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U.K. (FTSE) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies122
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M-10.2%
  • 1Y-24.5%
  • YTD-6.0%

In the last week, the Metals and Mining industry is up 2.9%, with Rio Tinto Group up 4.0%. Meanwhile, Fresnillo actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.7% in the last week. However, the industry is down 24% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 18 May 2025UK£172.9bUK£247.5bUK£6.1b8.7x28.4x0.7x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025UK£162.5bUK£249.1bUK£6.1b8.2x26.6x0.7x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025UK£178.4bUK£253.2bUK£6.2b9.5x28.7x0.7x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025UK£191.9bUK£263.5bUK£7.9b9.6x24.4x0.7x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025UK£182.5bUK£262.8bUK£7.8b9.1x23.3x0.7x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024UK£194.2bUK£257.7bUK£7.7b9.6x25.3x0.8x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024UK£198.5bUK£254.1bUK£7.6b10.8x26.1x0.8x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024UK£207.2bUK£244.9bUK£7.3b11x28.2x0.8x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024UK£190.6bUK£248.1bUK£7.3b11.8x26x0.8x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024UK£196.9bUK£246.8bUK£12.2b13.7x16.1x0.8x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024UK£208.5bUK£251.9bUK£12.5b12.8x16.7x0.8x
Mon, 20 May 2024UK£229.2bUK£250.7bUK£12.4b16.2x18.6x0.9x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024UK£213.9bUK£256.4bUK£12.8b14x16.7x0.8x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024UK£187.4bUK£250.0bUK£12.5b13.1x15x0.7x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024UK£187.4bUK£261.4bUK£17.9b11.2x10.5x0.7x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024UK£214.8bUK£303.2bUK£27.5b9.8x7.8x0.7x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023UK£212.9bUK£306.8bUK£27.8b9.1x7.7x0.7x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023UK£208.5bUK£311.2bUK£28.0b10.2x7.4x0.7x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023UK£210.7bUK£315.1bUK£28.3b10x7.4x0.7x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023UK£199.9bUK£306.5bUK£27.9b7x7.2x0.7x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023UK£217.0bUK£324.1bUK£35.3b8.1x6.1x0.7x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023UK£204.7bUK£329.8bUK£38.6b7.3x5.3x0.6x
Tue, 23 May 2023UK£206.4bUK£336.6bUK£39.3b7.9x5.3x0.6x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023UK£233.3bUK£336.2bUK£39.4b9.2x5.9x0.7x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023UK£214.5bUK£342.5bUK£40.4b8x5.3x0.6x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023UK£248.4bUK£343.2bUK£45.6b6.7x5.5x0.7x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023UK£257.9bUK£340.8bUK£45.3b7.2x5.7x0.8x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022UK£250.7bUK£339.1bUK£45.1b6.7x5.6x0.7x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022UK£227.8bUK£363.3bUK£48.0b5.2x4.7x0.6x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022UK£215.3bUK£362.8bUK£47.9b5.4x4.5x0.6x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022UK£211.9bUK£353.6bUK£47.6b5.5x4.4x0.6x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022UK£212.5bUK£308.1bUK£38.0b6.4x5.6x0.7x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022UK£213.8bUK£310.9bUK£41.7b5.5x5.1x0.7x
Wed, 25 May 2022UK£243.5bUK£305.8bUK£41.1b6.2x5.9x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£243.5bTotal Earnings: UK£41.1bTotal Revenue: UK£305.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Metals and Mining industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 28.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.75x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 47% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.8% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Materials industry?

GB Market1.61%
Materials2.77%
Metals and Mining2.89%
Steel5.32%
Copper4.68%
Diversified Metals and Mining3.65%
Aluminum0%0
Precious Metals and Minerals-5.36%
Gold-12.07%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Precious Metals and Minerals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 65.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 39.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Gold industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 20.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Precious Metals and Minerals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 40% per year.
  • In contrast, the Copper industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 18% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
RIO Rio Tinto GroupUK£46.764.0%
+UK£2.9b		-19.2%PE8.7x
GLEN GlencoreUK£2.665.4%
+UK£1.6b		-46.5%PS0.2x
ANTO AntofagastaUK£18.215.0%
+UK£862.6m		-23.0%PE28.7x
AAL Anglo AmericanUK£20.660.9%
+UK£212.3m		-22.8%PS1.2x
HILS Hill & SmithUK£19.325.5%
+UK£80.3m		-1.0%PE20.3x
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