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Paladin Energy

ASX:PDN · AU000000PDN8
Oil, Gas & Consumable FuelsSmall

360

20
EV / EBIT5
Price / Owner Earnings93
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales5
EV / Gross Profit3
Price/Book34
Return on Capital19
Cash Return on Capital27
Return on Equity16
EBIT Margin32
Gross Profitability6
Accruals7
Owner Earnings Margin14
Sales growth80
Profit growth21
Reinvestment18
Price momentum79
Debt load32
Refinancing79
Debt Payback1
Liquidity40
Analyst ratings18
Opinion Changes88
Price Target Upside81
Market mood72
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Paladin Energy clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryAustralia
IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeASX
Founded1993
Employees46
ISINAU000000PDN8
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Conventional NuclearMiningNatural ResourcesPrecious Metals

Description

Paladin Energy Ltd engages in uranium mining and production. The company operates uranium projects in Africa and globally, with an emphasis on sustainability and responsible mining practices. Its flagship project is the Langer Heinrich Mine in Namib…

Analysis

Story stock

Paladin Energy Ltd is a story stock: the narrative is ambitious and the price reflects it, but the underlying numbers are weak.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
43
2026

All-time high

43

Jun 2026

All-time low

19

Mar 2026

Average rank

31

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
5
Price/Earnings
1
Price/Book
34
Dividend Yield
1
Value (overall)
1

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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