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U.K. (FTSE) Copper Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D10.5%
  • 3M22.7%
  • 1Y-10.9%
  • YTDn/a

The Copper industry is up 11% in the last week, with Antofagasta up 5.7%. However, the industry is down 11% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 04 Jul 2025UK£20.1bUK£5.3bUK£665.8m12.6x30.1x3.8x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025UK£18.6bUK£5.4bUK£675.0m12.1x27.5x3.4x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025UK£17.6bUK£5.4bUK£636.9m19.7x27.6x3.3x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025UK£19.7bUK£5.6bUK£662.6m20.3x29.8x3.5x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025UK£19.0bUK£5.7bUK£661.5m25.2x28.7x3.3x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025UK£18.4bUK£5.7bUK£628.9m23.2x29.3x3.2x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024UK£17.2bUK£5.5bUK£602.3m22.8x28.5x3.1x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024UK£17.1bUK£5.5bUK£606.3m21.4x28.2x3.1x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£20.1bUK£5.3bUK£595.9m18.9x33.7x3.8x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£17.5bUK£5.3bUK£593.2m16.6x29.4x3.3x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£19.1bUK£5.4bUK£661.9m19.6x28.8x3.5x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£23.0bUK£5.4bUK£655.5m25.3x35.1x4.3x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£23.0bUK£5.4bUK£659.2m24.3x34.9x4.3x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£23.1bUK£5.5bUK£685.2m18.8x33.7x4.2x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£21.3bUK£5.5bUK£678.8m16.4x31.4x3.9x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£18.7bUK£5.5bUK£650.1m26.9x28.7x3.4x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£16.3bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b12.2x13x3x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£17.9bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b14.5x14.2x3.3x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£14.6bUK£5.5bUK£1.3b11.9x11.4x2.7x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£14.8bUK£5.6bUK£1.3b21.3x11.4x2.6x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£15.6bUK£5.5bUK£1.3b13.2x11.9x2.9x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£16.9bUK£5.1bUK£1.2b12.9x13.6x3.3x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£15.2bUK£5.1bUK£1.2b11.8x12.4x3x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£15.5bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b12.3x12.3x3x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£15.6bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b12.9x12.3x3x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£17.1bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b14.9x13.2x3.3x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£16.5bUK£5.4bUK£1.4b11x11.7x3x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£18.8bUK£5.7bUK£850.5m17.4x22.2x3.3x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£16.4bUK£5.8bUK£869.9m14.9x18.9x2.8x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£14.3bUK£5.9bUK£877.2m13.1x16.3x2.4x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£11.7bUK£6.3bUK£965.4m4.2x12.2x1.9x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£12.6bUK£6.1bUK£891.9m5.6x14.1x2.1x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£12.1bUK£5.8bUK£881.8m6.1x13.7x2.1x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022UK£11.8bUK£6.7bUK£1.2b5.5x9.5x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.8bTotal Earnings: UK£1.2bTotal Revenue: UK£6.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Copper Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.4x202320242025
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 30.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.8x.
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 7.4% 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 Market0.64%
Materials7.66%
Metals and Mining8.25%
Copper10.52%
Diversified Metals and Mining8.77%
Steel4.19%
Gold3.77%
Precious Metals and Minerals0.46%
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£19.345.7%
+UK£1.0b		-10.9%PE31.4x
CAML Central Asia MetalsUK£1.644.5%
+UK£12.2m		-20.2%PE7.7x
GSCU Great Southern CopperUK£0.03214.5%
+UK£2.2m		142.3%PB4.5x

Latest News

ANTO
UK£19.34
Antofagasta
7D
5.7%
1Y
-10.9%
ATYM
UK£4.63
Atalaya Mining Copper
7D
-1.7%
1Y
5.2%
GSCU
UK£0.032
Great Southern Copper
7D
14.5%
1Y
142.3%
PXC
UK£0.047
Phoenix Copper
7D
-4.1%
1Y
-76.8%
SOLG
UK£0.07
SolGold
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-23.0%
CAML
UK£1.64
Central Asia Metals
7D
4.5%
1Y
-20.2%