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

UpdatedJan 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M14.4%
  • 1Y43.5%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Precious Metals and Minerals industry is up 1.6%, with Sylvania Platinum up 6.3%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 44%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 30% 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
Thu, 08 Jan 2026UK£591.1mUK£338.7m-UK£112,552,789.8219.5x-5.3x1.7x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025UK£518.7mUK£521.6m-UK£91,585,823.0530.2x-5.7x1x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025UK£494.6mUK£528.9m-UK£92,778,556.9631.6x-5.3x0.9x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025UK£478.6mUK£600.6m-UK£103,936,608.5932.2x-4.6x0.8x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025UK£13.4bUK£3.5bUK£239.2m30.5x56.1x3.8x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025UK£10.8bUK£3.2bUK£6.0m37.7x1801.1x3.4x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025UK£11.1bUK£3.2bUK£12.1m37.7x915.1x3.5x
Thu, 22 May 2025UK£8.4bUK£3.2bUK£12.7m41.3x665x2.6x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025UK£7.9bUK£3.2bUK£12.8m31.6x619.2x2.4x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025UK£7.3bUK£3.3bUK£15.2m19.3x478x2.2x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025UK£6.3bUK£2.9bUK£141.7m23x44.3x2.1x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025UK£5.3bUK£3.0bUK£143.1m20.7x36.9x1.8x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024UK£5.2bUK£2.9bUK£135.1m22.7x38.6x1.8x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024UK£5.7bUK£2.8bUK£132.9m25.4x43.1x2x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024UK£5.0bUK£2.8bUK£130.9m23.3x38.2x1.8x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024UK£4.6bUK£2.7bUK£146.7m21.1x31.3x1.7x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£136.5m18.9x36.1x1.8x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024UK£4.8bUK£2.7bUK£138.6m19.3x34.8x1.8x
Fri, 24 May 2024UK£5.2bUK£2.7bUK£138.3m21.1x37.6x1.9x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024UK£5.1bUK£2.8bUK£140.7m19.3x36.1x1.8x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024UK£4.0bUK£2.7bUK£136.6m15.7x29.2x1.5x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024UK£4.0bUK£2.6bUK£149.5m11.5x26.8x1.5x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024UK£4.6bUK£2.6bUK£139.5m14.6x33.3x1.8x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£144.7m11x34x1.9x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023UK£4.7bUK£2.7bUK£147.9m11.3x31.7x1.7x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023UK£4.6bUK£2.7bUK£147.1m13.9x31.3x1.7x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023UK£5.0bUK£2.8bUK£214.9m13.7x23.1x1.7x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023UK£5.4bUK£2.7bUK£255.0m14.6x21x2x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023UK£5.3bUK£2.8bUK£266.1m17.9x20x1.9x
Sat, 27 May 2023UK£5.7bUK£2.8bUK£272.6m18x20.9x2x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023UK£6.6bUK£2.8bUK£270.3m22.1x24.4x2.3x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023UK£6.2bUK£2.9bUK£275.1m19.3x22.5x2.2x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023UK£6.9bUK£3.0bUK£305.1m13.6x22.7x2.3x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023UK£8.2bUK£3.0bUK£299.3m19.4x27.3x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£8.2bTotal Earnings: UK£299.3mTotal Revenue: UK£3.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Precious Metals and Minerals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 152.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Precious Metals and Minerals industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
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 Market1.90%
Materials5.09%
Metals and Mining5.40%
Precious Metals and Minerals1.57%
Copper6.66%
Diversified Metals and Mining4.99%
Gold2.85%
Steel1.73%
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£1.096.3%
+UK£16.9m		162.7%PE19x
JLP Jubilee Metals GroupUK£0.0378.5%
+UK£9.1m		8.5%PS10.3x
SRES Sunrise ResourcesUK£0.0002810.0%
+UK£195.3k		1.9%PS40.8x
KDR Karelian Diamond ResourcesUK£0.00517.6%
+UK£147.3k		-56.5%PB0.1x

Latest News

SLP
UK£1.09
Sylvania Platinum
7D
6.3%
1Y
162.7%

SLP: Steady Buy Ratings Will Support Dividends And Production Guidance

Analysts have lifted their fair value estimate for Sylvania Platinum from £1.11 to £1.20 per share, supported by updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins and a modestly adjusted discount rate. This follows recent Street price target moves from £0.90 to £1.06 and then to £1.09.
JLP
UK£0.037
Jubilee Metals Group
7D
8.5%
1Y
8.5%
IMC
UK£0.0053
IMC Exploration Group
7D
-8.7%
1Y
5.0%
BOD
UK£0.0024
Botswana Diamonds
7D
-4.1%
1Y
27.0%
PDL
UK£0.17
Petra Diamonds
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-46.2%
SRES
UK£0.00028
Sunrise Resources
7D
10.0%
1Y
1.9%
EUA
UK£0.04
Eurasia Mining
7D
-2.5%
1Y
92.7%
KDR
UK£0.005
Karelian Diamond Resources
7D
17.6%
1Y
-56.5%
JAN
UK£0.015
Jangada Mines
7D
-7.7%
1Y
93.5%
GEMD
UK£0.028
Gem Diamonds
7D
-7.6%
1Y
-74.4%