U.K. (FTSE) Copper Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 05, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies6

7D-9.1%
3M33.7%
1Y123.8%
YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Copper industry has dropped 9.1%, driven by declines from every company within the industry. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 124%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Fri, 06 Mar 2026	UK£42.5b	UK£7.0b	UK£1.0b	20.5x	40.9x	6.1x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026	UK£38.7b	UK£6.0b	UK£843.5m	20.1x	45.8x	6.5x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025	UK£34.0b	UK£6.1b	UK£854.9m	16x	39.8x	5.6x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025	UK£28.9b	UK£6.2b	UK£871.3m	13.4x	33.2x	4.7x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025	UK£28.1b	UK£6.1b	UK£878.2m	14.1x	32x	4.6x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025	UK£24.4b	UK£6.1b	UK£869.5m	11.8x	28.1x	4x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025	UK£22.3b	UK£6.0b	UK£877.1m	11.1x	25.4x	3.7x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025	UK£19.1b	UK£5.4b	UK£675.7m	12.6x	28.3x	3.5x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025	UK£18.8b	UK£5.4b	UK£671.0m	12.6x	28.1x	3.5x
Tue, 13 May 2025	UK£19.2b	UK£5.5b	UK£648.8m	21.7x	29.6x	3.5x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025	UK£14.6b	UK£5.6b	UK£667.5m	15.7x	21.8x	2.6x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025	UK£19.2b	UK£5.6b	UK£648.4m	24.4x	29.6x	3.5x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025	UK£18.0b	UK£5.6b	UK£617.4m	22.4x	29.1x	3.2x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025	UK£16.7b	UK£5.5b	UK£610.6m	23.6x	27.3x	3x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024	UK£17.5b	UK£5.5b	UK£604.2m	23.2x	29x	3.2x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024	UK£19.0b	UK£5.4b	UK£600.3m	17.8x	31.6x	3.5x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024	UK£18.8b	UK£5.2b	UK£585.0m	17.9x	32.2x	3.6x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024	UK£19.5b	UK£5.3b	UK£592.8m	18.9x	32.8x	3.7x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024	UK£19.9b	UK£5.3b	UK£650.8m	21.1x	30.6x	3.7x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024	UK£21.3b	UK£5.4b	UK£661.7m	22.9x	32.3x	3.9x
Wed, 15 May 2024	UK£23.8b	UK£5.5b	UK£680.5m	19x	35x	4.4x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024	UK£23.1b	UK£5.5b	UK£681.9m	18.1x	33.9x	4.2x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024	UK£18.4b	UK£5.4b	UK£641.3m	26.8x	28.8x	3.4x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024	UK£17.9b	UK£5.4b	UK£1.3b	13.3x	14.1x	3.3x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024	UK£16.8b	UK£5.4b	UK£1.3b	13.7x	13.3x	3.1x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023	UK£15.8b	UK£5.4b	UK£1.3b	12.9x	12.5x	2.9x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023	UK£14.6b	UK£5.6b	UK£1.3b	19.8x	11.2x	2.6x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023	UK£14.9b	UK£5.6b	UK£1.3b	22.4x	11.3x	2.7x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023	UK£15.1b	UK£5.4b	UK£1.3b	12.1x	11.6x	2.8x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023	UK£16.5b	UK£5.0b	UK£1.2b	12.7x	13.4x	3.3x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023	UK£16.3b	UK£5.1b	UK£1.2b	12.7x	13.3x	3.2x
Thu, 18 May 2023	UK£15.4b	UK£5.2b	UK£1.3b	13x	12.2x	3x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023	UK£17.6b	UK£5.2b	UK£1.3b	14.6x	13.6x	3.4x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023	UK£16.7b	UK£5.4b	UK£1.4b	10.3x	11.9x	3.1x

Price to Earnings Ratio

11.9x

Mon, 13 Mar 2023

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 40.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 25.7x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.1x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Copper industry have declined 9.6% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 9.0% 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 Market	-2.48%
Materials	-5.28%
Metals and Mining	-5.24%
Copper	-9.13%
Aluminum	0%	0
Silver	0%	0
Steel	-3.40%
Diversified Metals and Mining	-3.74%
Gold	-4.26%
Precious Metals and Minerals	-7.34%