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

UpdatedSep 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies122
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M7.7%
  • 1Y4.8%
  • YTD2.1%

In the last week, the Metals and Mining industry is up 2.6%, with Fresnillo up 18%. This means that the industry has gained 4.8% over the past year. 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
Thu, 04 Sep 2025UK£186.0bUK£245.4bUK£6.0b11.7x31.2x0.8x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025UK£173.7bUK£247.4bUK£6.2b9.4x28.1x0.7x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025UK£168.0bUK£239.8bUK£5.8b8.3x28.8x0.7x
Wed, 28 May 2025UK£173.4bUK£243.3bUK£5.9b10.1x29.3x0.7x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025UK£171.1bUK£246.3bUK£6.0b8.9x28.4x0.7x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025UK£179.3bUK£254.2bUK£6.3b8.6x28.6x0.7x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025UK£192.4bUK£259.0bUK£7.7b9.7x25x0.7x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025UK£189.5bUK£267.4bUK£8.0b9.3x23.8x0.7x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024UK£189.5bUK£258.7bUK£7.7b9.3x24.6x0.7x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024UK£194.5bUK£253.5bUK£7.6b10.3x25.6x0.8x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024UK£197.7bUK£250.1bUK£7.5b10.7x26.4x0.8x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024UK£179.3bUK£248.7bUK£7.5b10.3x24x0.7x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024UK£193.5bUK£248.0bUK£11.4b11.6x17x0.8x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024UK£209.6bUK£251.8bUK£12.5b12.9x16.8x0.8x
Thu, 30 May 2024UK£219.7bUK£250.6bUK£12.3b15.8x17.8x0.9x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£219.2bUK£255.0bUK£12.6b14.4x17.4x0.9x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£193.3bUK£253.2bUK£12.6b12.5x15.3x0.8x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£187.7bUK£261.6bUK£17.9b11x10.5x0.7x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£204.0bUK£304.5bUK£27.6b9.7x7.4x0.7x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£216.1bUK£305.0bUK£27.6b9.7x7.8x0.7x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£203.1bUK£313.6bUK£28.2b9.8x7.2x0.6x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£207.2bUK£312.8bUK£28.2b9.7x7.4x0.7x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£197.7bUK£309.2bUK£28.0b7.3x7.1x0.6x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£210.0bUK£324.6bUK£33.6b7.5x6.3x0.6x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£210.8bUK£329.9bUK£38.6b7.4x5.5x0.6x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£201.4bUK£334.0bUK£39.0b7.9x5.2x0.6x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£214.9bUK£333.2bUK£39.0b9.1x5.5x0.6x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£220.6bUK£340.1bUK£39.8b8.4x5.5x0.6x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£244.4bUK£352.1bUK£47.3b6.7x5.2x0.7x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£266.8bUK£335.5bUK£44.6b7x6x0.8x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£241.2bUK£340.5bUK£45.2b6.5x5.3x0.7x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£242.0bUK£347.5bUK£46.1b6.7x5.3x0.7x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022UK£279.8bUK£362.5bUK£47.9b5.1x5.8x0.8x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022UK£218.3bUK£355.2bUK£47.8b5.5x4.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£218.3bTotal Earnings: UK£47.8bTotal Revenue: UK£355.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.5x202320242025
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 31.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.76x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 50% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 12% 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 Market0.31%
Materials2.13%
Metals and Mining2.60%
Gold14.91%
Precious Metals and Minerals4.93%
Copper2.70%
Diversified Metals and Mining0.93%
Aluminum0%0
Silver0%0
Steel-2.51%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 23.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Precious Metals and Minerals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 84% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 57% per year.
  • In contrast, the Copper industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.4% 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
FRES FresnilloUK£20.7418.0%
+UK£2.3b		307.9%PE45x
AAL Anglo AmericanUK£22.884.0%
+UK£938.8m		-3.9%PS1.2x
RIO Rio Tinto GroupUK£46.141.0%
+UK£708.0m		0.7%PE9.8x
ANTO AntofagastaUK£21.972.8%
+UK£581.7m		28.1%PE26.7x
HOC Hochschild MiningUK£3.3118.9%
+UK£270.6m		103.6%PE15.4x

Latest News

HOC
UK£3.31
Hochschild Mining
7D
18.9%
1Y
103.6%
FRES
UK£20.74
Fresnillo
7D
18.0%
1Y
307.9%
ANTO
UK£21.97
Antofagasta
7D
2.8%
1Y
28.1%
RIO
UK£46.14
Rio Tinto Group
7D
1.0%
1Y
0.7%
EEE
UK£0.71
Empire Metals
7D
44.5%
1Y
911.4%
GMET
UK£0.78
Guardian Metal Resources
7D
-4.9%
1Y
136.4%
HILS
UK£20.80
Hill & Smith
7D
-2.8%
1Y
0.2%

Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Dividend Will Be £0.18

Aug 22
Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Dividend Will Be £0.18
SAV
UK£0.042
Savannah Resources
7D
-3.5%
1Y
3.8%
GLEN
UK£2.87
Glencore
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-24.6%
ZIOC
UK£0.073
Zanaga Iron Ore
7D
-7.2%
1Y
23.1%
MET1
UK£0.037
Metals One
7D
-12.8%
1Y
-50.0%
FXPO
UK£0.55
Ferrexpo
7D
-6.0%
1Y
30.1%
PDL
UK£0.18
Petra Diamonds
7D
-16.2%
1Y
-34.0%

Petra Diamonds Limited (LON:PDL) Surges 37% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Aug 09
Petra Diamonds Limited (LON:PDL) Surges 37% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement
PAF
UK£0.70
Pan African Resources
7D
13.0%
1Y
139.1%

Earnings Tell The Story For Pan African Resources PLC (LON:PAF)

Aug 05
Earnings Tell The Story For Pan African Resources PLC (LON:PAF)
AAL
UK£22.88
Anglo American
7D
4.0%
1Y
-3.9%
PRE
UK£1.21
Pensana
7D
34.2%
1Y
756.1%