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

UpdatedJun 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies123
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M-4.6%
  • 1Y-18.5%
  • YTD-6.3%

Last week, the Metals and Mining industry hasn't moved much but Fresnillo is up 15% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 18% in the last year. 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
Sun, 08 Jun 2025UK£174.4bUK£242.9bUK£5.9b9.6x29.4x0.7x
Tue, 06 May 2025UK£167.9bUK£247.5bUK£6.1b8.4x27.6x0.7x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025UK£172.3bUK£253.1bUK£6.2b8.4x27.8x0.7x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025UK£180.4bUK£260.2bUK£6.4b8.9x28.3x0.7x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025UK£192.5bUK£261.6bUK£7.8b9.4x24.7x0.7x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024UK£181.9bUK£260.6bUK£7.8b9.4x23.4x0.7x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024UK£190.8bUK£260.0bUK£7.8b10.1x24.5x0.7x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024UK£197.7bUK£251.2bUK£7.5b10.7x26.3x0.8x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024UK£183.7bUK£247.9bUK£7.5b10.6x24.7x0.7x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024UK£189.7bUK£255.2bUK£7.6b11.1x24.8x0.7x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024UK£213.1bUK£245.2bUK£12.2b13.4x17.5x0.9x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024UK£212.4bUK£250.4bUK£12.4b14.7x17.2x0.8x
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£220.9bUK£254.8bUK£12.6b15.1x17.6x0.9x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£204.3bUK£252.3bUK£12.6b14.1x16.2x0.8x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£185.7bUK£251.8bUK£12.6b10.9x14.7x0.7x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£210.6bUK£304.3bUK£27.6b9x7.6x0.7x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£222.8bUK£302.5bUK£27.5b10.4x8.1x0.7x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£212.8bUK£306.6bUK£27.7b10.6x7.7x0.7x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£198.8bUK£315.9bUK£28.4b9.9x7x0.6x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£211.7bUK£310.8bUK£28.0b7.2x7.5x0.7x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£192.6bUK£303.3bUK£27.7b6.8x7x0.6x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£215.0bUK£321.6bUK£37.8b7.5x5.7x0.7x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023UK£210.1bUK£335.1bUK£39.1b7.5x5.4x0.6x
Thu, 11 May 2023UK£210.9bUK£332.2bUK£38.9b8.2x5.4x0.6x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023UK£220.4bUK£336.7bUK£39.4b8.7x5.6x0.7x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023UK£250.3bUK£346.4bUK£40.9b7.6x6.1x0.7x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023UK£261.9bUK£336.7bUK£44.8b7.1x5.8x0.8x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022UK£251.6bUK£342.9bUK£45.5b7.4x5.5x0.7x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022UK£240.1bUK£342.4bUK£45.5b6.6x5.3x0.7x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022UK£214.0bUK£365.6bUK£48.2b5.2x4.4x0.6x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022UK£212.7bUK£362.4bUK£48.5b5.2x4.4x0.6x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022UK£219.0bUK£349.0bUK£47.0b5.8x4.7x0.6x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022UK£187.1bUK£306.3bUK£40.7b5.8x4.6x0.6x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022UK£235.8bUK£317.2bUK£42.5b5.8x5.6x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£235.8bTotal Earnings: UK£42.5bTotal Revenue: UK£317.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.5x202320242025
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 29.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.5x.
  • 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 8.5% 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 Market0.57%
Materials-0.39%
Metals and Mining-0.43%
Precious Metals and Minerals14.84%
Copper6.73%
Gold4.99%
Aluminum0%0
Diversified Metals and Mining-2.49%
Steel-3.27%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Precious Metals and Minerals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 78.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 32.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 39.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Gold industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 20.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Precious Metals and Minerals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% 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 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
FRES FresnilloUK£13.4215.4%
+UK£1.3b		140.1%PE95x
ANTO AntofagastaUK£18.967.1%
+UK£1.2b		-11.6%PE30.5x
GLEN GlencoreUK£2.881.7%
+UK£514.4m		-38.7%PS0.2x
HOC Hochschild MiningUK£3.0210.2%
+UK£144.0m		67.1%PE21.7x
GGP Greatland GoldUK£0.153.2%
+UK£60.8m		95.2%PE224.6x
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EEE

UK£0.14

Empire Metals

7D

34.9%

1Y

17.0%

GFM

UK£1.69

Griffin Mining

7D

-1.2%

1Y

13.1%

GLEN

UK£2.88

Glencore

7D

1.7%

1Y

-38.7%

MET1

UK£0.27

Metals One

7D

-34.7%

1Y

167.6%

RIO

UK£43.56

Rio Tinto Group

7D

-1.1%

1Y

-18.6%

FRES

UK£13.42

Fresnillo

7D

15.4%

1Y

140.1%

PRE

UK£0.54

Pensana

7D

42.1%

1Y

163.4%

SAV

UK£0.037

Savannah Resources

7D

-7.5%

1Y

4.2%

HOC

UK£3.02

Hochschild Mining

7D

10.2%

1Y

67.1%

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HILS

UK£18.00

Hill & Smith

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-8.6%

GGP

UK£0.15

Greatland Gold

7D

3.2%

1Y

95.2%

SLP

UK£0.67

Sylvania Platinum

7D

13.6%

1Y

11.5%

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AAL

UK£22.17

Anglo American

7D

-11.4%

1Y

-18.0%

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FXPO

UK£0.47

Ferrexpo

7D

-12.6%

1Y

2.6%

ANTO

UK£18.96

Antofagasta

7D

7.1%

1Y

-11.6%

KOD

UK£0.0027

Kodal Minerals

7D

-11.5%

1Y

-55.4%