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Cameco Corporation (CCJ)

Energy | Uranium | Saskatoon, Canada | NYSE
100.01 USD -6.32 (-5.944%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 100.00 -0.01 (-0.010%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:46 a.m. EDT

Cameco presents a classic case of a structural bull market fighting against a quarterly earnings miss. The nine-year price trajectory is nothing short of spectacular, with a nearly 700% cumulative gain, proving the market has long valued the company's monopoly-like position in the uranium supply chain. However, the recent earnings data reveals a sharp contraction in both revenue and profitability, which drags down the long-term conviction despite the strong historical trend. The balance sheet remains fortress-like with ample cash flow, but the lack of recent top-line growth prevents this from being a top-tier buy. On the short end, the stock is technically reclaiming ground above the 50-day average, yet the options market is screaming caution with massive put walls at key support levels. This creates a tense environment where the price is trying to rally on momentum, but the underlying business metrics are currently in the weeds. The dividend is a token yield, offering little income support. Ultimately, this is a hold for the long-term thesis, but the near-term path is fraught with volatility as the market digests the operational slowdown.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.073470
AutoARIMA0.092629
AutoETS0.095935
MSTL0.106671

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 0.40
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.418
Excess Kurtosis -0.69
Attribute Value
Sector Energy
Ex Dividend Date 2025-11-30
Last Dividend Date 2025-11-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 17.131
Revenue per Share 7.979
Market Cap 43,557,654,528
Trailing P/E 181.84
Forward P/E 53.15
Beta 0.99
Profit Margins 10.21%
Website https://www.cameco.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put open interest at the 95, 100, and 105 strikes, suggesting a fear of a downside test near current levels. Despite this hedging, call buying is concentrated at the 110 strike, creating a resistance ceiling. Implied volatility is elevated on deep out-of-the-money puts, indicating a premium for tail-risk protection, while ATM volatility remains moderate.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.25%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-01 0.172000 0.196504
2024-11-27 0.114000 0.197198
2023-11-29 0.088000 0.199140
2022-11-29 0.089000 0.381810
2021-11-29 0.063000 0.252202
2020-11-27 0.061000 0.602172
2019-11-26 0.060000 0.644468
2018-11-29 0.060000 0.502934
2017-12-28 0.079000 0.843116
2017-09-28 0.080000 0.792864
2017-06-28 0.076000 0.797482
2017-03-29 0.075000 0.665484
2016-12-28 0.074000 0.722656
2016-09-28 0.076000 0.880649
2016-06-28 0.076000 0.721063
2016-03-29 0.076000 0.596546
2015-12-29 0.072000 0.580645
2015-09-28 0.075000 0.641026
2015-06-26 0.081000 0.555556
2015-03-27 0.080000 0.571429
2014-12-29 0.086000 0.519952
2014-09-26 0.090000 0.508475
2014-06-26 0.093000 0.482365
2014-03-27 0.090000 0.393357
2013-12-27 0.094000 0.456754
2013-09-26 0.097000 0.522348
2013-06-26 0.095000 0.459381
2013-03-26 0.098000 0.463796
2012-09-26 0.102000 0.519878
2012-06-27 0.097000 0.452848
2012-03-28 0.101000 0.465223
2011-12-28 0.098000 0.564191
2011-09-28 0.098000 0.531453
2011-06-28 0.101000 0.399209
2011-03-29 0.102000 0.343319
2010-12-29 0.070000 0.173784
2010-09-28 0.068000 0.246734
2010-06-28 0.067000 0.294376
2010-03-29 0.068000 0.248538
2009-12-29 0.057000 0.175493
2009-09-28 0.055000 0.198699
2009-06-26 0.052000 0.199616
2009-03-27 0.060000 0.344630
2009-02-27 0.047000 0.322359
2008-12-29 0.049000 0.296610
2008-09-26 0.058000 0.248500
2008-06-26 0.059000 0.151166
2008-03-27 0.060000 0.178998
2007-12-27 0.050000 0.125565
2007-09-26 0.050000 0.106293
2007-06-27 0.047000 0.093681
2007-03-28 0.043000 0.108067
2006-12-27 0.035000 0.086849
2006-09-27 0.036000 0.096000
2006-06-28 0.036000 0.096515
2006-03-29 0.034000 0.097032
2005-12-28 0.030000 0.095801
2005-09-28 0.030000 0.113744
2005-06-28 0.030000 0.134409
2005-03-29 0.030000 0.150188
2004-12-29 0.030000 0.179104
2004-09-28 0.025000 0.194805
2004-06-28 0.026000 0.273828
2004-03-29 0.025000 0.306811
2003-12-29 0.025000 0.260326
2003-09-26 0.025000 0.434153
2003-06-26 0.025000 0.459418
2003-03-27 0.025000 0.567537
2002-12-27 0.020833 0.512077
2002-09-26 0.020833 0.757564
2002-06-26 0.020833 0.489612
2002-03-27 0.020833 0.426760
2001-12-27 0.020833 0.499792
2001-09-26 0.020833 0.546798
2001-06-27 0.020833 0.617274
2001-03-28 0.020833 0.672032
2000-12-27 0.020833 0.737995
2000-09-27 0.020833 0.909076
2000-06-28 0.020833 1.036253
2000-03-29 0.020833 1.098884
1999-12-29 0.020833 0.854687
1999-09-28 0.020833 0.682583
1999-06-28 0.021000 0.612766
1999-03-29 0.020833 0.527696
1998-12-29 0.020833 0.706702
1998-09-28 0.020833 0.684920
1998-06-26 0.020833 0.444437
1998-03-27 0.020833 0.403219
1997-12-29 0.020833 0.401600
1997-09-26 0.020833 0.337832
1997-06-26 0.020833 0.338404
1997-03-26 0.020833 0.310554
1996-12-27 0.020833 0.313475
1996-09-26 0.020833 0.256406
1996-06-27 0.020833 0.274721
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.17
dividendYield 0.16
exDividendDate 2025-12-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.24
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.002257124
lastDividendValue 0.172
lastDividendDate 2025-12-01
dividendDate 2025-12-16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.4098382
Address1 2,121 - 11th Street West
All Time High 135.24
All Time Low 1.697917
Ask 100.99
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.6 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,735,330
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,367,361
