CCJ vs GEV vs HWM Stock Comparison

Cameco, GE Vernova and Howmet Aerospace Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCJ Cameco Corp
$83.87 -3.6% 1M -21.6% 1Y
Market cap
$36.52B
P/E
48.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
0.29%
Uranium Energy
2 wins
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$878.57 -7.5% 1M +53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$232.54B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.04B
Div. yield
0.23%
Power Equipment Industrials
5 wins
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$195.28 -14.5% 1M -2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$78.11B
P/E
41.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.12B
Div. yield
0.26%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 5, Howmet Aerospace 5, Cameco 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCJGEVHWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.52B $232.54B $78.11B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.5x 22.5x 41.8x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 76.9x — 37.6x HWM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +16.9% +18.1% HWM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 23.5% 20.5% CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.1% 19.4% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -3.3x 1.4x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.29% 0.23% 0.26% CCJ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.6% +53.9% -2.9% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.1%/yr — +45.8%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.3% 53.8% 35.2% HWM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 84/100 73/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

CCJGEVHWM

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

AxisCCJGEVHWM
Valuation 55 #11 of 23 75 #16 of 61 40 #60 of 100
Growth 100 #1 of 21 98 #2 of 58 91 #10 of 97
Profitability 100 #1 of 18 94 #4 of 55 98 #3 of 96
Financial Health 71 #7 of 22 57 #31 of 71 49 #54 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 93 #3 of 29 86 #10 of 65
Overall 81 84 73
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • GEV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HWM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCCJGEVHWMSPY
1 month -3.6%-7.5%-14.5% +0.9%
3 months -0.8%-2.4%-28.4% +5.9%
6 months -26.6%-17.4%-17.4% +8.5%
Year to date -8.3%+34.4%-4.8% +13.3%
1 year -21.6%+53.9%-2.9% +12.4%
3 years +121.1%—+353.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +30.3%—+65.5% +23.5%
5 years +245.1%—+557.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +28.1%—+45.8% +11.0%
10 years +957.6%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +26.6%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCCJGEVHWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.3%53.8%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.1%53.8%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.362.151.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.431.00-0.08 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-38.3%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.5%-25.2%-33.3% -0.9%
52-week high $134.09$1,174.86$292.71 $779.14
52-week low $78.61$547.96$185.88 $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.

MultipleCCJGEVHWM
P/E now vs peer median 48.5xmedian 27.3x 22.5xmedian 29.4x 41.8xmedian 26.4x
P/S now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 7.5x 5.3xmedian 2.6x 8.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 29.3x 51.4xmedian 18.4x 29.3xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.4xmedian 10.6x 13.6xmedian 24.4x 43.6xmedian 26.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 1.2x 18.5xmedian 1.8x 13.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 51.60 —median 1.07 0.77median 0.90

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 monthsCCJGEVHWM
Revenue $2.73B $44.04B $9.12B
Gross profit – $9.57B $3.29B
Operating income $649.76M $2.83B $2.50B
Net income $753.00M $10.37B $1.87B
Free cash flow – $17.12B $1.79B
R&D – $1.36B $37.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $38.69 $4.65
Cash & equivalents $814.08M $16.76B $563.00M
Total debt $4.09B $2.80B $4.50B
Shares (diluted) 435.58M 268.00M 402.00M
Enterprise value $33.11B $184.79B $73.71B

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
MetricCCJGEVHWM
P/E 48.5x 22.5x 41.8x
P/FCF 47.4x 13.6x 43.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.1x 35.2x
P/S 13.4x 5.3x 8.6x
P/B 7.2x 18.5x 13.6x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 28.4x 16.1x
EV/EBITDA 45.4x 51.4x 29.3x
EV/EBIT 56.1x 77.3x 32.9x
EV/Revenue 13.3x 5.0x 9.0x
EV/FCF – 12.8x 45.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.4x 36.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCJGEVHWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 16.9% 18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 13.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 30.5% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 25.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% 104.9% 32.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 34.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.7% 504.8% 33.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 52.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 218.3% 524.3% 35.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 460.4% 56.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 42.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 592.1% 75.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 45.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCJGEVHWM
Gross margin – 21.7% 36.0%
EBITDA margin 29.4% 9.7% 30.7%
Operating margin 23.8% 6.4% 27.4%
Pretax margin 16.4% 20.2% 25.0%
Net margin 27.6% 23.5% 20.5%
FCF margin – 38.9% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 43.6% 24.4%
Return on equity – 80.8% 33.3%
Return on assets – 12.4% 14.2%
Return on invested capital – 18.1% 19.4%
Return on capital employed – 13.4% 23.0%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCJGEVHWM
Debt / assets 11.0% 3.2% 34.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -3.3x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 33.0% 85.5% 56.7%
Equity / assets 67.0% 14.5% 43.3%
Interest coverage 21.4x 13.0x –
Current ratio 2.5x 0.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 10.15 2.56 8.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCJGEVHWM
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 2.7% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 3.0% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 30.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 47.3%

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.

ConsensusCCJGEVHWM
Forward P/E 76.9xFY2026 – 37.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 – $5.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 – +37.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +75.2% – +31.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.31BFY2026 – $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.1%FY2026 – +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% – +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCJGEVHWM
Held by institutions 63.3% 79.1% 91.0%
Institutions holding 1,027 3,416 1,600
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +4.0% +0.7%
Institutions buying 506 1,952 907
Institutions selling 341 982 484
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.99 1.87

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.

CCJGEVHWM
CCJ 1.00 0.48 0.31
GEV 0.48 1.00 0.33
HWM 0.31 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCJ, GEV and HWM?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cameco (CCJ) $36.52B, GE Vernova (GEV) $232.54B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $78.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCJ, GEV and HWM?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cameco (CCJ) 48.5x, GE Vernova (GEV) 22.5x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 41.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is cheapest (Cameco (CCJ) 76.9x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cameco (CCJ) +16.0%, GE Vernova (GEV) +16.9%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.5%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 20.5%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (GE Vernova (GEV) 18.1%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: Cameco (CCJ) -21.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) +53.9%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) -2.9%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Cameco (CCJ) +28.1%/yr, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +45.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest dividend yield: Cameco (CCJ) 0.29%, GE Vernova (GEV) 0.23%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.26%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has been the steadiest (Cameco (CCJ) 50.3%, GE Vernova (GEV) 53.8%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCJ, GEV and HWM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GE Vernova (GEV) leads on 5. 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.