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U.S. Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies271
  • 7D-11.4%
  • 3M25.2%
  • 1Y98.0%
  • YTD16.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has dropped 8.9%, driven by Southern Copper declining 15%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 104%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 07 Mar 2026US$810.6bUS$255.2bUS$25.7b22.2x31.5x3.2x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026US$775.9bUS$250.8bUS$23.6b27.4x32.8x3.1x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025US$668.2bUS$248.5bUS$22.5b25x29.7x2.7x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025US$617.4bUS$248.3bUS$22.5b22.1x27.4x2.5x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025US$581.7bUS$244.4bUS$21.5b25.2x27.1x2.4x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025US$561.7bUS$244.8bUS$20.3b23.4x27.6x2.3x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025US$488.5bUS$244.5bUS$20.3b21.5x24.1x2x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025US$471.3bUS$241.2bUS$18.2b22.9x25.9x2x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025US$464.3bUS$259.2bUS$17.8b21.2x26x1.8x
Wed, 14 May 2025US$458.1bUS$272.4bUS$20.2b20.8x22.7x1.7x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025US$404.9bUS$262.9bUS$17.2b19.5x23.6x1.5x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025US$411.6bUS$263.3bUS$17.2b21.2x23.9x1.6x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025US$406.0bUS$261.8bUS$11.5b18.8x35.2x1.6x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025US$386.3bUS$265.8bUS$12.5b15x30.9x1.5x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024US$443.8bUS$266.1bUS$12.5b18.7x35.6x1.7x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024US$456.9bUS$269.1bUS$11.3b15.4x40.6x1.7x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024US$447.9bUS$267.4bUS$11.3b14x39.6x1.7x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024US$442.3bUS$267.2bUS$11.5b13.3x38.6x1.7x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024US$443.8bUS$266.1bUS$12.5b13.9x35.5x1.7x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024US$424.9bUS$266.6bUS$13.1b14.1x32.6x1.6x
Thu, 16 May 2024US$466.9bUS$266.9bUS$13.0b13.7x35.8x1.7x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024US$460.3bUS$266.1bUS$15.6b14x29.4x1.7x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024US$399.0bUS$266.7bUS$16.0b13.9x25x1.5x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024US$381.4bUS$264.8bUS$18.3b16.2x20.9x1.4x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024US$400.7bUS$278.4bUS$19.5b17.2x20.6x1.4x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023US$390.1bUS$283.5bUS$20.1b15.5x19.4x1.4x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023US$337.4bUS$279.3bUS$21.3b11.6x15.8x1.2x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023US$347.4bUS$283.7bUS$21.9b12.3x15.9x1.2x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023US$349.2bUS$276.4bUS$21.7b13.5x16.1x1.3x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023US$362.9bUS$281.8bUS$24.0b13.5x15.1x1.3x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023US$343.1bUS$284.9bUS$26.3b12.3x13.1x1.2x
Fri, 19 May 2023US$332.2bUS$284.7bUS$26.3b11.8x12.6x1.2x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023US$370.0bUS$293.3bUS$30.8b11.4x12x1.3x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023US$348.7bUS$293.2bUS$31.0b8.3x11.2x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.2x


Total Market Cap: US$348.7bTotal Earnings: US$31.0bTotal Revenue: US$293.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Metals and Mining industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 32.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 6.0% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 4.5% 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.S. Materials industry?

US Market-2.31%
Materials-8.46%
Metals and Mining-11.45%
Aluminum-2.14%
Diversified Metals and Mining-5.04%
Steel-5.61%
Precious Metals and Minerals-6.84%
Gold-12.22%
Copper-14.39%
Silver-18.24%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Steel industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 14.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 57% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 104% per year.
  • In contrast, the Copper industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.2% 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
EMAT Evolution Metals & TechnologiesUS$9.7622.5%
+US$1.1b
-14.8%PE-66.7x
CENX Century AluminumUS$53.694.1%
+US$211.1m
187.6%PE132.8x
UAMY United States AntimonyUS$9.577.0%
+US$88.1m
564.6%PS42x
AMR Alpha Metallurgical ResourcesUS$168.603.7%
+US$76.1m
27.0%PS1x
YDDL One and one Green TechnologiesUS$7.607.3%
+US$28.0m
n/aPE52.2x

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