South African (JSE) Precious Metals and Minerals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 10, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies6

7D-16.0%
3M23.1%
1Y147.0%
YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Precious Metals and Minerals industry has dropped 17%, driven by declines from every company within the industry. In the past year, the industry has gained 151%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 31% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Precious Metals and Minerals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 10 Mar 2026	R971.9b	R404.0b	R27.2b	21.6x	35.8x	2.4x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026	R1.0t	R341.3b	-R411,481,506.80	196.2x	-2496.5x	3x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026	R935.5b	R341.7b	-R423,492,469.60	187x	-2209.1x	2.7x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025	R786.6b	R342.7b	-R907,913,340.80	156.2x	-866.4x	2.3x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025	R683.0b	R342.7b	-R923,651,691.00	135.4x	-739.4x	2x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025	R743.8b	R343.9b	-R497,131,236.90	150.6x	-1496.3x	2.2x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025	R564.7b	R341.6b	-R21,004,855,140.10	30.2x	-26.9x	1.7x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025	R604.9b	R351.6b	-R15,274,274,723.10	21x	-39.6x	1.7x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025	R495.7b	R351.9b	-R15,285,973,755.90	16.9x	-32.4x	1.4x
Sat, 17 May 2025	R377.5b	R353.5b	-R14,727,302,958.20	12.8x	-25.6x	1.1x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025	R397.0b	R355.0b	-R13,398,741,282.80	13.9x	-29.6x	1.1x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025	R403.5b	R354.1b	-R13,459,627,246.70	14.6x	-30x	1.1x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025	R369.6b	R355.3b	-R54,210,708,955.20	8.8x	-6.8x	1x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025	R323.6b	R355.6b	-R54,191,650,896.30	8x	-6x	0.9x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024	R355.9b	R355.0b	-R54,228,234,920.40	8.4x	-6.6x	1x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024	R426.9b	R353.8b	-R54,520,148,412.00	10.3x	-7.8x	1.2x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024	R364.4b	R353.3b	-R55,641,279,016.00	14.5x	-6.5x	1x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024	R375.7b	R369.2b	-R35,748,759,150.00	10.2x	-10.5x	1x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024	R366.6b	R369.9b	-R35,708,360,431.20	9.5x	-10.3x	1x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024	R300.9b	R268.2b	R3.5b	8.5x	86.7x	1.1x
Sun, 19 May 2024	R443.6b	R381.5b	-R34,043,534,162.50	9.6x	-13x	1.2x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024	R445.3b	R382.2b	-R33,984,065,039.00	10x	-13.1x	1.2x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024	R392.4b	R382.6b	-R34,407,904,487.50	8.7x	-11.4x	1x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024	R342.9b	R435.9b	R52.5b	6.8x	6.5x	0.8x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024	R471.4b	R449.4b	R53.2b	8.1x	8.9x	1x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023	R398.8b	R450.4b	R53.9b	8x	7.4x	0.9x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023	R394.9b	R449.8b	R53.8b	8.3x	7.3x	0.9x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023	R449.8b	R450.3b	R53.9b	8.6x	8.4x	1x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023	R471.6b	R474.4b	R87.2b	5x	5.4x	1x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023	R543.7b	R476.6b	R99.6b	4.6x	5.5x	1.1x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023	R530.3b	R498.7b	R118.7b	4.3x	4.5x	1.1x
Mon, 22 May 2023	R670.1b	R499.4b	R118.8b	5.1x	5.6x	1.3x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023	R711.2b	R498.1b	R119.3b	5.6x	6x	1.4x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023	R604.2b	R492.3b	R116.8b	5.1x	5.2x	1.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio

5.2x

Fri, 17 Mar 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the South African Precious Metals and Minerals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 36.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -250x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Precious Metals and Minerals industry have declined 38% per year over the last three years,
Revenues have also declined 6.4% per year.
This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does South African Precious Metals and Minerals compare with similar industries?


ZA Market	-7.75%
Materials	-11.95%
Metals and Mining	-12.98%
Precious Metals and Minerals	-16.04%
Aluminum	-3.69%
Copper	-3.90%
Steel	-8.96%
Gold	-10.00%
Diversified Metals and Mining	-14.54%