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U.K. (FTSE) Copper Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 04, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M21.2%
  • 1Y106.3%
  • YTDn/a

All of the companies in the Copper industry have been up over the last week, with the industry up 1.9%. This means that the industry has gained 105% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Copper Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 04 Jan 2026UK£34.5bUK£6.1bUK£856.9m16.4x40.2x5.7x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025UK£30.0bUK£6.2bUK£871.4m14x34.5x4.9x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025UK£29.9bUK£6.2bUK£885.9m14.3x33.7x4.8x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025UK£27.9bUK£6.1bUK£872.1m12.9x32x4.6x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025UK£22.8bUK£6.0bUK£875.7m11.3x26.1x3.8x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025UK£20.8bUK£5.4bUK£668.7m12.9x31.2x3.9x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025UK£17.9bUK£5.4bUK£672.7m12.5x26.6x3.3x
Sun, 18 May 2025UK£19.0bUK£5.4bUK£660.3m21.6x28.8x3.5x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025UK£16.0bUK£5.5bUK£648.9m17.2x24.6x2.9x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025UK£18.3bUK£5.5bUK£645.8m23x28.4x3.3x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025UK£18.9bUK£5.6bUK£617.7m26x30.5x3.4x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025UK£16.7bUK£5.6bUK£616.0m24x27.1x3x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024UK£18.3bUK£5.5bUK£604.7m23.2x30.3x3.3x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024UK£18.6bUK£5.4bUK£603.7m17.9x30.8x3.5x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024UK£21.4bUK£5.2bUK£582.5m19.6x36.7x4.1x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024UK£19.7bUK£5.3bUK£587.9m18.4x33.5x3.7x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024UK£20.4bUK£5.3bUK£651.1m20.5x31.3x3.8x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024UK£21.5bUK£5.4bUK£663.9m23.4x32.4x4x
Mon, 20 May 2024UK£24.7bUK£5.4bUK£669.2m20.3x36.9x4.6x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024UK£23.7bUK£5.5bUK£688.7m17.9x34.4x4.3x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024UK£19.9bUK£5.4bUK£645.9m28.8x30.8x3.7x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024UK£17.1bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b13x13.6x3.2x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024UK£17.0bUK£5.3bUK£1.3b13.5x13.6x3.2x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023UK£15.2bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b12.8x12x2.8x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023UK£14.4bUK£5.5bUK£1.3b20.9x11.3x2.6x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023UK£15.3bUK£5.6bUK£1.3b23.7x11.8x2.7x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023UK£15.7bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b12.5x12x2.9x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023UK£17.5bUK£5.0bUK£1.2b13.7x14.3x3.5x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023UK£15.6bUK£5.1bUK£1.2b11.9x12.6x3.1x
Tue, 23 May 2023UK£15.4bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b12.7x12.2x3x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023UK£17.5bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b14.7x13.6x3.4x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023UK£15.7bUK£5.3bUK£1.4b9.8x11.3x2.9x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023UK£17.9bUK£5.8bUK£868.6m16.7x20.6x3.1x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023UK£18.7bUK£5.8bUK£861.7m16.7x21.7x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£18.7bTotal Earnings: UK£861.7mTotal Revenue: UK£5.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Copper Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Copper industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 40.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 24.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Copper industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Copper compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.88%
Materials1.42%
Metals and Mining1.46%
Copper1.24%
Diversified Metals and Mining1.21%
Aluminum0%0
Silver0%0
Steel-0.60%
Gold-1.31%
Precious Metals and Minerals-1.94%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
ANTO AntofagastaUK£32.561.0%
+UK£315.5m		104.7%PE39.6x
SOLG SolGoldUK£0.287.8%
+UK£60.2m		291.6%PB5.5x
ATYM Atalaya Mining CopperUK£8.473.8%
+UK£43.6m		132.1%PE16.4x
GSCU Great Southern CopperUK£0.0347.9%
+UK£1.7m		142.9%PB10.6x
PXC Phoenix CopperUK£0.02931.1%
+UK£1.7m		-43.8%PB0.2x

Latest News

ATYM
UK£8.47
Atalaya Mining Copper
7D
3.8%
1Y
132.1%
SOLG
UK£0.28
SolGold
7D
7.8%
1Y
291.6%
ANTO
UK£32.56
Antofagasta
7D
1.0%
1Y
104.7%

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CAML
UK£1.86
Central Asia Metals
7D
0.3%
1Y
16.9%
GSCU
UK£0.034
Great Southern Copper
7D
7.9%
1Y
142.9%
PXC
UK£0.029
Phoenix Copper
7D
31.1%
1Y
-43.8%

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