LEU vs CCJ vs ISOU Stock Comparison

Centrus Energy, Cameco and IsoEnergy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LEU Centrus Energy Corp
$109.43 -25.6% 1M -69.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.15B
P/E
44.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$473.90M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
3 wins
CCJ Cameco Corp
$82.36 -6.5% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$36.03B
P/E
47.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
5 wins
ISOU IsoEnergy Ltd.
$9.05 -3.5% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$451.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.13M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Cameco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cameco 5, Centrus Energy 3, IsoEnergy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLEUCCJISOULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.15B $36.03B $451.40M CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.4x 47.9x -33.5x LEU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.6x 75.6x — LEU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +16.0% +35.8% ISOU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 27.6% -631.9% CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -35.1x -0.1x — LEU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -69.6% -4.9% +4.5% ISOU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr +26.5%/yr -9.9%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.7% 54.6% 75.9% CCJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 83/100 54/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

LEUCCJISOU

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

AxisLEUCCJISOU
Valuation 50 #12 of 23 59 #10 of 23 36 #15 of 23
Growth 40 #13 of 21 100 #1 of 21 85 #4 of 21
Profitability 65 #7 of 18 100 #1 of 18 18 #15 of 18
Financial Health 29 #16 of 22 71 #7 of 22 76 #6 of 22
Shareholder Returns 11 #9 of 10 – 56 #5 of 10
Overall 39 83 54
  • LEU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • ISOU 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

PeriodLEUCCJISOUSPY
1 month -25.6%-6.5%-3.5% -0.2%
3 months -35.6%-5.3%-3.7% +3.9%
6 months -46.8%-29.2%-19.8% +8.2%
Year to date -54.9%-10.0%-0.5% +12.9%
1 year -69.6%-4.9%+4.5% +12.3%
3 years +120.5%+117.1%-13.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +30.2%+29.5%-4.5% +23.3%
5 years +108.5%+223.4%-40.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.8%+26.5%-9.9% +10.9%
10 years +2,684.5%+938.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +39.5%+26.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLEUCCJISOUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.7%54.6%75.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.6%50.1%77.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.532.383.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.090.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-41.4%-76.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.0%-38.6%-31.5% -1.2%
52-week high $390.82$134.09$13.22 $779.14
52-week low $98.37$78.61$7.47 $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.

MultipleLEUCCJISOU
P/E now vs peer median 44.9xmedian 28.4x 47.6xmedian 28.4x -34.2xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 7.3x 13.1xmedian 7.3x 232.9xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 71.8xmedian 29.2x 44.5xmedian 29.2x -33.7xmedian 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.8xmedian 11.0x 46.6xmedian 11.0x -28.9xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.2x 7.1xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 100.84median 50.46 —median 50.46 —median 50.46

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 monthsLEUCCJISOU
Revenue $473.90M $2.73B $2.13M
Gross profit $112.10M – –
Operating income $7.40M $649.76M -$11.51M
Net income $48.50M $753.00M -$9.04M
Free cash flow -$163.80M – -$17.23M
R&D $40.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $1.73 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $1.87B $814.08M $86.47M
Total debt $1.18B $4.09B –
Shares (diluted) 21.89M 435.58M 51.67M
Enterprise value -$5.17B $32.62B $25.58M

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
MetricLEUCCJISOU
P/E 44.9x 47.6x -34.2x
P/FCF -12.8x 46.6x -28.9x
P/Operating cash flow -38.3x – –
P/S 4.4x 13.1x 232.9x
P/B 2.5x 7.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 7.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 71.8x 44.5x -33.7x
EV/EBIT 191.0x 55.1x -33.0x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 13.1x 178.2x
EV/FCF -8.6x – -22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -25.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 100.84 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEUCCJISOU
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 16.0% 35.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -28.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -91.9% 40.9% 45.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -53.7% 156.7% 55.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -61.7% 218.3% 38.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -148.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -253.7% – -3.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -56.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLEUCCJISOU
Gross margin 23.7% – –
EBITDA margin 4.2% 29.4% -529.6%
Operating margin 1.6% 23.8% -539.3%
Pretax margin 10.0% 16.4% -534.7%
Net margin 10.2% 27.6% -631.9%
FCF margin -34.6% – -807.0%
Operating cash flow margin -11.6% – –
Return on equity 6.0% – -3.7%
Return on assets 2.0% – -3.6%
Return on invested capital 0.4% – –
Return on capital employed 0.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% – 303.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLEUCCJISOU
Debt / assets 46.5% 11.0% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -35.1x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF -7.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 33.0% 3.6%
Equity / assets 33.4% 67.0% 96.4%
Interest coverage 0.5x 21.4x -117.8x
Current ratio 5.4x 2.5x –
Quick ratio 4.4x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 4.4x 1.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.86 9.99 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEUCCJISOU
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -20.8% – -12.6%
Shareholder yield -20.8% 0.3% -12.6%
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.

ConsensusLEUCCJISOU
Forward P/E 43.6xFY2026 75.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.51FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $-0.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.6%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +30.3% +75.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $450.60MFY2026 $2.31BFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 -9.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +15.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLEUCCJISOU
Held by institutions 77.6% 63.3% 31.8%
Institutions holding 375 1,027 48
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +4.0% +25.1%
Institutions buying 232 506 32
Institutions selling 87 341 11
Buyers to sellers 2.67 1.48 2.91

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.

LEUCCJISOU
LEU 1.00 0.69 0.63
CCJ 0.69 1.00 0.77
ISOU 0.63 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEU, CCJ and ISOU?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Centrus Energy (LEU) $2.15B, Cameco (CCJ) $36.03B, IsoEnergy (ISOU) $451.40M.

Which stock is cheaper, LEU, CCJ and ISOU?

Centrus Energy (LEU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Centrus Energy (LEU) 44.4x, Cameco (CCJ) 47.9x, IsoEnergy (ISOU) -33.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Centrus Energy (LEU) is cheapest (Centrus Energy (LEU) 43.6x, Cameco (CCJ) 75.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

IsoEnergy (ISOU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Centrus Energy (LEU) +8.5%, Cameco (CCJ) +16.0%, IsoEnergy (ISOU) +35.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (Centrus Energy (LEU) 10.2%, Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, IsoEnergy (ISOU) -631.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year IsoEnergy (ISOU) returned the most: Centrus Energy (LEU) -69.6%, Cameco (CCJ) -4.9%, IsoEnergy (ISOU) +4.5%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (Centrus Energy (LEU) +15.8%/yr, Cameco (CCJ) +26.5%/yr, IsoEnergy (ISOU) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cameco (CCJ) has been the steadiest (Centrus Energy (LEU) 86.7%, Cameco (CCJ) 54.6%, IsoEnergy (ISOU) 75.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.