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U.K. (FTSE) Steel Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-0.05%
  • 3M15.0%
  • 1Y-9.7%
  • YTDn/a

The Steel is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Castings has stood out, gaining 5.4%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 9.7% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 07 Jul 2025UK£2.1bUK£1.8bUK£36.1m18.9x57.9x1.2x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025UK£2.1bUK£1.8bUK£35.3m14.4x60.6x1.2x
Fri, 02 May 2025UK£2.2bUK£1.8bUK£34.4m13.9x63.3x1.2x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025UK£2.1bUK£1.8bUK£32.5m14.1x65.6x1.2x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£50.1m9.6x46.4x1.3x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025UK£2.5bUK£1.8bUK£49.1m9.5x50.9x1.4x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024UK£2.4bUK£1.8bUK£49.9m9.6x48.9x1.4x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024UK£2.5bUK£1.8bUK£50.0m10.2x50.7x1.4x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024UK£2.2bUK£1.8bUK£56.0m10.7x38.8x1.2x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024UK£2.2bUK£1.8bUK£56.2m10.6x39.2x1.2x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£40.3m21.3x56.8x1.3x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024UK£2.4bUK£1.6bUK£10.2m24.2x234.4x1.5x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.7bUK£4.0m17x565.2x1.4x
Sat, 04 May 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.7bUK£2.5m16.3x913.1x1.4x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024UK£2.2bUK£1.7bUK£200.8m9.3x11.1x1.3x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.7bUK£189.7m8.5x12.3x1.4x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024UK£7.7bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b5.8x1x0.3x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023UK£7.8bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b5.5x1x0.3x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b4.8x1x0.3x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023UK£7.6bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b4.1x0.9x0.3x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.0bUK£8.1b4.5x0.9x0.3x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.0bUK£8.2b4.1x0.9x0.3x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023UK£7.6bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b4x0.9x0.3x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b4.3x0.9x0.3x
Sun, 07 May 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b4.6x0.9x0.3x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b4.6x0.9x0.3x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023UK£8.2bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b4.4x1x0.3x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023UK£8.3bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b6.3x1x0.3x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022UK£8.2bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b5.6x1x0.3x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022UK£8.1bUK£30.4bUK£8.3b5.9x1x0.3x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022UK£7.6bUK£30.4bUK£8.3b4.7x0.9x0.3x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022UK£7.8bUK£30.4bUK£8.3b6.4x0.9x0.3x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022UK£12.3bUK£30.2bUK£8.2b12.8x1.5x0.4x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022UK£3.7bUK£30.4bUK£8.6b10.4x0.4x0.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

0.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.7bTotal Earnings: UK£8.6bTotal Revenue: UK£30.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Steel Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 69.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Steel 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 58.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 69.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.76x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Steel industry have declined 84% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 61% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.12%
Materials1.88%
Metals and Mining2.18%
Steel-0.054%
Gold7.04%
Precious Metals and Minerals4.10%
Copper3.48%
Diversified Metals and Mining1.77%
Aluminum0%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£18.121.1%
+UK£16.1m		-12.7%PE19x
FXPO FerrexpoUK£0.483.3%
+UK£9.1m		-20.8%PS0.4x
CGS CastingsUK£2.926.0%
+UK£7.2m		-22.3%PE30.4x
ECOR Ecora ResourcesUK£0.630.5%
+UK£747.1k		-7.6%PS3.6x
CGO Contango HoldingsUK£0.015.1%
+UK£379.0k		-26.8%n/a

Latest News

FXPO
UK£0.48
Ferrexpo
7D
3.3%
1Y
-20.8%
ECOR
UK£0.63
Ecora Resources
7D
0.5%
1Y
-7.6%
HILS
UK£18.12
Hill & Smith
7D
1.1%
1Y
-12.7%

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)

Jun 26
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS)
ZIOC
UK£0.068
Zanaga Iron Ore
7D
-19.1%
1Y
27.8%
IRON
UK£0.00046
Ironveld
7D
-2.1%
1Y
9.5%
CGO
UK£0.01
Contango Holdings
7D
5.1%
1Y
-26.8%
CGS
UK£2.92
Castings
7D
6.0%
1Y
-22.3%

Castings (LON:CGS) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.1419

Jun 14
Castings (LON:CGS) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.1419