NXE vs UROY vs LEU Stock Comparison

NexGen Energy, Uranium Royalty and Centrus Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXE NexGen Energy Ltd.
$8.94 -0.8% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
4 wins
LEU Centrus Energy Corp
$111.92 -20.3% 1M -69.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20B
P/E
45.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$473.90M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionNXEUROYLEULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.07B $544.73M $2.20B NXE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.5x 34.5x 45.3x UROY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 35.7x 44.6x 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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.1% -26.7% -69.2% NXE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr -5.8%/yr +14.6%/yr LEU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.8% 67.8% 86.8% NXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 — 39/100 NXE

Percentile Scorecard

NXEUROYLEU

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

AxisNXEUROYLEU
Valuation 59 #10 of 23 86 #4 of 23 50 #12 of 23
Growth 20 #17 of 21 – 40 #13 of 21
Profitability 35 #12 of 18 – 65 #7 of 18
Financial Health 52 #11 of 22 10 #20 of 22 29 #16 of 22
Shareholder Returns 67 #4 of 10 – 11 #9 of 10
Overall 47 – 39
  • NXE ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • UROY ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • LEU 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

PeriodNXEUROYLEUSPY
1 month -0.8%-10.8%-20.3% +0.9%
3 months 0.0%+17.8%-30.0% +5.9%
6 months -24.0%-1.7%-41.7% +8.5%
Year to date -2.8%+0.8%-53.9% +13.3%
1 year -6.1%-26.7%-69.2% +12.4%
3 years +55.5%+35.2%+125.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +15.9%+10.6%+31.2% +23.5%
5 years +62.3%-25.9%+97.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.2%-5.8%+14.6% +11.0%
10 years +638.8%—+2,755.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.1%—+39.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNXEUROYLEUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.8%67.8%86.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.9%67.9%90.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.352.343.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.39-0.80 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.3%-74.2%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-34.6%-71.4% -0.9%
52-week high $13.92$5.46$390.82 $779.14
52-week low $7.56$2.61$98.37 $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.

MultipleNXEUROYLEU
P/E now vs peer median -28.5xmedian 27.3x 34.5xmedian 27.3x 45.9xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.5x 10.8xmedian 7.5x 4.5xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -28.4xmedian 29.3x —median 29.3x 74.2xmedian 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -41.8xmedian 10.6x 10.6xmedian 10.6x -13.1xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 51.60 —median 51.60 103.13median 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 monthsNXEUROYLEU
Revenue – – $473.90M
Gross profit – – $112.10M
Operating income – – $7.40M
Net income -$184.50M – $48.50M
Free cash flow -$141.17M – -$163.80M
R&D – – $40.30M
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 – $2.22
Cash & equivalents $532.18M $103.65M $1.87B
Total debt – $592.76M $1.18B
Shares (diluted) 588.40M 157.28M 21.89M
Enterprise value $2.62B $114.50M -$5.13B

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
MetricNXEUROYLEU
P/E -28.5x 34.5x 45.9x
P/FCF -41.8x 10.6x -13.1x
P/Operating cash flow -81.2x – -39.1x
P/S – 10.8x 4.5x
P/B 4.5x 0.5x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 0.5x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA -28.4x – 74.2x
EV/EBIT -28.2x – 197.5x
EV/Revenue – – 3.1x
EV/FCF -37.0x – -8.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -71.8x – -26.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 – 103.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXEUROYLEU
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) -122.1% – -53.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -63.7% – 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -279.2% – -61.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.6% – 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -330.0% – -148.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.4% – -37.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -91.6% – -253.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.3% – -56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXEUROYLEU
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 -16.3% – 6.0%
Return on assets -11.6% – 2.0%
Return on invested capital – – 0.4%
Return on capital employed -14.2% – 0.4%
Asset turnover – – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXEUROYLEU
Debt / assets – 31.0% 46.5%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -35.1x
Debt / FCF – – -7.2x
Liabilities / assets 27.1% 42.9% 66.6%
Equity / assets 72.9% 57.1% 33.4%
Interest coverage – – 0.5x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x 5.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.9x 4.4x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.8x 4.4x
Altman Z-score – – 1.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXEUROYLEU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.1% – -20.3%
Shareholder yield -1.1% – -20.3%
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.

ConsensusNXEUROYLEU
Forward P/E – 35.7xFY2026 44.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.14FY2026 $0.10FY2026 $2.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -65.5%FY2026 -35.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -120.0% +30.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $89.43MFY2026 $450.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -52.2%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -50.8% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXEUROYLEU
Held by institutions 56.4% 9.4% 77.6%
Institutions holding 274 112 375
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -14.3% +8.0%
Institutions buying 136 53 232
Institutions selling 78 37 87
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.43 2.67

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.

NXEUROYLEU
NXE 1.00 0.76 0.70
UROY 0.76 1.00 0.61
LEU 0.70 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXE, UROY and LEU?

NexGen Energy (NXE) is the largest by market capitalisation: NexGen Energy (NXE) $5.07B, Uranium Royalty (UROY) $544.73M, Centrus Energy (LEU) $2.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, NXE, UROY and LEU?

Uranium Royalty (UROY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NexGen Energy (NXE) -27.5x, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 34.5x, Centrus Energy (LEU) 45.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Uranium Royalty (UROY) is cheapest (Uranium Royalty (UROY) 35.7x, Centrus Energy (LEU) 44.6x). 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) -6.1%, Uranium Royalty (UROY) -26.7%, Centrus Energy (LEU) -69.2%. Over five years, Centrus Energy (LEU) compounded fastest (NexGen Energy (NXE) +10.2%/yr, Uranium Royalty (UROY) -5.8%/yr, Centrus Energy (LEU) +14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NexGen Energy (NXE) has been the steadiest (NexGen Energy (NXE) 54.8%, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 67.8%, Centrus Energy (LEU) 86.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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