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U.S. Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies252
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M7.0%
  • 1Y39.4%
  • YTD17.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has risen 1.6%, driven by gains in Newmont and Agnico Eagle Mines of 6.1% and 8.4%, respectively. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 39%. 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
Sat, 19 Oct 2024US$469.9bUS$267.2bUS$11.2b14.6x42x1.8x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024US$432.1bUS$267.5bUS$11.4b13.9x37.9x1.6x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024US$422.7bUS$267.2bUS$11.5b13.2x36.7x1.6x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024US$454.6bUS$266.4bUS$12.8b13.9x35.6x1.7x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024US$435.1bUS$266.7bUS$13.0b14.6x33.5x1.6x
Tue, 07 May 2024US$451.4bUS$266.9bUS$13.1b13.4x34.4x1.7x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024US$453.6bUS$266.4bUS$15.7b14.6x28.9x1.7x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024US$381.6bUS$266.5bUS$15.9b14.2x24.1x1.4x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024US$387.1bUS$277.7bUS$19.2b16.8x20.2x1.4x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023US$418.3bUS$278.9bUS$19.4b18.2x21.5x1.5x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023US$367.9bUS$280.1bUS$20.0b15.2x18.4x1.3x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023US$332.8bUS$282.8bUS$22.1b11.7x15.1x1.2x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023US$355.7bUS$279.1bUS$21.4b12.6x16.7x1.3x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023US$354.2bUS$276.4bUS$21.7b13.4x16.3x1.3x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023US$366.7bUS$284.5bUS$26.0b13.4x14.1x1.3x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023US$337.1bUS$284.7bUS$26.4b12.6x12.8x1.2x
Wed, 10 May 2023US$349.4bUS$285.3bUS$26.5b11.3x13.2x1.2x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023US$357.4bUS$293.2bUS$29.3b10.9x12.2x1.2x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023US$385.0bUS$293.3bUS$31.0b8.7x12.4x1.3x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023US$376.0bUS$295.6bUS$36.1b7.4x10.4x1.3x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022US$322.2bUS$298.2bUS$37.9b6.4x8.5x1.1x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022US$327.5bUS$298.0bUS$38.0b6.2x8.6x1.1x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022US$295.4bUS$297.0bUS$41.8b7x7.1x1x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022US$275.6bUS$296.7bUS$44.4b6.8x6.2x0.9x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022US$304.2bUS$296.9bUS$44.5b7.5x6.8x1x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022US$277.1bUS$281.8bUS$42.0b6.8x6.6x1x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022US$325.5bUS$280.4bUS$41.9b8.6x7.8x1.2x
Thu, 12 May 2022US$337.7bUS$280.3bUS$41.9b8.2x8.1x1.2x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022US$425.2bUS$260.7bUS$35.7b11.1x11.9x1.6x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022US$406.3bUS$258.6bUS$35.1b9.9x11.6x1.6x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022US$320.7bUS$246.9bUS$32.2b8.8x10x1.3x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021US$329.3bUS$233.0bUS$28.2b8.9x11.7x1.4x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021US$313.4bUS$232.2bUS$28.0b9.4x11.2x1.3x
Tue, 26 Oct 2021US$329.2bUS$214.2bUS$23.8b11.7x13.8x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.8x


Total Market Cap: US$329.2bTotal Earnings: US$23.8bTotal Revenue: US$214.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.8x202220232024
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 42.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.8x.
  • 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 declined 22% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.6% 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 Market0.81%
Materials1.63%
Metals and Mining1.56%
Silver10.98%
Gold7.32%
Diversified Metals and Mining2.56%
Steel2.25%
Aluminum1.96%
Precious Metals and Minerals0.61%
Copper-3.89%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Aluminum industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 159x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 42.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 135.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Precious Metals and Minerals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 123% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Steel industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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$57.626.1%
+US$3.8b
48.5%PS4.4x
AEM Agnico Eagle MinesUS$86.178.4%
+US$3.4b
73.0%PE69.5x
NUE NucorUS$158.244.2%
+US$1.5b
11.9%PE11x
AU AngloGold AshantiUS$30.3311.6%
+US$1.3b
55.9%PE111x
STLD Steel DynamicsUS$136.575.2%
+US$1.0b
38.0%PE12x
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STLD

US$136.57

Steel Dynamics

7D

5.2%

1Y

38.0%

HL

US$7.31

Hecla Mining

7D

10.3%

1Y

71.6%

AMR

US$209.27

Alpha Metallurgical Resources

7D

-6.7%

1Y

-4.7%

AU

US$30.33

AngloGold Ashanti

7D

11.6%

1Y

55.9%

HCC

US$62.55

Warrior Met Coal

7D

-2.1%

1Y

34.0%

CRS

US$158.52

Carpenter Technology

7D

-2.1%

1Y

159.8%

FCX

US$48.18

Freeport-McMoRan

7D

-3.7%

1Y

42.2%

CLF

US$13.94

Cleveland-Cliffs

7D

6.1%

1Y

-4.5%

NEM

US$57.62

Newmont

7D

6.1%

1Y

48.5%

NUE

US$158.24

Nucor

7D

4.2%

1Y

11.9%

SIM

US$27.27

Grupo Simec. de

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-12.0%