GEV vs CCJ vs HWM Stock Comparison

GE Vernova, Cameco and Howmet Aerospace Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$814.57 -14.4% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$229.22B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.37B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
5 wins
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
1 win
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$185.88 -18.7% 1M -7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$77.71B
P/E
41.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGEVCCJHWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $229.22B $34.44B $77.71B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x 45.7x 41.6x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 72.8x 35.8x HWM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% +16.0% +18.1% HWM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.0% 27.6% 20.5% CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% — 19.4% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.4x -0.1x 1.4x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.9% -8.9% -7.1% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +24.9%/yr +43.6%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.5% 54.5% 34.9% HWM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 78/100 74/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

GEVCCJHWM

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

AxisGEVCCJHWM
Valuation 75 #16 of 61 50 #12 of 23 39 #61 of 100
Growth 98 #2 of 58 95 #2 of 21 90 #11 of 97
Profitability 91 #6 of 55 100 #1 of 19 98 #3 of 96
Financial Health 57 #31 of 71 68 #8 of 23 50 #54 of 106
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 31 – 92 #6 of 65
Overall 83 78 74
  • GEV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HWM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGEVCCJHWMSPY
1 month -14.4%-13.5%-18.7% -1.0%
3 months -19.7%-10.5%-35.8% +2.9%
6 months -29.1%-35.6%-23.3% +6.4%
Year to date +24.6%-14.1%-9.3% +11.4%
1 year +36.9%-8.9%-7.1% +13.1%
3 years —+102.6%+327.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+26.5%+62.3% +21.5%
5 years —+203.2%+510.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+24.9%+43.6% +10.9%
10 years —+877.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+25.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGEVCCJHWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.5%54.5%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.7%50.0%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.092.351.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.69-0.16-0.20 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-41.4%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.7%-41.4%-36.5% -2.5%
52-week high $1,174.86$134.09$292.71 $779.14
52-week low $547.96$78.61$185.88 $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.

MultipleGEVCCJHWM
P/E now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 24.1x 45.4xmedian 26.9x 39.8xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.2x 12.5xmedian 6.7x 8.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 68.8xmedian 17.4x 42.5xmedian 11.7x 28.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 27.4x 44.5xmedian 10.2x 41.5xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 1.8x 6.8xmedian 1.2x 13.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.76 —median 47.24 0.73median 0.92

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 monthsGEVCCJHWM
Revenue $41.37B $2.73B $9.12B
Gross profit $8.36B – $3.29B
Operating income $1.80B $649.76M $2.50B
Net income $9.54B $753.00M $1.87B
Free cash flow $12.44B – $1.79B
R&D $1.31B – $37.00M
EPS (diluted) $35.29 $1.73 $4.65
Cash & equivalents $13.12B $814.08M $563.00M
Total debt – $4.09B $20.67B
Shares (diluted) 270.00M 435.58M 402.00M
Enterprise value $189.13B $31.02B $73.31B

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
MetricGEVCCJHWM
P/E 22.9x 45.4x 39.8x
P/FCF 17.4x 44.5x 41.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x – 33.5x
P/S 5.2x 12.5x 8.2x
P/B 16.5x 6.8x 13.0x
P/Tangible book 25.2x 6.8x 15.3x
EV/EBITDA 68.8x 42.5x 28.0x
EV/EBIT 114.9x 52.6x 31.4x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 12.5x 8.6x
EV/FCF 16.6x – 43.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x – 35.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEVCCJHWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% 16.0% 18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 13.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.7% – 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 25.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 174.7% 40.9% 32.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 34.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 719.9% 156.7% 33.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 52.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 742.6% 218.3% 35.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 295.4% – 56.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 42.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 359.3% – 75.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 45.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEVCCJHWM
Gross margin 20.2% – 36.0%
EBITDA margin 7.3% 29.4% 30.7%
Operating margin 4.3% 23.8% 27.4%
Pretax margin 19.0% 16.4% 25.0%
Net margin 23.0% 27.6% 20.5%
FCF margin 30.1% – 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 34.2% – 24.4%
Return on equity 67.6% – 33.3%
Return on assets 12.2% – 14.2%
Return on invested capital 10.7% – 19.4%
Return on capital employed 8.0% – 23.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEVCCJHWM
Debt / assets 3.5% 11.0% 34.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.4x -0.1x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 83.8% 33.0% 56.7%
Equity / assets 16.2% 67.0% 43.3%
Interest coverage 9.5x 21.4x –
Current ratio 0.8x 2.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.58 9.60 7.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEVCCJHWM
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 2.5% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.3% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 30.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 47.3%

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.

ConsensusGEVCCJHWM
Forward P/E – 72.8xFY2026 35.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.08FY2026 $5.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.9%FY2026 +37.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +73.1% +31.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.28BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -10.2%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.7% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEVCCJHWM
Held by institutions 79.1% 63.3% 91.0%
Institutions holding 3,414 1,027 1,600
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +4.0% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,950 506 907
Institutions selling 982 341 484
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.48 1.87

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.

GEVCCJHWM
GEV 1.00 0.42 0.33
CCJ 0.42 1.00 0.29
HWM 0.33 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEV, CCJ and HWM?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: GE Vernova (GEV) $229.22B, Cameco (CCJ) $34.44B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $77.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, GEV, CCJ and HWM?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GE Vernova (GEV) 24.1x, Cameco (CCJ) 45.7x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 41.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is cheapest (Cameco (CCJ) 72.8x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GE Vernova (GEV) +13.0%, Cameco (CCJ) +16.0%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (GE Vernova (GEV) 23.0%, Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 20.5%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (GE Vernova (GEV) 10.7%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: GE Vernova (GEV) +36.9%, Cameco (CCJ) -8.9%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) -7.1%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Cameco (CCJ) +24.9%/yr, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +43.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: GE Vernova (GEV) 0.00%, Cameco (CCJ) 0.00%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.00%. GE Vernova (GEV) and Cameco (CCJ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has been the steadiest (GE Vernova (GEV) 53.5%, Cameco (CCJ) 54.5%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEV, CCJ and HWM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GE Vernova (GEV) 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.