CCJ vs CNR vs UUUU Stock Comparison

Cameco, Core Natural Resources and Energy Fuels Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CCJ Cameco Corp
$68.34 -26.5% 1M -28.2% 1Y
Market cap
$31.06B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
3 wins
UUUU Energy Fuels Inc
$6.58 -41.5% 1M -59.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$117.23M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Core Natural Resources leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Core Natural Resources 7, Cameco 3, Energy Fuels 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCJCNRUUUULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.06B $4.00B $1.70B CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.2x 40.0x -14.5x CNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 69.7x 14.8x — CNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +31.5% +48.9% UUUU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 2.3% -100.0% CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.9% -6.1% CNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.0x 2.0x CCJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.2% -3.1% -59.4% CNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.4%/yr +25.8%/yr -8.5%/yr CNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 44.2% 83.3% CNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 75/100 56/100 CNR

Percentile Scorecard

CCJCNRUUUU

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

AxisCCJCNRUUUU
Valuation 46 #13 of 23 100 #1 of 23 36 #15 of 23
Growth 85 #4 of 21 70 #7 of 21 80 #5 of 21
Profitability 100 #1 of 20 79 #5 of 20 53 #10 of 20
Financial Health 68 #8 of 23 36 #15 of 23 55 #11 of 23
Shareholder Returns – 89 #2 of 10 56 #5 of 10
Overall 75 75 56
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CNR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • UUUU 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

PeriodCCJCNRUUUUSPY
1 month -26.5%-16.6%-41.5% -5.9%
3 months -27.0%-16.4%-49.1% -4.6%
6 months -42.4%-15.0%-71.8% +0.2%
Year to date -25.3%-15.0%-54.7% +7.5%
1 year -28.2%-3.1%-59.4% +8.2%
3 years +67.5%-21.8%-14.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +18.8%-7.9%-4.9% +19.0%
5 years +153.2%+214.6%-36.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +20.4%+25.8%-8.5% +9.4%
10 years +729.4%—+398.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +23.6%—+17.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCCJCNRUUUUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%44.2%83.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%43.1%81.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.220.103.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.07-0.71 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-52.2%-76.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.0%-33.5%-76.3% -5.9%
52-week high $134.09$113.23$27.72 $779.14
52-week low $68.34$75.26$6.58 $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.

MultipleCCJCNRUUUU
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 22.7x 37.9xmedian 22.7x -14.3xmedian 22.7x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 5.7x 0.9xmedian 5.7x 14.9xmedian 5.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 12.2x 5.2xmedian 12.2x -17.8xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 12.1x 15.4xmedian 12.1x -22.2xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.0x 1.0xmedian 1.0x 1.8xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 41.09 -0.69median 41.09 0.36median 41.09

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 monthsCCJCNRUUUU
Revenue $2.73B $4.27B $117.23M
Gross profit – $740.18M $56.15M
Operating income $649.76M $79.57M -$94.94M
Net income $753.00M $100.13M -$117.88M
Free cash flow – $244.11M -$78.58M
R&D – – $39.32M
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $1.98 $-0.46
Cash & equivalents $814.08M $473.20M $76.42M
Total debt $825.88M $447.65M $680.90M
Shares (diluted) 435.58M 50.47M 255.63M
Enterprise value $27.65B $2.24B -$1.86B

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
MetricCCJCNRUUUU
P/E 39.5x 37.9x -14.3x
P/FCF 38.7x 15.4x -22.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.6x -31.9x
P/S 10.9x 0.9x 14.9x
P/B 5.9x 1.0x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 1.0x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 37.0x 5.2x -17.8x
EV/EBIT 45.7x 46.8x -16.5x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 0.9x 13.4x
EV/FCF – 15.3x -19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.6x -28.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.69 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCJCNRUUUU
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 31.5% 48.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 22.2% 46.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.3% 1,060%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 42.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% -2.9% 11.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -43.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.7% 385.6% -20.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -48.7% -46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 218.3% 404.0% -9.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -55.1% -39.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 43.7% 50.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.2% -20.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 64.6% 34.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -26.3% -24.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCJCNRUUUU
Gross margin – 17.3% 47.9%
EBITDA margin 29.4% 16.9% -75.3%
Operating margin 23.8% 1.9% -81.0%
Pretax margin 16.4% 0.8% -100.8%
Net margin 27.6% 2.3% -100.0%
FCF margin – 5.7% -67.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 13.2% -46.6%
Return on equity – 2.7% -13.4%
Return on assets – 1.6% -7.2%
Return on invested capital – 1.9% -6.1%
Return on capital employed – 1.5% -6.0%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 5.6x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 12.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCJCNRUUUU
Debt / assets 11.0% 7.3% 39.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.0x 2.0x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x -8.7x
Liabilities / assets 33.0% 39.3% 43.9%
Equity / assets 67.0% 60.7% 56.1%
Interest coverage 21.4x 1.8x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.8x 20.5x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.2x 18.5x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.6x 17.9x
Altman Z-score 8.52 2.00 1.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCJCNRUUUU
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – 3.9% -11.6%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 4.4% -11.6%
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.

ConsensusCCJCNRUUUU
Forward P/E 69.7xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.98FY2026 $5.07FY2026 $-0.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.7%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +87.8% +30.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.28BFY2026 $4.42BFY2026 $133.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.2%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 +103.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% +8.8% +93.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCJCNRUUUU
Held by institutions – 93.0% 72.3%
Institutions holding – 355 351
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.1% +8.7%
Institutions buying – 207 203
Institutions selling – 108 95
Buyers to sellers – 1.92 2.14

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.

CCJCNRUUUU
CCJ 1.00 0.22 0.81
CNR 0.22 1.00 0.21
UUUU 0.81 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCJ, CNR and UUUU?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cameco (CCJ) $31.06B, Core Natural Resources (CNR) $4.00B, Energy Fuels (UUUU) $1.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCJ, CNR and UUUU?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cameco (CCJ) 41.2x, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 40.0x, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Core Natural Resources (CNR) is cheapest (Cameco (CCJ) 69.7x, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 14.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Fuels (UUUU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cameco (CCJ) +16.0%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +31.5%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +48.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 2.3%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -100.0%). On return on invested capital, Core Natural Resources (CNR) leads (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 1.9%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Core Natural Resources (CNR) returned the most: Cameco (CCJ) -28.2%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) -3.1%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -59.4%. Over five years, Core Natural Resources (CNR) compounded fastest (Cameco (CCJ) +20.4%/yr, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +25.8%/yr, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -8.5%/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) 51.1%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.2%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) 83.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCJ, CNR and UUUU?

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 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.