UEC vs NXE vs CCJ Stock Comparison

Uranium Energy, NexGen Energy and Cameco Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UEC Uranium Energy Corp
$8.03 -14.7% 1M -39.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.20M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
NXE NexGen Energy Ltd.
$8.80 -4.2% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win
CCJ Cameco Corp
$82.36 -6.5% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$35.86B
P/E
47.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
0.29%
Uranium Energy
6 wins

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.

QuestionUECNXECCJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.98B $5.81B $35.86B CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.9x -28.0x 47.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 75.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -69.8% — +16.0% CCJ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -744.7% — 27.6% CCJ
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 -39.7% +3.5% -4.9% NXE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr +9.5%/yr +26.5%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.3% 55.9% 54.6% CCJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 47/100 83/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

UECNXECCJ

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

AxisUECNXECCJ
Valuation 23 #18 of 23 55 #11 of 23 59 #10 of 23
Growth 5 #20 of 21 20 #17 of 21 100 #1 of 21
Profitability 29 #13 of 18 35 #12 of 18 100 #1 of 18
Financial Health 91 #3 of 22 57 #10 of 22 71 #7 of 22
Shareholder Returns 44 #6 of 10 67 #4 of 10 –
Overall 38 47 83
  • UEC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • NXE 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

PeriodUECNXECCJSPY
1 month -14.7%-4.2%-6.5% -0.2%
3 months -15.3%-4.2%-5.3% +3.9%
6 months -44.5%-26.8%-29.2% +8.2%
Year to date -31.3%-4.3%-10.0% +12.9%
1 year -39.7%+3.5%-4.9% +12.3%
3 years +46.0%+53.0%+117.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.5%+15.3%+29.5% +23.3%
5 years +108.6%+57.1%+223.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.8%+9.5%+26.5% +10.9%
10 years +829.4%+627.3%+938.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +25.0%+21.9%+26.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUECNXECCJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.3%55.9%54.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.7%57.9%50.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.222.362.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.510.06-0.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.8%-54.3%-41.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.1%-36.8%-38.6% -1.2%
52-week high $20.14$13.92$134.09 $779.14
52-week low $7.34$7.56$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.

MultipleUECNXECCJ
P/E now vs peer median -25.9xmedian 28.4x -28.0xmedian 28.4x 47.6xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 197.0xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x 13.1xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -25.6xmedian 29.2x -27.9xmedian 29.2x 44.5xmedian 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -42.2xmedian 11.0x -41.1xmedian 11.0x 46.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.2x 4.5xmedian 1.2x 7.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 50.46 0.69median 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 monthsUECNXECCJ
Revenue $20.20M – $2.73B
Gross profit $10.03M – –
Operating income -$142.60M – $649.76M
Net income -$150.43M -$184.50M $753.00M
Free cash flow -$94.38M -$141.17M –
R&D $58.66M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $-0.31 $1.73
Cash & equivalents $495.46M $532.18M $814.08M
Total debt – – $4.09B
Shares (diluted) 484.41M 588.40M 435.58M
Enterprise value $2.39B $3.35B $32.45B

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
MetricUECNXECCJ
P/E -25.9x -28.0x 47.6x
P/FCF -42.2x -41.1x 46.6x
P/Operating cash flow -45.7x -79.9x –
P/S 197.0x – 13.1x
P/B 2.9x 4.5x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 4.5x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA -25.6x -27.9x 44.5x
EV/EBIT -24.4x -27.7x 55.1x
EV/Revenue 172.5x – 13.1x
EV/FCF -36.9x -36.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow -40.0x -70.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 0.69 –

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUECNXECCJ
Debt / assets – – 11.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.1x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 9.0% 27.1% 33.0%
Equity / assets 91.0% 72.9% 67.0%
Interest coverage -70.0x – 21.4x
Current ratio 17.3x 1.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 14.7x 1.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 14.7x 1.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 17.18 – 9.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUECNXECCJ
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield -13.0% -1.1% –
Shareholder yield -13.0% -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.

ConsensusUECNXECCJ
Forward P/E – – 75.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.18FY2027 $-0.14FY2026 $1.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +75.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.15MFY2027 $0.00FY2026 $2.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.7%FY2027 – -9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +213.6% – +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

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

UECNXECCJ
UEC 1.00 0.84 0.81
NXE 0.84 1.00 0.87
CCJ 0.81 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UEC, NXE and CCJ?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Uranium Energy (UEC) $3.98B, NexGen Energy (NXE) $5.81B, Cameco (CCJ) $35.86B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NexGen Energy (NXE) returned the most: Uranium Energy (UEC) -39.7%, NexGen Energy (NXE) +3.5%, Cameco (CCJ) -4.9%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (Uranium Energy (UEC) +15.8%/yr, NexGen Energy (NXE) +9.5%/yr, Cameco (CCJ) +26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cameco (CCJ) has been the steadiest (Uranium Energy (UEC) 78.3%, NexGen Energy (NXE) 55.9%, Cameco (CCJ) 54.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UEC, NXE 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 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.