CCJ vs UROY vs NXE Stock Comparison

Cameco, Uranium Royalty 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
5 wins
NXE NexGen Energy Ltd.
$8.15 -15.5% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionCCJUROYNXELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.44B $533.76M $4.89B CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.7x 33.1x -26.5x UROY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 72.8x 114.3x — CCJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% — — –
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 -8.9% -14.2% -3.3% NXE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.9%/yr -9.3%/yr +6.6%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 69.5% 55.8% CCJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 — 44/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

CCJUROYNXE

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

AxisCCJUROYNXE
Valuation 50 #12 of 23 91 #3 of 23 41 #14 of 23
Growth 95 #2 of 21 – 20 #17 of 21
Profitability 100 #1 of 19 – 33 #13 of 19
Financial Health 68 #8 of 23 9 #21 of 23 59 #10 of 23
Shareholder Returns – – 67 #4 of 10
Overall 78 – 44
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • UROY 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

PeriodCCJUROYNXESPY
1 month -13.5%-22.4%-15.5% -1.0%
3 months -10.5%+15.9%-10.9% +2.9%
6 months -35.6%-8.5%-34.3% +6.4%
Year to date -14.1%-3.1%-11.4% +11.4%
1 year -8.9%-14.2%-3.3% +13.1%
3 years +102.6%+22.5%+37.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.5%+7.0%+11.2% +21.5%
5 years +203.2%-38.7%+37.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +24.9%-9.3%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years +877.7%—+536.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +25.6%—+20.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCCJUROYNXESPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%69.5%55.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.0%68.3%57.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.352.342.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-0.21-0.06 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-74.2%-54.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.4%-37.2%-41.5% -2.5%
52-week high $134.09$5.46$13.92 $779.14
52-week low $78.61$2.61$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.

MultipleCCJUROYNXE
P/E now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 26.9x 33.1xmedian 26.9x -26.0xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 6.7x 10.4xmedian 6.7x —median 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.5xmedian 11.7x —median 11.7x -25.6xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 10.2x 10.2xmedian 10.2x -38.1xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 1.2x 4.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 47.24 —median 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 monthsCCJUROYNXE
Revenue $2.73B – –
Operating income $649.76M – –
Net income $753.00M – -$184.50M
Free cash flow – – -$141.17M
EPS (diluted) $1.73 – $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $814.08M $103.65M $532.18M
Total debt $4.09B $592.76M –
Shares (diluted) 435.58M 157.28M 588.40M
Enterprise value $31.02B $103.53M $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
MetricCCJUROYNXE
P/E 45.4x 33.1x -26.0x
P/FCF 44.5x 10.2x -38.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – -74.0x
P/S 12.5x 10.4x –
P/B 6.8x 0.5x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 0.5x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 42.5x – -25.6x
EV/EBIT 52.6x – -25.4x
EV/Revenue 12.5x – –
EV/FCF – – -33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -64.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCJUROYNXE
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 156.7% – -122.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -63.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 218.3% – -279.2%
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
MetricCCJUROYNXE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 29.4% – –
Operating margin 23.8% – –
Pretax margin 16.4% – –
Net margin 27.6% – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – – -16.3%
Return on assets – – -11.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – -14.2%
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCJUROYNXE
Debt / assets 11.0% 31.0% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 33.0% 42.9% 27.1%
Equity / assets 67.0% 57.1% 72.9%
Interest coverage 21.4x – –
Current ratio 2.5x 0.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.8x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 9.60 – –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusCCJUROYNXE
Forward P/E 72.8xFY2026 114.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.08FY2026 $0.03FY2026 $-0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 -89.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +73.1% -133.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.28BFY2026 $72.57MFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.2%FY2026 -61.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% -34.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCJUROYNXE
Held by institutions 63.3% 9.3% 56.4%
Institutions holding 1,027 109 274
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% -14.3% +1.7%
Institutions buying 506 50 136
Institutions selling 341 37 78
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.35 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.

CCJUROYNXE
CCJ 1.00 0.72 0.86
UROY 0.72 1.00 0.77
NXE 0.86 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCJ, UROY and NXE?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cameco (CCJ) $34.44B, Uranium Royalty (UROY) $533.76M, NexGen Energy (NXE) $4.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCJ, UROY and NXE?

Uranium Royalty (UROY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cameco (CCJ) 45.7x, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 33.1x, NexGen Energy (NXE) -26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cameco (CCJ) is cheapest (Cameco (CCJ) 72.8x, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 114.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NexGen Energy (NXE) returned the most: Cameco (CCJ) -8.9%, Uranium Royalty (UROY) -14.2%, NexGen Energy (NXE) -3.3%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (Cameco (CCJ) +24.9%/yr, Uranium Royalty (UROY) -9.3%/yr, NexGen Energy (NXE) +6.6%/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%, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 69.5%, NexGen Energy (NXE) 55.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCJ, UROY 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, 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.