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Australian (ASX) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies673
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M12.0%
  • 1Y22.9%
  • YTD15.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has remained flat, although notably BHP Group declined by 3.1%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 23% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Metals and Mining Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 09 Sep 2025AU$512.9bAU$200.7bAU$19.3b16.2x26.6x2.6x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025AU$473.6bAU$204.7bAU$21.7b14.3x21.9x2.3x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025AU$452.6bAU$203.8bAU$21.5b13.5x21.1x2.2x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025AU$446.8bAU$206.0bAU$21.8b12.8x20.5x2.2x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025AU$432.0bAU$207.1bAU$22.0b11.9x19.6x2.1x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025AU$435.2bAU$209.7bAU$22.1b11.8x19.7x2.1x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025AU$458.3bAU$206.1bAU$22.4b12.7x20.5x2.2x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025AU$453.8bAU$214.4bAU$21.7b12.6x20.9x2.1x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024AU$442.7bAU$211.8bAU$21.3b12.8x20.8x2.1x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024AU$442.4bAU$208.2bAU$20.8b11.6x21.3x2.1x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024AU$473.1bAU$202.5bAU$20.1b12.4x23.5x2.3x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024AU$409.1bAU$204.8bAU$20.0b13.1x20.5x2x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024AU$426.0bAU$210.7bAU$21.3b12.1x20x2x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024AU$480.2bAU$206.3bAU$20.5b13.7x23.5x2.3x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024AU$501.8bAU$209.8bAU$21.0b14.5x23.9x2.4x
Thu, 02 May 2024AU$488.2bAU$213.1bAU$21.6b13.2x22.6x2.3x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024AU$492.3bAU$214.5bAU$21.7b13.2x22.7x2.3x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024AU$489.8bAU$211.9bAU$22.5b12.2x21.8x2.3x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024AU$536.3bAU$223.3bAU$32.8b11.8x16.3x2.4x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023AU$572.3bAU$219.6bAU$32.1b12.2x17.8x2.6x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023AU$538.1bAU$224.7bAU$33.1b10.3x16.2x2.4x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023AU$524.7bAU$229.9bAU$34.4b10.5x15.3x2.3x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023AU$516.7bAU$226.8bAU$34.0b11.7x15.2x2.3x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023AU$542.1bAU$236.5bAU$49.2b9.6x11x2.3x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023AU$532.4bAU$233.1bAU$48.6b10x11x2.3x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023AU$533.2bAU$233.8bAU$48.8b10x10.9x2.3x
Fri, 05 May 2023AU$538.4bAU$233.4bAU$48.9b9.8x11x2.3x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023AU$555.6bAU$229.1bAU$47.8b9.4x11.6x2.4x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023AU$527.4bAU$226.3bAU$48.5b9.9x10.9x2.3x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023AU$591.8bAU$222.1bAU$50.8b11.9x11.6x2.7x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022AU$534.0bAU$230.1bAU$53.2b10.7x10x2.3x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022AU$525.9bAU$230.3bAU$53.3b10.8x9.9x2.3x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022AU$478.1bAU$239.9bAU$56.3b9.3x8.5x2x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022AU$484.0bAU$227.9bAU$53.5b9.2x9x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: AU$484.0bTotal Earnings: AU$53.5bTotal Revenue: AU$227.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Metals and Mining industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 26.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 29% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 4.0% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Materials industry?

AU Market-0.74%
Materials-0.58%
Metals and Mining-0.57%
Aluminum2.15%
Gold1.58%
Precious Metals and Minerals1.37%
Steel0.93%
Silver0.58%
Copper-0.68%
Diversified Metals and Mining-1.81%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Precious Metals and Minerals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Copper industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Steel industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 2.4% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
FMG FortescueAU$18.811.6%
+AU$891.6m
16.1%PE11.3x
PRU Perseus MiningAU$4.245.5%
+AU$298.0m
79.7%PE10.2x
OBM Ora Banda MiningAU$1.0516.7%
+AU$283.2m
79.5%PE10.7x
GMD Genesis MineralsAU$5.274.8%
+AU$271.4m
154.6%PE26.9x
RRL Regis ResourcesAU$5.106.9%
+AU$249.9m
190.6%PE15.2x

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