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U.S. Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 22, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies258
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M24.9%
  • 1Y37.8%
  • YTD18.7%

The Metals and Mining industry is up 2.3% in the last week, with Southern Copper up 2.4%. This means that the industry has gained 38% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 22 May 2024US$480.8bUS$267.0bUS$13.0b14.6x37x1.8x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024US$450.9bUS$265.9bUS$15.6b13.8x28.9x1.7x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024US$416.7bUS$266.6bUS$16.0b14.1x26x1.6x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024US$379.5bUS$264.8bUS$18.2b16.5x20.8x1.4x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024US$397.7bUS$278.2bUS$19.4b17.1x20.5x1.4x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023US$368.9bUS$278.6bUS$19.8b15x18.7x1.3x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023US$348.2bUS$280.1bUS$20.1b13.6x17.3x1.2x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023US$345.1bUS$283.5bUS$21.9b11.4x15.8x1.2x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023US$361.3bUS$276.5bUS$21.7b13.8x16.7x1.3x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023US$371.7bUS$276.7bUS$22.0b13.9x16.9x1.3x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023US$343.9bUS$284.6bUS$26.0b12.2x13.2x1.2x
Thu, 25 May 2023US$317.3bUS$284.6bUS$26.3b12.2x12x1.1x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023US$358.8bUS$290.2bUS$28.6b11.2x12.5x1.2x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023US$336.3bUS$293.1bUS$31.0b9.8x10.9x1.1x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023US$372.0bUS$294.9bUS$34.3b7.9x10.9x1.3x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023US$372.6bUS$298.6bUS$37.9b8x9.8x1.2x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022US$329.7bUS$298.2bUS$38.0b6x8.7x1.1x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022US$301.4bUS$297.5bUS$37.8b6.8x8x1x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022US$283.2bUS$297.1bUS$44.3b6.8x6.4x1x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022US$280.1bUS$296.8bUS$44.5b6.5x6.3x0.9x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022US$298.3bUS$292.3bUS$42.9b8.2x6.9x1x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022US$308.7bUS$282.0bUS$42.1b8.2x7.3x1.1x
Fri, 27 May 2022US$352.5bUS$280.7bUS$41.9b8.6x8.4x1.3x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022US$394.3bUS$271.0bUS$39.2b10.9x10.1x1.5x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022US$419.5bUS$259.9bUS$35.7b10.3x11.7x1.6x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022US$362.0bUS$251.4bUS$34.6b9.4x10.5x1.4x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022US$342.5bUS$234.0bUS$28.4b8.9x12x1.5x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021US$314.8bUS$232.4bUS$28.0b9.3x11.2x1.4x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021US$329.2bUS$231.8bUS$27.9b9.2x11.8x1.4x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021US$298.8bUS$195.4bUS$17.9b11.7x16.7x1.5x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021US$323.3bUS$198.0bUS$18.0b11.6x18x1.6x
Tue, 03 Aug 2021US$327.6bUS$198.0bUS$18.0b12x18.2x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.4x


Total Market Cap: US$349.0bTotal Earnings: US$8.9bTotal Revenue: US$171.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.8x202220232024
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 37.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 16% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

US Market1.25%
Materials0.60%
Metals and Mining2.27%
Silver14.25%
Aluminum8.01%
Gold3.59%
Precious Metals and Minerals2.52%
Copper2.00%
Diversified Metals and Mining1.79%
Steel0.78%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Copper industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 24.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Precious Metals and Minerals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 125% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Steel industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.1% 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
SCCO Southern CopperUS$126.712.4%
+US$2.3b
92.1%PE42.2x
NEM NewmontUS$44.043.5%
+US$1.7b
3.6%PS3.9x
FCX Freeport-McMoRanUS$54.321.6%
+US$1.2b
56.6%PE47.2x
AA AlcoaUS$44.0910.7%
+US$764.9m
23.6%PS0.8x
AEM Agnico Eagle MinesUS$70.122.2%
+US$737.6m
31.3%PE74.1x
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AA

US$44.09

Alcoa

7D

10.7%

1Y

23.6%

MP

US$17.67

MP Materials

7D

-4.1%

1Y

-19.7%

SGML

US$17.28

Sigma Lithium

7D

-3.7%

1Y

-56.4%

IE

US$12.00

Ivanhoe Electric

7D

-5.7%

1Y

-4.5%

STLD

US$134.35

Steel Dynamics

7D

-0.5%

1Y

40.2%

HL

US$6.18

Hecla Mining

7D

14.4%

1Y

12.2%

NUE

US$172.12

Nucor

7D

-0.3%

1Y

25.7%

SCCO

US$126.71

Southern Copper

7D

2.4%

1Y

92.1%

X

US$36.16

United States Steel

7D

-4.8%

1Y

67.3%

CLF

US$17.51

Cleveland-Cliffs

7D

-1.6%

1Y

18.6%