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

UpdatedFeb 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-4.1%
  • 3M17.7%
  • 1Y30.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Precious Metals and Minerals industry has dropped 4.1%, driven by Sylvania Platinum declining 4.8%. Meanwhile, Petra Diamonds actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 5.9% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 30%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 48% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 20 Feb 2026UK£620.9mUK£339.9m-UK£112,977,403.1319x-5.5x1.8x
Sun, 18 Jan 2026UK£615.5mUK£341.5m-UK£113,473,270.8019.6x-5.4x1.8x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025UK£553.0mUK£519.4m-UK£92,246,705.7031.2x-6x1.1x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025UK£482.6mUK£529.2m-UK£92,839,397.7031.5x-5.2x0.9x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025UK£494.1mUK£605.0m-UK£99,534,096.2831.8x-5x0.8x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025UK£467.7mUK£586.6m-UK£110,214,486.3437.5x-4.2x0.8x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025UK£11.6bUK£3.6bUK£243.2m27.9x47.9x3.2x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025UK£11.2bUK£3.2bUK£5.8m38.5x1931.7x3.5x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025UK£9.0bUK£3.2bUK£12.6m39x717.6x2.8x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025UK£7.8bUK£3.2bUK£12.7m31.5x613.2x2.4x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025UK£7.5bUK£3.3bUK£15.8m21.1x470.4x2.3x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025UK£6.2bUK£2.9bUK£98.6m21.7x62.6x2.2x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025UK£5.3bUK£3.0bUK£144.7m21.9x36.6x1.8x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024UK£5.1bUK£2.9bUK£135.4m22.7x38x1.8x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024UK£5.1bUK£2.9bUK£136.0m23.7x37.4x1.8x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£5.3bUK£2.8bUK£124.1m24.3x42.8x1.9x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£4.2bUK£2.8bUK£154.3m15.8x27x1.5x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£4.6bUK£2.8bUK£149.6m17x31x1.6x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£5.0bUK£2.7bUK£137.2m19.7x36.8x1.9x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£5.3bUK£2.7bUK£137.8m21.3x38.2x1.9x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£4.8bUK£2.8bUK£139.3m18.7x34.3x1.7x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£4.0bUK£2.7bUK£137.9m15.6x29.3x1.5x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£4.1bUK£2.6bUK£131.1m12x30.9x1.6x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£4.2bUK£2.6bUK£139.9m13.7x30x1.6x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£5.0bUK£2.6bUK£143.4m14.5x34.6x1.9x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£4.6bUK£2.7bUK£146.2m10.2x31.7x1.7x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£4.8bUK£2.7bUK£146.3m12.5x32.6x1.7x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£5.1bUK£2.8bUK£201.3m14.2x25.3x1.8x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£4.8bUK£2.8bUK£216.3m13.8x22x1.7x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£5.3bUK£2.7bUK£255.5m15.5x20.6x1.9x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£5.9bUK£2.8bUK£270.2m18.6x21.8x2.1x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£6.2bUK£2.8bUK£268.2m21.1x23.1x2.2x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£6.4bUK£2.8bUK£272.4m20.4x23.6x2.3x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£6.7bUK£3.0bUK£258.0m28.6x26.1x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£6.7bTotal Earnings: UK£258.0mTotal Revenue: UK£3.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Precious Metals and Minerals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 151.1x202420252026
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 Market1.89%
Materials0.69%
Metals and Mining0.85%
Precious Metals and Minerals-4.13%
Gold9.49%
Copper3.81%
Steel2.00%
Aluminum0%0
Silver0%0
Diversified Metals and Mining-0.18%
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£0.185.9%
+UK£3.4m		-28.4%PS0.4x
JAN Jangada MinesUK£0.01910.3%
+UK£1.4m		150.0%PB8.3x
BOD Botswana DiamondsUK£0.00192.6%
+UK£59.9k		34.5%PB0.5x
GEMD Gem DiamondsUK£0.0381.1%
+UK£56.0k		-62.8%PS0.06x

Latest News

SLP
UK£1.10
Sylvania Platinum
7D
-4.8%
1Y
135.5%

SLP: Rebased P/E And Higher Margins Will Support Future Dividends

Analysts have lifted their price target on Sylvania Platinum by £0.03, citing updated assumptions on revenue growth, profit margins and a lower implied future P/E multiple as the key drivers behind the change. Analyst Commentary Recent research on Sylvania Platinum focuses on how updated assumptions around revenue, margins and P/E levels feed into the new price target, rather than any shift in company rating or fundamental thesis.
JAN
UK£0.019
Jangada Mines
7D
10.3%
1Y
150.0%
BOD
UK£0.0019
Botswana Diamonds
7D
2.6%
1Y
34.5%
IMC
UK£0.016
IMC Exploration Group
7D
-17.1%
1Y
231.6%
JLP
UK£0.041
Jubilee Metals Group
7D
-7.9%
1Y
12.9%
PDL
UK£0.18
Petra Diamonds
7D
5.9%
1Y
-28.4%
EUA
UK£0.037
Eurasia Mining
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-15.5%
KDR
UK£0.005
Karelian Diamond Resources
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-31.0%
GEMD
UK£0.038
Gem Diamonds
7D
1.1%
1Y
-62.8%