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U.K. (FTSE) Precious Metals and Minerals Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M26.1%
  • 1Y17.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Precious Metals and Minerals industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by Sylvania Platinum declining 4.1%. Meanwhile, IMC Exploration Group actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 76% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 18%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 43% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Precious Metals and Minerals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 08 Feb 2026UK£621.3mUK£335.7m-UK£111,585,371.9518.4x-5.6x1.9x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026UK£594.1mUK£338.0m-UK£112,317,828.6219.1x-5.3x1.8x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025UK£533.3mUK£521.3m-UK£91,528,190.9230.6x-5.8x1x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025UK£494.6mUK£530.2m-UK£90,456,185.0731.6x-5.5x0.9x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025UK£476.8mUK£602.4m-UK£104,231,932.9332.4x-4.6x0.8x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025UK£13.3bUK£3.5bUK£239.8m30.7x55.4x3.8x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025UK£11.0bUK£3.2bUK£6.0m37.8x1851.3x3.4x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025UK£10.8bUK£3.2bUK£12.2m37.5x887.9x3.4x
Tue, 20 May 2025UK£8.0bUK£3.2bUK£12.8m37x626x2.5x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025UK£8.4bUK£3.3bUK£12.9m31.8x650.9x2.6x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025UK£7.3bUK£3.3bUK£15.2m19.3x478x2.2x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025UK£6.1bUK£2.9bUK£141.9m23.1x43x2.1x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025UK£5.1bUK£2.9bUK£140.9m21.6x36.3x1.7x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024UK£5.3bUK£2.9bUK£135.0m22.6x39.1x1.8x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024UK£5.8bUK£2.8bUK£133.3m25.3x43.8x2.1x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£130.1m23.1x37.9x1.8x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024UK£4.6bUK£2.7bUK£143.8m17x32.2x1.7x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£136.5m18.9x36.1x1.8x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024UK£4.8bUK£2.7bUK£139.1m18.9x34.5x1.8x
Wed, 22 May 2024UK£5.4bUK£2.7bUK£138.1m22.1x38.9x2x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024UK£5.1bUK£2.8bUK£140.0m19.6x36.7x1.9x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£4.0bUK£2.7bUK£136.5m15.9x29.6x1.5x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£4.2bUK£2.6bUK£148.6m11.6x28.4x1.6x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£4.6bUK£2.6bUK£139.6m14.4x32.8x1.7x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£144.8m11x34x1.9x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£4.7bUK£2.7bUK£143.3m11.2x33.1x1.8x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£4.7bUK£2.8bUK£147.9m14.1x31.9x1.7x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£5.0bUK£2.8bUK£217.3m14x23.1x1.8x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£5.3bUK£2.7bUK£255.0m14.6x20.7x1.9x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£5.4bUK£2.8bUK£264.5m18.4x20.3x1.9x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£5.7bUK£2.8bUK£272.0m18.2x21x2x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£6.6bUK£2.8bUK£270.8m22.1x24.3x2.3x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£6.2bUK£2.9bUK£280.3m17.7x22.1x2.1x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£6.9bUK£3.0bUK£301.8m17.3x23x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: UK£6.9bTotal Earnings: UK£301.8mTotal Revenue: UK£3.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Precious Metals and Minerals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 151.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Precious Metals and Minerals industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Precious Metals and Minerals industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 52% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Precious Metals and Minerals compare with similar industries?

GB Market1.13%
Materials-0.27%
Metals and Mining-0.47%
Precious Metals and Minerals-1.44%
Steel1.53%
Aluminum0%0
Silver0%0
Diversified Metals and Mining-0.20%
Gold-0.82%
Copper-2.19%
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
IMC IMC Exploration GroupUK£0.01876.2%
+UK£6.2m		252.4%PS252.1x
PDL Petra DiamondsUK£0.163.7%
+UK£1.8m		-50.3%PS0.3x
JLP Jubilee Metals GroupUK£0.0471.1%
+UK£1.6m		22.1%PS13.3x
GEMD Gem DiamondsUK£0.03723.9%
+UK£993.5k		-66.2%PS0.06x
SRES Sunrise ResourcesUK£0.000326.7%
+UK£156.2k		18.5%PS47.5x

Latest News

SLP
UK£1.05
Sylvania Platinum
7D
-4.1%
1Y
121.1%
BOD
UK£0.0021
Botswana Diamonds
7D
-8.9%
1Y
36.7%
IMC
UK£0.018
IMC Exploration Group
7D
76.2%
1Y
252.4%
JLP
UK£0.047
Jubilee Metals Group
7D
1.1%
1Y
22.1%
SRES
UK£0.00032
Sunrise Resources
7D
6.7%
1Y
18.5%
PDL
UK£0.16
Petra Diamonds
7D
3.7%
1Y
-50.3%
EUA
UK£0.038
Eurasia Mining
7D
-5.0%
1Y
-24.0%
KDR
UK£0.0055
Karelian Diamond Resources
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-50.0%
JAN
UK£0.015
Jangada Mines
7D
-15.9%
1Y
93.3%
GEMD
UK£0.037
Gem Diamonds
7D
23.9%
1Y
-66.2%