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BWX Technologiesvs.Centrus Energy

BWXT vs LEU · both in Nuclear energy & uranium, part of the Energy, grid & critical infrastructure value chain: CO2-free baseload: uranium supply, fuel, reactor technology and small modular reactors (tags mark the role).

BWX Technologies is about 4.2× larger than Centrus Energy by market cap; BWX Technologies trades at the lower P/E (43.8 vs 76.7); year to date, BWX Technologies leads (−13.5% vs −27.0%).

Side by side

BWXTLEU
Market cap$15.6B$3.7B
Price$149.73$193.39
Today+0.1%+9.2%
Return YTD−13.5%−27.0%
Return 1Y−8.3%−5.0%
P/E43.876.7
P/S4.47.8
P/B11.74.4

Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close

The two companies

BWX TechnologiesBWXT

NYSE · USA

Supplies the US Navy with reactor components and fuel, work that carries over into small modular reactors and medical isotopes.

Reactor technologySMRDefence exposure
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Centrus EnergyLEU

NYSE American · USA

Enriches uranium, including the HALEU grade that next-generation small modular reactors require.

EnrichmentSMRFuel cycle
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