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

UpdatedJul 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies122
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M7.2%
  • 1Y-14.8%
  • YTD-4.9%

The Metals and Mining industry is up 3.0% in the last week, with Rio Tinto Group up 0.8%. In the past year, the industry is down 15%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 24% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 16 Jul 2025UK£174.0bUK£245.5bUK£5.9b8.2x29.3x0.7x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025UK£169.8bUK£241.6bUK£5.9b8.2x28.8x0.7x
Sun, 11 May 2025UK£167.9bUK£246.8bUK£6.1b8.4x27.7x0.7x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025UK£150.6bUK£258.3bUK£6.3b7.6x23.8x0.6x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025UK£184.2bUK£255.1bUK£6.2b9.7x29.6x0.7x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025UK£185.8bUK£262.4bUK£7.8b9.4x23.8x0.7x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024UK£181.2bUK£259.6bUK£7.7b9x23.4x0.7x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024UK£188.8bUK£260.3bUK£7.8b9.3x24.3x0.7x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024UK£195.5bUK£252.5bUK£7.6b10.3x25.8x0.8x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024UK£125.1bUK£246.0bUK£7.4b11x16.9x0.5x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024UK£191.5bUK£252.0bUK£7.5b11.9x25.5x0.8x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024UK£203.7bUK£244.8bUK£12.1b13.6x16.8x0.8x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024UK£206.7bUK£251.0bUK£12.4b13.8x16.7x0.8x
Mon, 13 May 2024UK£223.7bUK£254.4bUK£12.6b15.9x17.8x0.9x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024UK£210.4bUK£251.5bUK£12.6b13.9x16.7x0.8x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024UK£186.6bUK£249.0bUK£12.5b11.8x14.9x0.7x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024UK£206.7bUK£305.8bUK£27.7b10.1x7.5x0.7x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024UK£222.9bUK£304.0bUK£27.6b9.8x8.1x0.7x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023UK£210.5bUK£304.8bUK£27.6b10.7x7.6x0.7x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023UK£204.9bUK£316.8bUK£28.4b10x7.2x0.6x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023UK£209.4bUK£314.1bUK£28.3b7.3x7.4x0.7x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023UK£193.8bUK£303.7bUK£27.7b6.9x7x0.6x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023UK£215.3bUK£327.0bUK£38.3b6.9x5.6x0.7x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023UK£219.8bUK£327.5bUK£38.4b7.8x5.7x0.7x
Tue, 16 May 2023UK£208.0bUK£334.2bUK£39.1b8.1x5.3x0.6x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023UK£229.8bUK£335.2bUK£39.3b9.8x5.9x0.7x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023UK£230.0bUK£346.4bUK£40.9b7.2x5.6x0.7x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023UK£260.5bUK£343.3bUK£45.6b6.8x5.7x0.8x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023UK£249.7bUK£345.4bUK£45.8b6.7x5.4x0.7x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022UK£249.2bUK£338.5bUK£45.0b6.6x5.5x0.7x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022UK£207.5bUK£355.0bUK£47.0b5.1x4.4x0.6x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022UK£204.2bUK£377.3bUK£50.3b4.7x4.1x0.5x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022UK£215.8bUK£349.3bUK£47.0b5.8x4.6x0.6x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022UK£197.8bUK£318.6bUK£42.6b5.6x4.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£197.8bTotal Earnings: UK£42.6bTotal Revenue: UK£318.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.4x202320242025
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 29.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.4x.
  • 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 8.4% 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 Market0.76%
Materials0.13%
Metals and Mining0.20%
Steel4.24%
Gold2.84%
Diversified Metals and Mining0.72%
Precious Metals and Minerals0.063%
Aluminum0%0
Copper-4.03%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Precious Metals and Minerals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 122x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.6%, 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 21.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Precious Metals and Minerals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 40% per year.
  • In contrast, the Copper industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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£43.460.8%
+UK£560.6m		-14.3%PE8.2x
GLEN GlencoreUK£3.091.0%
+UK£349.2m		-32.5%PS0.2x
HILS Hill & SmithUK£19.245.5%
+UK£80.3m		-10.5%PE20.2x
PRE PensanaUK£0.8328.7%
+UK£54.3m		390.9%PB6.8x
HOC Hochschild MiningUK£2.741.9%
+UK£25.7m		45.3%PE19.5x

Latest News

MTL
UK£0.14
Metals Exploration
7D
-3.7%
1Y
229.9%
CAML
UK£1.43
Central Asia Metals
7D
-11.8%
1Y
-27.8%
RIO
UK£43.46
Rio Tinto Group
7D
0.8%
1Y
-14.3%
ATYM
UK£4.78
Atalaya Mining Copper
7D
2.8%
1Y
19.5%
KOD
UK£0.0032
Kodal Minerals
7D
-11.1%
1Y
-41.8%
HILS
UK£19.24
Hill & Smith
7D
5.5%
1Y
-10.5%

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GLEN
UK£3.09
Glencore
7D
1.0%
1Y
-32.5%
EEE
UK£0.29
Empire Metals
7D
9.5%
1Y
263.9%
FXPO
UK£0.48
Ferrexpo
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-14.8%
PAF
UK£0.51
Pan African Resources
7D
2.2%
1Y
80.9%
MET1
UK£0.15
Metals One
7D
-33.5%
1Y
60.0%
ANTO
UK£18.39
Antofagasta
7D
-4.2%
1Y
-13.6%
AAL
UK£22.22
Anglo American
7D
-0.1%
1Y
-15.3%
HOC
UK£2.74
Hochschild Mining
7D
1.9%
1Y
45.3%
PRE
UK£0.83
Pensana
7D
28.7%
1Y
390.9%
KP2
UK£0.024
Kore Potash
7D
-4.5%
1Y
34.3%