UROY vs NXE vs UEC Stock Comparison

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

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.

QuestionUROYNXEUECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $560.45M $5.90B $4.14B NXE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.5x -28.5x -26.9x –
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 -26.7% -6.1% -45.2% NXE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.8%/yr +10.2%/yr +17.6%/yr UEC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.8% 54.8% 77.2% NXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 47/100 42/100 NXE

Percentile Scorecard

UROYNXEUEC

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureUROYNXEUECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.8%54.8%77.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%57.9%75.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.342.353.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-0.11-0.59 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.2%-54.3%-63.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.6%-35.8%-58.5% -0.9%
52-week high $5.46$13.92$20.14 $779.14
52-week low $2.61$7.56$7.34 $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.

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

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

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUROYNXEUEC
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) – -122.1% -71.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -63.7% -257.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -279.2% -51.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -40.6% -224.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -330.0% -35.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -43.4% -47.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -91.6% -34.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -25.3% -49.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUROYNXEUEC
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 – -16.3% -11.0%
Return on assets – -11.6% -10.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -14.2% -9.6%
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.4x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 31.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUROYNXEUEC
Debt / assets 31.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 27.1% 9.0%
Equity / assets 57.1% 72.9% 91.0%
Interest coverage – – -70.0x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.5x 17.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.4x 14.7x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.4x 14.7x
Altman Z-score – – 17.87

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

UROYNXEUEC
UROY 1.00 0.76 0.71
NXE 0.76 1.00 0.84
UEC 0.71 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UROY, NXE and UEC?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.