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

UpdatedFeb 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M20.9%
  • 1Y19.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Precious Metals and Minerals industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by a pullback from Sylvania Platinum of 5.8%. In contrast, Petra Diamonds has gained 24%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 22%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 43% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 12 Feb 2026UK£637.1mUK£334.9m-UK£111,338,832.6319.2x-5.7x1.9x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026UK£586.0mUK£340.8m-UK£113,226,587.2618.9x-5.2x1.7x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025UK£518.7mUK£521.2m-UK£91,518,733.2230.2x-5.7x1x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025UK£468.4mUK£532.7m-UK£93,421,901.7130.9x-5x0.9x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025UK£477.4mUK£600.9m-UK£98,862,459.8833.4x-4.8x0.8x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025UK£13.7bUK£3.5bUK£239.1m31x57.1x3.9x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025UK£10.8bUK£3.2bUK£6.1m37.9x1762.7x3.3x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025UK£11.0bUK£3.2bUK£12.0m38.1x923.4x3.5x
Sat, 24 May 2025UK£8.8bUK£3.2bUK£12.5m41.9x704x2.8x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025UK£7.9bUK£3.2bUK£12.8m31.6x619.2x2.4x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025UK£7.5bUK£3.3bUK£15.1m19.8x499.4x2.3x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025UK£6.4bUK£2.9bUK£141.1m23x45.2x2.2x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025UK£5.3bUK£3.0bUK£144.2m20.8x36.6x1.8x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024UK£5.4bUK£2.9bUK£134.7m23.7x40.4x1.9x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024UK£5.6bUK£2.8bUK£133.6m25.7x41.8x2x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024UK£5.1bUK£2.8bUK£123.5m24.2x41.4x1.8x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024UK£4.6bUK£2.7bUK£146.7m21.1x31.3x1.7x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£137.0m18.3x35.5x1.8x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024UK£4.8bUK£2.7bUK£139.2m19.1x34.8x1.8x
Sun, 26 May 2024UK£5.1bUK£2.7bUK£137.8m20.9x37x1.9x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024UK£5.1bUK£2.8bUK£140.7m19.3x36.1x1.8x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024UK£3.8bUK£2.7bUK£136.0m15.4x28.2x1.4x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024UK£4.2bUK£2.6bUK£149.0m12.9x28x1.6x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024UK£4.6bUK£2.6bUK£139.5m14.6x33.3x1.8x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023UK£4.8bUK£2.7bUK£144.7m14.2x33.3x1.8x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023UK£4.6bUK£2.7bUK£148.1m10.8x31x1.7x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023UK£4.6bUK£2.7bUK£146.0m13.9x31.6x1.7x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023UK£4.9bUK£2.8bUK£214.2m13.6x23x1.7x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023UK£5.1bUK£2.8bUK£216.5m14.2x23.5x1.8x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023UK£5.3bUK£2.8bUK£265.1m18.2x20.1x1.9x
Mon, 29 May 2023UK£5.7bUK£2.8bUK£272.3m18x20.9x2x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023UK£6.3bUK£2.8bUK£271.1m21x23.4x2.2x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023UK£6.4bUK£2.9bUK£273.5m20.6x23.3x2.2x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023UK£7.0bUK£3.0bUK£304.4m14.7x22.9x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£7.0bTotal Earnings: UK£304.4mTotal Revenue: UK£3.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Precious Metals and Minerals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 151.3x202420252026
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 Market0.80%
Materials3.12%
Metals and Mining3.01%
Precious Metals and Minerals-1.82%
Copper6.30%
Gold5.43%
Steel3.40%
Diversified Metals and Mining2.24%
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
PDL Petra DiamondsUK£0.1820.4%
+UK£10.2m		-40.6%PS0.4x
IMC IMC Exploration GroupUK£0.022.0%
+UK£312.3k		321.1%PS271.8x
SRES Sunrise ResourcesUK£0.000326.7%
+UK£156.2k		33.3%PS47.5x

Latest News

JAN
UK£0.016
Jangada Mines
7D
-3.0%
1Y
113.3%
SLP
UK£1.09
Sylvania Platinum
7D
-3.5%
1Y
129.5%

New Forecasts: Here's What Analysts Think The Future Holds For Sylvania Platinum Limited (LON:SLP)

Feb 10
New Forecasts: Here's What Analysts Think The Future Holds For Sylvania Platinum Limited (LON:SLP)
BOD
UK£0.0021
Botswana Diamonds
7D
-2.4%
1Y
41.4%
IMC
UK£0.02
IMC Exploration Group
7D
2.0%
1Y
321.1%
JLP
UK£0.045
Jubilee Metals Group
7D
-3.2%
1Y
18.2%
SRES
UK£0.00032
Sunrise Resources
7D
6.7%
1Y
33.3%
PDL
UK£0.18
Petra Diamonds
7D
20.4%
1Y
-40.6%
EUA
UK£0.038
Eurasia Mining
7D
-5.6%
1Y
-30.1%
KDR
UK£0.0053
Karelian Diamond Resources
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-55.3%
GEMD
UK£0.04
Gem Diamonds
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-61.8%