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

UpdatedJul 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M41.6%
  • 1Y126.7%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Precious Metals and Minerals industry is up 1.2%, with Fresnillo up 1.4%. Meanwhile, Sylvania Platinum actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.4% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 127%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 34% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Jul 2025UK£11.6bUK£3.2bUK£6.0m36.9x1949.4x3.6x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025UK£10.3bUK£3.2bUK£12.5m40.8x825.2x3.2x
Fri, 09 May 2025UK£8.0bUK£3.3bUK£12.9m31x620.4x2.5x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025UK£6.5bUK£3.4bUK£13.3m28.4x485.7x1.9x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025UK£6.0bUK£2.8bUK£98.1m19.7x61.1x2.1x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025UK£5.4bUK£2.9bUK£141.6m23.2x38x1.8x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024UK£5.0bUK£2.9bUK£140.0m21.9x35.8x1.7x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024UK£5.2bUK£2.9bUK£137.4m23x38.1x1.8x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024UK£6.1bUK£2.8bUK£124.9m27.1x48.9x2.2x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024UK£4.8bUK£2.7bUK£145.6m22.9x32.7x1.8x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024UK£4.6bUK£2.8bUK£146.5m16.9x31.1x1.6x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024UK£5.3bUK£2.7bUK£135.5m20.4x38.9x2x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024UK£4.8bUK£2.7bUK£137.4m19.7x34.9x1.8x
Sat, 11 May 2024UK£4.9bUK£2.8bUK£140.2m19.8x35.2x1.8x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024UK£4.6bUK£2.7bUK£137.7m18.5x33.6x1.7x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024UK£4.2bUK£2.7bUK£142.8m11.4x29.3x1.5x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024UK£4.5bUK£2.6bUK£140.0m12.6x32x1.7x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023UK£5.1bUK£2.6bUK£139.4m14.9x36.7x2x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023UK£4.7bUK£2.6bUK£144.0m10.8x32.6x1.8x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023UK£4.6bUK£2.7bUK£146.3m12.3x31.4x1.7x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023UK£5.1bUK£2.7bUK£145.8m14.5x34.9x1.9x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023UK£4.5bUK£2.8bUK£216.1m12.5x20.8x1.6x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023UK£5.4bUK£2.7bUK£251.2m15.1x21.7x2x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023UK£5.8bUK£2.8bUK£263.4m20.3x22.1x2.1x
Sun, 14 May 2023UK£5.9bUK£2.8bUK£270.2m19.5x21.9x2.1x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023UK£6.7bUK£2.8bUK£270.7m20.9x24.9x2.4x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023UK£6.3bUK£3.0bUK£289.8m18.1x21.7x2.1x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023UK£7.2bUK£3.0bUK£304.1m18.4x23.5x2.4x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023UK£7.7bUK£3.0bUK£302.9m15.2x25.5x2.6x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022UK£7.6bUK£3.0bUK£305.8m11.4x24.9x2.5x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022UK£6.6bUK£3.1bUK£308.8m11x21.4x2.1x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022UK£6.2bUK£3.3bUK£334.4m7.9x18.6x1.9x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022UK£6.5bUK£3.0bUK£474.2m8.3x13.7x2.2x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022UK£6.0bUK£3.1bUK£620.8m8.3x9.7x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£6.0bTotal Earnings: UK£620.8mTotal Revenue: UK£3.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Precious Metals and Minerals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 118x202320242025
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 2kx which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 116x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Precious Metals and Minerals industry have declined 79% 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 Market1.39%
Materials3.37%
Metals and Mining3.62%
Precious Metals and Minerals1.55%
Diversified Metals and Mining4.47%
Gold4.20%
Steel3.42%
Aluminum0%0
Copper-1.02%
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£15.161.8%
+UK£199.0m		143.5%PE107x
JAN Jangada MinesUK£0.01211.4%
+UK£310.3k		-16.4%PB1.6x
BOD Botswana DiamondsUK£0.00299.3%
+UK£299.5k		-15.7%PB0.7x
SRES Sunrise ResourcesUK£0.0001623.1%
+UK£166.0k		-71.9%PS16.8x
GEMD Gem DiamondsUK£0.0670.6%
+UK£56.0k		-47.6%PE4.4x

Latest News

SRES
UK£0.00016
Sunrise Resources
7D
23.1%
1Y
-71.9%
JLP
UK£0.033
Jubilee Metals Group
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-51.8%
EUA
UK£0.047
Eurasia Mining
7D
-5.1%
1Y
n/a
FRES
UK£15.16
Fresnillo
7D
1.8%
1Y
143.5%
PDL
UK£0.12
Petra Diamonds
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-64.9%

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Jun 29
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SLP
UK£0.66
Sylvania Platinum
7D
-3.8%
1Y
4.3%
KDR
UK£0.0063
Karelian Diamond Resources
7D
4.2%
1Y
-61.5%
JAN
UK£0.012
Jangada Mines
7D
11.4%
1Y
-16.4%
VAST
UK£0.0036
Vast Resources
7D
-4.1%
1Y
217.0%
BOD
UK£0.0029
Botswana Diamonds
7D
9.3%
1Y
-15.7%
GEMD
UK£0.067
Gem Diamonds
7D
0.6%
1Y
-47.6%

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Mar 19
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