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U.S. Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 29, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies250
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M0.5%
  • 1Y15.7%
  • YTD9.9%

The Metals and Mining industry has been flat over the last week, but Newmont has lost 3.1%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 16% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 20% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 29 Nov 2024US$441.5bUS$266.1bUS$12.5b19.1x35.4x1.7x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024US$456.9bUS$269.1bUS$11.3b15.4x40.6x1.7x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024US$444.2bUS$267.4bUS$11.3b13.6x39.2x1.7x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024US$437.0bUS$267.2bUS$11.5b13.5x38.1x1.6x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024US$447.0bUS$266.2bUS$12.5b13.9x35.8x1.7x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024US$424.9bUS$266.6bUS$13.1b14.1x32.6x1.6x
Wed, 15 May 2024US$461.1bUS$266.9bUS$13.0b13.4x35.3x1.7x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024US$459.1bUS$266.2bUS$15.7b14.2x29.3x1.7x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024US$399.0bUS$266.7bUS$16.0b13.9x25x1.5x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024US$376.7bUS$264.7bUS$18.3b16.1x20.6x1.4x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024US$402.3bUS$278.3bUS$19.5b17.9x20.7x1.4x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023US$380.1bUS$283.5bUS$20.1b15.5x18.9x1.3x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023US$336.7bUS$279.3bUS$21.3b11.6x15.8x1.2x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023US$340.2bUS$279.3bUS$21.8b11.2x15.6x1.2x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023US$350.8bUS$276.4bUS$21.7b13.6x16.2x1.3x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023US$362.9bUS$281.8bUS$24.0b13.5x15.1x1.3x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023US$347.8bUS$285.0bUS$26.3b12.4x13.2x1.2x
Thu, 18 May 2023US$335.4bUS$284.8bUS$26.3b11.8x12.7x1.2x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023US$370.0bUS$293.3bUS$30.8b11.4x12x1.3x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023US$348.2bUS$293.2bUS$31.0b8.6x11.2x1.2x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023US$374.5bUS$295.5bUS$35.5b7.9x10.6x1.3x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023US$337.5bUS$298.1bUS$37.9b6.7x8.9x1.1x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022US$343.6bUS$298.2bUS$38.0b6x9x1.2x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022US$290.6bUS$297.2bUS$38.7b6.2x7.5x1x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022US$262.9bUS$296.3bUS$44.4b6.4x5.9x0.9x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022US$305.1bUS$296.8bUS$44.5b7.2x6.9x1x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022US$281.5bUS$288.5bUS$43.5b7.4x6.5x1x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022US$317.0bUS$281.5bUS$42.2b8.6x7.5x1.1x
Fri, 20 May 2022US$331.1bUS$280.6bUS$41.9b8.4x7.9x1.2x
Sun, 17 Apr 2022US$436.2bUS$260.7bUS$35.6b11.6x12.3x1.7x
Tue, 15 Mar 2022US$384.9bUS$259.2bUS$35.4b10.1x10.9x1.5x
Thu, 10 Feb 2022US$352.9bUS$247.8bUS$33.6b8.9x10.5x1.4x
Sat, 08 Jan 2022US$334.6bUS$233.3bUS$28.3b8.9x11.8x1.4x
Mon, 06 Dec 2021US$304.1bUS$232.3bUS$28.0b9.1x10.9x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.9x


Total Market Cap: US$304.1bTotal Earnings: US$28.0bTotal Revenue: US$232.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.8x202220232024
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 35.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 24% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.6% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

US Market0.49%
Materials0.069%
Metals and Mining-0.30%
Diversified Metals and Mining1.32%
Aluminum0.88%
Steel0.76%
Copper0.018%
Silver-1.09%
Gold-2.26%
Precious Metals and Minerals-2.82%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Silver industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 195x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 52.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 542.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Precious Metals and Minerals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 145% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Copper industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.6% 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
NUE NucorUS$154.771.9%
+US$669.2m
-9.2%PE14.5x
X United States SteelUS$40.453.6%
+US$319.7m
11.6%PE23.2x
MP MP MaterialsUS$20.846.1%
+US$195.8m
23.3%PS18.5x
RS RelianceUS$322.581.0%
+US$179.1m
15.7%PE16.7x
CRS Carpenter TechnologyUS$194.461.8%
+US$174.0m
166.3%PE42.7x
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NEM

US$42.04

Newmont

7D

-3.1%

1Y

2.0%

AEM

US$83.55

Agnico Eagle Mines

7D

-0.9%

1Y

53.6%

AU

US$24.79

AngloGold Ashanti

7D

-4.5%

1Y

23.6%

TX

US$33.10

Ternium

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-17.9%

MP

US$20.84

MP Materials

7D

6.1%

1Y

23.3%

ATI

US$60.12

ATI

7D

1.4%

1Y

39.6%

ASTL

US$10.67

Algoma Steel Group

7D

-5.2%

1Y

23.6%

X

US$40.45

United States Steel

7D

3.6%

1Y

11.6%

SIM

US$25.77

Grupo Simec. de

7D

-5.3%

1Y

-13.9%