Cameco Corporation

NYSE:CCJ Stock Report

Market Cap: US$47.4b

Cameco Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Cameco's CEO is Tim Gitzel, appointed in Jul 2011, has a tenure of 14.5 years. total yearly compensation is CA$7.93M, comprised of 14.8% salary and 85.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.12% of the company’s shares, worth $57.93M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.3 years and 7.2 years respectively.

Key information

Tim Gitzel

Chief executive officer

CA$7.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage14.75%
CEO tenure14.5yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure7.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Cameco: The Safest Way To Play Nuclear, Even At A Premium

Dec 29

Cameco:  Long-Term Uranium Demand Fundamentals Are About More Than Just Data Centers

Mar 11

Cameco: Doh! A Vertically Integrated Story

Mar 04

Cameco: Crashing Uranium Spot Price Points To Stagnant Income

Feb 23

Cameco: Valuation Is Neither Lofty Nor Harsh

Feb 17

Cameco: Stay Away From This Uranium Play (Technical Analysis)

Jan 30

Cameco Corporation: Big Tech Can Afford To Bring Back Nuclear

Jan 13

Cameco: Uranium Plateaued, Russia Un-Sanction Risk (Rating Downgrade)

Dec 17

'Mission Critical' Cameco Goes Nuclear

Dec 02

Cameco: Strong Q3 Performance As Kazakh Output Falls Short

Nov 07

Cameco: A Short-Term Dip Can Be The Perfect Buying Opportunity

Oct 28

Cameco: My Stock Pick For This Decade, Here Is My Half-Decade Report

Oct 22

Cameco: The Catalysts Are Nearly All In Place

Sep 26

Cameco: Nuclear Industry Excitement Provides More Fuel, Services, And New Design Opportunities

Sep 18

Cameco: A Nuclear Powerhouse Unleashed

Aug 25

Cameco Corp. Q2 Results Better, But Shares Down Over The Last Month

Aug 11

Cameco: AI And Politics Are Good For Business

Jul 08

Cameco: Spanning The Uranium, Nuclear Value Chain With Favorable Growth Expectations

Jul 01

Cameco Goes Nuclear

Jun 02

Cameco: A Bullish Trend Set To Continue Despite Q1 Earnings

May 01

Cameco: Upgrading To 'Buy' After Pullback, Strong Uranium Market

Mar 18

Cameco Earnings: Outlook For 2024 Is Strong

Feb 12

Cameco: Uranium Prices Are White Hot

Jan 11

Cameco: Time To Book Some Profits

Dec 08

Cameco's Promising Outlook: Riding The Wave Of The Uranium Resurgence

Oct 31

Cameco: Nuclear's Bright Future Is Already Priced In

Sep 20

Cameco: Bright Near-Term Outlook With Improving Market Fundamentals, 20% Upside

Sep 12

Got Uranium? Why Cameco Remains Unstoppable

Sep 03

Cameco: Keeps Adding To Its Contract Portfolio (Rating Downgrade)

Aug 18

Cameco: First Half Results Robust, But The Stock Is Richly Priced

Aug 03

Cameco: Digging For Precious Uranium Ore

Jul 19

Cameco: Uranium Price In The Short Term, Nuclear Renaissance In The Long Term (Rating Upgrade)

Jun 20

Cameco: Riding The Wave Of Positive Momentum In The Uranium Sector

Jun 13

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Tim Gitzel's remuneration changed compared to Cameco's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

CA$526m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

CA$534m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

CA$249m

Dec 31 2024CA$8mCA$1m

CA$172m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

CA$116m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

CA$257m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

CA$235m

Dec 31 2023CA$8mCA$1m

CA$361m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

CA$265m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

CA$98m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

CA$168m

Dec 31 2022CA$7mCA$1m

CA$89m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

CA$116m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

CA$63m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-CA$57m

Dec 31 2021CA$7mCA$1m

-CA$103m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-CA$34m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-CA$23m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-CA$39m

Dec 31 2020CA$7mCA$1m

-CA$53m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-CA$5m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

CA$43m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

CA$73m

Dec 31 2019CA$7mCA$1m

CA$74m

Compensation vs Market: Tim's total compensation ($USD5.71M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.25M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Tim's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Tim Gitzel (62 yo)

14.5yrs
Tenure
CA$7,925,250
Compensation

Mr. Timothy S. Gitzel, also known as Tim, has been the Chief Executive Officer at Cameco Corporation since July 1, 2011 and had been its President from May 14, 2010 to September 1, 2025. Mr. Gitzel serves...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Timothy Gitzel
CEO & Director14.5yrsCA$7.93m0.12%
$ 58.0m
Grant Isaac
President & COOless than a yearCA$4.36m0.020%
$ 9.5m
Heidi Shockey
Senior VP & CFOless than a yearCA$1.81m0.0031%
$ 1.5m
Sean Quinn
Senior Advisorless than a yearCA$2.66m0%
$ 0
Brian Reilly
Senior Advisorless than a yearCA$2.76m0%
$ 0
C. Bishop
Director of Technical Servicesno datano datano data
Cory Kos
Vice-President of Investor Relationsno datano data0.00028%
$ 132.8k
Ronald Mooney
Senior VP & Chief Legal Officerless than a yearno data0.0020%
$ 934.4k
Lisa Aitken
Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officerno datano data0.0016%
$ 739.9k
Rachelle Girard
Senior VP & Chief Corporate Officer1.5yrsno data0.0017%
$ 792.1k
Dominic Kieran
Global Managing Director for Cameco UK Ltd2.2yrsno datano data
Leah Hipperson
Manager of Treasury & Insuranceno datano data0.000010%
$ 4.7k
0.3yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: CCJ's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Timothy Gitzel
CEO & Director15yrsCA$7.93m0.12%
$ 58.0m
Peter Gerald Kukielski
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.0018%
$ 834.8k
Daniel Camus
Independent Director15yrsCA$238.40kno data
Kathryn Jackson
Independent Director9yrsCA$235.97kno data
Donald Kayne
Independent Director10yrsCA$238.33kno data
Vera Inkster
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.00034%
$ 161.3k
Catherine Gignac
Independent Chairman12yrsCA$378.40k0.0056%
$ 2.7m
Tammy Cook-Searson
Director2.3yrsCA$213.40kno data
Dominique Miniere
Independent Director2.3yrsCA$229.86kno data
Leontine van Leeuwen-Atkins
Independent Director5.4yrsCA$228.16kno data
7.2yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: CCJ's board of directors are considered experienced (7.2 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/14 22:52
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/14 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Cameco Corporation is covered by 42 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Harriet LiAccountability Research Corporation
Robert BrackettBernstein
Alexander Robert PearceBMO Capital Markets Equity Research