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U.K. (FTSE) Copper Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M30.1%
  • 1Y28.3%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Copper industry is up 3.6%, with Antofagasta up 4.1%. During this same period, the Central Asia Metals underperformed, falling 16%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 28%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 17 Sep 2025UK£24.1bUK£6.0bUK£858.6m11.9x28x4x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025UK£22.0bUK£6.0bUK£874.1m11.2x25.2x3.7x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025UK£19.8bUK£5.4bUK£672.2m13x29.4x3.7x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025UK£19.8bUK£5.4bUK£671.1m12.4x29.6x3.7x
Thu, 08 May 2025UK£17.8bUK£5.4bUK£643.5m21.2x27.6x3.3x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025UK£14.9bUK£5.6bUK£663.9m15.7x22.4x2.7x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025UK£18.1bUK£5.7bUK£664.7m24.1x27.2x3.2x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025UK£17.7bUK£5.6bUK£616.1m22.4x28.8x3.2x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024UK£16.9bUK£5.5bUK£611.5m22.9x27.7x3.1x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024UK£17.4bUK£5.5bUK£611.5m22.9x28.5x3.1x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024UK£19.0bUK£5.4bUK£599.3m17.8x31.7x3.6x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024UK£18.7bUK£5.3bUK£590.6m17.5x31.7x3.5x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024UK£19.7bUK£5.3bUK£653.8m17.5x30.1x3.7x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024UK£23.2bUK£5.3bUK£647.1m24.7x35.8x4.4x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024UK£21.6bUK£5.4bUK£659.1m23.4x32.8x4x
Fri, 10 May 2024UK£23.3bUK£5.5bUK£684.1m18.7x34x4.2x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024UK£22.9bUK£5.5bUK£678.2m17.2x33.7x4.2x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024UK£19.1bUK£5.4bUK£649.2m27.5x29.4x3.5x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024UK£18.1bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b13.8x14.4x3.4x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023UK£17.7bUK£5.3bUK£1.3b14.1x14.1x3.3x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023UK£15.0bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b12.5x11.9x2.8x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023UK£13.8bUK£5.6bUK£1.3b20.4x10.6x2.5x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023UK£15.2bUK£5.5bUK£1.3b23.9x11.6x2.7x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023UK£14.8bUK£5.1bUK£1.2b12x12x2.9x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023UK£16.1bUK£5.0bUK£1.2b12.6x13.4x3.2x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023UK£16.8bUK£5.1bUK£1.2b13x13.5x3.3x
Sat, 13 May 2023UK£15.2bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b13x11.8x2.9x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023UK£16.1bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b14.5x12.5x3.1x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023UK£17.3bUK£5.5bUK£1.4b11x12.1x3.2x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023UK£18.4bUK£5.7bUK£855.0m17x21.6x3.2x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023UK£16.6bUK£5.8bUK£866.2m15.3x19.1x2.9x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022UK£14.4bUK£5.8bUK£869.7m13.6x16.5x2.5x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022UK£13.3bUK£6.1bUK£935.8m4.5x14.2x2.2x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022UK£11.4bUK£6.4bUK£961.6m4.2x11.9x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.4bTotal Earnings: UK£961.6mTotal Revenue: UK£6.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Copper Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.6x202320242025
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 28.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 23.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Copper industry have declined 3.7% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.3% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market-0.50%
Materials1.96%
Metals and Mining2.16%
Copper3.65%
Gold2.08%
Diversified Metals and Mining1.69%
Precious Metals and Minerals0.40%
Aluminum0%0
Silver0%0
Steel-1.71%
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£22.713.4%
+UK£739.4m		27.8%PE28x
SOLG SolGoldUK£0.174.0%
+UK£19.2m		63.5%PB2.7x
ATYM Atalaya Mining CopperUK£5.450.4%
+UK£2.8m		49.1%PE11.8x
GSCU Great Southern CopperUK£0.02521.4%
+UK£2.6m		137.2%PB5.6x

Latest News

SOLG
UK£0.17
SolGold
7D
4.0%
1Y
63.5%
CAML
UK£1.43
Central Asia Metals
7D
-4.7%
1Y
-23.6%
ATYM
UK£5.45
Atalaya Mining Copper
7D
0.4%
1Y
49.1%
GSCU
UK£0.025
Great Southern Copper
7D
21.4%
1Y
137.2%
ANTO
UK£22.71
Antofagasta
7D
3.4%
1Y
27.8%

Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Sep 05
Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price
PXC
UK£0.029
Phoenix Copper
7D
-6.6%
1Y
-85.4%