CCJ Stock — Cameco Corp.

Cameco Corp. (CCJ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CCJ is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.21%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.21%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 78/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1274.5% over the past 30.6 years, 635.7 points behind SPY at 1910.2%.

Cameco Corporation is a uranium and nuclear fuel company that mines and sells uranium concentrate, provides fuel conversion and fabrication services, and operates the Westinghouse division, which manufactures nuclear reactor technology and supplies components and services to commercial utilities and government agencies. The company distributes a minimal yield to shareholders on an annual basis. It appeals primarily to investors seeking exposure to the nuclear energy sector rather than those focused on dividend income.

CCJ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1274.5% over the past 30.6 years, 635.7 points behind SPY at 1910.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -10.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 39.2%.

CCJ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

78 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.16%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/14/1996

Distribution rate

0.21%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.21%

5-year average yield

0.21

Last close

$81.52 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$35,504,648,367

Average volume

2932900.0

Dividend

$0.172

Ex-dividend date

12/01/2025

Payment date

12/16/2025

Beta

1.141

Payout ratio

15.0%

P/E ratio

138.17

Forward P/E

51.8135

EPS

$0.59

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.21%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.21%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CCJ risks and drawbacks

CCJ's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 39.2%.

Who may consider CCJ — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CCJ pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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