CCJ vs WSTRF vs LEU Stock Comparison

Cameco, Western Uranium & Vanadium and Centrus Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCJ Cameco Corp
$79.07 -10.2% 1M -10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$35.84B
P/E
47.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
6 wins
LEU Centrus Energy Corp
$98.37 -33.1% 1M -74.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
44.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$473.90M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Cameco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cameco 6, Centrus Energy 3, Western Uranium & Vanadium 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCJWSTRFLEULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.84B $21.74M $2.18B CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.6x -3.8x 44.9x LEU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 72.5x — 39.2x LEU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +261.5% +8.5% WSTRF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% -976.5% 10.2% CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — -35.1x LEU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.3% -50.0% -74.3% CCJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.5%/yr — +13.1%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 96.7% 86.2% CCJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 51/100 39/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

CCJWSTRFLEU

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

AxisCCJWSTRFLEU
Valuation 55 #11 of 23 23 #18 of 23 50 #12 of 23
Growth 100 #1 of 21 95 #2 of 21 40 #13 of 21
Profitability 100 #1 of 18 6 #17 of 18 65 #7 of 18
Financial Health 71 #7 of 22 81 #5 of 22 29 #16 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 11 #9 of 10
Overall 81 51 39
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • WSTRF ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • LEU 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

PeriodCCJWSTRFLEUSPY
1 month -10.2%-24.3%-33.1% -0.8%
3 months -11.5%-22.2%-44.2% +3.5%
6 months -35.8%-51.7%-55.7% +7.0%
Year to date -13.6%-17.6%-59.5% +12.2%
1 year -10.3%-50.0%-74.3% +13.0%
3 years +108.5%—+98.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.8%—+25.6% +23.1%
5 years +210.7%—+85.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +25.5%—+13.1% +11.0%
10 years +895.8%—+2,377.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.8%—+37.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCJWSTRFLEUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%96.7%86.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.1%102.2%90.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.372.613.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.19-0.52-0.86 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-80.9%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-64.1%-74.8% -1.8%
52-week high $134.09$0.78$390.82 $779.14
52-week low $78.61$0.27$98.37 $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.

MultipleCCJWSTRFLEU
P/E now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 26.7x -3.5xmedian 26.7x 40.3xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 6.7x 34.5xmedian 6.7x 4.0xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 28.0x —median 28.0x 61.0xmedian 28.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.7xmedian 10.1x —median 10.1x -11.6xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 45.36 -0.75median 45.36 90.64median 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 monthsCCJWSTRFLEU
Revenue $2.73B $583.76K $473.90M
Gross profit – – $112.10M
Operating income $649.76M -$5.83M $7.40M
Net income $753.00M -$5.70M $48.50M
Free cash flow – – -$163.80M
R&D – – $40.30M
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $-0.08 $2.22
Cash & equivalents $814.08M $3.52M $1.87B
Total debt $4.09B – $1.18B
Shares (diluted) 435.58M 71.85M 21.89M
Enterprise value $32.43B $4.96M -$5.15B

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
MetricCCJWSTRFLEU
P/E 45.7x -3.5x 40.3x
P/FCF 44.7x – -11.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – -34.4x
P/S 12.6x 34.5x 4.0x
P/B 6.8x 0.7x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 0.7x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 42.8x – 61.0x
EV/EBIT 52.9x -2.8x 162.3x
EV/Revenue 12.6x 28.4x 2.5x
EV/FCF – – -7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -21.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.75 90.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCJWSTRFLEU
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 261.5% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.2% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -28.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% 40.1% -91.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -11.8% -43.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.7% 40.7% -53.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -12.5% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 218.3% 50.1% -61.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -148.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -37.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -253.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCJWSTRFLEU
Gross margin – – 23.7%
EBITDA margin 29.4% – 4.2%
Operating margin 23.8% -999.0% 1.6%
Pretax margin 16.4% -981.9% 10.0%
Net margin 27.6% -976.5% 10.2%
FCF margin – – -34.6%
Operating cash flow margin – – -11.6%
Return on equity – -19.7% 6.0%
Return on assets – -17.3% 2.0%
Return on invested capital – – 0.4%
Return on capital employed – -17.9% 0.4%
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCJWSTRFLEU
Debt / assets 11.0% – 46.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – -35.1x
Debt / FCF – – -7.2x
Liabilities / assets 33.0% 12.8% 66.6%
Equity / assets 67.0% 87.2% 33.4%
Interest coverage 21.4x – 0.5x
Current ratio 2.5x 6.2x 5.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 5.3x 4.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 5.3x 4.4x
Altman Z-score 9.65 0.81 1.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCJWSTRFLEU
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield – – -23.1%
Shareholder yield 0.3% – -23.1%
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.

ConsensusCCJWSTRFLEU
Forward P/E 72.5xFY2026 – 39.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 – $2.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 – -35.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +75.2% – +30.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.31BFY2026 – $450.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.1%FY2026 – +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% – +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCJWSTRFLEU
Held by institutions 63.3% – 74.8%
Institutions holding 1,027 – 375
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% – +8.0%
Institutions buying 506 – 232
Institutions selling 341 – 87
Buyers to sellers 1.48 – 2.67

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.

CCJWSTRFLEU
CCJ 1.00 0.45 0.68
WSTRF 0.45 1.00 0.39
LEU 0.68 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCJ, WSTRF and LEU?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cameco (CCJ) $35.84B, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) $21.74M, Centrus Energy (LEU) $2.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCJ, WSTRF and LEU?

Centrus Energy (LEU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cameco (CCJ) 47.6x, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) -3.8x, Centrus Energy (LEU) 44.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Centrus Energy (LEU) is cheapest (Cameco (CCJ) 72.5x, Centrus Energy (LEU) 39.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cameco (CCJ) +16.0%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) +261.5%, Centrus Energy (LEU) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) -976.5%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cameco (CCJ) returned the most: Cameco (CCJ) -10.3%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) -50.0%, Centrus Energy (LEU) -74.3%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (Cameco (CCJ) +25.5%/yr, Centrus Energy (LEU) +13.1%/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%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) 96.7%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 86.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.