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U.K. (FTSE) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies124
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M1.8%
  • 1Y3.1%
  • YTD4.6%

In the last week, the Metals and Mining industry is up 1.6%, with Rio Tinto Group leading the way, up 0.7%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 3.1%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Metals and Mining Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£192.1bUK£258.9bUK£7.7b9.4x25x0.7x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£194.1bUK£268.1bUK£8.0b9.3x24.3x0.7x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£189.5bUK£258.8bUK£7.7b9.3x24.6x0.7x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£185.3bUK£257.0bUK£7.7b9.6x24.1x0.7x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£199.6bUK£250.9bUK£7.5b10.7x26.6x0.8x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£175.0bUK£249.4bUK£7.5b9.9x23.4x0.7x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£190.0bUK£248.9bUK£11.4b11x16.6x0.8x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£213.2bUK£249.4bUK£12.4b13.2x17.2x0.9x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£219.0bUK£250.0bUK£12.3b15.8x17.8x0.9x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£219.2bUK£255.0bUK£12.6b14.4x17.4x0.9x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£191.7bUK£252.6bUK£12.6b12.1x15.2x0.8x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£185.7bUK£253.4bUK£14.1b10.6x13.2x0.7x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£202.4bUK£304.5bUK£27.6b9.5x7.3x0.7x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£216.2bUK£305.9bUK£27.7b10.2x7.8x0.7x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£213.6bUK£310.1bUK£28.0b10.2x7.6x0.7x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£206.2bUK£316.5bUK£28.4b9.8x7.3x0.7x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£197.7bUK£309.6bUK£28.0b7.3x7.1x0.6x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£204.2bUK£324.9bUK£33.6b7.4x6.1x0.6x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£201.4bUK£329.8bUK£38.6b7.4x5.2x0.6x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£209.0bUK£336.0bUK£39.2b8.2x5.3x0.6x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£214.9bUK£333.2bUK£39.0b8.3x5.5x0.6x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£223.2bUK£339.3bUK£39.7b8.7x5.6x0.7x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£233.9bUK£348.9bUK£41.1b8.5x5.7x0.7x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£267.7bUK£335.0bUK£44.6b7.1x6x0.8x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£244.1bUK£341.0bUK£45.3b6.5x5.4x0.7x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£236.1bUK£350.2bUK£46.4b6.4x5.1x0.7x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£209.2bUK£365.3bUK£48.2b5.1x4.3x0.6x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£222.1bUK£351.9bUK£47.4b5.6x4.7x0.6x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£224.0bUK£338.9bUK£46.0b6.3x4.9x0.7x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£200.2bUK£302.5bUK£40.2b5.8x5x0.7x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£251.3bUK£306.0bUK£41.1b6.1x6.1x0.8x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£241.2bUK£305.9bUK£41.2b6.8x5.9x0.8x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022UK£280.0bUK£319.8bUK£50.1b7.2x5.6x0.9x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022UK£306.1bUK£314.6bUK£49.7b7.1x6.2x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£306.1bTotal Earnings: UK£49.7bTotal Revenue: UK£314.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Metals and Mining industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 25.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.77x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 46% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.3% 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 industry?

GB Market-0.17%
Materials1.69%
Metals and Mining1.59%
Steel2.41%
Copper1.83%
Diversified Metals and Mining1.76%
Aluminum0%0
Silver0%0
Precious Metals and Minerals-1.11%
Gold-3.60%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Precious Metals and Minerals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 32.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 72.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Metals and Mining industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 11.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Gold industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 36% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 50% per year.
  • In contrast, the Copper industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 18% 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£50.360.7%
+UK£600.6m		-2.2%PE9.6x
ANTO AntofagastaUK£18.512.8%
+UK£502.8m		4.8%PE27.7x
FXPO FerrexpoUK£0.999.4%
+UK£50.0m		32.3%PS0.8x
KP2 Kore PotashUK£0.02623.8%
+UK£21.9m		333.3%PB0.8x
ALTN AltynGoldUK£3.3214.5%
+UK£11.5m		265.8%PE6.9x
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ANTO

UK£18.51

Antofagasta

7D

2.8%

1Y

4.8%

GLEN

UK£3.28

Glencore

7D

-3.9%

1Y

-15.1%

RIO

UK£50.36

Rio Tinto Group

7D

0.7%

1Y

-2.2%

EEE

UK£0.091

Empire Metals

7D

11.8%

1Y

-8.5%

HOC

UK£1.89

Hochschild Mining

7D

-3.3%

1Y

114.4%

PAF

UK£0.35

Pan African Resources

7D

-4.1%

1Y

90.5%

GGP

UK£0.082

Greatland Gold

7D

-3.0%

1Y

14.8%

AAL

UK£23.70

Anglo American

7D

-2.8%

1Y

38.0%

EUA

UK£0.038

Eurasia Mining

7D

-28.7%

1Y

148.4%

ALTN

UK£3.32

AltynGold

7D

14.5%

1Y

265.8%

EML

UK£0.017

Emmerson

7D

46.8%

1Y

-26.6%

FRES

UK£7.71

Fresnillo

7D

-2.7%

1Y

64.0%

HILS

UK£19.22

Hill & Smith

7D

-1.2%

1Y

5.7%

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SRB

UK£1.51

Serabi Gold

7D

5.2%

1Y

199.0%

FXPO

UK£0.99

Ferrexpo

7D

9.4%

1Y

32.3%

KP2

UK£0.026

Kore Potash

7D

23.8%

1Y

333.3%