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

UpdatedApr 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D7.9%
  • 3M-10.0%
  • 1Y31.6%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Precious Metals and Minerals industry is up 7.9%, with Sylvania Platinum up 8.1%. During this same period, the IMC Exploration Group underperformed, falling 8.3%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 32%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 42% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 12 Apr 2026UK£493.8mUK£211.5m-UK£39,975,287.609.5x-12.4x2.3x
Tue, 10 Mar 2026UK£524.0mUK£225.0m-UK£8,405,312.0410x-62.3x2.3x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026UK£648.9mUK£334.7m-UK£111,274,232.0519.9x-5.8x1.9x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026UK£578.7mUK£339.1m-UK£112,700,988.3117.8x-5.1x1.7x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025UK£545.2mUK£524.8m-UK£92,123,737.9030.3x-5.9x1x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025UK£465.0mUK£524.8m-UK£89,551,740.7029.7x-5.2x0.9x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025UK£468.4mUK£605.6m-UK£104,748,061.8431.5x-4.5x0.8x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025UK£12.9bUK£3.5bUK£239.1m30.4x54.1x3.7x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025UK£11.1bUK£3.2bUK£6.0m40.2x1860.3x3.5x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025UK£11.1bUK£3.2bUK£12.2m38.6x910.6x3.5x
Sat, 17 May 2025UK£7.8bUK£3.3bUK£12.9m35.3x605.9x2.4x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025UK£7.7bUK£3.3bUK£13.1m29.7x590.7x2.3x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025UK£6.8bUK£3.3bUK£13.7m20.5x495.1x2.1x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025UK£6.0bUK£2.9bUK£141.6m23.6x42.3x2x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025UK£5.1bUK£2.9bUK£141.7m21.7x36.3x1.7x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024UK£5.2bUK£2.9bUK£136.3m22.3x37.9x1.8x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024UK£6.0bUK£2.8bUK£125.1m26.3x48.1x2.1x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024UK£5.0bUK£2.7bUK£130.1m23.9x38.5x1.8x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024UK£4.7bUK£2.7bUK£143.5m17.2x32.7x1.7x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024UK£5.1bUK£2.7bUK£136.2m19.3x37.3x1.9x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£138.9m19x35.1x1.8x
Sun, 19 May 2024UK£5.2bUK£2.7bUK£138.2m21.6x38x1.9x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024UK£5.1bUK£2.8bUK£139.8m19.8x36.3x1.8x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024UK£4.0bUK£2.7bUK£141.7m12.7x28.1x1.5x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024UK£4.1bUK£2.6bUK£148.6m12.2x27.6x1.6x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024UK£4.7bUK£2.6bUK£139.8m14.7x33.8x1.8x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£144.2m11.1x33.7x1.8x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023UK£4.7bUK£2.7bUK£149.0m11.2x31.2x1.7x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£146.5m14.4x33.1x1.8x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023UK£4.8bUK£2.9bUK£218.6m14.7x22.1x1.7x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023UK£5.4bUK£2.7bUK£253.6m14.6x21.3x2x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023UK£5.4bUK£2.8bUK£264.7m18.6x20.3x1.9x
Mon, 22 May 2023UK£5.8bUK£2.8bUK£270.1m18.7x21.4x2x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023UK£6.9bUK£2.8bUK£270.8m22.4x25.4x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£6.9bTotal Earnings: UK£270.8mTotal Revenue: UK£2.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Precious Metals and Minerals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 148.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Precious Metals and Minerals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
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 58% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market1.87%
Materials4.04%
Metals and Mining4.00%
Precious Metals and Minerals7.93%
Copper9.37%
Steel8.33%
Gold6.41%
Diversified Metals and Mining2.95%
Aluminum0%0
Silver0%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
SLP Sylvania PlatinumUK£0.988.1%
+UK£19.2m		114.8%PE9.5x
EUA Eurasia MiningUK£0.03214.3%
+UK£11.8m		-28.9%PS14.2x
JLP Jubilee Metals GroupUK£0.0334.8%
+UK£4.8m		6.6%PS6.7x
PDL Petra DiamondsUK£0.183.5%
+UK£2.0m		-34.6%PS0.4x
GEMD Gem DiamondsUK£0.04317.6%
+UK£902.5k		-44.9%PS0.08x

Latest News

JAN
UK£0.016
Jangada Mines
7D
6.7%
1Y
113.3%
JLP
UK£0.033
Jubilee Metals Group
7D
4.8%
1Y
6.6%
SLP
UK£0.98
Sylvania Platinum
7D
8.1%
1Y
114.8%

SLP: Low P/E And Rising Output Will Drive Future Re Rating

Analysts have raised their price target on Sylvania Platinum to £3.00, citing updated discount rate assumptions and confidence in the company’s earnings power, as reflected in a low forward P/E multiple. Analyst Commentary Recent research points to a higher price target of £3.00 for Sylvania Platinum, with the move linked to updated discount rate assumptions and confidence in the earnings profile implied by the current forward P/E multiple.
PDL
UK£0.18
Petra Diamonds
7D
3.5%
1Y
-34.6%

Higher Grade Ore And Premium Diamonds Will Support A Stronger Long Term Outlook

Catalysts About Petra Diamonds Petra Diamonds is a South Africa focused diamond producer with two core underground mines, Cullinan and Finsch, that supply higher value rough stones into the global market. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
KDR
UK£0.0065
Karelian Diamond Resources
7D
-7.1%
1Y
5.7%
GEMD
UK£0.043
Gem Diamonds
7D
17.6%
1Y
-44.9%
IMC
UK£0.017
IMC Exploration Group
7D
-8.3%
1Y
200.0%
EUA
UK£0.032
Eurasia Mining
7D
14.3%
1Y
-28.9%