $10.59B $3.80B -$5.22B

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
MetricBWXTMIRLEU
P/E 34.6x 129.5x 44.9x
P/FCF 38.8x 26.2x -12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x 17.9x -38.3x
P/S 3.5x 3.5x 4.4x
P/B 9.2x 2.0x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 2.8x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 25.2x – 71.8x
EV/EBIT 32.1x – 191.0x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 3.5x 3.0x
EV/FCF 43.2x – -8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x 17.9x -25.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.10 4.65 100.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWXTMIRLEU
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 19.6% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 11.0% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 22.0% -28.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 14.6% 3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% 16.9% -91.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 32.5% -43.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 20.7% 8.6% -53.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 28.5% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.3% 1.7% -61.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 27.8% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.0% 59.9% -148.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 57.7% -37.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.1% – -253.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.6% – -56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWXTMIRLEU
Gross margin 22.1% – 23.7%
EBITDA margin 15.5% – 4.2%
Operating margin 12.1% – 1.6%
Pretax margin 12.2% – 10.0%
Net margin 10.1% – 10.2%
FCF margin 9.0% – -34.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 19.4% -11.6%
Return on equity 27.2% 1.6% 6.0%
Return on assets 8.1% 0.9% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 10.6% – 0.4%
Return on capital employed 11.6% – 0.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 6.9x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 2.1% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWXTMIRLEU
Debt / assets 45.7% – 46.5%
Debt / equity 1.5x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – -35.1x
Debt / FCF 6.4x – -7.2x
Liabilities / assets 69.8% 47.6% 66.6%
Equity / assets 30.2% 52.4% 33.4%
Interest coverage 12.4x – 0.5x
Current ratio 2.4x 3.0x 5.4x
Quick ratio 2.0x – 4.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x – 4.4x
Altman Z-score 4.61 – 1.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWXTMIRLEU
Dividend yield 0.8% – –
Net buyback yield – – -20.8%
Shareholder yield 0.8% – -20.8%
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.

ConsensusBWXTMIRLEU
Forward P/E 29.8xFY2026 29.5xFY2026 43.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.50FY2026 $0.52FY2026 $2.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 -35.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +23.1% +30.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.64BFY2026 $1.10BFY2026 $450.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +19.3%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +15.0% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWXTMIRLEU
Held by institutions 92.2% 100.0% 77.6%
Institutions holding 846 348 375
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +3.3% +8.0%
Institutions buying 436 195 232
Institutions selling 280 116 87
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.68 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.

BWXTMIRLEU
BWXT 1.00 0.58 0.56
MIR 0.58 1.00 0.50
LEU 0.56 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWXT, MIR and LEU?

BWX Technologies (BWXT) is the largest by market capitalisation: BWX Technologies (BWXT) $12.29B, Mirion Technologies (MIR) $3.75B, Centrus Energy (LEU) $2.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWXT, MIR and LEU?

BWX Technologies (BWXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 34.6x, Mirion Technologies (MIR) 129.5x, Centrus Energy (LEU) 44.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mirion Technologies (MIR) is cheapest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 29.8x, Mirion Technologies (MIR) 29.5x, Centrus Energy (LEU) 43.6x). 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%, Mirion Technologies (MIR) +19.6%, Centrus Energy (LEU) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Centrus Energy (LEU) has the highest net margin (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.1%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, BWX Technologies (BWXT) leads (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.6%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BWX Technologies (BWXT) returned the most: BWX Technologies (BWXT) -34.3%, Mirion Technologies (MIR) -37.4%, Centrus Energy (LEU) -69.6%. Over five years, BWX Technologies (BWXT) compounded fastest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) +18.7%/yr, Mirion Technologies (MIR) +7.4%/yr, Centrus Energy (LEU) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BWX Technologies (BWXT) 0.79%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 0.00%. Mirion Technologies (MIR) 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) 45.0%, Mirion Technologies (MIR) 53.7%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 86.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWXT, MIR 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, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 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.