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U.S. Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies253
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M-4.5%
  • 1Y21.0%
  • YTD10.8%

The Metals and Mining industry is up 1.5% in the last week, with Freeport-McMoRan up 3.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 21%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 23% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 28 Aug 2024US$443.8bUS$267.2bUS$11.4b13.7x38.8x1.7x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024US$437.5bUS$266.8bUS$12.8b12.8x34.1x1.6x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024US$434.4bUS$266.4bUS$13.0b13x33.5x1.6x
Tue, 21 May 2024US$474.1bUS$267.0bUS$13.0b14.5x36.4x1.8x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024US$450.6bUS$266.0bUS$15.6b13.8x28.8x1.7x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024US$407.3bUS$266.6bUS$16.0b14.1x25.5x1.5x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024US$377.2bUS$264.8bUS$18.2b16.3x20.7x1.4x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024US$397.7bUS$278.2bUS$19.4b17.6x20.5x1.4x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023US$368.4bUS$278.7bUS$19.8b15x18.6x1.3x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023US$348.2bUS$280.1bUS$20.1b13.6x17.3x1.2x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023US$350.8bUS$283.5bUS$21.9b11.6x16x1.2x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023US$361.7bUS$276.5bUS$21.7b13.8x16.7x1.3x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023US$371.7bUS$276.7bUS$22.0b13.9x16.9x1.3x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023US$339.3bUS$284.6bUS$26.0b12.2x13.1x1.2x
Wed, 24 May 2023US$325.7bUS$284.6bUS$26.3b12.2x12.4x1.1x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023US$366.4bUS$292.0bUS$29.6b11.3x12.4x1.3x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023US$336.4bUS$293.1bUS$31.0b9.8x10.9x1.1x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023US$367.5bUS$295.7bUS$35.5b7.6x10.4x1.2x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023US$367.2bUS$298.5bUS$37.9b7.8x9.7x1.2x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022US$329.7bUS$298.2bUS$38.0b6x8.7x1.1x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022US$304.2bUS$297.4bUS$37.8b6.8x8x1x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022US$285.9bUS$296.9bUS$44.4b6.8x6.4x1x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022US$277.2bUS$296.7bUS$44.5b6.5x6.2x0.9x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022US$298.8bUS$292.2bUS$42.9b8.2x7x1x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022US$308.8bUS$282.1bUS$42.1b8.2x7.3x1.1x
Thu, 26 May 2022US$352.5bUS$280.7bUS$41.9b8.6x8.4x1.3x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022US$394.2bUS$268.9bUS$38.5b10.9x10.2x1.5x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022US$405.3bUS$259.9bUS$35.7b9.9x11.3x1.6x
Wed, 16 Feb 2022US$359.1bUS$251.4bUS$34.6b9.2x10.4x1.4x
Fri, 14 Jan 2022US$342.7bUS$234.0bUS$28.4b8.9x12x1.5x
Sun, 12 Dec 2021US$314.8bUS$232.4bUS$28.0b9.3x11.2x1.4x
Tue, 09 Nov 2021US$329.2bUS$231.8bUS$27.9b9.2x11.8x1.4x
Thu, 07 Oct 2021US$290.2bUS$195.4bUS$17.9b11.5x16.2x1.5x
Sat, 04 Sep 2021US$323.3bUS$198.0bUS$18.0b11.6x18x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18x


Total Market Cap: US$323.3bTotal Earnings: US$18.0bTotal Revenue: US$198.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.8x202220232024
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 38.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.8x.
  • 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 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 Market0.11%
Materials2.19%
Metals and Mining1.53%
Aluminum3.11%
Precious Metals and Minerals2.82%
Silver2.80%
Steel2.10%
Gold1.35%
Copper1.09%
Diversified Metals and Mining0.44%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Copper industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 4.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Precious Metals and Minerals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 140% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Steel industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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$45.233.9%
+US$2.4b
12.5%PE33.8x
SCCO Southern CopperUS$105.662.3%
+US$1.8b
33.3%PE30.2x
NUE NucorUS$150.374.9%
+US$1.7b
-12.4%PE10.5x
NEM NewmontUS$52.702.4%
+US$1.4b
33.4%PS4.1x
STLD Steel DynamicsUS$121.414.7%
+US$842.5m
13.9%PE9.3x
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