NXE vs CCJ vs UEC Stock Comparison

NexGen Energy, Cameco and Uranium Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXE NexGen Energy Ltd.
$8.32 -9.5% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win
CCJ Cameco Corp
$79.07 -10.2% 1M -10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$35.84B
P/E
47.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
6 wins
UEC Uranium Energy Corp
$7.43 -21.0% 1M -45.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.20M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionNXECCJUECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.17B $35.84B $3.90B CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.0x 47.6x -25.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 72.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +16.0% -69.8% CCJ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 27.6% -744.7% CCJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.8% -10.3% -45.6% NXE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr +25.5%/yr +14.6%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 54.5% 78.0% CCJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 81/100 39/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

NXECCJUEC

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

AxisNXECCJUEC
Valuation 59 #10 of 23 55 #11 of 23 27 #17 of 23
Growth 20 #17 of 21 100 #1 of 21 5 #20 of 21
Profitability 35 #12 of 18 100 #1 of 18 29 #13 of 18
Financial Health 57 #10 of 22 71 #7 of 22 91 #3 of 22
Shareholder Returns 67 #4 of 10 – 44 #6 of 10
Overall 48 81 39
  • NXE ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CCJ ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • UEC 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

PeriodNXECCJUECSPY
1 month -9.5%-10.2%-21.0% -0.8%
3 months -10.6%-11.5%-25.0% +3.5%
6 months -33.3%-35.8%-51.8% +7.0%
Year to date -9.6%-13.6%-36.4% +12.2%
1 year -4.8%-10.3%-45.6% +13.0%
3 years +44.7%+108.5%+35.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.1%+27.8%+10.6% +23.1%
5 years +45.7%+210.7%+97.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.8%+25.5%+14.6% +11.0%
10 years +617.2%+895.8%+763.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +21.8%+25.8%+24.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNXECCJUECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%54.5%78.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.9%50.1%75.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.352.373.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.09-0.19-0.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.3%-41.4%-63.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.2%-41.0%-63.1% -1.8%
52-week high $13.92$134.09$20.14 $779.14
52-week low $7.56$78.61$7.34 $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.

MultipleNXECCJUEC
P/E now vs peer median -26.5xmedian 26.7x 45.7xmedian 26.7x -23.9xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 6.7x 12.6xmedian 6.7x 182.3xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -26.2xmedian 28.0x 42.8xmedian 28.0x -23.4xmedian 28.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -38.9xmedian 10.1x 44.7xmedian 10.1x -39.0xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.2x 6.8xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 45.36 —median 45.36 0.11median 45.36

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 monthsNXECCJUEC
Revenue – $2.73B $20.20M
Gross profit – – $10.03M
Operating income – $649.76M -$142.60M
Net income -$184.50M $753.00M -$150.43M
Free cash flow -$141.17M – -$94.38M
R&D – – $58.66M
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $1.73 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $532.18M $814.08M $495.46M
Total debt – $4.09B –
Shares (diluted) 588.40M 435.58M 484.41M
Enterprise value $2.71B $32.43B $2.31B

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
MetricNXECCJUEC
P/E -26.5x 45.7x -23.9x
P/FCF -38.9x 44.7x -39.0x
P/Operating cash flow -75.5x – -42.3x
P/S – 12.6x 182.3x
P/B 4.2x 6.8x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 6.9x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA -26.2x 42.8x -23.4x
EV/EBIT -26.0x 52.9x -22.3x
EV/Revenue – 12.6x 157.8x
EV/FCF -34.1x – -33.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -66.1x – -36.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 – 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXECCJUEC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 16.0% -69.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -50.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -59.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -41.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 40.9% -94.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -162.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -122.1% 156.7% -71.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -63.7% – -257.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -279.2% 218.3% -51.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.6% – -224.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -330.0% – -35.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.4% – -47.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -91.6% – -34.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.3% – -49.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXECCJUEC
Gross margin – – 49.6%
EBITDA margin – 29.4% -673.1%
Operating margin – 23.8% -706.0%
Pretax margin – 16.4% -759.7%
Net margin – 27.6% -744.7%
FCF margin – – -467.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – -430.7%
Return on equity -16.3% – -11.0%
Return on assets -11.6% – -10.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -14.2% – -9.6%
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 31.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXECCJUEC
Debt / assets – 11.0% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 27.1% 33.0% 9.0%
Equity / assets 72.9% 67.0% 91.0%
Interest coverage – 21.4x -70.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.5x 17.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.5x 14.7x
Cash ratio 1.4x 1.1x 14.7x
Altman Z-score – 9.65 15.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXECCJUEC
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -1.2% – -14.0%
Shareholder yield -1.2% 0.3% -14.0%
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.

ConsensusNXECCJUEC
Forward P/E – 72.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.14FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $-0.18FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +3.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +75.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $2.31BFY2026 $53.15MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – -9.1%FY2026 +42.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.9% +213.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXECCJUEC
Held by institutions 56.4% 63.3% 83.5%
Institutions holding 274 1,027 406
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +4.0% +7.2%
Institutions buying 136 506 223
Institutions selling 78 341 113
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.48 1.97

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.

NXECCJUEC
NXE 1.00 0.86 0.83
CCJ 0.86 1.00 0.81
UEC 0.83 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXE, CCJ and UEC?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: NexGen Energy (NXE) $5.17B, Cameco (CCJ) $35.84B, Uranium Energy (UEC) $3.90B.

Which company is growing faster?

Cameco (CCJ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cameco (CCJ) +16.0%, Uranium Energy (UEC) -69.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cameco (CCJ) has the highest net margin (Cameco (CCJ) 27.6%, Uranium Energy (UEC) -744.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NexGen Energy (NXE) returned the most: NexGen Energy (NXE) -4.8%, Cameco (CCJ) -10.3%, Uranium Energy (UEC) -45.6%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (NexGen Energy (NXE) +7.8%/yr, Cameco (CCJ) +25.5%/yr, Uranium Energy (UEC) +14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cameco (CCJ) has been the steadiest (NexGen Energy (NXE) 55.7%, Cameco (CCJ) 54.5%, Uranium Energy (UEC) 78.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NXE, CCJ and UEC?

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.