CCJ vs URG vs WSTRF Stock Comparison

Cameco, Ur-Energy and Western Uranium & Vanadium Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCJ Cameco Corp
$79.07 -10.2% 1M -10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$35.76B
P/E
47.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
6 wins
URG Ur-Energy Inc
$0.83 -26.5% 1M -48.1% 1Y
Market cap
$353.06M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$35.08M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Cameco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cameco 6, Western Uranium & Vanadium 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCJURGWSTRFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.76B $353.06M $22.46M CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.5x -4.0x -3.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 72.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% -20.5% +261.5% WSTRF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% -252.3% -976.5% CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.3% -48.1% -50.0% CCJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.5%/yr -14.6%/yr — CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 71.0% 96.7% CCJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 21/100 51/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

CCJURGWSTRF

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

AxisCCJURGWSTRF
Valuation 55 #11 of 23 5 #22 of 23 23 #18 of 23
Growth 100 #1 of 21 35 #14 of 21 95 #2 of 21
Profitability 100 #1 of 18 12 #16 of 18 6 #17 of 18
Financial Health 71 #7 of 22 19 #18 of 22 81 #5 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 33 #7 of 10 –
Overall 81 21 51
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • URG ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • WSTRF 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

PeriodCCJURGWSTRFSPY
1 month -10.2%-26.5%-24.3% -0.8%
3 months -11.5%-32.5%-22.2% +3.5%
6 months -35.8%-53.1%-51.7% +7.0%
Year to date -13.6%-40.3%-17.6% +12.2%
1 year -10.3%-48.1%-50.0% +13.0%
3 years +108.5%-44.7%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.8%-17.9%— +23.1%
5 years +210.7%-54.6%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +25.5%-14.6%— +11.0%
10 years +895.8%+66.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.8%+5.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCJURGWSTRFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%71.0%96.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.1%73.3%102.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.372.502.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.19-0.68-0.52 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-73.3%-80.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-60.5%-64.1% -1.8%
52-week high $134.09$2.10$0.78 $779.14
52-week low $78.61$0.81$0.27 $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.

MultipleCCJURGWSTRF
P/E now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 26.7x -3.7xmedian 26.7x -3.5xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 6.7x 9.4xmedian 6.7x 34.5xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 28.0x -3.4xmedian 28.0x —median 28.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.7xmedian 10.1x -3.2xmedian 10.1x —median 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 1.2x 4.8xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 45.36 0.08median 45.36 -0.75median 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 monthsCCJURGWSTRF
Revenue $2.73B $35.08M $583.76K
Gross profit – $3.87M –
Operating income $649.76M -$76.55M -$5.83M
Net income $753.00M -$88.51M -$5.70M
Free cash flow – -$104.46M –
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $-0.22 $-0.08
Cash & equivalents $814.08M $95.25M $3.52M
Total debt $4.09B – –
Shares (diluted) 435.58M 397.45M 71.85M
Enterprise value $32.35B -$41.69M $5.68M

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
MetricCCJURGWSTRF
P/E 45.7x -3.7x -3.5x
P/FCF 44.7x -3.2x –
P/Operating cash flow – -5.3x –
P/S 12.6x 9.4x 34.5x
P/B 6.8x 4.8x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 4.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 42.8x -3.4x –
EV/EBIT 52.9x -3.1x -2.8x
EV/Revenue 12.6x 6.7x 28.4x
EV/FCF – -2.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -3.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.08 -0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCJURGWSTRF
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% -20.5% 261.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 75.5% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 139.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 37.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% -14.3% 40.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -52.2% -11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.7% -47.7% 40.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -262.2% -12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 218.3% -35.6% 50.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -48.9% 4.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -12.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -55.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -45.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -78.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCJURGWSTRF
Gross margin – 11.0% –
EBITDA margin 29.4% -197.0% –
Operating margin 23.8% -218.2% -999.0%
Pretax margin 16.4% -231.0% -981.9%
Net margin 27.6% -252.3% -976.5%
FCF margin – -297.8% –
Operating cash flow margin – -177.7% –
Return on equity – -106.7% -19.7%
Return on assets – -28.8% -17.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -30.5% -17.9%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 7.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCJURGWSTRF
Debt / assets 11.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 33.0% 74.5% 12.8%
Equity / assets 67.0% 25.5% 87.2%
Interest coverage 21.4x -10.8x –
Current ratio 2.5x 4.0x 6.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x 3.2x 5.3x
Cash ratio 1.1x 3.2x 5.3x
Altman Z-score 9.65 -1.61 0.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCJURGWSTRF
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield – -14.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.3% -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.

ConsensusCCJURGWSTRF
Forward P/E 72.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $-0.17FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +75.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.31BFY2026 $69.48MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -9.1%FY2026 +155.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% +69.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCJURGWSTRF
Held by institutions 63.3% 69.8% –
Institutions holding 1,027 163 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +13.9% –
Institutions buying 506 104 –
Institutions selling 341 32 –
Buyers to sellers 1.48 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.

CCJURGWSTRF
CCJ 1.00 0.69 0.45
URG 0.69 1.00 0.39
WSTRF 0.45 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCJ, URG and WSTRF?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cameco (CCJ) $35.76B, Ur-Energy (URG) $353.06M, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) $22.46M.

Which company is growing faster?

Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cameco (CCJ) +16.0%, Ur-Energy (URG) -20.5%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) +261.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, Ur-Energy (URG) -252.3%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) -976.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cameco (CCJ) returned the most: Cameco (CCJ) -10.3%, Ur-Energy (URG) -48.1%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) -50.0%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (Cameco (CCJ) +25.5%/yr, Ur-Energy (URG) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cameco (CCJ) has been the steadiest (Cameco (CCJ) 54.5%, Ur-Energy (URG) 71.0%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) 96.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.