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U.K. (FTSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies157
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M1.9%
  • 1Y-7.4%
  • YTD-2.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 2.9%, driven by gains from Rio Tinto Group of 3.7%. However, the industry is down 7.4% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 23% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 13 Aug 2025UK£201.2bUK£274.3bUK£6.6b20.2x30.6x0.7x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025UK£197.2bUK£272.6bUK£6.8b15x29.1x0.7x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025UK£195.7bUK£273.2bUK£6.8b15.7x28.7x0.7x
Tue, 06 May 2025UK£188.1bUK£278.1bUK£7.1b15.2x26.4x0.7x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025UK£192.3bUK£283.6bUK£7.2b14.8x26.6x0.7x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025UK£201.6bUK£290.3bUK£7.4b14x27.4x0.7x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025UK£222.0bUK£298.4bUK£9.2b15.8x24.2x0.7x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024UK£210.7bUK£297.3bUK£9.2b15.7x23x0.7x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024UK£220.6bUK£298.5bUK£9.0b16.4x24.6x0.7x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024UK£227.0bUK£289.7bUK£8.7b17.5x26.1x0.8x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024UK£214.3bUK£286.5bUK£8.6b15.5x24.9x0.7x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024UK£220.3bUK£293.9bUK£8.8b15.1x25x0.7x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024UK£244.8bUK£284.0bUK£13.5b15.5x18.1x0.9x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024UK£242.9bUK£290.0bUK£13.7b16.7x17.7x0.8x
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£252.7bUK£295.9bUK£14.0b16.1x18x0.9x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£235.6bUK£293.3bUK£14.0b14.4x16.8x0.8x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£215.6bUK£293.2bUK£14.0b11.1x15.4x0.7x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£241.1bUK£347.9bUK£29.3b10.4x8.2x0.7x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£254.9bUK£346.4bUK£29.2b10.5x8.7x0.7x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£241.9bUK£351.2bUK£29.5b10.5x8.2x0.7x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£257.4bUK£389.3bUK£32.6b10x7.9x0.7x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£272.0bUK£383.6bUK£32.2b10.2x8.4x0.7x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£254.9bUK£374.3bUK£31.7b9.9x8x0.7x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£277.7bUK£392.7bUK£42.6b9.8x6.5x0.7x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023UK£270.1bUK£407.3bUK£44.0b10.2x6.1x0.7x
Thu, 11 May 2023UK£272.2bUK£402.8bUK£43.8b10.2x6.2x0.7x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023UK£280.9bUK£407.8bUK£44.4b10x6.3x0.7x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023UK£316.8bUK£418.9bUK£46.0b10x6.9x0.8x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023UK£325.9bUK£408.3bUK£50.2b9.8x6.5x0.8x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022UK£310.0bUK£415.2bUK£51.0b9.8x6.1x0.7x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022UK£300.0bUK£413.2bUK£50.8b8.5x5.9x0.7x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022UK£268.2bUK£439.9bUK£53.6b8x5x0.6x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022UK£268.4bUK£436.3bUK£53.9b8.5x5x0.6x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022UK£279.8bUK£419.8bUK£52.0b10.2x5.4x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£279.8bTotal Earnings: UK£52.0bTotal Revenue: UK£419.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 30.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.76x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 50% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 13% 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 U.K. Materials sector?

GB Market2.09%
Materials2.86%
Packaging7.49%
Metals and Mining3.20%
Paper and Forestry Products1.54%
Basic Materials0.79%
Chemicals-1.74%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 27.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 51.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 111% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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
RIO Rio Tinto GroupUK£46.533.7%
+UK£2.7b		-5.6%PE9.9x
FRES FresnilloUK£17.3514.1%
+UK£1.6b		219.5%PE37.8x
ANTO AntofagastaUK£20.787.8%
+UK£1.5b		13.0%PE33.3x
AAL Anglo AmericanUK£21.754.1%
+UK£917.3m		-14.2%PS1.2x
SRC SigmaRocUK£1.248.4%
+UK£107.0m		83.7%PE61x

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1Y
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-1.9%
1Y
-27.2%
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UK£17.35
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7D
14.1%
1Y
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UK£0.00024
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7D
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1Y
-57.9%
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UK£21.75
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7D
4.1%
1Y
-14.2%
RIO
UK£46.53
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7D
3.7%
1Y
-5.6%
CRDA
UK£24.51
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7D
-7.4%
1Y
-36.2%
SRC
UK£1.24
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7D
8.4%
1Y
83.7%

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UK£19.68
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7D
-2.8%
1Y
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AAZ
UK£1.58
Anglo Asian Mining
7D
-4.5%
1Y
79.0%
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UK£20.78
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7D
7.8%
1Y
13.0%

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UK£0.45
SulNOx Group
7D
-18.2%
1Y
55.2%