Global rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve have pushed borrowing costs higher and refocused attention on reliable cash flow and energy security. That puts Australian nuclear energy stocks on a different kind of radar. You get exposure to companies tied to baseload power and uranium supply at a time when long term projects can look relatively attractive. This article highlights three stocks from our screener worth a closer look.
The three stocks below are a sample from the broader nuclear energy universe. The full screen surfaced 23 more companies with equally compelling narratives that are not covered here.
If you want to identify candidates that match your own risk profile and thesis, head straight to the Nuclear Energy Stocks screener to analyze the field and focus on your highest conviction ideas.
Worley (ASX:WOR)
Worley is a global engineering and project services firm that helps design, build, maintain, and decommission complex energy infrastructure, including nuclear facilities. Its specialised lifecycle and decommissioning work feeds directly into the nuclear energy theme.
It generates most revenue from the Americas at about A$6.2b, with A$4.5b from Europe, Middle East and Africa and A$1.3b from Australia, Pacific, Asia and China. The stock carries a market value of roughly A$4.8b.
For investors focused on nuclear energy, Worley offers exposure further up the value chain, where specialised engineering, asset management, and decommissioning skills can matter as much as owning uranium or operating reactors.
"The accelerating global push for decarbonisation and energy transition is expanding Worley's addressable market, as evidenced by 60% of FY25 revenue coming from sustainability-related work (up from 52% in FY24). Further investment and government policies towards net zero are likely to influence revenue streams, especially in renewables, hydrogen, and carbon capture."
The real swing factor is whether one emerging pressure on Worley’s earnings quality tightens or eases as large low carbon projects build out.
If that pressure point is what you care about, read the full narrative for Worley to see how Worley’s project mix and margins could be quietly decoupling.
Boss Energy (ASX:BOE)
Boss Energy is tightly linked to the nuclear energy theme through its Honeymoon uranium project in South Australia, a producing asset that anchors the business to nuclear fuel supply and now underpins A$151 million from Australian uranium operations and a market value near A$716 million.
Boss Energy provides direct exposure to uranium production that feeds nuclear reactors, with Honeymoon providing the operational backbone and a clearer production path than many early stage explorers.
"Record quarterly Honeymoon output of 456,000 pounds of uranium drummed, alongside guidance for 1.6 million pounds in FY26 production, points to a larger volume base that can support higher revenue over time if this operational profile is sustained or improved."
What may influence the potential upside is how one emerging cost and pricing tension around that output volume resolves over the next few years.
How that plays out for Boss Energy starts to come into focus in the full narrative for Boss Energy, where volume, pricing power and cost pressure all collide.
Paladin Energy (ASX:PDN)
Paladin Energy is a pure uranium play geared to the nuclear energy story, with producing and development projects feeding potential long term supply into reactors worldwide.
Paladin Energy develops and produces uranium through the Langer Heinrich Mine in Namibia, which generates about $304 million in revenue, and it carries an A$4.6b market value anchored by this mining footprint.
"Paladin already has 22.3 million pounds contracted out to 2030 across 12 offtake agreements, with recent sales realised at US$69.90/lb."
What really moves the dial is how one less visible production and pricing swing shapes the cash flows behind those uranium contracts.
That hidden swing factor starts to matter fast, so read the full narrative for Paladin Energy to see how Paladin Energy’s contracted pounds could be masking bigger upside or risk.
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