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

UpdatedAug 28, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D6.2%
  • 3M47.7%
  • 1Y200.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Precious Metals and Minerals industry has risen 6.6%, driven by gains from Fresnillo of 6.7%. In the same time, Eurasia Mining was down 14%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 193%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 28 Aug 2025UK£13.4bUK£3.5bUK£239.4m30.7x56x3.8x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025UK£10.8bUK£3.2bUK£6.0m37.7x1801.1x3.4x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025UK£10.8bUK£3.2bUK£12.2m37.5x887.9x3.4x
Wed, 21 May 2025UK£8.1bUK£3.2bUK£12.7m38.7x637x2.5x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025UK£7.9bUK£3.3bUK£12.9m31.5x618x2.4x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025UK£7.3bUK£3.3bUK£15.2m19.3x478x2.2x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025UK£6.4bUK£3.0bUK£142.2m22.8x45.1x2.2x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025UK£5.1bUK£3.0bUK£142.4m20.7x36x1.7x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024UK£5.2bUK£2.9bUK£135.1m22.7x38.6x1.8x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024UK£5.8bUK£2.8bUK£133.3m25.3x43.8x2.1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024UK£5.0bUK£2.8bUK£130.9m23.3x38.2x1.8x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024UK£4.7bUK£2.7bUK£144.0m17.1x32.6x1.7x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£136.5m18.9x36.1x1.8x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£138.7m19.2x35.1x1.8x
Thu, 23 May 2024UK£5.3bUK£2.7bUK£138.1m21.9x38.4x2x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024UK£5.1bUK£2.8bUK£140.0m19.6x36.7x1.9x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£4.0bUK£2.7bUK£136.5m15.9x29.6x1.5x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£4.0bUK£2.6bUK£149.1m11.6x27.1x1.5x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£4.5bUK£2.6bUK£139.3m14.3x32.5x1.7x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£144.7m11x34x1.9x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£4.7bUK£2.7bUK£143.1m11.4x33x1.8x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£4.7bUK£2.7bUK£147.3m13.7x32.1x1.7x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£5.0bUK£2.8bUK£214.8m13.7x23.1x1.7x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£5.3bUK£2.7bUK£255.0m14.6x20.7x1.9x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£5.4bUK£2.8bUK£264.0m18x20.3x1.9x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£5.7bUK£2.8bUK£272.0m18.2x21x2x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£6.6bUK£2.8bUK£270.3m22.1x24.4x2.3x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£6.4bUK£2.9bUK£274.0m19.4x23.4x2.2x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£6.9bUK£3.0bUK£304.9m14.1x22.8x2.3x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£8.2bUK£3.0bUK£300.2m19.4x27.2x2.8x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£7.5bUK£2.9bUK£297.9m16.4x25.3x2.6x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£6.8bUK£3.1bUK£318.7m11.1x21.4x2.2x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£7.1bUK£3.2bUK£330.1m8.1x21.6x2.2x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£6.2bUK£3.1bUK£476.8m8.4x13.1x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£6.2bTotal Earnings: UK£476.8mTotal Revenue: UK£3.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Precious Metals and Minerals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 157x202320242025
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 industry is trading at a PE ratio of 55.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 157x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Precious Metals and Minerals industry have declined 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.9% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, 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 Market3.34%
Materials1.60%
Metals and Mining1.86%
Precious Metals and Minerals6.23%
Diversified Metals and Mining1.63%
Copper1.33%
Steel0.47%
Aluminum0%0
Gold-0.64%
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£17.576.7%
+UK£810.6m		221.5%PE38.3x
PDL Petra DiamondsUK£0.212.4%
+UK£971.0k		-22.2%PS0.2x
GEMD Gem DiamondsUK£0.0733.0%
+UK£293.8k		-47.3%PE4.8x
JAN Jangada MinesUK£0.00634.2%
+UK£113.4k		-51.9%PB1.5x
SRES Sunrise ResourcesUK£0.000244.3%
+UK£70.0k		-56.4%PS31.9x

Latest News

FRES
UK£17.57
Fresnillo
7D
6.7%
1Y
221.5%

Exploration Efforts At Ciénega And San Julian Will Extend Mine Life

Despite improved silver price outlooks and operational momentum underpinning bullish sentiment, analysts note that current valuation already prices in optimistic assumptions and offers limited upside, resulting in the consensus price target for Fresnillo holding steady at £13.70. Analyst Commentary Bullish analysts cite a substantially improved outlook for silver prices, supporting upward revisions in price targets.
JAN
UK£0.0063
Jangada Mines
7D
4.2%
1Y
-51.9%
PDL
UK£0.21
Petra Diamonds
7D
2.4%
1Y
-22.2%

Petra Diamonds Limited (LON:PDL) Surges 37% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Aug 09
Petra Diamonds Limited (LON:PDL) Surges 37% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement
SRES
UK£0.00024
Sunrise Resources
7D
4.3%
1Y
-56.4%
GEMD
UK£0.073
Gem Diamonds
7D
3.0%
1Y
-47.3%
SLP
UK£0.73
Sylvania Platinum
7D
-3.2%
1Y
39.6%

Sylvania Platinum (LON:SLP) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Jul 22
Sylvania Platinum (LON:SLP) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively
JLP
UK£0.03
Jubilee Metals Group
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-45.9%
EUA
UK£0.042
Eurasia Mining
7D
-13.5%
1Y
n/a