CCJ vs WSTRF vs UEC Stock Comparison

Cameco, Western Uranium & Vanadium and Uranium Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CCJ Cameco Corp
$83.52 -3.9% 1M -21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$32.78B
P/E
43.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
6 wins
UEC Uranium Energy Corp
$8.15 -12.5% 1M -47.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.20M
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.

QuestionCCJWSTRFUECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.78B $21.56M $3.73B CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.5x -3.8x -24.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 76.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +261.5% -69.8% WSTRF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% -976.5% -744.7% CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.7% -41.2% -47.7% CCJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.0%/yr — +17.0%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.3% 96.6% 77.2% CCJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 49/100 42/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

CCJWSTRFUEC

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

AxisCCJWSTRFUEC
Valuation 55 #11 of 23 14 #20 of 23 27 #17 of 23
Growth 100 #1 of 21 95 #2 of 21 5 #20 of 21
Profitability 100 #1 of 18 6 #17 of 18 29 #13 of 18
Financial Health 71 #7 of 22 81 #5 of 22 91 #3 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 56 #5 of 10
Overall 81 49 42
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • WSTRF ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • UEC 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

PeriodCCJWSTRFUECSPY
1 month -3.9%+3.4%-12.5% +0.7%
3 months -5.3%-9.1%-16.3% +3.7%
6 months -32.1%-48.3%-45.3% +7.1%
Year to date -8.7%-11.8%-30.2% +12.8%
1 year -21.7%-41.2%-47.7% +11.9%
3 years +120.6%—+42.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +30.2%—+12.5% +22.8%
5 years +243.7%—+119.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +28.0%—+17.0% +10.9%
10 years +953.2%—+843.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +26.6%—+25.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCJWSTRFUECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.3%96.6%77.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.1%101.7%75.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.352.633.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43-0.43-0.62 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-80.9%-63.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.7%-61.5%-59.5% -1.2%
52-week high $134.09$0.78$20.14 $779.14
52-week low $78.61$0.27$7.34 $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.

MultipleCCJWSTRFUEC
P/E now vs peer median 48.3xmedian 27.1x -3.8xmedian 27.1x -26.2xmedian 27.1x
P/S now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 7.3x 36.9xmedian 7.3x 200.0xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.2xmedian 29.1x —median 29.1x -26.1xmedian 29.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.3xmedian 10.3x —median 10.3x -42.8xmedian 10.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 50.94 -0.80median 50.94 0.12median 50.94

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 monthsCCJWSTRFUEC
Revenue $2.73B $583.76K $20.20M
Gross profit – – $10.03M
Operating income $649.76M -$5.83M -$142.60M
Net income $753.00M -$5.70M -$150.43M
Free cash flow – – -$94.38M
R&D – – $58.66M
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $-0.08 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $814.08M $3.52M $495.46M
Total debt $4.09B – –
Shares (diluted) 435.58M 71.85M 484.41M
Enterprise value $29.37B $4.78M $2.15B

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
MetricCCJWSTRFUEC
P/E 48.3x -3.8x -26.2x
P/FCF 47.3x – -42.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – -46.4x
P/S 13.3x 36.9x 200.0x
P/B 7.2x 0.8x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 0.8x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 45.2x – -26.1x
EV/EBIT 55.9x -3.1x -24.8x
EV/Revenue 13.3x 30.9x 175.4x
EV/FCF – – -37.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -40.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.80 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCJWSTRFUEC
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 261.5% -69.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.2% -50.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -59.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -41.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% 40.1% -94.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -11.8% -162.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.7% 40.7% -71.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -12.5% -257.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 218.3% 50.1% -51.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% -224.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -35.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -47.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -34.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -49.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCJWSTRFUEC
Gross margin – – 49.6%
EBITDA margin 29.4% – -673.1%
Operating margin 23.8% -999.0% -706.0%
Pretax margin 16.4% -981.9% -759.7%
Net margin 27.6% -976.5% -744.7%
FCF margin – – -467.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – -430.7%
Return on equity – -19.7% -11.0%
Return on assets – -17.3% -10.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -17.9% -9.6%
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 31.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCJWSTRFUEC
Debt / assets 11.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 33.0% 12.8% 9.0%
Equity / assets 67.0% 87.2% 91.0%
Interest coverage 21.4x – -70.0x
Current ratio 2.5x 6.2x 17.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 5.3x 14.7x
Cash ratio 1.1x 5.3x 14.7x
Altman Z-score 10.12 1.02 17.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCJWSTRFUEC
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield – – -12.8%
Shareholder yield 0.3% – -12.8%
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.

ConsensusCCJWSTRFUEC
Forward P/E 76.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 – $-0.18FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +75.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.31BFY2026 – $53.15MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -9.1%FY2026 – +42.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% – +213.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCJWSTRFUEC
Held by institutions – – 83.5%
Institutions holding – – 407
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +7.2%
Institutions buying – – 224
Institutions selling – – 113
Buyers to sellers – – 1.98

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.

CCJWSTRFUEC
CCJ 1.00 0.46 0.81
WSTRF 0.46 1.00 0.45
UEC 0.81 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCJ, WSTRF and UEC?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cameco (CCJ) $32.78B, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) $21.56M, Uranium Energy (UEC) $3.73B.

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%, Uranium Energy (UEC) -69.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) -976.5%, Uranium Energy (UEC) -744.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cameco (CCJ) returned the most: Cameco (CCJ) -21.7%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) -41.2%, Uranium Energy (UEC) -47.7%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (Cameco (CCJ) +28.0%/yr, Uranium Energy (UEC) +17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cameco (CCJ) has been the steadiest (Cameco (CCJ) 50.3%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) 96.6%, Uranium Energy (UEC) 77.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.