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

UpdatedJun 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D7.4%
  • 3M52.8%
  • 1Y141.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Precious Metals and Minerals industry has risen 7.4%, driven by gains from Fresnillo of 7.7%. During this same period, the Petra Diamonds underperformed, falling 21%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 141%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 32% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 14 Jun 2025UK£11.1bUK£3.2bUK£12.5m40.1x892.1x3.5x
Mon, 12 May 2025UK£8.2bUK£3.2bUK£12.8m32.3x642.2x2.5x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025UK£6.8bUK£3.4bUK£13.4m28.7x504.3x2x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025UK£6.6bUK£3.3bUK£13.7m20.9x483x2x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025UK£5.5bUK£2.9bUK£142.0m24.2x39x1.9x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024UK£4.9bUK£2.9bUK£140.6m21.6x34.9x1.7x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024UK£5.1bUK£2.9bUK£135.8m22.3x37.4x1.8x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024UK£6.0bUK£2.8bUK£125.0m26.3x48.1x2.1x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024UK£4.7bUK£2.7bUK£145.2m23x32.7x1.8x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024UK£4.7bUK£2.8bUK£145.5m17.3x32x1.7x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£5.3bUK£2.7bUK£135.7m20.2x38.9x2x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£4.7bUK£2.7bUK£138.6m19.4x34.2x1.7x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£139.9m19.8x35.3x1.8x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£138.8m19.8x35.6x1.8x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£4.0bUK£2.7bUK£141.1m12.6x28.5x1.5x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£4.3bUK£2.6bUK£141.3m12.6x30.8x1.6x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£5.0bUK£2.6bUK£140.9m15.7x35.2x1.9x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£4.9bUK£2.6bUK£143.6m11.7x34.4x1.9x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£4.7bUK£2.7bUK£146.5m11.9x32x1.7x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£5.0bUK£2.7bUK£146.3m14.5x34.3x1.8x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£4.9bUK£2.8bUK£216.5m14.4x22.4x1.7x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£5.4bUK£2.7bUK£254.9m14.8x21.3x2x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£5.8bUK£2.7bUK£262.2m20.5x22.2x2.1x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£5.8bUK£2.8bUK£269.3m19.1x21.6x2.1x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£6.8bUK£2.8bUK£268.5m21.5x25.4x2.4x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£6.3bUK£2.9bUK£285.5m17.9x22.1x2.2x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023UK£7.2bUK£3.0bUK£305.1m18.4x23.7x2.4x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023UK£8.2bUK£3.0bUK£303.6m16.4x27.2x2.7x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022UK£7.7bUK£3.0bUK£299.3m16.9x25.7x2.6x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022UK£6.4bUK£3.1bUK£309.2m10.9x20.8x2.1x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022UK£6.4bUK£3.3bUK£338.3m4.5x18.9x1.9x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022UK£6.5bUK£3.0bUK£471.9m7.8x13.8x2.2x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022UK£6.1bUK£3.1bUK£618.5m8.3x9.9x2x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022UK£7.1bUK£3.1bUK£608.4m9.1x11.6x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£7.1bTotal Earnings: UK£608.4mTotal Revenue: UK£3.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Precious Metals and Minerals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 83.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Precious Metals and Minerals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 892x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 83.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Precious Metals and Minerals industry have declined 73% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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. Precious Metals and Minerals compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.14%
Materials-1.20%
Metals and Mining-1.15%
Precious Metals and Minerals7.36%
Gold3.89%
Aluminum0%0
Diversified Metals and Mining-1.37%
Steel-3.61%
Copper-5.10%
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
FRES FresnilloUK£14.457.7%
+UK£759.0m		164.9%PE102.5x
SLP Sylvania PlatinumUK£0.704.5%
+UK£7.8m		12.9%PE22.3x
EUA Eurasia MiningUK£0.0415.1%
+UK£5.8m		57.7%PS57.1x
KDR Karelian Diamond ResourcesUK£0.013123.2%
+UK£1.2m		-49.0%PB0.3x
BOD Botswana DiamondsUK£0.001514.8%
+UK£239.6k		-58.7%PB0.4x
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JLP

UK£0.037

Jubilee Metals Group

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-51.6%

FRES

UK£14.45

Fresnillo

7D

7.7%

1Y

164.9%

EUA

UK£0.041

Eurasia Mining

7D

5.1%

1Y

57.7%

PDL

UK£0.16

Petra Diamonds

7D

-20.5%

1Y

-60.5%

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May 25
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SLP

UK£0.70

Sylvania Platinum

7D

4.5%

1Y

12.9%

Sylvania Platinum Limited (LON:SLP) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

May 21
Sylvania Platinum Limited (LON:SLP) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

BOD

UK£0.0015

Botswana Diamonds

7D

14.8%

1Y

-58.7%

GEMD

UK£0.071

Gem Diamonds

7D

0.7%

1Y

-45.5%

Is Gem Diamonds (LON:GEMD) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 19
Is Gem Diamonds (LON:GEMD) Using Too Much Debt?

KDR

UK£0.013

Karelian Diamond Resources

7D

123.2%

1Y

-49.0%

VAST

UK£0.0044

Vast Resources

7D

-0.2%

1Y

134.2%