CCJ vs NXE vs AEC Stock Comparison

Cameco, NexGen Energy and Anfield Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCJ Cameco Corp
$79.07 -10.2% 1M -10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$34.43B
P/E
45.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
0.30%
Uranium Energy
5 wins
NXE NexGen Energy Ltd.
$8.32 -9.5% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win
AEC Anfield Energy Inc.
$2.78 -23.6% 1M -63.7% 1Y
Market cap
$42.94M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.19M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Cameco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cameco 5, Anfield Energy 1, NexGen Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCJNXEAECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.43B $5.49B $42.94M CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.7x -26.5x -2.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 73.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% — -1,743.6% CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — -0.5x AEC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.30% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.3% -4.8% -63.7% NXE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.5%/yr +7.8%/yr -21.0%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 55.7% 80.6% CCJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 48/100 5/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

CCJNXEAEC

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

AxisCCJNXEAEC
Valuation 55 #11 of 23 59 #10 of 23 0 #23 of 23
Growth 100 #1 of 21 20 #17 of 21 15 #18 of 21
Profitability 100 #1 of 18 35 #12 of 18 0 #18 of 18
Financial Health 71 #7 of 22 57 #10 of 22 5 #21 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 67 #4 of 10 –
Overall 81 48 5
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • NXE ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • AEC 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

PeriodCCJNXEAECSPY
1 month -10.2%-9.5%-23.6% -0.8%
3 months -11.5%-10.6%-38.4% +3.5%
6 months -35.8%-33.3%-48.5% +7.0%
Year to date -13.6%-9.6%-45.8% +12.2%
1 year -10.3%-4.8%-63.7% +13.0%
3 years +108.5%+44.7%-38.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.8%+13.1%-14.8% +23.1%
5 years +210.7%+45.7%-69.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +25.5%+7.8%-21.0% +11.0%
10 years +895.8%+617.2%-96.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.8%+21.8%-28.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCJNXEAECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%55.7%80.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.1%57.9%79.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.372.352.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.19-0.09-0.79 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-54.3%-75.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-40.2%-70.9% -1.8%
52-week high $134.09$13.92$9.56 $779.14
52-week low $78.61$7.56$2.78 $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.

MultipleCCJNXEAEC
P/E now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 26.7x -26.5xmedian 26.7x -2.1xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 6.7x —median 6.7x 36.1xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 28.0x -26.2xmedian 28.0x -2.9xmedian 28.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.7xmedian 10.1x -38.9xmedian 10.1x -3.6xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 1.2x 4.2xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 45.36 0.65median 45.36 —median 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 monthsCCJNXEAEC
Revenue $2.73B – $1.19M
Operating income $649.76M – -$17.90M
Net income $753.00M -$184.50M -$20.72M
Free cash flow – -$141.17M -$12.00M
R&D – – $8.34M
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $-0.31 $-1.34
Cash & equivalents $814.08M $532.18M $1.27M
Total debt $4.09B – $35.69M
Shares (diluted) 435.58M 588.40M 15.45M
Enterprise value $31.02B $3.04B $27.73M

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
MetricCCJNXEAEC
P/E 45.7x -26.5x -2.1x
P/FCF 44.7x -38.9x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow – -75.5x -3.4x
P/S 12.6x – 36.1x
P/B 6.8x 4.2x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 4.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 42.8x -26.2x -2.9x
EV/EBIT 52.9x -26.0x -2.9x
EV/Revenue 12.6x – 43.2x
EV/FCF – -34.1x -4.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – -66.1x -4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.65 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCJNXEAEC
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% – -112.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 156.7% -122.1% -111.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -63.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 218.3% -279.2% -85.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -40.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -330.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -43.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -91.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -25.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCJNXEAEC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 29.4% – -1,497%
Operating margin 23.8% – -1,507%
Pretax margin 16.4% – -1,640%
Net margin 27.6% – -1,744%
FCF margin – – -1,010%
Operating cash flow margin – – -1,066%
Return on equity – -16.3% -56.1%
Return on assets – -11.6% -30.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -14.2% -27.8%
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.4x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCJNXEAEC
Debt / assets 11.0% – 14.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – -0.5x
Debt / FCF – – -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 33.0% 27.1% 48.3%
Equity / assets 67.0% 72.9% 51.7%
Interest coverage 21.4x – –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 9.65 – -1.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCJNXEAEC
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield – -1.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.3% -1.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCCJNXEAEC
Forward P/E 73.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.08FY2026 $-0.14FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +75.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.30BFY2026 $0.00FY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.6% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCJNXEAEC
Held by institutions 63.3% 56.4% 10.6%
Institutions holding 1,027 274 25
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +1.7% -18.7%
Institutions buying 506 136 9
Institutions selling 341 78 7
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.74 1.29

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.

CCJNXEAEC
CCJ 1.00 0.86 0.64
NXE 0.86 1.00 0.66
AEC 0.64 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCJ, NXE and AEC?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cameco (CCJ) $34.43B, NexGen Energy (NXE) $5.49B, Anfield Energy (AEC) $42.94M.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, Anfield Energy (AEC) -1,743.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NexGen Energy (NXE) returned the most: Cameco (CCJ) -10.3%, NexGen Energy (NXE) -4.8%, Anfield Energy (AEC) -63.7%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (Cameco (CCJ) +25.5%/yr, NexGen Energy (NXE) +7.8%/yr, Anfield Energy (AEC) -21.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cameco (CCJ) 0.30%, Anfield Energy (AEC) 0.00%. NexGen Energy (NXE) and Anfield Energy (AEC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cameco (CCJ) has been the steadiest (Cameco (CCJ) 54.5%, NexGen Energy (NXE) 55.7%, Anfield Energy (AEC) 80.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.