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

UpdatedJun 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies122
  • 7D-2.0%
  • 3M-9.5%
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  • YTD-8.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by a pullback from Rio Tinto Group of 2.8%. Meanwhile, Fresnillo actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 6.9% in the last week. However, the industry is down 17% 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
Wed, 18 Jun 2025UK£168.8bUK£244.8bUK£6.0b7.7x28.3x0.7x
Fri, 16 May 2025UK£175.1bUK£246.9bUK£6.1b8.8x28.9x0.7x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025UK£159.6bUK£251.3bUK£6.2b8.2x25.9x0.6x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025UK£180.4bUK£254.8bUK£6.2b9.3x29x0.7x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025UK£185.1bUK£261.0bUK£7.8b9.5x23.8x0.7x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025UK£182.5bUK£263.0bUK£7.8b9.1x23.3x0.7x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024UK£191.4bUK£256.3bUK£7.6b9.5x25.1x0.7x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024UK£200.6bUK£251.9bUK£7.5b10.7x26.6x0.8x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024UK£205.3bUK£244.2bUK£7.3b11x28.1x0.8x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024UK£190.5bUK£247.9bUK£7.3b11.8x26x0.8x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024UK£198.4bUK£246.3bUK£12.2b13.7x16.2x0.8x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024UK£207.7bUK£250.5bUK£12.4b13.6x16.8x0.8x
Sat, 18 May 2024UK£229.2bUK£250.7bUK£12.3b16.2x18.6x0.9x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024UK£214.5bUK£256.1bUK£12.8b14.1x16.7x0.8x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024UK£184.8bUK£249.3bUK£12.5b13x14.8x0.7x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024UK£189.6bUK£261.7bUK£17.9b11.1x10.6x0.7x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024UK£216.4bUK£304.1bUK£27.6b9.9x7.8x0.7x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023UK£213.0bUK£305.9bUK£27.7b9.5x7.7x0.7x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023UK£205.0bUK£316.8bUK£28.4b9.9x7.2x0.6x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023UK£210.7bUK£314.8bUK£28.3b7.2x7.4x0.7x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023UK£195.4bUK£306.9bUK£28.0b6.9x7x0.6x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023UK£222.3bUK£326.4bUK£38.3b6.8x5.8x0.7x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023UK£209.6bUK£329.1bUK£38.5b7.3x5.4x0.6x
Sun, 21 May 2023UK£206.6bUK£336.0bUK£39.2b8x5.3x0.6x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023UK£231.7bUK£338.2bUK£39.6b9x5.9x0.7x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023UK£214.9bUK£346.0bUK£40.8b7.2x5.3x0.6x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023UK£248.4bUK£343.1bUK£45.5b6.7x5.5x0.7x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023UK£256.4bUK£342.2bUK£45.4b7.2x5.6x0.7x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022UK£250.8bUK£338.7bUK£45.0b6.7x5.6x0.7x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022UK£212.4bUK£358.8bUK£47.5b5x4.5x0.6x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022UK£212.7bUK£367.5bUK£48.5b5.2x4.4x0.6x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022UK£221.6bUK£351.9bUK£47.4b5.8x4.7x0.6x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022UK£205.1bUK£316.6bUK£42.4b5.8x4.8x0.6x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022UK£213.8bUK£310.9bUK£41.7b5.5x5.1x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£213.8bTotal Earnings: UK£41.7bTotal Revenue: UK£310.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.8x202320242025
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 28.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.8x.
  • 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 48% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 8.0% 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 Market-0.36%
Materials-2.14%
Metals and Mining-2.03%
Precious Metals and Minerals6.56%
Gold6.45%
Aluminum0%0
Steel-2.08%
Diversified Metals and Mining-2.48%
Copper-5.47%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Precious Metals and Minerals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 86.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 32.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 39.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Metals and Mining industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 14.0x.
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
FRES FresnilloUK£14.336.9%
+UK£685.3m		164.1%PE100.6x
GGP Greatland GoldUK£0.178.3%
+UK£171.8m		132.9%PE260.4x
HOC Hochschild MiningUK£2.507.8%
+UK£92.6m		40.2%PE17.8x
ATYM Atalaya Mining CopperUK£4.615.9%
+UK£35.9m		13.4%PE12.6x
MTL Metals ExplorationUK£0.09811.4%
+UK£35.4m		122.7%PE15x
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