UUUU vs NXE vs UEC Stock Comparison

Energy Fuels, NexGen Energy and Uranium Energy Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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UUUU Energy Fuels Inc
$7.21 -33.2% 1M -57.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$117.23M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
3 wins
NXE NexGen Energy Ltd.
$8.00 -11.8% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
3 wins
UEC Uranium Energy Corp
$7.18 -23.3% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.20M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

NexGen Energy leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (NexGen Energy 3, Energy Fuels 3, Uranium Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUUUUNXEUECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.91B $5.28B $3.56B NXE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.7x -22.1x -23.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.9% — -69.8% UUUU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -100.0% — -744.7% UUUU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.6% -7.5% -44.8% NXE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +6.2%/yr +9.4%/yr UEC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.9% 54.5% 76.8% NXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 46/100 39/100 UUUU

Percentile Scorecard

UUUUNXEUEC

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

AxisUUUUNXEUEC
Valuation 36 #15 of 23 59 #10 of 23 32 #16 of 23
Growth 80 #5 of 21 20 #17 of 21 10 #19 of 21
Profitability 53 #10 of 20 37 #13 of 20 32 #14 of 20
Financial Health 50 #12 of 23 46 #13 of 23 91 #3 of 23
Shareholder Returns 60 #5 of 11 70 #4 of 11 30 #8 of 11
Overall 56 46 39
  • UUUU 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

PeriodUUUUNXEUECSPY
1 month -33.2%-11.8%-23.3% -1.0%
3 months -42.0%-20.4%-33.0% -0.4%
6 months -69.3%-37.9%-54.5% +4.5%
Year to date -50.4%-13.0%-38.5% +12.4%
1 year -57.6%-7.5%-44.8% +13.6%
3 years -9.2%+33.6%+24.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year -3.2%+10.1%+7.5% +20.8%
5 years -29.9%+35.1%+56.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year -6.9%+6.2%+9.4% +10.4%
10 years +446.2%+627.3%+723.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +18.5%+21.9%+23.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureUUUUNXEUECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.9%54.5%76.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.4%57.5%75.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.192.353.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.14-0.58 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.0%-54.3%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.0%-42.5%-64.3% -1.6%
52-week high $27.72$13.92$20.14 $779.14
52-week low $7.21$7.56$7.18 $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.

MultipleUUUUNXEUEC
P/E now vs peer median -15.7xmedian 24.4x -22.1xmedian 24.4x -23.1xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 6.1x —median 6.1x 176.2xmedian 6.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -19.7xmedian 11.6x -25.1xmedian 11.6x -22.5xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.3xmedian 12.8x -37.4xmedian 12.8x -37.7xmedian 12.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.1x 4.1xmedian 1.1x 2.6xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 42.72 0.47median 42.72 0.10median 42.72

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 monthsUUUUNXEUEC
Revenue $117.23M – $20.20M
Gross profit $56.15M – $10.03M
Operating income -$94.94M – -$142.60M
Net income -$117.88M -$184.50M -$150.43M
Free cash flow -$78.58M -$141.17M -$94.38M
R&D $39.32M – $58.66M
EPS (diluted) $-0.46 $-0.36 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $76.42M $532.18M $495.46M
Total debt $680.90M – –
Shares (diluted) 255.63M 588.40M 484.41M
Enterprise value -$1.65B $2.83B $1.97B

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
MetricUUUUNXEUEC
P/E -15.7x -22.1x -23.1x
P/FCF -24.3x -37.4x -37.7x
P/Operating cash flow -34.9x -72.6x -40.9x
P/S 16.3x – 176.2x
P/B 2.0x 4.1x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 4.1x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA -19.7x -25.1x -22.5x
EV/EBIT -18.3x -24.9x -21.5x
EV/Revenue 14.8x – 151.6x
EV/FCF -22.1x -32.6x -32.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -31.7x -63.2x -35.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.47 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUUUUNXEUEC
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.9% – -69.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 46.0% – -50.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,060% – -59.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.4% – -41.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.8% – -94.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.1% – -162.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.1% -122.1% -71.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -46.7% -49.2% -257.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.1% -357.6% -51.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.6% -47.4% -224.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.0% -330.0% -35.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.5% -43.4% -47.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.8% -91.6% -34.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.3% -25.3% -49.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUUUUNXEUEC
Gross margin 47.9% – 49.6%
EBITDA margin -75.3% – -673.1%
Operating margin -81.0% – -706.0%
Pretax margin -100.8% – -759.7%
Net margin -100.0% – -744.7%
FCF margin -67.0% – -467.2%
Operating cash flow margin -46.6% – -430.7%
Return on equity -13.4% -16.3% -11.0%
Return on assets -7.2% -11.6% -10.1%
Return on invested capital -6.1% – –
Return on capital employed -6.0% -14.2% -9.6%
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.4x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 12.4% – 31.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUUUUNXEUEC
Debt / assets 39.5% – –
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – –
Debt / FCF -8.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 27.1% 9.0%
Equity / assets 56.1% 72.9% 91.0%
Interest coverage – – -70.0x
Current ratio 20.5x 1.5x 17.3x
Quick ratio 18.5x 1.4x 14.7x
Cash ratio 17.9x 1.4x 14.7x
Altman Z-score 1.57 – 15.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUUUUNXEUEC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -10.6% -1.2% -14.5%
Shareholder yield -10.6% -1.2% -14.5%
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.

ConsensusUUUUNXEUEC
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.27FY2026 $-0.14FY2026 $-0.18FY2027
Revenue, next fiscal year $140.99MFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $53.15MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +113.9%FY2026 – +42.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +90.3% – +213.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUUUUNXEUEC
Held by institutions 72.3% 56.4% 83.5%
Institutions holding 351 275 408
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.7% +1.7% +7.2%
Institutions buying 203 137 224
Institutions selling 95 78 114
Buyers to sellers 2.14 1.76 1.96

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.

UUUUNXEUEC
UUUU 1.00 0.82 0.83
NXE 0.82 1.00 0.83
UEC 0.83 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UUUU, NXE and UEC?

NexGen Energy (NXE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Fuels (UUUU) $1.91B, NexGen Energy (NXE) $5.28B, Uranium Energy (UEC) $3.56B.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Fuels (UUUU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Energy Fuels (UUUU) +48.9%, Uranium Energy (UEC) -69.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Energy Fuels (UUUU) has the highest net margin (Energy Fuels (UUUU) -100.0%, Uranium Energy (UEC) -744.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NexGen Energy (NXE) returned the most: Energy Fuels (UUUU) -57.6%, NexGen Energy (NXE) -7.5%, Uranium Energy (UEC) -44.8%. Over five years, Uranium Energy (UEC) compounded fastest (Energy Fuels (UUUU) -6.9%/yr, NexGen Energy (NXE) +6.2%/yr, Uranium Energy (UEC) +9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NexGen Energy (NXE) has been the steadiest (Energy Fuels (UUUU) 82.9%, NexGen Energy (NXE) 54.5%, Uranium Energy (UEC) 76.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UUUU, 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 3. 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.