LEU vs CCJ vs UROY Stock Comparison

Centrus Energy, Cameco and Uranium Royalty Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LEU Centrus Energy Corp
$92.65 -34.5% 1M -71.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.70B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$473.90M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win
CCJ Cameco Corp
$71.68 -18.1% 1M -26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$28.78B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionLEUCCJUROYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.70B $28.78B $443.49M CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.0x 38.2x 30.2x UROY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.9x 65.8x 31.3x UROY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +16.0% — CCJ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 27.6% — 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 -71.7% -26.1% -19.9% UROY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.6%/yr +21.6%/yr -10.0%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.6% 51.0% 66.1% CCJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 76/100 — CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

LEUCCJUROY

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

AxisLEUCCJUROY
Valuation 55 #11 of 23 46 #13 of 23 91 #3 of 23
Growth 45 #12 of 21 90 #3 of 21 –
Profitability 74 #6 of 20 100 #1 of 20 –
Financial Health 32 #16 of 23 68 #8 of 23 9 #21 of 23
Shareholder Returns 10 #10 of 11 – –
Overall 43 76 –
  • LEU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • UROY 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

PeriodLEUCCJUROYSPY
1 month -34.5%-18.1%-23.1% -1.0%
3 months -50.5%-24.0%-12.1% -0.4%
6 months -59.9%-42.1%-23.8% +4.5%
Year to date -61.8%-21.7%-11.6% +12.4%
1 year -71.7%-26.1%-19.9% +13.6%
3 years +68.8%+70.9%+17.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +19.1%+19.6%+5.4% +20.8%
5 years +44.3%+165.6%-40.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +7.6%+21.6%-10.0% +10.4%
10 years +2,257.5%+769.9%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +37.2%+24.2%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureLEUCCJUROYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.6%51.0%66.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.9%51.3%64.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.512.372.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.83-0.51-0.30 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.8%-46.5%-74.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.6%-46.5%-42.7% -1.6%
52-week high $337.76$134.09$5.46 $779.14
52-week low $92.65$71.68$2.61 $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.

MultipleLEUCCJUROY
P/E now vs peer median 38.0xmedian 24.4x 41.4xmedian 24.4x 30.2xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 6.1x 11.4xmedian 6.1x 9.5xmedian 6.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 55.4xmedian 11.6x 38.8xmedian 11.6x —median 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.9xmedian 12.8x 40.6xmedian 12.8x 9.3xmedian 12.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.1x 6.2xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 85.37median 42.72 —median 42.72 —median 42.72

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 monthsLEUCCJUROY
Revenue $473.90M $2.73B –
Gross profit $112.10M – –
Operating income $7.40M $649.76M –
Net income $48.50M $753.00M –
Free cash flow -$163.80M – –
R&D $40.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $1.73 –
Cash & equivalents $1.87B $814.08M $103.65M
Total debt $1.18B $825.88M $592.76M
Shares (diluted) 21.89M 435.58M 157.28M
Enterprise value -$5.63B $25.37B $13.26M

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
MetricLEUCCJUROY
P/E 38.0x 41.4x 30.2x
P/FCF -10.9x 40.6x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow -32.4x – –
P/S 3.8x 11.4x 9.5x
P/B 2.1x 6.2x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 6.2x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 55.4x 38.8x –
EV/EBIT 147.4x 47.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 11.4x –
EV/FCF -6.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -19.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 85.37 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEUCCJUROY
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 16.0% –
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% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -53.7% 156.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -61.7% 218.3% –
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% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -56.0% – –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLEUCCJUROY
Debt / assets 46.5% 11.0% 31.0%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -35.1x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF -7.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 33.0% 42.9%
Equity / assets 33.4% 67.0% 57.1%
Interest coverage 0.5x 21.4x –
Current ratio 5.4x 2.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 4.4x 1.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 4.4x 1.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.74 8.87 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEUCCJUROY
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -24.6% – –
Shareholder yield -24.6% 0.3% –
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.

ConsensusLEUCCJUROY
Forward P/E 36.9xFY2026 65.8xFY2026 31.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.51FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.6%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 -65.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.3% +75.2% -120.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $450.60MFY2026 $2.31BFY2026 $89.43MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 -9.1%FY2026 -52.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +15.9% -50.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLEUCCJUROY
Held by institutions 77.6% – 9.4%
Institutions holding 377 – 112
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% – -14.3%
Institutions buying 232 – 53
Institutions selling 88 – 37
Buyers to sellers 2.64 – 1.43

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.

LEUCCJUROY
LEU 1.00 0.69 0.61
CCJ 0.69 1.00 0.70
UROY 0.61 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEU, CCJ and UROY?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Centrus Energy (LEU) $1.70B, Cameco (CCJ) $28.78B, Uranium Royalty (UROY) $443.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, LEU, CCJ and UROY?

Uranium Royalty (UROY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Centrus Energy (LEU) 35.0x, Cameco (CCJ) 38.2x, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 30.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Uranium Royalty (UROY) is cheapest (Centrus Energy (LEU) 36.9x, Cameco (CCJ) 65.8x, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 31.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Uranium Royalty (UROY) returned the most: Centrus Energy (LEU) -71.7%, Cameco (CCJ) -26.1%, Uranium Royalty (UROY) -19.9%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (Centrus Energy (LEU) +7.6%/yr, Cameco (CCJ) +21.6%/yr, Uranium Royalty (UROY) -10.0%/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) 86.6%, Cameco (CCJ) 51.0%, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 66.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.