CCJ vs CW vs UEC Stock Comparison

Cameco, Curtiss Wright and Uranium 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
6 wins
CW Curtiss Wright Corp
$464.99 -14.6% 1M -16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.57B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
4 wins
UEC Uranium Energy Corp
$7.34 -26.2% 1M -44.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.20M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCCJCWUECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.44B $17.57B $3.60B CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.7x 32.5x -23.9x CW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 72.8x 32.5x — CW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +10.5% -69.8% CCJ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 14.8% -744.7% CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.6x — CCJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.9% -16.8% -44.9% CCJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.9%/yr +28.6%/yr +13.4%/yr CW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 35.9% 77.9% CW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 68/100 40/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

CCJCWUEC

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

AxisCCJCWUEC
Valuation 50 #12 of 23 52 #49 of 100 18 #19 of 23
Growth 95 #2 of 21 60 #39 of 97 5 #20 of 21
Profitability 100 #1 of 19 95 #6 of 96 28 #14 of 19
Financial Health 68 #8 of 23 67 #36 of 106 91 #3 of 23
Shareholder Returns – 67 #22 of 65 56 #5 of 10
Overall 78 68 40
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CW ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • UEC 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

PeriodCCJCWUECSPY
1 month -13.5%-14.6%-26.2% -1.0%
3 months -10.5%-38.0%-22.9% +2.9%
6 months -35.6%-35.2%-47.8% +6.4%
Year to date -14.1%-15.7%-37.2% +11.4%
1 year -8.9%-16.8%-44.9% +13.1%
3 years +102.6%+134.4%+27.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.5%+32.9%+8.4% +21.5%
5 years +203.2%+251.3%+87.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +24.9%+28.6%+13.4% +10.9%
10 years +877.7%+455.7%+715.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +25.6%+18.7%+23.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCCJCWUECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%35.9%77.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.0%38.0%75.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.351.403.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-0.47-0.58 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-41.3%-63.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.4%-41.3%-63.6% -2.5%
52-week high $134.09$792.61$20.14 $779.14
52-week low $78.61$464.99$7.34 $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.

MultipleCCJCWUEC
P/E now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 26.9x 31.7xmedian 26.2x -23.6xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 6.7x 4.7xmedian 2.9x 180.1xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.5xmedian 11.7x 21.9xmedian 14.7x -23.1xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 10.2x 27.5xmedian 24.9x -38.5xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 1.2x 6.2xmedian 2.4x 2.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 47.24 1.54median 0.92 0.11median 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 monthsCCJCWUEC
Revenue $2.73B $3.65B $20.20M
Gross profit – $1.38B $10.03M
Operating income $649.76M $686.21M -$142.60M
Net income $753.00M $541.18M -$150.43M
Free cash flow – $625.29M -$94.38M
R&D – $98.16M $58.66M
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $14.58 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $814.08M $477.15M $495.46M
Total debt $4.09B $957.39M –
Shares (diluted) 435.58M 37.12M 484.41M
Enterprise value $31.02B $16.15B $2.01B

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
MetricCCJCWUEC
P/E 45.4x 31.7x -23.6x
P/FCF 44.5x 27.5x -38.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 23.8x -41.8x
P/S 12.5x 4.7x 180.1x
P/B 6.8x 6.2x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 7.6x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 42.5x 21.9x -23.1x
EV/EBIT 52.6x 25.7x -22.0x
EV/Revenue 12.5x 4.8x 155.6x
EV/FCF – 28.2x -33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.5x -36.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.54 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCJCWUEC
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 10.5% -69.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.3% -50.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.7% -59.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% -41.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% 17.3% -94.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% -162.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.7% 19.9% -71.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 19.1% -257.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 218.3% 22.4% -51.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 20.6% -224.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 25.1% -35.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.0% -47.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 24.2% -34.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.5% -49.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCJCWUEC
Gross margin – 37.7% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 29.4% 22.0% -673.1%
Operating margin 23.8% 18.8% -706.0%
Pretax margin 16.4% 18.9% -759.7%
Net margin 27.6% 14.8% -744.7%
FCF margin – 17.1% -467.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.7% -430.7%
Return on equity – 20.0% -11.0%
Return on assets – 10.1% -10.1%
Return on invested capital – 14.7% –
Return on capital employed – 17.3% -9.6%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 31.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCJCWUEC
Debt / assets 11.0% 17.5% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF – 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 33.0% 49.2% 9.0%
Equity / assets 67.0% 50.8% 91.0%
Interest coverage 21.4x 16.2x -70.0x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.6x 17.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.4x 14.7x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.3x 14.7x
Altman Z-score 9.60 6.28 15.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCJCWUEC
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – 2.6% -14.2%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 2.8% -14.2%
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.

ConsensusCCJCWUEC
Forward P/E 72.8xFY2026 32.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.08FY2026 $14.31FY2026 $-0.18FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +73.1% +11.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.28BFY2026 $4.03BFY2026 $53.15MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -10.2%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 +42.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% -3.9% +213.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCJCWUEC
Held by institutions 63.3% 85.6% 83.5%
Institutions holding 1,027 946 406
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +2.8% +7.2%
Institutions buying 506 479 223
Institutions selling 341 313 113
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.53 1.97

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.

CCJCWUEC
CCJ 1.00 0.50 0.80
CW 0.50 1.00 0.45
UEC 0.80 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCJ, CW and UEC?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cameco (CCJ) $34.44B, Curtiss Wright (CW) $17.57B, Uranium Energy (UEC) $3.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCJ, CW and UEC?

Curtiss Wright (CW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cameco (CCJ) 45.7x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 32.5x, Uranium Energy (UEC) -23.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Curtiss Wright (CW) is cheapest (Cameco (CCJ) 72.8x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 32.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cameco (CCJ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cameco (CCJ) +16.0%, Curtiss Wright (CW) +10.5%, Uranium Energy (UEC) -69.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.8%, Uranium Energy (UEC) -744.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cameco (CCJ) returned the most: Cameco (CCJ) -8.9%, Curtiss Wright (CW) -16.8%, Uranium Energy (UEC) -44.9%. Over five years, Curtiss Wright (CW) compounded fastest (Cameco (CCJ) +24.9%/yr, Curtiss Wright (CW) +28.6%/yr, Uranium Energy (UEC) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Curtiss Wright (CW) has been the steadiest (Cameco (CCJ) 54.5%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 35.9%, Uranium Energy (UEC) 77.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCJ, CW and UEC?

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.