Average Volume 3,367,361
Average Volume10Days 2,735,330
Beta 0.992
Bid 99.95
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 1
Book Value 11.823836
City Saskatoon
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 100.01
Current Ratio 3.061
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 106.44
Day Low 99.5301
Debt To Equity 17.131
Display Name Cameco
Dividend Date 1,765,843,200
Dividend Rate 0.17
Dividend Yield 0.16
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,499,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,499,200
Earnings Growth -0.921
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.921
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,363,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,363,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,363,400
Ebitda 798,452,992
Ebitda Margins 0.2298
Enterprise To Ebitda 54.69
Enterprise To Revenue 12.567
Enterprise Value 43,667,099,648
Eps Current Year 1.48147
Eps Forward 1.8818157
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.55
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,764,547,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 306 956 6201
Fifty Day Average 96.3058
Fifty Day Average Change 3.7042007
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.038462903
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 40.983818
Fifty Two Week High 135.24
Fifty Two Week High Change -35.230003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.26049986
Fifty Two Week Low 73.2
Fifty Two Week Low Change 26.810005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.36625692
Fifty Two Week Range 73.2 - 135.24
Financial Currency CAD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 826,813,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.23
Float Shares 434,478,989
Forward Eps 1.8818157
Forward P E 53.14548
Free Cashflow 49,994,624
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -6.32
Fullday Change Percent -5.94376
Fullday Price 100.0
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.35112998
Gross Profits 1,220,044,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0014200001
Held Percent Institutions 0.69808996
Implied Shares Outstanding 435,532,979
Industry Uranium
Industry Disp Uranium
Industry Key uranium
Ir Website http://www.cameco.com/investors/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,764,547,200
Last Dividend Value 0.172
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,140,652,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Cameco Corporation provides uranium for the generation of electricity in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. It operates in three segments: Uranium, Fuel Services, and Westinghouse. The Uranium segment engages in the exploration for, mining, milling, purchase, and sale of uranium concentrate. Its Fuel Services segment is involved in the refining, conversion, and fabrication of uranium concentrate, as well as purchase and sale of conversion services. The Westinghouse segment operates as a nuclear reactor technology original equipment manufacturer and a provider of products and services to commercial utilities and government agencies. It also provides outage and maintenance, engineering support, instrumentation and controls equipment, and plant modification services, as well as components and parts to nuclear reactors. The company sells its uranium and fuel products and services to nuclear utilities. Cameco Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.
Long Name Cameco Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 43,557,654,528
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_379153
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 354,894,016
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 46,242,007,122
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 105.74
Operating Cashflow 941,798,016
Operating Margins 0.09111
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.2963
Peg Ratio 1.92
Phone 306 956 6200
Post Market Change -0.010002136
Post Market Change Percent -0.010001136
Post Market Price 100.0
Post Market Time 1,787,961,547
Previous Close 106.33
Price Eps Current Year 67.50728
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 8.458338
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 12.53594
Profit Margins 0.102139995
Quick Ratio 1.875
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.59091
Region US
Regular Market Change -6.32
Regular Market Change Percent -5.94376
Regular Market Day High 106.44
Regular Market Day Low 99.5301
Regular Market Day Range 99.5301 - 106.44
Regular Market Open 105.74
Regular Market Previous Close 106.33
Regular Market Price 100.01
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 4,011,235
Return On Assets 0.02982
Return On Equity 0.051149998
Revenue Growth -0.072
Revenue Per Share 7.979
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Energy
Sector Disp Energy
Sector Key energy
Share Holder Rights Risk 9
Shares Outstanding 435,532,978
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0186
Shares Short 7,121,402
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 7,333,887
Short Name Cameco Corporation
Short Ratio 2.26
Source Interval 15
State SK
Symbol CCJ
Target High Price 173.33932
Target Low Price 85.20682
Target Mean Price 129.62364
Target Median Price 134.12344
Total Cash 1,112,717,952
Total Cash Per Share 2.555
Total Debt 1,222,128,000
Total Revenue 3,474,621,952
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.24
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.002257124
Trailing Eps 0.55
Trailing P E 181.83636
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 105.07055
Two Hundred Day Average Change -5.060547
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.048163325
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,011,235
Website https://www.cameco.com
Zip S7M 1J3