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

UpdatedJun 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D14.8%
  • 3M54.0%
  • 1Y118.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Precious Metals and Minerals industry has risen 15%, driven by gains from Fresnillo of 15%. Meanwhile, Gem Diamonds actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 8.0% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 118%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 33% 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, 07 Jun 2025UK£10.4bUK£3.2bUK£12.5m40.4x828.1x3.2x
Mon, 05 May 2025UK£7.9bUK£3.2bUK£12.8m31.5x615x2.4x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025UK£7.5bUK£3.3bUK£13.2m31.5x563.8x2.2x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025UK£6.0bUK£2.9bUK£98.7m20.2x60.9x2.1x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025UK£5.5bUK£2.9bUK£141.0m23.5x38.8x1.9x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024UK£5.1bUK£2.9bUK£140.5m21.5x36x1.7x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024UK£5.3bUK£2.9bUK£136.1m23.8x38.7x1.8x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024UK£5.6bUK£2.8bUK£124.3m25.6x45.2x2x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£4.6bUK£2.7bUK£147.3m22.4x31.3x1.7x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£4.6bUK£2.8bUK£147.4m17.1x31.4x1.7x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£5.3bUK£2.7bUK£136.1m20.5x38.8x2x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£4.9bUK£2.7bUK£138.1m19.8x35.2x1.8x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£4.7bUK£2.7bUK£139.7m19x33.9x1.7x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£4.5bUK£2.7bUK£137.5m16.9x32.4x1.6x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£4.0bUK£2.6bUK£131.7m11.6x30.1x1.5x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£4.3bUK£2.6bUK£140.1m13.1x30.8x1.6x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£5.0bUK£2.6bUK£140.1m14.6x35.7x1.9x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£4.5bUK£2.7bUK£144.9m10.3x31.3x1.7x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£4.8bUK£2.7bUK£146.0m12.3x32.5x1.7x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£5.1bUK£2.7bUK£152.4m15.1x33.4x1.9x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£4.6bUK£2.8bUK£215.9m13.5x21.1x1.6x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023UK£5.5bUK£2.7bUK£250.0m15.4x21.9x2x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023UK£5.9bUK£2.8bUK£267.1m20.3x22x2.1x
Wed, 10 May 2023UK£6.2bUK£2.8bUK£266.7m20.9x23.2x2.2x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023UK£6.7bUK£2.8bUK£270.0m20.9x25x2.4x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023UK£6.8bUK£3.0bUK£256.0m29.1x26.4x2.3x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023UK£7.3bUK£2.9bUK£296.2m18.4x24.5x2.5x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022UK£7.6bUK£3.0bUK£304.6m15.2x25.1x2.5x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022UK£7.7bUK£3.0bUK£303.0m11.7x25.5x2.6x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022UK£6.4bUK£3.2bUK£329.6m8x19.5x2x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022UK£6.7bUK£3.2bUK£321.4m8.8x20.8x2.1x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022UK£6.6bUK£3.0bUK£464.8m8.5x14.2x2.2x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022UK£5.9bUK£3.2bUK£626.5m8x9.4x1.9x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022UK£7.1bUK£3.1bUK£619.5m9.3x11.5x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£7.1bTotal Earnings: UK£619.5mTotal Revenue: UK£3.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Precious Metals and Minerals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 77.8x202320242025
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 828x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 77.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Precious Metals and Minerals industry have declined 73% 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 Market0.59%
Materials-0.39%
Metals and Mining-0.43%
Precious Metals and Minerals14.84%
Copper6.73%
Gold4.99%
Aluminum0%0
Diversified Metals and Mining-2.49%
Steel-3.27%
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£13.4215.4%
+UK£1.3b		140.1%PE95x
SLP Sylvania PlatinumUK£0.6713.6%
+UK£20.8m		11.5%PE21.3x
VAST Vast ResourcesUK£0.00458.8%
+UK£939.1k		59.3%PS35.3x
JAN Jangada MinesUK£0.0119.5%
+UK£258.6k		-11.5%PB1.1x
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FRES

UK£13.42

Fresnillo

7D

15.4%

1Y

140.1%

EUA

UK£0.039

Eurasia Mining

7D

-0.6%

1Y

2.6%

JAN

UK£0.011

Jangada Mines

7D

9.5%

1Y

-11.5%

PDL

UK£0.20

Petra Diamonds

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-52.9%

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May 25
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SLP

UK£0.67

Sylvania Platinum

7D

13.6%

1Y

11.5%

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May 21
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BOD

UK£0.0014

Botswana Diamonds

7D

-6.9%

1Y

-64.0%

GEMD

UK£0.07

Gem Diamonds

7D

-8.0%

1Y

-46.9%

Is Gem Diamonds (LON:GEMD) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 19
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KDR

UK£0.0056

Karelian Diamond Resources

7D

-4.3%

1Y

-78.0%

VAST

UK£0.0045

Vast Resources

7D

8.8%

1Y

59.3%