CCJ vs GEV vs NXE Stock Comparison

Cameco, GE Vernova and NexGen Energy 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
4 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
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCCJGEVNXELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.52B $232.54B $5.90B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.5x 22.5x -28.5x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 76.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +16.9% — GEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 23.5% — CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -3.3x — GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.29% 0.23% — CCJ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.6% +53.9% -6.1% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.1%/yr — +10.2%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.3% 53.8% 54.8% CCJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 84/100 47/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

CCJGEVNXE

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

AxisCCJGEVNXE
Valuation 55 #11 of 23 75 #16 of 61 59 #10 of 23
Growth 100 #1 of 21 98 #2 of 58 20 #17 of 21
Profitability 100 #1 of 18 94 #4 of 55 35 #12 of 18
Financial Health 71 #7 of 22 57 #31 of 71 52 #11 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 93 #3 of 29 67 #4 of 10
Overall 81 84 47
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • GEV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NXE 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

PeriodCCJGEVNXESPY
1 month -3.6%-7.5%-0.8% +0.9%
3 months -0.8%-2.4%0.0% +5.9%
6 months -26.6%-17.4%-24.0% +8.5%
Year to date -8.3%+34.4%-2.8% +13.3%
1 year -21.6%+53.9%-6.1% +12.4%
3 years +121.1%—+55.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +30.3%—+15.9% +23.5%
5 years +245.1%—+62.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +28.1%—+10.2% +11.0%
10 years +957.6%—+638.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +26.6%—+22.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCCJGEVNXESPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.3%53.8%54.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.1%53.8%57.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.362.152.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.431.00-0.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-38.3%-54.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.5%-25.2%-35.8% -0.9%
52-week high $134.09$1,174.86$13.92 $779.14
52-week low $78.61$547.96$7.56 $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.

MultipleCCJGEVNXE
P/E now vs peer median 48.5xmedian 27.3x 22.5xmedian 29.4x -28.5xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 7.5x 5.3xmedian 2.6x —median 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 29.3x 51.4xmedian 18.4x -28.4xmedian 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.4xmedian 10.6x 13.6xmedian 24.4x -41.8xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 1.2x 18.5xmedian 1.8x 4.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 51.60 —median 1.07 0.70median 51.60

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 monthsCCJGEVNXE
Revenue $2.73B $44.04B –
Gross profit – $9.57B –
Operating income $649.76M $2.83B –
Net income $753.00M $10.37B -$184.50M
Free cash flow – $17.12B -$141.17M
R&D – $1.36B –
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $38.69 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $814.08M $16.76B $532.18M
Total debt $4.09B $2.80B –
Shares (diluted) 435.58M 268.00M 588.40M
Enterprise value $33.11B $184.79B $3.45B

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
MetricCCJGEVNXE
P/E 48.5x 22.5x -28.5x
P/FCF 47.4x 13.6x -41.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.1x -81.2x
P/S 13.4x 5.3x –
P/B 7.2x 18.5x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 28.4x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 45.4x 51.4x -28.4x
EV/EBIT 56.1x 77.3x -28.2x
EV/Revenue 13.3x 5.0x –
EV/FCF – 12.8x -37.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.4x -71.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCJGEVNXE
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 16.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 30.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% 104.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 156.7% 504.8% -122.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -63.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 218.3% 524.3% -279.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 460.4% -330.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -43.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 592.1% -91.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -25.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCJGEVNXE
Gross margin – 21.7% –
EBITDA margin 29.4% 9.7% –
Operating margin 23.8% 6.4% –
Pretax margin 16.4% 20.2% –
Net margin 27.6% 23.5% –
FCF margin – 38.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 43.6% –
Return on equity – 80.8% -16.3%
Return on assets – 12.4% -11.6%
Return on invested capital – 18.1% –
Return on capital employed – 13.4% -14.2%
Asset turnover – 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCJGEVNXE
Debt / assets 11.0% 3.2% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -3.3x –
Debt / FCF – 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 33.0% 85.5% 27.1%
Equity / assets 67.0% 14.5% 72.9%
Interest coverage 21.4x 13.0x –
Current ratio 2.5x 0.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.3x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 10.15 2.56 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCJGEVNXE
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – 2.7% -1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 3.0% -1.1%
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.

ConsensusCCJGEVNXE
Forward P/E 76.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 – $-0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +75.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.31BFY2026 – $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.1%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCJGEVNXE
Held by institutions 63.3% 79.1% 56.4%
Institutions holding 1,027 3,416 274
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +4.0% +1.7%
Institutions buying 506 1,952 136
Institutions selling 341 982 78
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.99 1.74

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.

CCJGEVNXE
CCJ 1.00 0.48 0.87
GEV 0.48 1.00 0.46
NXE 0.87 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCJ, GEV and NXE?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cameco (CCJ) $36.52B, GE Vernova (GEV) $232.54B, NexGen Energy (NXE) $5.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCJ, GEV and NXE?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cameco (CCJ) 48.5x, GE Vernova (GEV) 22.5x, NexGen Energy (NXE) -28.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: Cameco (CCJ) -21.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) +53.9%, NexGen Energy (NXE) -6.1%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (Cameco (CCJ) +28.1%/yr, NexGen Energy (NXE) +10.2%/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%. NexGen Energy (NXE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cameco (CCJ) has been the steadiest (Cameco (CCJ) 50.3%, GE Vernova (GEV) 53.8%, NexGen Energy (NXE) 54.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.