CCJ vs CNR vs LEU Stock Comparison

Cameco, Core Natural Resources and Centrus Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 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
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Core Natural Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Core Natural Resources 6, Cameco 4, Centrus Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCJCNRLEULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.44B $4.47B $1.96B CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.7x 44.6x 40.3x LEU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 72.8x 18.0x 39.1x CNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +31.5% +8.5% CNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 2.3% 10.2% CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.9% 0.9% CNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.0x — CCJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.9% +10.3% -70.2% CNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.9%/yr +25.2%/yr +16.0%/yr CNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 44.1% 86.9% CNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 74/100 46/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

CCJCNRLEU

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

AxisCCJCNRLEU
Valuation 50 #12 of 23 86 #4 of 23 59 #10 of 23
Growth 95 #2 of 21 70 #7 of 21 45 #12 of 21
Profitability 100 #1 of 19 78 #5 of 19 67 #7 of 19
Financial Health 68 #8 of 23 46 #13 of 23 50 #12 of 23
Shareholder Returns – 89 #2 of 10 11 #9 of 10
Overall 78 74 46
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CNR 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

PeriodCCJCNRLEUSPY
1 month -13.5%+0.1%-32.3% -1.0%
3 months -10.5%+10.9%-37.5% +2.9%
6 months -35.6%+7.4%-50.2% +6.4%
Year to date -14.1%+4.1%-57.8% +11.4%
1 year -8.9%+10.3%-70.2% +13.1%
3 years +102.6%-12.0%+94.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.5%-4.2%+24.8% +21.5%
5 years +203.2%+207.7%+110.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +24.9%+25.2%+16.0% +10.9%
10 years +877.7%—+2,610.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +25.6%—+39.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCCJCNRLEUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%44.1%86.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.0%42.8%90.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.350.043.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.23-0.81 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-52.2%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.4%-18.6%-73.8% -2.5%
52-week high $134.09$113.23$390.82 $779.14
52-week low $78.61$76.01$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.

MultipleCCJCNRLEU
P/E now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 26.9x 46.4xmedian 26.9x 42.0xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 6.7x 1.1xmedian 6.7x 4.2xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.5xmedian 11.7x 6.3xmedian 11.7x 5.2xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 10.2x 18.8xmedian 10.2x -12.0xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 47.24 -0.84median 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 monthsCCJCNRLEU
Revenue $2.73B $4.27B $473.90M
Gross profit – $740.18M $112.10M
Operating income $649.76M $79.57M $7.40M
Net income $753.00M $100.13M $48.50M
Free cash flow – $244.11M -$163.80M
R&D – – $40.30M
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $1.98 $2.22
Cash & equivalents $814.08M $473.20M $1.87B
Total debt $4.09B – –
Shares (diluted) 435.58M 50.47M 21.89M
Enterprise value $31.02B $2.70B -$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
MetricCCJCNRLEU
P/E 45.4x 46.4x 42.0x
P/FCF 44.5x 18.8x -12.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.1x -35.8x
P/S 12.5x 1.1x 4.2x
P/B 6.8x 1.2x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 1.2x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 42.5x 6.3x 5.2x
EV/EBIT 52.6x 57.4x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 12.5x 1.1x 0.2x
EV/FCF – 18.7x -0.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.1x -1.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.84 94.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCJCNRLEU
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 31.5% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 22.2% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.3% -28.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% -2.9% -91.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -43.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.7% 385.6% -53.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -48.7% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 218.3% 404.0% -61.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -55.1% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 43.7% -148.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.2% -37.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 64.6% -253.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -26.3% -56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCJCNRLEU
Gross margin – 17.3% 23.7%
EBITDA margin 29.4% 16.9% 4.2%
Operating margin 23.8% 1.9% 1.6%
Pretax margin 16.4% 0.8% 10.0%
Net margin 27.6% 2.3% 10.2%
FCF margin – 5.7% -34.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 13.2% -11.6%
Return on equity – 2.7% 6.0%
Return on assets – 1.6% 2.0%
Return on invested capital – 1.9% 0.9%
Return on capital employed – 1.5% 0.4%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 5.6x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCJCNRLEU
Debt / assets 11.0% 7.3% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF – 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 33.0% 39.3% 66.6%
Equity / assets 67.0% 60.7% 33.4%
Interest coverage 21.4x 1.8x 0.5x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.8x 5.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.2x 4.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.6x 4.4x
Altman Z-score 9.60 2.21 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCJCNRLEU
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield – 3.2% -22.2%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 3.6% -22.2%
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.

ConsensusCCJCNRLEU
Forward P/E 72.8xFY2026 18.0xFY2026 39.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.08FY2026 $5.12FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 – -32.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +73.1% +29.9% +3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.28BFY2026 $4.42BFY2026 $443.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.2%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% +9.0% -0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCJCNRLEU
Held by institutions 63.3% 93.0% 74.8%
Institutions holding 1,027 355 375
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +0.1% +8.0%
Institutions buying 506 207 232
Institutions selling 341 108 87
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.92 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.

CCJCNRLEU
CCJ 1.00 0.14 0.64
CNR 0.14 1.00 0.10
LEU 0.64 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCJ, CNR and LEU?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cameco (CCJ) $34.44B, Core Natural Resources (CNR) $4.47B, Centrus Energy (LEU) $1.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCJ, CNR and LEU?

Centrus Energy (LEU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cameco (CCJ) 45.7x, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.6x, Centrus Energy (LEU) 40.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Core Natural Resources (CNR) is cheapest (Cameco (CCJ) 72.8x, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 18.0x, 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?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cameco (CCJ) +16.0%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +31.5%, Centrus Energy (LEU) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 2.3%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Core Natural Resources (CNR) leads (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 1.9%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Core Natural Resources (CNR) returned the most: Cameco (CCJ) -8.9%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +10.3%, Centrus Energy (LEU) -70.2%. Over five years, Core Natural Resources (CNR) compounded fastest (Cameco (CCJ) +24.9%/yr, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +25.2%/yr, Centrus Energy (LEU) +16.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Core Natural Resources (CNR) has been the steadiest (Cameco (CCJ) 54.5%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.1%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 86.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCJ, CNR 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, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 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.