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U.K. (FTSE) Steel Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M1.1%
  • 1Y0.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Steel industry has remained flat, although notably Zanaga Iron Ore gained 16%. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Looking forward, 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
Fri, 21 Nov 2025UK£2.5bUK£1.7b-UK£170,983,065.3623x-14.4x1.4x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025UK£2.4bUK£1.7b-UK£164,712,125.5226.3x-14.7x1.4x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025UK£2.4bUK£1.7b-UK£159,420,636.3220.8x-14.9x1.4x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025UK£2.4bUK£1.7b-UK£149,445,718.4022.8x-16.2x1.4x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025UK£2.2bUK£1.8bUK£35.8m20.2x61.1x1.2x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025UK£2.1bUK£1.8bUK£35.4m14.3x58.8x1.2x
Wed, 07 May 2025UK£2.2bUK£1.8bUK£34.8m14.1x62.2x1.2x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025UK£1.9bUK£1.8bUK£33.1m13.2x58.6x1.1x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£49.9m9.3x46.5x1.3x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025UK£2.5bUK£1.8bUK£49.6m9.7x51.1x1.4x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024UK£2.5bUK£1.8bUK£49.8m9.9x50.1x1.4x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024UK£2.5bUK£1.8bUK£49.7m10.3x50.5x1.4x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£55.9m10.7x41x1.3x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024UK£2.2bUK£1.8bUK£56.3m11.2x39.7x1.3x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£40.7m21.9x56.7x1.3x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024UK£2.4bUK£1.6bUK£11.3m24.8x215.1x1.5x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.7bUK£3.6m16.9x621.4x1.4x
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.7bUK£2.1m16.5x1064x1.4x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£2.2bUK£1.7bUK£200.7m9.3x11x1.3x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.7bUK£189.9m8.5x12.3x1.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£7.7bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b5.7x1x0.3x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£7.8bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b6.7x1x0.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b4.9x1x0.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£7.5bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b4.3x0.9x0.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.0bUK£8.1b4.7x0.9x0.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.0bUK£8.2b3.9x0.9x0.3x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£7.6bUK£29.4bUK£8.2b4.1x0.9x0.3x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b4.4x0.9x0.3x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b4.8x0.9x0.3x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b4.5x0.9x0.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£8.0bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b4.4x1x0.3x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£8.2bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b6.6x1x0.3x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£8.1bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b6.4x1x0.3x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£8.1bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b5.6x1x0.3x
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 69.9x202320242025
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 0.90x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
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 Market-2.81%
Materials-3.52%
Metals and Mining-3.41%
Steel0.92%
Aluminum0%0
Silver0%0
Precious Metals and Minerals-3.19%
Diversified Metals and Mining-3.23%
Gold-3.79%
Copper-5.01%
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
FXPO FerrexpoUK£0.535.1%
+UK£15.3m		-30.2%PS0.5x
ZIOC Zanaga Iron OreUK£0.08618.5%
+UK£11.2m		126.3%PB1x
ECOR Ecora ResourcesUK£0.941.4%
+UK£3.2m		46.6%PS11.8x
CGS CastingsUK£2.601.6%
+UK£1.7m		-3.7%PE23.4x

Latest News

HILS
UK£21.35
Hill & Smith
7D
-0.5%
1Y
0.5%
CGS
UK£2.60
Castings
7D
1.6%
1Y
-3.7%
ZIOC
UK£0.086
Zanaga Iron Ore
7D
18.5%
1Y
126.3%

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£0.53
Ferrexpo
7D
5.1%
1Y
-30.2%
ECOR
UK£0.94
Ecora Resources
7D
1.4%
1Y
46.6%
CGO
UK£0.008
Contango Holdings
7D
-11.1%
1Y
n/a