Cameco (CCJ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2022)
Cameco (CCJ) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 3.55% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 10.27 percentage points from 13.82% a year earlier and down 3.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cameco (CCJ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2022) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Cameco posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.77%, up 0.97 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +7.69 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.79% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+2.37 pp), 3.43% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+3.25 pp), 0.18% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+1.88 pp) and -1.70% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-0.78 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.74 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 (a gain of 14.72 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 (a drop of 10.27 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at 6.74% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 6.09% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 13.54% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameco | 33.84 Bn | 30.42 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | NexGen Energy | 4.70 Bn | 2.25 Bn | - | -14.23% |
| 3 | Core Natural Resources | 4.57 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 252.03 Mn | 1.49% |
| 4 | Warrior Met Coal | 4.53 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 169.64 Mn | 8.72% |
| 5 | Uranium Energy | 3.53 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 10.03 Mn | -9.56% |
| 6 | Alliance Resource Partners | 3.34 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 202.70 Mn | 12.26% |
| 7 | Peabody Energy | 2.78 Bn | 579.93 Mn | - | -4.68% |
| 8 | Alpha Metallurgical Resources | 2.05 Bn | 473.79 Mn | 49.19 Mn | -2.22% |
| 9 | Centrus Energy | 2.01 Bn | -5.31 Bn | 49.90 Mn | 0.36% |
| 10 | Energy Fuels | 1.86 Bn | -1.09 Bn | 14.42 Mn | -6.60% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.79% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.43% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -2.38% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -1.06% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -0.08% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.34% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 2.76% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3.05% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 3.20% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.80% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.73% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.49% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.78% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 4.50% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 3.94% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 3.68% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 3.97% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 2.43% |
API Access
Cameco Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CCJ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CCJ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CCJ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();