LEU vs UUUU vs WSTRF Stock Comparison

Centrus Energy, Energy Fuels and Western Uranium & Vanadium Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LEU Centrus Energy Corp
$111.92 -20.3% 1M -69.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.15B
P/E
45.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$473.90M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
5 wins
UUUU Energy Fuels Inc
$8.40 -23.9% 1M -58.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.76M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Centrus Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Centrus Energy 5, Western Uranium & Vanadium 3, Energy Fuels 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLEUUUUUWSTRFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.15B $2.10B $21.56M LEU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.9x -25.6x -3.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +62.5% +261.5% WSTRF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% -77.3% -976.5% LEU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% -6.7% — LEU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -35.1x 2.9x — LEU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -69.2% -58.1% -44.4% WSTRF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr +1.4%/yr — LEU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.8% 84.4% 96.8% UUUU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 43/100 50/100 WSTRF

Percentile Scorecard

LEUUUUUWSTRF

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

AxisLEUUUUUWSTRF
Valuation 50 #12 of 23 14 #20 of 23 18 #19 of 23
Growth 40 #13 of 21 75 #6 of 21 95 #2 of 21
Profitability 65 #7 of 18 47 #10 of 18 6 #17 of 18
Financial Health 29 #16 of 22 57 #10 of 22 81 #5 of 22
Shareholder Returns 11 #9 of 10 22 #8 of 10 –
Overall 39 43 50
  • LEU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • UUUU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • WSTRF 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

PeriodLEUUUUUWSTRFSPY
1 month -20.3%-23.9%-18.9% +0.9%
3 months -30.0%-21.8%-9.1% +5.9%
6 months -41.7%-57.1%-47.4% +8.5%
Year to date -53.9%-42.2%-11.8% +13.3%
1 year -69.2%-58.1%-44.4% +12.4%
3 years +125.6%+11.7%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +31.2%+3.8%— +23.5%
5 years +97.5%+7.1%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.6%+1.4%— +11.0%
10 years +2,755.1%+483.3%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +39.8%+19.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLEUUUUUWSTRFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.8%84.4%96.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.6%83.2%102.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.533.132.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.69-0.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-72.9%-80.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.4%-69.7%-61.5% -0.9%
52-week high $390.82$27.72$0.78 $779.14
52-week low $98.37$7.52$0.27 $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.

MultipleLEUUUUUWSTRF
P/E now vs peer median 45.9xmedian 27.3x -25.6xmedian 27.3x -3.8xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 7.5x 19.9xmedian 7.5x 36.9xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 74.2xmedian 29.3x -20.4xmedian 29.3x —median 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.1xmedian 10.6x -25.4xmedian 10.6x —median 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 103.13median 51.60 0.67median 51.60 -0.80median 51.60

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 monthsLEUUUUUWSTRF
Revenue $473.90M $105.76M $583.76K
Gross profit $112.10M $43.20M –
Operating income $7.40M -$96.29M -$5.83M
Net income $48.50M -$82.51M -$5.70M
Free cash flow -$163.80M -$82.50M –
R&D $40.30M $39.87M –
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $-0.33 $-0.08
Cash & equivalents $1.87B $58.42M $3.52M
Total debt $1.18B $2.03B –
Shares (diluted) 21.89M 249.32M 71.85M
Enterprise value -$5.17B -$841.00M $4.78M

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
MetricLEUUUUUWSTRF
P/E 45.9x -25.6x -3.8x
P/FCF -13.1x -25.4x –
P/Operating cash flow -39.1x -33.6x –
P/S 4.5x 19.9x 36.9x
P/B 2.5x 2.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.6x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 74.2x -20.4x –
EV/EBIT 197.5x -19.1x -3.1x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 17.4x 30.9x
EV/FCF -8.9x -22.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow -26.6x -29.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 103.13 0.67 -0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEUUUUUWSTRF
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 62.5% 261.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 52.9% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -28.8% 1,943% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 41.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -91.9% -3.7% 40.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.6% -35.1% -11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -53.7% 11.5% 40.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -44.3% -12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.7% 22.6% 50.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -38.0% 4.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -148.2% 29.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.5% -24.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -253.7% 17.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -56.0% -10.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLEUUUUUWSTRF
Gross margin 23.7% 40.9% –
EBITDA margin 4.2% -85.5% –
Operating margin 1.6% -91.0% -999.0%
Pretax margin 10.0% -77.8% -981.9%
Net margin 10.2% -77.3% -976.5%
FCF margin -34.6% -78.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -11.6% -59.1% –
Return on equity 6.0% -10.8% -19.7%
Return on assets 2.0% -5.5% -17.3%
Return on invested capital 0.4% -6.7% –
Return on capital employed 0.4% -6.6% -17.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 13.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLEUUUUUWSTRF
Debt / assets 46.5% 44.2% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA -35.1x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF -7.2x -8.2x –
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 48.0% 12.8%
Equity / assets 33.4% 52.0% 87.2%
Interest coverage 0.5x – –
Current ratio 5.4x 27.9x 6.2x
Quick ratio 4.4x 25.7x 5.3x
Cash ratio 4.4x 25.3x 5.3x
Altman Z-score 1.87 1.86 1.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEUUUUUWSTRF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -20.3% -13.2% –
Shareholder yield -20.3% -13.2% –
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.

ConsensusLEUUUUUWSTRF
Forward P/E 44.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.51FY2026 $-0.27FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -35.6%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +30.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $450.60MFY2026 $140.99MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +113.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +90.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLEUUUUUWSTRF
Held by institutions 77.6% 72.3% –
Institutions holding 375 349 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +8.7% –
Institutions buying 232 203 –
Institutions selling 87 93 –
Buyers to sellers 2.67 2.18 –

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.

LEUUUUUWSTRF
LEU 1.00 0.71 0.40
UUUU 0.71 1.00 0.47
WSTRF 0.40 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEU, UUUU and WSTRF?

Centrus Energy (LEU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Centrus Energy (LEU) $2.15B, Energy Fuels (UUUU) $2.10B, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) $21.56M.

Which company is growing faster?

Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Centrus Energy (LEU) +8.5%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +62.5%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) +261.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Centrus Energy (LEU) has the highest net margin (Centrus Energy (LEU) 10.2%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -77.3%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) -976.5%). On return on invested capital, Centrus Energy (LEU) leads (Centrus Energy (LEU) 0.4%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) returned the most: Centrus Energy (LEU) -69.2%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -58.1%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) -44.4%. Over five years, Centrus Energy (LEU) compounded fastest (Centrus Energy (LEU) +14.6%/yr, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Fuels (UUUU) has been the steadiest (Centrus Energy (LEU) 86.8%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) 84.4%, Western Uranium & Vanadium (WSTRF) 96.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LEU, UUUU and WSTRF?

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