NXE vs UROY vs CCJ Stock Comparison

NexGen Energy, Uranium Royalty and Cameco Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXE NexGen Energy Ltd.
$8.80 -4.2% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.25B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win
CCJ Cameco Corp
$82.36 -6.5% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$36.37B
P/E
48.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
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.

QuestionNXEUROYCCJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.25B $559.66M $36.37B CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.4x 35.8x 48.3x UROY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 37.0x 75.6x 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 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.5% -9.3% -4.9% NXE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.5%/yr -6.0%/yr +26.5%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.9% 70.0% 54.6% CCJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 — 83/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

NXEUROYCCJ

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

AxisNXEUROYCCJ
Valuation 55 #11 of 23 86 #4 of 23 59 #10 of 23
Growth 20 #17 of 21 – 100 #1 of 21
Profitability 35 #12 of 18 – 100 #1 of 18
Financial Health 57 #10 of 22 10 #20 of 22 71 #7 of 22
Shareholder Returns 67 #4 of 10 – –
Overall 47 – 83
  • NXE ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • UROY ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CCJ 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

PeriodNXEUROYCCJSPY
1 month -4.2%-10.6%-6.5% -0.2%
3 months -4.2%+33.1%-5.3% +3.9%
6 months -26.8%+0.8%-29.2% +8.2%
Year to date -4.3%+4.5%-10.0% +12.9%
1 year +3.5%-9.3%-4.9% +12.3%
3 years +53.0%+40.2%+117.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +15.3%+11.9%+29.5% +23.3%
5 years +57.1%-26.7%+223.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.5%-6.0%+26.5% +10.9%
10 years +627.3%—+938.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.9%—+26.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNXEUROYCCJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.9%70.0%54.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.9%68.0%50.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.362.372.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.13-0.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.3%-74.2%-41.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-32.2%-38.6% -1.2%
52-week high $13.92$5.46$134.09 $779.14
52-week low $7.56$2.61$78.61 $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.

MultipleNXEUROYCCJ
P/E now vs peer median -28.0xmedian 28.4x 35.8xmedian 28.4x 47.6xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.3x 11.2xmedian 7.3x 13.1xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -27.9xmedian 29.2x —median 29.2x 44.5xmedian 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -41.1xmedian 11.0x 11.0xmedian 11.0x 46.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 1.2x 7.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 50.46 —median 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 monthsNXEUROYCCJ
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 $103.65M $814.08M
Total debt – $592.76M $4.09B
Shares (diluted) 588.40M 157.28M 435.58M
Enterprise value $2.79B $129.43M $32.95B

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
MetricNXEUROYCCJ
P/E -28.0x 35.8x 47.6x
P/FCF -41.1x 11.0x 46.6x
P/Operating cash flow -79.9x – –
P/S – 11.2x 13.1x
P/B 4.5x 0.5x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 0.5x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA -27.9x – 44.5x
EV/EBIT -27.7x – 55.1x
EV/Revenue – – 13.1x
EV/FCF -36.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -70.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXEUROYCCJ
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
MetricNXEUROYCCJ
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
MetricNXEUROYCCJ
Debt / assets – 31.0% 11.0%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.1x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 27.1% 42.9% 33.0%
Equity / assets 72.9% 57.1% 67.0%
Interest coverage – – 21.4x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.9x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.8x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – – 9.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXEUROYCCJ
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.

ConsensusNXEUROYCCJ
Forward P/E – 37.0xFY2026 75.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.14FY2026 $0.10FY2026 $1.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -65.5%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -120.0% +75.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $89.43MFY2026 $2.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -52.2%FY2026 -9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -50.8% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXEUROYCCJ
Held by institutions 56.4% 9.4% 63.3%
Institutions holding 274 112 1,027
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -14.3% +4.0%
Institutions buying 136 53 506
Institutions selling 78 37 341
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.43 1.48

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.

NXEUROYCCJ
NXE 1.00 0.76 0.87
UROY 0.76 1.00 0.70
CCJ 0.87 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXE, UROY and CCJ?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: NexGen Energy (NXE) $5.25B, Uranium Royalty (UROY) $559.66M, Cameco (CCJ) $36.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, NXE, UROY and CCJ?

Uranium Royalty (UROY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NexGen Energy (NXE) -28.4x, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 35.8x, Cameco (CCJ) 48.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Uranium Royalty (UROY) is cheapest (Uranium Royalty (UROY) 37.0x, Cameco (CCJ) 75.6x). 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) +3.5%, Uranium Royalty (UROY) -9.3%, Cameco (CCJ) -4.9%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (NexGen Energy (NXE) +9.5%/yr, Uranium Royalty (UROY) -6.0%/yr, Cameco (CCJ) +26.5%/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) 55.9%, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 70.0%, Cameco (CCJ) 54.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.