NXE vs CCJ vs UROY Stock Comparison

NexGen Energy, Cameco and Uranium Royalty Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXE NexGen Energy Ltd.
$8.94 -0.8% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win
CCJ Cameco Corp
$83.87 -3.6% 1M -21.6% 1Y
Market cap
$36.52B
P/E
48.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
0.29%
Uranium Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Cameco leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cameco 4, Uranium Royalty 2, NexGen Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNXECCJUROYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.90B $36.52B $560.45M CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.5x 48.5x 34.5x UROY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 76.9x 35.7x UROY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +16.0% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 27.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.29% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.1% -21.6% -26.7% NXE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr +28.1%/yr -5.8%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.8% 50.3% 67.8% CCJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 81/100 — CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

NXECCJUROY

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

AxisNXECCJUROY
Valuation 59 #10 of 23 55 #11 of 23 86 #4 of 23
Growth 20 #17 of 21 100 #1 of 21 –
Profitability 35 #12 of 18 100 #1 of 18 –
Financial Health 52 #11 of 22 71 #7 of 22 10 #20 of 22
Shareholder Returns 67 #4 of 10 – –
Overall 47 81 –
  • NXE 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

PeriodNXECCJUROYSPY
1 month -0.8%-3.6%-10.8% +0.9%
3 months 0.0%-0.8%+17.8% +5.9%
6 months -24.0%-26.6%-1.7% +8.5%
Year to date -2.8%-8.3%+0.8% +13.3%
1 year -6.1%-21.6%-26.7% +12.4%
3 years +55.5%+121.1%+35.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +15.9%+30.3%+10.6% +23.5%
5 years +62.3%+245.1%-25.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.2%+28.1%-5.8% +11.0%
10 years +638.8%+957.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.1%+26.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNXECCJUROYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.8%50.3%67.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.9%50.1%67.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.352.362.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.43-0.39 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.3%-41.4%-74.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-37.5%-34.6% -0.9%
52-week high $13.92$134.09$5.46 $779.14
52-week low $7.56$78.61$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.

MultipleNXECCJUROY
P/E now vs peer median -28.5xmedian 27.3x 48.5xmedian 27.3x 34.5xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.5x 13.4xmedian 7.5x 10.8xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -28.4xmedian 29.3x 45.4xmedian 29.3x —median 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -41.8xmedian 10.6x 47.4xmedian 10.6x 10.6xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.2x 7.2xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 51.60 —median 51.60 —median 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 monthsNXECCJUROY
Revenue – $2.73B –
Operating income – $649.76M –
Net income -$184.50M $753.00M –
Free cash flow -$141.17M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $1.73 –
Cash & equivalents $532.18M $814.08M $103.65M
Total debt – $4.09B $592.76M
Shares (diluted) 588.40M 435.58M 157.28M
Enterprise value $3.45B $33.11B $260.84M

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
MetricNXECCJUROY
P/E -28.5x 48.5x 34.5x
P/FCF -41.8x 47.4x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow -81.2x – –
P/S – 13.4x 10.8x
P/B 4.5x 7.2x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 7.3x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA -28.4x 45.4x –
EV/EBIT -28.2x 56.1x –
EV/Revenue – 13.3x –
EV/FCF -37.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -71.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXECCJUROY
Revenue growth (1Y) – 16.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 40.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -122.1% 156.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -63.7% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -279.2% 218.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -330.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -91.6% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXECCJUROY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 29.4% –
Operating margin – 23.8% –
Pretax margin – 16.4% –
Net margin – 27.6% –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity -16.3% – –
Return on assets -11.6% – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -14.2% – –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXECCJUROY
Debt / assets – 11.0% 31.0%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 27.1% 33.0% 42.9%
Equity / assets 72.9% 67.0% 57.1%
Interest coverage – 21.4x –
Current ratio 1.5x 2.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.4x 1.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 10.15 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXECCJUROY
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -1.1% – –
Shareholder yield -1.1% 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.

ConsensusNXECCJUROY
Forward P/E – 76.9xFY2026 35.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.14FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.8%FY2026 -65.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +75.2% -120.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $2.31BFY2026 $89.43MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -9.1%FY2026 -52.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.9% -50.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXECCJUROY
Held by institutions 56.4% 63.3% 9.4%
Institutions holding 274 1,027 112
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +4.0% -14.3%
Institutions buying 136 506 53
Institutions selling 78 341 37
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.48 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.

NXECCJUROY
NXE 1.00 0.87 0.76
CCJ 0.87 1.00 0.69
UROY 0.76 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXE, CCJ and UROY?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: NexGen Energy (NXE) $5.90B, Cameco (CCJ) $36.52B, Uranium Royalty (UROY) $560.45M.

Which stock is cheaper, NXE, CCJ and UROY?

Uranium Royalty (UROY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NexGen Energy (NXE) -28.5x, Cameco (CCJ) 48.5x, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 34.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Uranium Royalty (UROY) is cheapest (Cameco (CCJ) 76.9x, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 35.7x). 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 NexGen Energy (NXE) returned the most: NexGen Energy (NXE) -6.1%, Cameco (CCJ) -21.6%, Uranium Royalty (UROY) -26.7%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (NexGen Energy (NXE) +10.2%/yr, Cameco (CCJ) +28.1%/yr, Uranium Royalty (UROY) -5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cameco (CCJ) 0.29%. NexGen Energy (NXE) and Uranium Royalty (UROY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cameco (CCJ) has been the steadiest (NexGen Energy (NXE) 54.8%, Cameco (CCJ) 50.3%, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 67.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NXE, 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 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.