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

UpdatedJul 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies122
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M14.8%
  • 1Y-18.6%
  • YTD-5.2%

In the last week, the Metals and Mining industry is up 8.3%, with Glencore up 6.2%. However, the industry is down 17% over the past year. 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
Fri, 04 Jul 2025UK£174.1bUK£241.1bUK£5.8b8.4x29.8x0.7x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025UK£172.6bUK£244.0bUK£6.0b9.7x29x0.7x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025UK£169.0bUK£244.5bUK£6.0b8.6x28.2x0.7x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025UK£184.3bUK£254.8bUK£6.3b8.8x29.4x0.7x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025UK£188.6bUK£259.0bUK£6.4b9.1x29.7x0.7x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025UK£194.1bUK£268.3bUK£8.0b9.3x24.3x0.7x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024UK£185.7bUK£256.8bUK£7.7b9.4x24.3x0.7x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024UK£184.5bUK£258.7bUK£7.8b9.9x23.8x0.7x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£200.4bUK£250.8bUK£7.5b10.9x26.7x0.8x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£176.4bUK£250.6bUK£7.5b10.2x23.4x0.7x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£191.4bUK£250.4bUK£11.5b11.3x16.6x0.8x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£214.4bUK£248.4bUK£12.3b13x17.4x0.9x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£219.0bUK£250.0bUK£12.3b15.8x17.8x0.9x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£218.1bUK£255.1bUK£12.6b14.7x17.3x0.9x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£195.4bUK£252.6bUK£12.6b12.3x15.5x0.8x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£185.9bUK£251.5bUK£12.6b11x14.7x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£199.0bUK£304.3bUK£27.6b9.3x7.2x0.7x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£220.7bUK£305.4bUK£27.7b10.2x8x0.7x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£214.5bUK£310.2bUK£28.0b10.2x7.7x0.7x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£206.1bUK£316.4bUK£28.4b9.8x7.3x0.7x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£202.4bUK£309.2bUK£28.0b6.8x7.2x0.7x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£204.0bUK£303.8bUK£27.7b7.3x7.4x0.7x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£202.7bUK£327.3bUK£38.4b7.2x5.3x0.6x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£208.4bUK£336.2bUK£39.3b8.1x5.3x0.6x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£212.0bUK£333.7bUK£39.1b8.3x5.4x0.6x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£226.1bUK£338.7bUK£39.6b8.9x5.7x0.7x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£233.9bUK£349.0bUK£41.1b8.5x5.7x0.7x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£267.2bUK£336.7bUK£44.8b7.1x6x0.8x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£248.5bUK£343.8bUK£45.6b7.1x5.4x0.7x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£235.7bUK£346.5bUK£46.0b6.5x5.1x0.7x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£209.2bUK£365.3bUK£48.2b5.1x4.3x0.6x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£216.5bUK£355.7bUK£47.7b5.6x4.5x0.6x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£221.8bUK£341.2bUK£46.1b6.2x4.8x0.6x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022UK£200.2bUK£302.5bUK£40.2b5.8x5x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: UK£200.2bTotal Earnings: UK£40.2bTotal Revenue: UK£302.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.1x202320242025
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 29.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.1x.
  • 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 7.3% 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 Market0.91%
Materials2.74%
Metals and Mining2.80%
Copper5.34%
Gold3.92%
Diversified Metals and Mining2.85%
Steel1.40%
Aluminum0%0
Precious Metals and Minerals-2.05%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Precious Metals and Minerals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 98.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 32.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 39.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Gold industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 20.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Precious Metals and Minerals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 32% 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 17% 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
GLEN GlencoreUK£3.066.2%
+UK£2.1b		-36.3%PS0.2x
AAL Anglo AmericanUK£22.444.7%
+UK£1.1b		-18.8%PS1.2x
ANTO AntofagastaUK£19.345.7%
+UK£1.0b		-10.9%PE31.4x
RIO Rio Tinto GroupUK£42.960.7%
+UK£475.0m		-19.8%PE8.2x
HOC Hochschild MiningUK£2.725.2%
+UK£68.9m		48.5%PE19.7x

Latest News

MTL
UK£0.13
Metals Exploration
7D
20.9%
1Y
173.7%
ECOR
UK£0.62
Ecora Resources
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-11.3%
PAF
UK£0.49
Pan African Resources
7D
4.3%
1Y
80.8%
GLEN
UK£3.06
Glencore
7D
6.2%
1Y
-36.3%
FAR
UK£0.074
Ferro-Alloy Resources
7D
-20.0%
1Y
13.8%
ANTO
UK£19.34
Antofagasta
7D
5.7%
1Y
-10.9%
ATYM
UK£4.63
Atalaya Mining Copper
7D
-1.7%
1Y
5.2%
HILS
UK£18.06
Hill & Smith
7D
2.7%
1Y
-9.6%

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ZIOC
UK£0.071
Zanaga Iron Ore
7D
-9.8%
1Y
26.4%
FRES
UK£14.60
Fresnillo
7D
-2.4%
1Y
153.3%
AAL
UK£22.44
Anglo American
7D
4.7%
1Y
-18.8%
SRB
UK£1.67
Serabi Gold
7D
-4.0%
1Y
147.4%

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RIO
UK£42.96
Rio Tinto Group
7D
0.7%
1Y
-19.8%
HOC
UK£2.72
Hochschild Mining
7D
5.2%
1Y
48.5%
TUN
UK£0.10
Tungsten West
7D
-16.7%
1Y
107.9%
CORA
UK£0.063
Cora Gold
7D
-10.7%
1Y
267.6%