UEC vs UROY vs NXE Stock Comparison

Uranium Energy, Uranium Royalty and NexGen Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UEC Uranium Energy Corp
$8.35 -9.0% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.20M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win
NXE NexGen Energy Ltd.
$8.94 -0.8% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

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

QuestionUECUROYNXELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.14B $560.45M $5.90B NXE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -26.9x 34.5x -28.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 35.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -69.8% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -744.7% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.2% -26.7% -6.1% NXE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.6%/yr -5.8%/yr +10.2%/yr UEC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.2% 67.8% 54.8% NXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 — 47/100 NXE

Percentile Scorecard

UECUROYNXE

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

AxisUECUROYNXE
Valuation 27 #17 of 23 86 #4 of 23 59 #10 of 23
Growth 5 #20 of 21 – 20 #17 of 21
Profitability 29 #13 of 18 – 35 #12 of 18
Financial Health 91 #3 of 22 10 #20 of 22 52 #11 of 22
Shareholder Returns 56 #5 of 10 – 67 #4 of 10
Overall 42 – 47
  • UEC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • UROY ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • NXE 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

PeriodUECUROYNXESPY
1 month -9.0%-10.8%-0.8% +0.9%
3 months -7.9%+17.8%0.0% +5.9%
6 months -37.7%-1.7%-24.0% +8.5%
Year to date -28.5%+0.8%-2.8% +13.3%
1 year -45.2%-26.7%-6.1% +12.4%
3 years +51.8%+35.2%+55.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +14.9%+10.6%+15.9% +23.5%
5 years +124.5%-25.9%+62.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.6%-5.8%+10.2% +11.0%
10 years +866.2%—+638.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +25.5%—+22.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureUECUROYNXESPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.2%67.8%54.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.7%67.9%57.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.212.342.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.59-0.39-0.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.8%-74.2%-54.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.5%-34.6%-35.8% -0.9%
52-week high $20.14$5.46$13.92 $779.14
52-week low $7.34$2.61$7.56 $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.

MultipleUECUROYNXE
P/E now vs peer median -26.9xmedian 27.3x 34.5xmedian 27.3x -28.5xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 204.9xmedian 7.5x 10.8xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -26.8xmedian 29.3x —median 29.3x -28.4xmedian 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -43.8xmedian 10.6x 10.6xmedian 10.6x -41.8xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 1.2x 4.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 51.60 —median 51.60 0.70median 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 monthsUECUROYNXE
Revenue $20.20M – –
Gross profit $10.03M – –
Operating income -$142.60M – –
Net income -$150.43M – -$184.50M
Free cash flow -$94.38M – -$141.17M
R&D $58.66M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 – $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $495.46M $103.65M $532.18M
Total debt – $592.76M –
Shares (diluted) 484.41M 157.28M 588.40M
Enterprise value $2.55B $260.84M $3.45B

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
MetricUECUROYNXE
P/E -26.9x 34.5x -28.5x
P/FCF -43.8x 10.6x -41.8x
P/Operating cash flow -47.6x – -81.2x
P/S 204.9x 10.8x –
P/B 3.0x 0.5x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 0.5x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA -26.8x – -28.4x
EV/EBIT -25.5x – -28.2x
EV/Revenue 180.3x – –
EV/FCF -38.6x – -37.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -41.9x – -71.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 – 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUECUROYNXE
Revenue growth (1Y) -69.8% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -50.3% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -59.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -41.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -94.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -162.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -71.6% – -122.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -257.0% – -63.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -51.5% – -279.2%
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
MetricUECUROYNXE
Gross margin 49.6% – –
EBITDA margin -673.1% – –
Operating margin -706.0% – –
Pretax margin -759.7% – –
Net margin -744.7% – –
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
MetricUECUROYNXE
Debt / assets – 31.0% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 9.0% 42.9% 27.1%
Equity / assets 91.0% 57.1% 72.9%
Interest coverage -70.0x – –
Current ratio 17.3x 0.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 14.7x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 14.7x 0.8x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 17.87 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUECUROYNXE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -12.5% – -1.1%
Shareholder yield -12.5% – -1.1%
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.

ConsensusUECUROYNXE
Forward P/E – 35.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.18FY2027 $0.10FY2026 $-0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -65.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -120.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.15MFY2027 $89.43MFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.7%FY2027 -52.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +213.6% -50.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUECUROYNXE
Held by institutions 83.5% 9.4% 56.4%
Institutions holding 406 112 274
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% -14.3% +1.7%
Institutions buying 223 53 136
Institutions selling 113 37 78
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.43 1.74

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.

UECUROYNXE
UEC 1.00 0.71 0.84
UROY 0.71 1.00 0.76
NXE 0.84 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UEC, UROY and NXE?

NexGen Energy (NXE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Uranium Energy (UEC) $4.14B, Uranium Royalty (UROY) $560.45M, NexGen Energy (NXE) $5.90B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NexGen Energy (NXE) returned the most: Uranium Energy (UEC) -45.2%, Uranium Royalty (UROY) -26.7%, NexGen Energy (NXE) -6.1%. Over five years, Uranium Energy (UEC) compounded fastest (Uranium Energy (UEC) +17.6%/yr, Uranium Royalty (UROY) -5.8%/yr, NexGen Energy (NXE) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NexGen Energy (NXE) has been the steadiest (Uranium Energy (UEC) 77.2%, Uranium Royalty (UROY) 67.8%, NexGen Energy (NXE) 54.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.