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U.S. Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies247
  • 7D3.7%
  • 3M21.1%
  • 1Y23.0%
  • YTD34.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has risen 3.7%, driven by gains in Freeport-McMoRan and Southern Copper of 5.3% and 3.9%, respectively. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 23%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 13 Aug 2025US$492.5bUS$244.5bUS$20.5b21.2x24x2x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025US$468.6bUS$243.9bUS$17.9b23.2x26.2x1.9x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025US$453.4bUS$259.2bUS$17.8b21.4x25.4x1.7x
Tue, 06 May 2025US$426.2bUS$258.8bUS$18.1b21.9x23.5x1.6x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025US$426.3bUS$262.9bUS$16.8b22.2x25.3x1.6x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025US$410.8bUS$263.6bUS$17.3b20.9x23.8x1.6x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025US$410.1bUS$263.2bUS$11.9b17.1x34.4x1.6x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024US$393.7bUS$265.9bUS$12.5b15.4x31.5x1.5x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024US$441.7bUS$266.7bUS$12.5b19.9x35.4x1.7x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024US$476.5bUS$267.1bUS$11.2b14.6x42.6x1.8x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024US$432.1bUS$267.5bUS$11.4b13.9x37.9x1.6x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024US$426.5bUS$267.1bUS$11.4b13.3x37.5x1.6x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024US$460.8bUS$266.5bUS$12.8b13.9x36.1x1.7x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024US$435.1bUS$266.7bUS$13.0b14.6x33.5x1.6x
Wed, 08 May 2024US$451.4bUS$266.9bUS$13.1b13.5x34.4x1.7x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024US$453.1bUS$266.3bUS$15.7b14.5x28.9x1.7x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024US$384.3bUS$266.5bUS$15.8b14.2x24.4x1.4x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024US$387.1bUS$277.6bUS$19.2b16.8x20.2x1.4x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023US$422.4bUS$279.0bUS$19.4b18.3x21.8x1.5x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023US$367.3bUS$280.1bUS$20.0b15.3x18.4x1.3x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023US$332.8bUS$282.8bUS$22.1b11.7x15.1x1.2x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023US$353.7bUS$279.2bUS$21.4b12.4x16.6x1.3x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023US$354.0bUS$276.4bUS$21.7b13.7x16.3x1.3x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023US$366.7bUS$284.5bUS$26.0b13.4x14.1x1.3x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023US$338.1bUS$284.8bUS$26.4b13.3x12.8x1.2x
Thu, 11 May 2023US$342.8bUS$284.9bUS$26.4b12x13x1.2x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023US$357.4bUS$293.2bUS$29.3b10.9x12.2x1.2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023US$385.0bUS$293.3bUS$31.0b8.7x12.4x1.3x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023US$380.8bUS$295.6bUS$36.1b7.8x10.5x1.3x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022US$325.4bUS$298.3bUS$37.9b6.2x8.6x1.1x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022US$327.5bUS$298.0bUS$38.0b6.2x8.6x1.1x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022US$295.4bUS$297.0bUS$41.8b7x7.1x1x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022US$268.4bUS$296.6bUS$44.4b6.6x6x0.9x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022US$296.4bUS$296.8bUS$44.5b7.1x6.7x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.7x


Total Market Cap: US$296.4bTotal Earnings: US$44.5bTotal Revenue: US$296.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22x202320242025
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 22.0x.
  • 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 6.3% 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 Market2.21%
Materials2.35%
Metals and Mining3.66%
Silver23.69%
Diversified Metals and Mining9.52%
Aluminum5.42%
Copper4.49%
Gold2.51%
Steel2.47%
Precious Metals and Minerals-2.32%
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 17.3% 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 57% 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 3.3% 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
FCX Freeport-McMoRanUS$42.155.3%
+US$3.0b		0.6%PE31.6x
SCCO Southern CopperUS$98.253.9%
+US$3.0b		-0.04%PE21.9x
NEM NewmontUS$68.932.5%
+US$1.9b		40.6%PE12.2x
CDE Coeur MiningUS$11.8621.6%
+US$1.4b		105.2%PE40x
HL Hecla MiningUS$7.6724.9%
+US$1.2b		45.3%PE50.9x

Latest News

HL
US$7.67
Hecla Mining
7D
24.9%
1Y
45.3%
HCC
US$63.83
Warrior Met Coal
7D
17.8%
1Y
3.1%
CDE
US$11.86
Coeur Mining
7D
21.6%
1Y
105.2%
CMP
US$19.21
Compass Minerals International
7D
-5.8%
1Y
86.5%
TG
US$7.63
Tredegar
7D
-7.5%
1Y
39.0%
RS
US$286.51
Reliance
7D
-0.4%
1Y
1.4%
MP
US$74.95
MP Materials
7D
9.6%
1Y
555.2%
CRS
US$257.31
Carpenter Technology
7D
-0.2%
1Y
82.8%
RGLD
US$172.34
Royal Gold
7D
7.6%
1Y
29.3%
ATLX
US$5.97
Atlas Lithium
7D
-8.9%
1Y
-31.3%
DRD
US$15.30
DRDGOLD
7D
-2.8%
1Y
62.1%
NEM
US$68.93
Newmont
7D
2.5%
1Y
40.6%
SCCO
US$98.25
Southern Copper
7D
3.9%
1Y
-0.04%
FCX
US$42.15
Freeport-McMoRan
7D
5.3%
1Y
0.6%
NAMM
US$2.92
Namib Minerals
7D
-8.5%
1Y
-72.5%

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ASTL
US$4.60
Algoma Steel Group
7D
-7.3%
1Y
-49.3%