CCJ vs HCC vs NXE Stock Comparison

Cameco, Warrior Met Coal and NexGen 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
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Warrior Met Coal leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 8, Cameco 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCJHCCNXELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.44B $4.51B $4.89B CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.7x 20.5x -26.5x HCC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 72.8x 12.5x — HCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +37.5% — HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 13.0% — CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.4x — HCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.9% +36.8% -3.3% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.9%/yr +27.6%/yr +6.6%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 51.1% 55.8% HCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 85/100 44/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

CCJHCCNXE

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

AxisCCJHCCNXE
Valuation 50 #12 of 23 73 #7 of 23 41 #14 of 23
Growth 95 #2 of 21 90 #3 of 21 20 #17 of 21
Profitability 100 #1 of 19 89 #3 of 19 33 #13 of 19
Financial Health 68 #8 of 23 86 #4 of 23 59 #10 of 23
Shareholder Returns – – 67 #4 of 10
Overall 78 85 44
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • 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

PeriodCCJHCCNXESPY
1 month -13.5%-5.0%-15.5% -1.0%
3 months -10.5%+7.1%-10.9% +2.9%
6 months -35.6%-1.0%-34.3% +6.4%
Year to date -14.1%-2.7%-11.4% +11.4%
1 year -8.9%+36.8%-3.3% +13.1%
3 years +102.6%+81.4%+37.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.5%+22.0%+11.2% +21.5%
5 years +203.2%+237.7%+37.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +24.9%+27.6%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years +877.7%—+536.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +25.6%—+20.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCCJHCCNXESPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%51.1%55.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.0%47.0%57.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.350.412.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.72-0.06 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-45.6%-54.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.4%-22.2%-41.5% -2.5%
52-week high $134.09$110.28$13.92 $779.14
52-week low $78.61$62.70$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.

MultipleCCJHCCNXE
P/E now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 26.9x 20.7xmedian 26.9x -26.0xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 6.7x 2.7xmedian 6.7x —median 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.5xmedian 11.7x 9.9xmedian 11.7x -25.6xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 10.2x -99.2xmedian 10.2x -38.1xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 4.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 47.24 -0.92median 47.24 0.64median 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 monthsCCJHCCNXE
Revenue $2.73B $1.68B –
Gross profit – $540.14M –
Operating income $649.76M $229.26M –
Net income $753.00M $219.33M -$184.50M
Free cash flow – -$45.68M -$141.17M
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $4.15 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $814.08M $302.35M $532.18M
Total debt $4.09B $617.35M –
Shares (diluted) 435.58M 52.87M 588.40M
Enterprise value $31.02B $3.21B $2.44B

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
MetricCCJHCCNXE
P/E 45.4x 20.7x -26.0x
P/FCF 44.5x -99.2x -38.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.0x -74.0x
P/S 12.5x 2.7x –
P/B 6.8x 2.0x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 2.0x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 42.5x 9.9x -25.6x
EV/EBIT 52.6x 19.0x -25.4x
EV/Revenue 12.5x 2.6x –
EV/FCF – -95.5x -33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.5x -64.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.92 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCJHCCNXE
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 37.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 86.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -11.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% 808.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -24.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 156.7% 443.7% -122.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -22.0% -63.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 218.3% 441.1% -279.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -22.4% -40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 82.8% -330.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -26.5% -43.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 83.3% -91.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% -25.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCJHCCNXE
Gross margin – 32.1% –
EBITDA margin 29.4% 26.3% –
Operating margin 23.8% 13.6% –
Pretax margin 16.4% 13.6% –
Net margin 27.6% 13.0% –
FCF margin – -2.7% –
Operating cash flow margin – 17.9% –
Return on equity – 9.8% -16.3%
Return on assets – 7.7% -11.6%
Return on invested capital – 9.2% –
Return on capital employed – 8.7% -14.2%
Asset turnover – 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCJHCCNXE
Debt / assets 11.0% 5.3% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF – -3.4x –
Liabilities / assets 33.0% 21.0% 27.1%
Equity / assets 67.0% 79.0% 72.9%
Interest coverage 21.4x 17.1x –
Current ratio 2.5x 3.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.5x 2.5x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.4x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 9.60 6.56 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCJHCCNXE
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield – – -1.2%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 0.4% -1.2%
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.

ConsensusCCJHCCNXE
Forward P/E 72.8xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.08FY2026 $6.87FY2026 $-0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 +530.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +73.1% +36.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.28BFY2026 $2.11BFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.2%FY2026 +60.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% +4.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCJHCCNXE
Held by institutions 63.3% 96.7% 56.4%
Institutions holding 1,027 345 274
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +3.1% +1.7%
Institutions buying 506 188 136
Institutions selling 341 114 78
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.65 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.

CCJHCCNXE
CCJ 1.00 0.20 0.86
HCC 0.20 1.00 0.20
NXE 0.86 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCJ, HCC and NXE?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cameco (CCJ) $34.44B, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.51B, NexGen Energy (NXE) $4.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCJ, HCC and NXE?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cameco (CCJ) 45.7x, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 20.5x, NexGen Energy (NXE) -26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is cheapest (Cameco (CCJ) 72.8x, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cameco (CCJ) +16.0%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +37.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Cameco (CCJ) -8.9%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +36.8%, NexGen Energy (NXE) -3.3%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Cameco (CCJ) +24.9%/yr, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +27.6%/yr, NexGen Energy (NXE) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has been the steadiest (Cameco (CCJ) 54.5%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.1%, NexGen Energy (NXE) 55.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCJ, HCC 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, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads on 8. 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.