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U.S. Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies249
  • 7D5.8%
  • 3M16.6%
  • 1Y22.5%
  • YTD31.7%

The Metals and Mining industry is up 5.8% in the last week, with Newmont up 11%. This means that the industry has gained 22% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 08 Aug 2025US$483.4bUS$244.6bUS$20.6b21.7x23.5x2x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025US$479.9bUS$243.9bUS$17.9b23.1x26.8x2x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025US$432.5bUS$259.1bUS$17.8b20.7x24.2x1.7x
Thu, 01 May 2025US$436.6bUS$264.6bUS$19.2b21.1x22.8x1.7x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025US$437.3bUS$262.9bUS$16.8b24x26x1.7x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025US$418.7bUS$264.3bUS$17.4b21.6x24x1.6x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025US$412.5bUS$263.1bUS$11.9b15.4x34.6x1.6x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024US$389.9bUS$265.9bUS$12.5b15.4x31.2x1.5x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024US$426.4bUS$266.7bUS$12.5b18.8x34.1x1.6x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024US$468.9bUS$267.4bUS$11.3b14.2x41.5x1.8x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024US$413.4bUS$267.4bUS$11.4b13.3x36.3x1.5x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024US$421.0bUS$267.1bUS$11.5b13.7x36.5x1.6x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024US$452.2bUS$266.4bUS$12.8b13.3x35.5x1.7x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024US$459.2bUS$266.8bUS$13.0b14.5x35.3x1.7x
Fri, 03 May 2024US$442.1bUS$267.4bUS$13.3b13.3x33.2x1.7x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024US$439.8bUS$266.5bUS$15.7b14.2x28x1.7x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024US$381.0bUS$266.4bUS$15.9b15.3x24x1.4x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024US$385.5bUS$277.6bUS$19.1b16.5x20.2x1.4x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023US$417.1bUS$278.9bUS$19.4b17.9x21.5x1.5x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023US$363.0bUS$280.1bUS$20.0b15.5x18.2x1.3x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023US$349.3bUS$283.3bUS$21.8b11.9x16x1.2x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023US$352.3bUS$279.1bUS$21.4b12.7x16.5x1.3x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023US$361.0bUS$277.0bUS$21.8b13.6x16.5x1.3x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023US$352.9bUS$284.2bUS$26.0b12.9x13.6x1.2x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023US$337.6bUS$284.7bUS$26.4b12.6x12.8x1.2x
Sat, 06 May 2023US$350.0bUS$285.7bUS$26.8b11.3x13.1x1.2x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023US$363.6bUS$293.2bUS$29.3b10.8x12.4x1.2x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023US$365.1bUS$293.2bUS$31.1b8.4x11.7x1.2x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023US$383.9bUS$295.6bUS$36.1b7.6x10.6x1.3x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022US$326.6bUS$298.2bUS$37.9b6.6x8.6x1.1x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022US$319.7bUS$297.9bUS$38.0b6.2x8.4x1.1x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022US$274.7bUS$297.5bUS$44.4b6.9x6.2x0.9x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022US$275.9bUS$296.7bUS$44.4b6.7x6.2x0.9x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022US$309.6bUS$296.6bUS$44.3b8.2x7x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7x


Total Market Cap: US$309.6bTotal Earnings: US$44.3bTotal Revenue: US$296.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Metals and Mining industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 23% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.2% 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 Market0.20%
Materials2.58%
Metals and Mining5.82%
Silver25.40%
Gold12.74%
Precious Metals and Minerals11.19%
Diversified Metals and Mining10.39%
Copper2.60%
Aluminum0.30%
Steel-2.10%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Silver industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.1% and investors are willing to pay a premium for that growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 58% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Gold industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.8% 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
NEM NewmontUS$69.0711.2%
+US$7.6b		44.8%PE12.2x
AU AngloGold AshantiUS$58.0425.5%
+US$6.0b		95.2%PE16.2x
AEM Agnico Eagle MinesUS$135.789.2%
+US$5.7b		84.6%PE23x
SCCO Southern CopperUS$97.513.6%
+US$2.7b		-0.06%PE21.7x
MP MP MaterialsUS$71.0715.6%
+US$1.7b		547.9%PS58.3x

Latest News

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US$11.28
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7D
29.8%
1Y
109.7%

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AU
US$58.04
AngloGold Ashanti
7D
25.5%
1Y
95.2%
MP
US$71.07
MP Materials
7D
15.6%
1Y
547.9%
HL
US$7.22
Hecla Mining
7D
25.8%
1Y
44.1%
RGLD
US$165.33
Royal Gold
7D
9.2%
1Y
29.2%
BGL
US$10.24
Blue Gold
7D
-22.4%
1Y
-10.0%
NUE
US$137.79
Nucor
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-5.4%
STLD
US$122.07
Steel Dynamics
7D
-4.3%
1Y
1.5%
NEM
US$69.07
Newmont
7D
11.2%
1Y
44.8%
SIM
US$27.79
Grupo Simec. de
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-2.8%
AEM
US$135.78
Agnico Eagle Mines
7D
9.2%
1Y
84.6%
TX
US$31.26
Ternium
7D
-4.1%
1Y
-7.7%
SCCO
US$97.51
Southern Copper
7D
3.6%
1Y
-0.06%
TMC
US$5.52
TMC the metals
7D
-7.1%
1Y
441.2%
RS
US$285.47
Reliance
7D
-1.6%
1Y
0.06%
CLF
US$9.42
Cleveland-Cliffs
7D
-10.5%
1Y
-29.4%