UROY vs UEC vs CCJ Stock Comparison

Uranium Royalty, Uranium 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
$3.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.20M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
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
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cameco leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cameco 7, Uranium Royalty 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUROYUECCCJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $559.66M $3.99B $36.37B CCJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.8x -26.6x 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 — -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 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.3% -39.7% -4.9% CCJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.0%/yr +15.8%/yr +26.5%/yr CCJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.0% 78.3% 54.6% CCJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 38/100 83/100 CCJ

Percentile Scorecard

UROYUECCCJ

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

AxisUROYUECCCJ
Valuation 86 #4 of 23 23 #18 of 23 59 #10 of 23
Growth – 5 #20 of 21 100 #1 of 21
Profitability – 29 #13 of 18 100 #1 of 18
Financial Health 10 #20 of 22 91 #3 of 22 71 #7 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 44 #6 of 10 –
Overall – 38 83
  • UROY ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • UEC 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

PeriodUROYUECCCJSPY
1 month -10.6%-14.7%-6.5% -0.2%
3 months +33.1%-15.3%-5.3% +3.9%
6 months +0.8%-44.5%-29.2% +8.2%
Year to date +4.5%-31.3%-10.0% +12.9%
1 year -9.3%-39.7%-4.9% +12.3%
3 years +40.2%+46.0%+117.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.9%+13.5%+29.5% +23.3%
5 years -26.7%+108.6%+223.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.0%+15.8%+26.5% +10.9%
10 years —+829.4%+938.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+25.0%+26.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUROYUECCCJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.0%78.3%54.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.0%75.7%50.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.373.222.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.51-0.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.2%-63.8%-41.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.2%-60.1%-38.6% -1.2%
52-week high $5.46$20.14$134.09 $779.14
52-week low $2.61$7.34$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.

MultipleUROYUECCCJ
P/E now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 28.4x -25.9xmedian 28.4x 47.6xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 7.3x 197.0xmedian 7.3x 13.1xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.2x -25.6xmedian 29.2x 44.5xmedian 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 11.0x -42.2xmedian 11.0x 46.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x 7.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 50.46 0.12median 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 monthsUROYUECCCJ
Revenue – $20.20M $2.73B
Gross profit – $10.03M –
Operating income – -$142.60M $649.76M
Net income – -$150.43M $753.00M
Free cash flow – -$94.38M –
R&D – $58.66M –
EPS (diluted) – $-0.31 $1.73
Cash & equivalents $103.65M $495.46M $814.08M
Total debt $592.76M – $4.09B
Shares (diluted) 157.28M 484.41M 435.58M
Enterprise value $129.43M $2.41B $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
MetricUROYUECCCJ
P/E 35.8x -25.9x 47.6x
P/FCF 11.0x -42.2x 46.6x
P/Operating cash flow – -45.7x –
P/S 11.2x 197.0x 13.1x
P/B 0.5x 2.9x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 2.9x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA – -25.6x 44.5x
EV/EBIT – -24.4x 55.1x
EV/Revenue – 172.5x 13.1x
EV/FCF – -36.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -40.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.12 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUROYUECCCJ
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% 156.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -257.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -51.5% 218.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -224.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -35.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -47.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -34.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -49.1% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUROYUECCCJ
Debt / assets 31.0% – 11.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.1x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 9.0% 33.0%
Equity / assets 57.1% 91.0% 67.0%
Interest coverage – -70.0x 21.4x
Current ratio 0.9x 17.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 14.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x 14.7x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – 17.18 9.99

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusUROYUECCCJ
Forward P/E 37.0xFY2026 – 75.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.10FY2026 $-0.18FY2027 $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 $89.43MFY2026 $53.15MFY2027 $2.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -52.2%FY2026 +42.7%FY2027 -9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -50.8% +213.6% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUROYUECCCJ
Held by institutions 9.4% 83.5% 63.3%
Institutions holding 112 406 1,027
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.3% +7.2% +4.0%
Institutions buying 53 223 506
Institutions selling 37 113 341
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.97 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.

UROYUECCCJ
UROY 1.00 0.72 0.70
UEC 0.72 1.00 0.81
CCJ 0.70 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UROY, UEC and CCJ?

Cameco (CCJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Uranium Royalty (UROY) $559.66M, Uranium Energy (UEC) $3.99B, Cameco (CCJ) $36.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, UROY, UEC and CCJ?

Uranium Royalty (UROY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Uranium Royalty (UROY) 35.8x, Uranium Energy (UEC) -26.6x, 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 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 Cameco (CCJ) returned the most: Uranium Royalty (UROY) -9.3%, Uranium Energy (UEC) -39.7%, Cameco (CCJ) -4.9%. Over five years, Cameco (CCJ) compounded fastest (Uranium Royalty (UROY) -6.0%/yr, Uranium Energy (UEC) +15.8%/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 (Uranium Royalty (UROY) 70.0%, Uranium Energy (UEC) 78.3%, Cameco (CCJ) 54.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UROY, UEC 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 7. 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.