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

UpdatedMar 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-10.5%
  • 3M-14.0%
  • 1Y-2.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Precious Metals and Minerals industry has dropped 16%, driven by Sylvania Platinum declining 11%. In contrast, Karelian Diamond Resources has gained 88%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 42% 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, 21 Mar 2026UK£451.0mUK£209.3m-UK£38,369,824.288.3x-11.8x2.2x
Mon, 16 Feb 2026UK£642.3mUK£334.8m-UK£111,302,653.2319.7x-5.8x1.9x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026UK£600.4mUK£340.2m-UK£113,037,850.6819.4x-5.3x1.8x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025UK£535.5mUK£517.7m-UK£90,931,575.3132x-5.9x1x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025UK£461.4mUK£527.9m-UK£92,605,009.5930.2x-5x0.9x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025UK£469.7mUK£599.2m-UK£98,584,124.1832.1x-4.8x0.8x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025UK£486.4mUK£613.7m-UK£98,841,732.2725.6x-4.9x0.8x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025UK£11.0bUK£3.3bUK£6.2m35.4x1768.9x3.4x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025UK£11.0bUK£3.1bUK£11.9m38.7x925.9x3.5x
Wed, 28 May 2025UK£8.7bUK£3.2bUK£12.5m42.2x695.4x2.7x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025UK£7.8bUK£3.2bUK£12.8m31.2x611.5x2.4x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025UK£7.3bUK£3.3bUK£15.8m20.1x459.6x2.2x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025UK£6.2bUK£2.9bUK£95.6m22.8x65.2x2.2x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025UK£5.3bUK£3.0bUK£144.2m21.9x36.7x1.8x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024UK£5.3bUK£2.9bUK£136.4m22.5x38.9x1.8x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024UK£5.6bUK£2.8bUK£133.1m26.2x42.3x2x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024UK£5.0bUK£2.8bUK£123.8m23.8x40.4x1.8x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024UK£4.2bUK£2.7bUK£144.4m16.1x29.3x1.6x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024UK£4.9bUK£2.8bUK£148.1m17.7x32.8x1.7x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024UK£4.8bUK£2.7bUK£139.1m19.1x34.7x1.8x
Thu, 30 May 2024UK£5.3bUK£2.7bUK£138.1m21.3x38.4x2x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£5.0bUK£2.8bUK£139.3m18.9x35.6x1.8x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£3.9bUK£2.7bUK£138.1m15.3x28.5x1.4x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£4.1bUK£2.6bUK£148.7m12.6x27.3x1.5x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£4.2bUK£2.6bUK£140.0m13.8x30.3x1.6x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£5.0bUK£2.6bUK£143.2m13.8x35.1x1.9x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£4.4bUK£2.7bUK£148.3m10.5x29.8x1.6x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£4.7bUK£2.7bUK£144.2m12.5x32.8x1.7x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£4.9bUK£2.8bUK£201.5m13.8x24.3x1.7x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£4.9bUK£2.8bUK£216.0m14.6x22.8x1.7x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£5.4bUK£2.8bUK£258.0m16.1x21.1x2x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£5.8bUK£2.8bUK£268.6m18.5x21.8x2.1x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£6.2bUK£2.8bUK£267.7m21.2x23.2x2.2x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£6.3bUK£2.9bUK£273.7m20.3x22.9x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£6.3bTotal Earnings: UK£273.7mTotal Revenue: UK£2.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Precious Metals and Minerals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 149.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Precious Metals and Minerals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
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 58% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Precious Metals and Minerals compare with similar industries?

GB Market-3.50%
Materials-6.04%
Metals and Mining-6.11%
Precious Metals and Minerals-10.52%
Aluminum0%0
Silver0%0
Steel-1.95%
Diversified Metals and Mining-4.70%
Copper-10.51%
Gold-13.61%
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		-37.1%PS0.4x
KDR Karelian Diamond ResourcesUK£0.007587.5%
+UK£687.5k		8.7%PB0.2x
BMIN Botswana MineralsUK£0.002623.8%
+UK£599.0k		173.7%PB0.7x

Latest News

KDR
UK£0.0075
Karelian Diamond Resources
7D
87.5%
1Y
8.7%
BMIN
UK£0.0026
Botswana Minerals
7D
23.8%
1Y
173.7%
GEMD
UK£0.038
Gem Diamonds
7D
-15.6%
1Y
-57.3%
SLP
UK£0.86
Sylvania Platinum
7D
-10.9%
1Y
57.1%

SLP: Higher Margins And Dividend Support Will Drive Future Re Rating

Analysts have raised their price target on Sylvania Platinum by £0.03, citing refreshed modelling on discount rates and P/E assumptions that support a slightly higher valuation range for the shares. Analyst Commentary Recent research points to refreshed assumptions on discount rates and P/E multiples for Sylvania Platinum, which is feeding into a slightly higher assessed valuation range for the shares.
PDL
UK£0.18
Petra Diamonds
7D
5.9%
1Y
-37.1%

Higher Value Diamonds And New Mine Areas Will Reshape This Producer’s Long Term Earnings Profile

Catalysts About Petra Diamonds Petra Diamonds is a South Africa focused diamond mining group that operates the Cullinan and Finsch mines and sells rough diamonds into global markets. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
JAN
UK£0.015
Jangada Mines
7D
-16.7%
1Y
100.0%
JLP
UK£0.031
Jubilee Metals Group
7D
-15.1%
1Y
-13.9%
SRES
UK£0.00027
Sunrise Resources
7D
-15.6%
1Y
42.1%
IMC
UK£0.017
IMC Exploration Group
7D
-8.3%
1Y
214.3%
EUA
UK£0.031
Eurasia Mining
7D
-4.6%
1Y
-48.3%