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

UpdatedJul 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies122
  • 7D2.4%
  • 3M13.2%
  • 1Y-18.5%
  • YTD-6.3%

In the last week, the Metals and Mining industry is up 2.4%, with Glencore up 5.0%. Meanwhile, Zanaga Iron Ore actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 19% in the last week. In contrast, the industry has lost 19% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 23% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 08 Jul 2025UK£171.1bUK£241.5bUK£5.8b8.1x29.3x0.7x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025UK£173.3bUK£242.7bUK£5.9b9.6x29.3x0.7x
Sat, 03 May 2025UK£168.0bUK£247.5bUK£6.1b8.4x27.7x0.7x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025UK£178.1bUK£253.7bUK£6.2b8.6x28.7x0.7x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025UK£180.9bUK£258.9bUK£6.3b8.9x28.5x0.7x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025UK£191.7bUK£264.5bUK£7.9b9.4x24.3x0.7x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024UK£180.5bUK£259.7bUK£7.7b9.4x23.3x0.7x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024UK£189.6bUK£259.8bUK£7.8b10.2x24.4x0.7x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024UK£196.4bUK£252.3bUK£7.6b10.6x26x0.8x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024UK£183.4bUK£249.6bUK£7.5b10.6x24.4x0.7x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024UK£191.7bUK£256.6bUK£7.7b11.1x25x0.7x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024UK£211.5bUK£248.9bUK£12.3b13x17.1x0.8x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024UK£215.4bUK£249.1bUK£12.3b14.8x17.6x0.9x
Sun, 05 May 2024UK£217.1bUK£254.0bUK£12.5b14.4x17.3x0.9x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024UK£195.4bUK£252.8bUK£12.6b12.5x15.4x0.8x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024UK£181.9bUK£251.7bUK£12.6b11x14.4x0.7x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024UK£209.5bUK£304.5bUK£27.6b9.6x7.6x0.7x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023UK£221.3bUK£304.4bUK£27.6b10.4x8x0.7x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023UK£214.9bUK£307.8bUK£27.8b10.2x7.7x0.7x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023UK£203.7bUK£316.3bUK£28.4b9.9x7.2x0.6x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023UK£213.1bUK£310.9bUK£28.1b7x7.6x0.7x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023UK£196.4bUK£304.5bUK£27.8b7.1x7.1x0.6x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023UK£211.0bUK£323.8bUK£38.0b7.2x5.6x0.7x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023UK£211.3bUK£333.0bUK£38.9b7.6x5.4x0.6x
Mon, 08 May 2023UK£211.3bUK£331.7bUK£38.8b8.4x5.4x0.6x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023UK£222.0bUK£334.9bUK£39.2b8.8x5.7x0.7x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023UK£245.6bUK£349.0bUK£41.1b8.3x6x0.7x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023UK£263.9bUK£335.1bUK£44.6b7.1x5.9x0.8x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022UK£250.5bUK£343.0bUK£45.5b6.8x5.5x0.7x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022UK£239.4bUK£343.0bUK£45.5b6.6x5.3x0.7x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022UK£214.0bUK£365.6bUK£48.2b5.2x4.4x0.6x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022UK£214.6bUK£359.7bUK£48.2b5.3x4.5x0.6x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022UK£224.4bUK£341.8bUK£46.1b6.2x4.9x0.7x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022UK£186.7bUK£307.9bUK£40.9b5.8x4.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£186.7bTotal Earnings: UK£40.9bTotal Revenue: UK£307.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.2x202320242025
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 29.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.75x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 48% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 7.8% 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 Market0.41%
Materials2.22%
Metals and Mining2.43%
Gold6.22%
Copper5.25%
Precious Metals and Minerals3.29%
Diversified Metals and Mining1.90%
Steel0.97%
Aluminum0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Precious Metals and Minerals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 108x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 32.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 39.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Gold industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 20.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Gold industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 116% per year.
  • In contrast, the Copper industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 17% 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
GLEN GlencoreUK£2.985.0%
+UK£1.7b		-37.9%PS0.2x
ANTO AntofagastaUK£19.105.5%
+UK£985.9m		-12.4%PE30.9x
AAL Anglo AmericanUK£21.982.2%
+UK£517.9m		-19.8%PS1.2x
FRES FresnilloUK£14.893.4%
+UK£361.1m		155.8%PE106x
RIO Rio Tinto GroupUK£42.560.3%
+UK£190.6m		-18.2%PE8.1x

Latest News

GLEN
UK£2.98
Glencore
7D
5.0%
1Y
-37.9%
FAR
UK£0.068
Ferro-Alloy Resources
7D
-15.6%
1Y
3.8%
FRES
UK£14.89
Fresnillo
7D
3.4%
1Y
155.8%
MTL
UK£0.14
Metals Exploration
7D
25.5%
1Y
203.3%
PAF
UK£0.50
Pan African Resources
7D
8.9%
1Y
84.1%
ALL
UK£0.068
Atlantic Lithium
7D
-5.5%
1Y
-65.9%
PDL
UK£0.13
Petra Diamonds
7D
-15.3%
1Y
-64.9%

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KMR
UK£3.18
Kenmare Resources
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-0.2%
SLP
UK£0.69
Sylvania Platinum
7D
-1.7%
1Y
17.6%
ANTO
UK£19.10
Antofagasta
7D
5.5%
1Y
-12.4%
ZIOC
UK£0.068
Zanaga Iron Ore
7D
-19.1%
1Y
27.8%
AAL
UK£21.98
Anglo American
7D
2.2%
1Y
-19.8%
GFM
UK£1.87
Griffin Mining
7D
-2.3%
1Y
24.7%
RIO
UK£42.56
Rio Tinto Group
7D
0.3%
1Y
-18.2%
HOC
UK£2.70
Hochschild Mining
7D
5.7%
1Y
42.5%
KP2
UK£0.024
Kore Potash
7D
-4.0%
1Y
74.5%