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U.K. (FTSE) Copper Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 29, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D3.8%
  • 3M0.9%
  • 1Y86.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Copper industry has risen 3.8%, driven by gains from Antofagasta of 3.9%. During this same period, the Phoenix Copper underperformed, falling 13%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 87%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 29 Mar 2026UK£33.6bUK£7.1bUK£1.0b23.3x33.2x4.7x
Tue, 24 Feb 2026UK£43.0bUK£6.9bUK£1.0b21.1x41.8x6.2x
Thu, 22 Jan 2026UK£38.0bUK£6.1bUK£858.7m18.5x44.3x6.2x
Sat, 20 Dec 2025UK£33.2bUK£6.1bUK£862.0m15.5x38.5x5.4x
Mon, 17 Nov 2025UK£29.2bUK£6.2bUK£875.4m12.9x33.4x4.7x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025UK£29.0bUK£6.1bUK£877.2m14.6x33.1x4.7x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025UK£23.2bUK£6.0bUK£862.6m11.7x26.9x3.9x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025UK£21.3bUK£5.4bUK£672.3m12.8x31.7x3.9x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025UK£20.0bUK£5.4bUK£666.7m12.4x30x3.7x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025UK£19.4bUK£5.4bUK£671.6m12.5x28.9x3.6x
Sat, 03 May 2025UK£17.9bUK£5.4bUK£644.4m21.1x27.7x3.3x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025UK£18.1bUK£5.5bUK£659.9m19.3x27.5x3.3x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025UK£18.1bUK£5.7bUK£661.3m24.5x27.3x3.2x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025UK£18.0bUK£5.6bUK£620.3m22.5x29.1x3.2x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024UK£16.9bUK£5.5bUK£609.0m21.9x27.7x3.1x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024UK£17.6bUK£5.5bUK£608.0m22.6x28.9x3.2x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024UK£19.1bUK£5.4bUK£599.5m17.4x31.8x3.6x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024UK£18.4bUK£5.3bUK£593.4m17.2x31.1x3.5x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024UK£19.3bUK£5.4bUK£658.2m19.3x29.4x3.6x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024UK£22.7bUK£5.4bUK£656.8m24.9x34.6x4.2x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024UK£23.1bUK£5.4bUK£657.0m23.8x35.2x4.3x
Sun, 05 May 2024UK£22.9bUK£5.5bUK£682.7m18.1x33.5x4.2x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024UK£21.3bUK£5.5bUK£679.3m16.4x31.4x3.9x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024UK£18.4bUK£5.5bUK£650.6m26.5x28.3x3.4x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024UK£17.8bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b13.3x14.1x3.3x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023UK£17.9bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b14.5x14.2x3.3x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023UK£15.0bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b12.3x11.8x2.8x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023UK£14.3bUK£5.6bUK£1.3b20.3x11x2.6x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023UK£16.0bUK£5.5bUK£1.3b24.6x12.3x2.9x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023UK£16.1bUK£5.1bUK£1.2b12.3x13x3.2x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023UK£15.8bUK£5.0bUK£1.2b12.7x13.1x3.2x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023UK£15.8bUK£5.1bUK£1.3b12.9x12.7x3.1x
Mon, 08 May 2023UK£15.9bUK£5.1bUK£1.3b13x12.6x3.1x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023UK£16.5bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b14.9x12.9x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£16.5bTotal Earnings: UK£1.3bTotal Revenue: UK£5.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Copper Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.2x202420252026
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 33.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Copper industry have declined 7.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.41%
Materials4.32%
Metals and Mining4.31%
Copper3.78%
Diversified Metals and Mining4.58%
Gold3.51%
Precious Metals and Minerals1.14%
Aluminum0%0
Silver0%0
Steel-0.44%
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£32.663.9%
+UK£1.2b		88.6%PE32.2x
CAML Central Asia MetalsUK£1.581.9%
+UK£5.1m		-6.1%PS1.6x
ATYM Atalaya Mining CopperUK£6.990.4%
+UK£4.6m		92.0%PE14.5x
GSCU Great Southern CopperUK£0.0264.0%
+UK£716.3k		-41.7%PB8.4x

Latest News

ANTO
UK£32.66
Antofagasta
7D
3.9%
1Y
88.6%
ATYM
UK£6.99
Atalaya Mining Copper
7D
0.4%
1Y
92.0%

We Think That There Are Issues Underlying Atalaya Mining Copper's (LON:ATYM) Earnings

Mar 26
We Think That There Are Issues Underlying Atalaya Mining Copper's (LON:ATYM) Earnings
GSCU
UK£0.026
Great Southern Copper
7D
4.0%
1Y
-41.7%
CAML
UK£1.58
Central Asia Metals
7D
1.9%
1Y
-6.1%
PXC
UK£0.0097
Phoenix Copper
7D
-13.3%
1Y
-74.3%