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

UpdatedMar 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-9.5%
  • 3M-15.6%
  • 1Y-1.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Precious Metals and Minerals industry has dropped 9.5%, driven by a pullback from Sylvania Platinum of 11%. Meanwhile, Petra Diamonds actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 5.9% in the last week. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 42% 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
Mon, 23 Mar 2026UK£453.5mUK£209.3m-UK£38,369,824.288.3x-11.8x2.2x
Wed, 18 Feb 2026UK£605.7mUK£337.6m-UK£112,237,458.4118.2x-5.4x1.8x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026UK£609.8mUK£341.4m-UK£113,429,931.3119.9x-5.4x1.8x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025UK£548.8mUK£520.0m-UK£92,332,264.5832.8x-5.9x1.1x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025UK£468.6mUK£528.2m-UK£92,648,915.7930.8x-5.1x0.9x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025UK£489.1mUK£602.8m-UK£99,171,810.2932x-4.9x0.8x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025UK£467.7mUK£586.6m-UK£110,214,486.3437.5x-4.2x0.8x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025UK£11.0bUK£3.3bUK£6.2m35.4x1768.9x3.4x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025UK£11.1bUK£3.1bUK£11.9m38.7x931.6x3.5x
Fri, 30 May 2025UK£9.1bUK£3.2bUK£12.5m39.8x723.6x2.8x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025UK£7.7bUK£3.2bUK£12.8m31.5x599x2.4x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025UK£7.3bUK£3.3bUK£15.8m20.1x464.1x2.2x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£6.2bUK£2.9bUK£95.6m22.7x65x2.2x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£5.3bUK£3.0bUK£144.6m21.9x36.6x1.8x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£5.3bUK£2.9bUK£136.5m22.5x38.8x1.8x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£5.1bUK£2.9bUK£135.0m24.1x37.4x1.8x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£5.3bUK£2.8bUK£124.2m24.4x42.3x1.9x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£4.2bUK£2.7bUK£144.8m15.9x29x1.5x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£4.7bUK£2.8bUK£148.6m16.6x31.4x1.7x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£137.8m19.4x35.6x1.8x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£5.3bUK£2.7bUK£137.8m21.3x38.2x1.9x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£5.0bUK£2.8bUK£139.3m18.9x35.6x1.8x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£3.9bUK£2.7bUK£137.8m14.9x28x1.4x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£4.0bUK£2.6bUK£154.6m11.7x26x1.5x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£4.2bUK£2.6bUK£140.0m13.8x30x1.6x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£5.0bUK£2.6bUK£143.7m15.7x35.1x1.9x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£4.6bUK£2.7bUK£146.2m10.2x31.6x1.7x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£4.8bUK£2.7bUK£146.3m12.5x32.6x1.7x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£4.9bUK£2.8bUK£201.9m13.8x24.2x1.7x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£4.8bUK£2.8bUK£216.2m14.3x22.2x1.7x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£5.2bUK£2.8bUK£257.8m15.5x20.3x1.9x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£6.0bUK£2.8bUK£270.3m18.7x22x2.1x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£6.2bUK£2.8bUK£267.7m21.2x23.2x2.2x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£6.3bUK£2.9bUK£273.0m19.8x23x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: UK£6.3bTotal Earnings: UK£273.0mTotal Revenue: UK£2.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Precious Metals and Minerals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 149.3x202420252026
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 2.2x.
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 Market-3.88%
Materials-6.27%
Metals and Mining-6.42%
Precious Metals and Minerals-9.55%
Aluminum0%0
Silver0%0
Steel-2.15%
Diversified Metals and Mining-4.93%
Copper-10.95%
Gold-14.48%
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
KDR Karelian Diamond ResourcesUK£0.008100.0%
+UK£785.7k
15.9%PB0.2x

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