CCJ vs CW vs URG Stock Comparison

Cameco, Curtiss Wright and Ur-Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCJ Cameco Corp
$79.07 -10.2% 1M -10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$35.84B
P/E
47.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
6 wins
CW Curtiss Wright Corp
$476.33 -11.8% 1M -16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.63B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
4 wins
URG Ur-Energy Inc
$0.83 -26.5% 1M -48.1% 1Y
Market cap
$357.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$35.08M
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.

QuestionCCJCWURGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.84B $17.63B $357.19M CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.6x 32.6x -4.0x CW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 72.5x 33.2x — CW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +10.5% -20.5% CCJ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 14.8% -252.3% 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 -10.3% -16.6% -48.1% CCJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.5%/yr +29.7%/yr -14.6%/yr CW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 36.0% 71.0% CW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 68/100 21/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

CCJCWURG

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

AxisCCJCWURG
Valuation 55 #11 of 23 52 #49 of 100 5 #22 of 23
Growth 100 #1 of 21 59 #40 of 97 35 #14 of 21
Profitability 100 #1 of 18 95 #6 of 96 12 #16 of 18
Financial Health 71 #7 of 22 66 #36 of 105 19 #18 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 67 #22 of 64 33 #7 of 10
Overall 81 68 21
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CW ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • URG 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

PeriodCCJCWURGSPY
1 month -10.2%-11.8%-26.5% -0.8%
3 months -11.5%-35.9%-32.5% +3.5%
6 months -35.8%-33.6%-53.1% +7.0%
Year to date -13.6%-13.6%-40.3% +12.2%
1 year -10.3%-16.6%-48.1% +13.0%
3 years +108.5%+143.4%-44.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.8%+34.5%-17.9% +23.1%
5 years +210.7%+266.6%-54.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +25.5%+29.7%-14.6% +11.0%
10 years +895.8%+465.4%+66.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.8%+18.9%+5.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCJCWURGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%36.0%71.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.1%38.0%73.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.371.412.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.19-0.46-0.68 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-41.3%-73.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-39.9%-60.5% -1.8%
52-week high $134.09$792.61$2.10 $779.14
52-week low $78.61$464.99$0.81 $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.

MultipleCCJCWURG
P/E now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 26.7x 32.5xmedian 26.8x -3.7xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 6.7x 4.8xmedian 2.9x 9.4xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 28.0x 22.4xmedian 15.2x -3.4xmedian 28.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.7xmedian 10.1x 28.1xmedian 25.5x -3.2xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 1.2x 6.4xmedian 2.5x 4.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 45.36 1.58median 0.94 0.08median 45.36

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 monthsCCJCWURG
Revenue $2.73B $3.65B $35.08M
Gross profit – $1.38B $3.87M
Operating income $649.76M $686.21M -$76.55M
Net income $753.00M $541.18M -$88.51M
Free cash flow – $625.29M -$104.46M
R&D – $98.16M –
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $14.58 $-0.22
Cash & equivalents $814.08M $477.15M $95.25M
Total debt $4.09B $957.39M –
Shares (diluted) 435.58M 37.12M 397.45M
Enterprise value $32.43B $16.22B -$37.55M

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
MetricCCJCWURG
P/E 45.7x 32.5x -3.7x
P/FCF 44.7x 28.1x -3.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.4x -5.3x
P/S 12.6x 4.8x 9.4x
P/B 6.8x 6.4x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 7.8x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 42.8x 22.4x -3.4x
EV/EBIT 52.9x 26.3x -3.1x
EV/Revenue 12.6x 4.9x 6.7x
EV/FCF – 28.9x -2.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 25.1x -3.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.58 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCJCWURG
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 10.5% -20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.3% 75.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.7% 139.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% 37.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% 17.3% -14.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% -52.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.7% 19.9% -47.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 19.1% -262.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 218.3% 22.4% -35.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 20.6% -48.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 25.1% -12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.0% -55.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 24.2% -45.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.5% -78.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCJCWURG
Gross margin – 37.7% 11.0%
EBITDA margin 29.4% 22.0% -197.0%
Operating margin 23.8% 18.8% -218.2%
Pretax margin 16.4% 18.9% -231.0%
Net margin 27.6% 14.8% -252.3%
FCF margin – 17.1% -297.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.7% -177.7%
Return on equity – 20.0% -106.7%
Return on assets – 10.1% -28.8%
Return on invested capital – 14.7% –
Return on capital employed – 17.3% -30.5%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 7.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCJCWURG
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% 74.5%
Equity / assets 67.0% 50.8% 25.5%
Interest coverage 21.4x 16.2x -10.8x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.6x 4.0x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.4x 3.2x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.3x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 9.65 6.37 -1.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCJCWURG
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – 2.5% -14.2%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 2.7% -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.

ConsensusCCJCWURG
Forward P/E 72.5xFY2026 33.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $14.35FY2026 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +75.2% +11.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.31BFY2026 $4.03BFY2026 $69.48MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.1%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 +155.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% -3.9% +69.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCJCWURG
Held by institutions 63.3% 85.6% 69.8%
Institutions holding 1,027 946 163
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +2.8% +13.9%
Institutions buying 506 479 104
Institutions selling 341 313 32
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.53 3.25

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.

CCJCWURG
CCJ 1.00 0.51 0.69
CW 0.51 1.00 0.29
URG 0.69 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCJ, CW and URG?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cameco (CCJ) $35.84B, Curtiss Wright (CW) $17.63B, Ur-Energy (URG) $357.19M.

Which stock is cheaper, CCJ, CW and URG?

Curtiss Wright (CW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cameco (CCJ) 47.6x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 32.6x, Ur-Energy (URG) -4.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Curtiss Wright (CW) is cheapest (Cameco (CCJ) 72.5x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 33.2x). 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%, Ur-Energy (URG) -20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.8%, Ur-Energy (URG) -252.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cameco (CCJ) returned the most: Cameco (CCJ) -10.3%, Curtiss Wright (CW) -16.6%, Ur-Energy (URG) -48.1%. Over five years, Curtiss Wright (CW) compounded fastest (Cameco (CCJ) +25.5%/yr, Curtiss Wright (CW) +29.7%/yr, Ur-Energy (URG) -14.6%/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) 36.0%, Ur-Energy (URG) 71.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.