LEU vs UROY Stock Comparison

Centrus Energy and Uranium Royalty Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LEU Centrus Energy Corp
$109.43 -25.6% 1M -69.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
44.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$473.90M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Uranium Royalty leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Uranium Royalty 4, Centrus Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLEUUROYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.17B $559.66M LEU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.7x 35.8x UROY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.6x 37.0x UROY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -35.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -69.6% -9.3% UROY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr -6.0%/yr LEU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.7% 70.0% UROY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

LEUUROY

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

AxisLEUUROY
Valuation 50 #12 of 23 86 #4 of 23
Growth 40 #13 of 21 –
Profitability 65 #7 of 18 –
Financial Health 29 #16 of 22 10 #20 of 22
Shareholder Returns 11 #9 of 10 –
Overall 39 –
  • LEU 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

PeriodLEUUROYSPY
1 month -25.6%-10.6% -0.2%
3 months -35.6%+33.1% +3.9%
6 months -46.8%+0.8% +8.2%
Year to date -54.9%+4.5% +12.9%
1 year -69.6%-9.3% +12.3%
3 years +120.5%+40.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +30.2%+11.9% +23.3%
5 years +108.5%-26.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.8%-6.0% +10.9%
10 years +2,684.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +39.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLEUUROYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.7%70.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.6%68.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.532.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-74.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.0%-32.2% -1.2%
52-week high $390.82$5.46 $779.14
52-week low $98.37$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.

MultipleLEUUROY
P/E now vs peer median 44.9xmedian 28.4x 35.8xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 7.3x 11.2xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 71.8xmedian 29.2x —median 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.8xmedian 11.0x 11.0xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 100.84median 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 monthsLEUUROY
Revenue $473.90M –
Gross profit $112.10M –
Operating income $7.40M –
Net income $48.50M –
Free cash flow -$163.80M –
R&D $40.30M –
EPS (diluted) $2.22 –
Cash & equivalents $1.87B $103.65M
Total debt $1.18B $592.76M
Shares (diluted) 21.89M 157.28M
Enterprise value -$5.16B $129.43M

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
MetricLEUUROY
P/E 44.9x 35.8x
P/FCF -12.8x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow -38.3x –
P/S 4.4x 11.2x
P/B 2.5x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 71.8x –
EV/EBIT 191.0x –
EV/Revenue 3.0x –
EV/FCF -8.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow -25.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 100.84 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEUUROY
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -28.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -91.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -53.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -61.7% –
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
MetricLEUUROY
Gross margin 23.7% –
EBITDA margin 4.2% –
Operating margin 1.6% –
Pretax margin 10.0% –
Net margin 10.2% –
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
MetricLEUUROY
Debt / assets 46.5% 31.0%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -35.1x –
Debt / FCF -7.2x –
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 42.9%
Equity / assets 33.4% 57.1%
Interest coverage 0.5x –
Current ratio 5.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 4.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 4.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.86 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEUUROY
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield -20.8% –
Shareholder yield -20.8% –
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.

ConsensusLEUUROY
Forward P/E 43.6xFY2026 37.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.51FY2026 $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.6%FY2026 -65.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.3% -120.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $450.60MFY2026 $89.43MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 -52.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% -50.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLEUUROY
Held by institutions 77.6% 9.4%
Institutions holding 375 112
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -14.3%
Institutions buying 232 53
Institutions selling 87 37
Buyers to sellers 2.67 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.

LEUUROY
LEU 1.00 0.60
UROY 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEU and UROY?

Centrus Energy (LEU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Centrus Energy (LEU) $2.17B, Uranium Royalty (UROY) $559.66M.

Which stock is cheaper, LEU and UROY?

Uranium Royalty (UROY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Centrus Energy (LEU) 44.7x, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 35.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Uranium Royalty (UROY) is cheapest (Centrus Energy (LEU) 43.6x, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 37.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Uranium Royalty (UROY) returned the most: Centrus Energy (LEU) -69.6%, Uranium Royalty (UROY) -9.3%. Over five years, Centrus Energy (LEU) compounded fastest (Centrus Energy (LEU) +15.8%/yr, Uranium Royalty (UROY) -6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Uranium Royalty (UROY) has been the steadiest (Centrus Energy (LEU) 86.7%, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 70.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do LEU and UROY move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.60, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, LEU 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, Uranium Royalty (UROY) leads on 4. 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.