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U.K. (FTSE) Copper Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M-11.8%
  • 1Y-29.4%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Copper industry has risen 1.5%, driven by gains from Antofagasta of 0.1%. However, the industry is down 29% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 23 Apr 2025UK£16.5bUK£5.4bUK£642.1m18.4x25.6x3x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025UK£19.9bUK£5.5bUK£658.9m19.9x30.2x3.6x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025UK£19.2bUK£5.5bUK£612.9m25.9x31.3x3.5x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025UK£17.7bUK£5.7bUK£629.6m23.2x28.1x3.1x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024UK£18.4bUK£5.4bUK£600.2m24.1x30.7x3.4x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024UK£17.7bUK£5.4bUK£601.9m17.8x29.4x3.3x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024UK£20.7bUK£5.3bUK£593.2m19.2x34.8x3.9x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024UK£18.5bUK£5.3bUK£591.6m17.7x31.2x3.5x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024UK£20.2bUK£5.4bUK£658.8m21.2x30.7x3.8x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024UK£22.1bUK£5.4bUK£664.3m24.5x33.2x4.1x
Tue, 28 May 2024UK£23.4bUK£5.4bUK£658.7m24x35.6x4.4x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024UK£22.6bUK£5.5bUK£687.1m18x32.9x4.1x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024UK£20.9bUK£5.5bUK£651.7m29.8x32.1x3.8x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024UK£18.6bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b13.8x14.7x3.4x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024UK£17.0bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b13x13.5x3.2x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023UK£17.1bUK£5.3bUK£1.3b12.8x13.7x3.2x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023UK£13.8bUK£5.6bUK£1.3b19.7x10.7x2.5x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023UK£14.7bUK£5.6bUK£1.3b21.2x11.4x2.6x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023UK£16.0bUK£5.5bUK£1.3b12.9x12.2x2.9x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023UK£17.4bUK£5.1bUK£1.2b13.4x14.1x3.4x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023UK£15.7bUK£5.1bUK£1.2b11.9x12.6x3.1x
Wed, 31 May 2023UK£14.8bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b12.1x11.6x2.8x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023UK£16.1bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b13.2x12.5x3.1x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023UK£16.4bUK£5.3bUK£1.4b11.9x12x3.1x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023UK£18.7bUK£5.8bUK£867.0m10.4x21.6x3.2x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023UK£19.2bUK£5.7bUK£847.1m18x22.7x3.4x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022UK£15.7bUK£5.8bUK£860.6m14.5x18.2x2.7x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022UK£15.4bUK£6.0bUK£885.4m8.9x17.4x2.6x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022UK£11.8bUK£6.3bUK£974.7m4.1x12.2x1.9x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022UK£12.5bUK£6.1bUK£897.3m5.3x14x2.1x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022UK£12.4bUK£6.7bUK£1.2b6.3x10x1.8x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022UK£11.8bUK£6.7bUK£1.2b5.5x9.5x1.8x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022UK£15.7bUK£6.5bUK£1.2b6.6x13.1x2.4x
Sat, 30 Apr 2022UK£16.4bUK£6.5bUK£1.2b6.9x13.6x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£16.4bTotal Earnings: UK£1.2bTotal Revenue: UK£6.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Copper Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.4x202320242025
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 25.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Copper industry have declined 19% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.0% 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 Market1.77%
Materials0.81%
Metals and Mining0.82%
Copper1.53%
Gold2.87%
Steel1.23%
Diversified Metals and Mining0.69%
Precious Metals and Minerals0.26%
Aluminum0%0
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£15.661.9%
+UK£285.9m		-27.4%PE24.8x
CAML Central Asia MetalsUK£1.643.3%
+UK£9.1m		-18.8%PE7.5x
SOLG SolGoldUK£0.0722.1%
+UK£4.5m		-19.6%PB1.2x
GSCU Great Southern CopperUK£0.0382.7%
+UK£555.9k		76.7%PB5.4x
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CAML

UK£1.64

Central Asia Metals

7D

3.3%

1Y

-18.8%

GSCU

UK£0.038

Great Southern Copper

7D

2.7%

1Y

76.7%

SOLG

UK£0.072

SolGold

7D

2.1%

1Y

-19.6%

ATYM

UK£3.55

Atalaya Mining Copper

7D

-3.1%

1Y

-16.5%

ANTO

UK£15.66

Antofagasta

7D

1.9%

1Y

-27.4%