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U.K. (FTSE) Steel Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D8.6%
  • 3M13.5%
  • 1Y10.8%
  • YTDn/a

Hill & Smith is up 5.9%, leading the way for the Steel industry, which has gained 7.0%. In the same time, Strategic Minerals was down 18%. This means that the industry has gained 7.9% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Steel Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 29 Nov 2025UK£2.6bUK£1.7b-UK£170,580,278.1624.8x-15.3x1.5x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025UK£2.5bUK£1.7b-UK£167,075,143.7625.6x-15x1.5x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025UK£2.4bUK£1.7b-UK£160,957,913.6020.6x-14.8x1.4x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025UK£2.4bUK£1.7b-UK£147,711,987.6021.7x-16.4x1.4x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025UK£2.2bUK£1.8bUK£35.3m20.5x62.9x1.2x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025UK£2.0bUK£1.8bUK£27.6m23.3x73.1x1.1x
Thu, 15 May 2025UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£34.3m14.7x67.1x1.3x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025UK£1.9bUK£1.8bUK£33.5m13.1x56.2x1x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£50.9m10x45.5x1.3x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025UK£2.6bUK£1.8bUK£49.6m9.6x51.6x1.4x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025UK£2.5bUK£1.8bUK£49.3m10x50.2x1.4x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024UK£2.5bUK£1.8bUK£50.4m10.5x48.7x1.4x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£55.7m10.4x41x1.3x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024UK£2.2bUK£1.8bUK£56.7m11.7x39.1x1.3x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£42.1m21.9x54.5x1.3x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024UK£2.4bUK£1.6bUK£10.8m25.3x224.3x1.5x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024UK£2.2bUK£1.7bUK£4.7m16.4x473.7x1.4x
Fri, 17 May 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.7bUK£3.2m17x706.9x1.4x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.7bUK£202.4m10.2x11.2x1.4x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024UK£2.2bUK£1.6bUK£188.6m8.5x11.7x1.3x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024UK£2.5bUK£1.7bUK£190.2m8.3x13.1x1.5x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024UK£7.7bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b6.2x1x0.3x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b5x0.9x0.3x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023UK£7.5bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b4.5x0.9x0.3x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023UK£7.6bUK£29.0bUK£8.1b4.3x0.9x0.3x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.0bUK£8.2b3.9x0.9x0.3x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.4bUK£8.2b4.1x0.9x0.3x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b4.5x0.9x0.3x
Sat, 20 May 2023UK£7.6bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b4.6x0.9x0.3x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023UK£7.8bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b5x0.9x0.3x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023UK£7.8bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b4.1x0.9x0.3x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023UK£8.2bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b5.4x1x0.3x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023UK£8.2bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b7.2x1x0.3x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022UK£8.1bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b6.5x1x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

1x


Total Market Cap: UK£8.1bTotal Earnings: UK£8.3bTotal Revenue: UK£30.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Steel Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 69.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Steel industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.91x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Steel industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 62% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Steel compare with similar industries?

GB Market2.25%
Materials5.46%
Metals and Mining5.65%
Steel8.59%
Gold10.37%
Copper7.91%
Precious Metals and Minerals4.99%
Diversified Metals and Mining4.12%
Aluminum0%0
Silver0%0
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
HILS Hill & SmithUK£22.555.9%
+UK£99.3m		9.2%PE22.2x
FXPO FerrexpoUK£0.7429.1%
+UK£98.8m		-8.4%PS0.7x
ECOR Ecora ResourcesUK£1.0211.8%
+UK£26.9m		55.7%PS12.9x
CGS CastingsUK£2.781.1%
+UK£1.3m		8.6%PE25x
IRON IronveldUK£0.000494.3%
+UK£316.6k		36.1%PB0.4x

Latest News

ECOR
UK£1.02
Ecora Resources
7D
11.8%
1Y
55.7%

Ecora Resources (LON:ECOR) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Nov 29
Ecora Resources (LON:ECOR) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
IRON
UK£0.00049
Ironveld
7D
4.3%
1Y
36.1%
HILS
UK£22.55
Hill & Smith
7D
5.9%
1Y
9.2%
CGS
UK£2.78
Castings
7D
1.1%
1Y
8.6%
ZIOC
UK£0.073
Zanaga Iron Ore
7D
-8.8%
1Y
81.5%

We Think Zanaga Iron Ore (LON:ZIOC) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully

Nov 18
We Think Zanaga Iron Ore (LON:ZIOC) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully
FXPO
UK£0.74
Ferrexpo
7D
29.1%
1Y
-8.4%
SML
UK£0.013
Strategic Minerals
7D
-18.0%
1Y
400.0%