Stock · AAL.L · Basic Materials

Anglo American PLC

United Kingdom · Large Cap · Revenue 12 mo. $19.5B

Price as of 11/06/2026

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Price
£37.01
1 Y +21.9%
Market cap
£38.8B
Phase
Decline
revenue shrinking or core business not earning
Revenue −18.6% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 20.1%Payout 9.9% of operating cash flow

Anglo American plc, a mining company, produces copper, iron ore, and crop nutrients in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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Anglo American plc, a mining company, produces copper, iron ore, and crop nutrients in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates through the Premium Iron Ore and the Copper segments. It also explores for nickel, diamonds, steelmaking coal, and manganese ore. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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Summary

Anglo American PLC is around the middle of the Basic Materials sector overall

43.5 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 13.9% FCF growth a year, more than achieved over the last 5 and 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €1.5B (2025), it supports €17.1B. The remaining €29.3B of the market value assume it grows 13.9% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

13.9%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€46.4B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€17.1B without growth
€29.3B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved −33.8%
  • 10 yrs achieved −7.4%
  • priced in 13.9%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 10.0×, above its usual range.

Middle half of 12 quarters: 4.1× to 9.4×, median 4.9×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

No sign supports the expectation, 4 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation above the company's own record priced in 13.9%, achieved at most −7.4%
  • Loss over the last twelve months net income −€3.3B
  • Revenue declined revenue −30.7% year on year
1 more
  • Volatile earnings 4 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q3 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 4 of 5 changes for the better.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$2.0B → $2.1B+6.4%better
  • Gross margin50.6% → 42.9%−7.7 ppworse
  • EBIT margin19.9% → 23.2%+3.3 ppbetter
  • Shares outstanding1.18B → 1.07B−9.0%better
  • Return on equity−20.9% → −15.8%+5.1 ppbetter

3 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., FCF margin, Net debt

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability41.8around the middleEarns about as much as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity−20.80%10.66%Rank 0
Return on capital (Greenblatt)9.30%14.75%Rank 29
EBIT margin20.12%15.82%Rank 60
FCF margin9.16%8.70%Rank 54
Gross margin39.14%34.18%Rank 66
Growth39.7below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Revenue growth, 1 year −30.66%, sector 4.25%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year−30.66%4.25%Rank 1
Earnings growth, 3 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–0.28%
Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–13.36%
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)18.02%9.35%Rank 78
Valuation30.8below the middleValued higher than the sector: Earnings yield −6.63%, sector 4.98%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield−6.63%4.98%Rank 4
FCF yield3.32%3.94%Rank 41
EV/saleslower is better3.242.36Rank 38
EV/EBITlower is better16.1014.61Rank 40
Momentum57.1around the middleShare price moving about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year21.91%8.75%Rank 71
Share price, 6 months−3.36%−1.37%Rank 45
Share price, 3 months−2.85%−1.16%Rank 43
Distance from 52-week high−14.05%−21.97%Rank 70
Quality64.6above the middleQuality above the sector: Accruals (Sloan) −10.93%, sector 0.63%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−10.93%0.63%Rank 98
Change in share countlower is better−6.68%−0.01%Rank 97
Dividend streak in years–3Rank 14
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted0.00%0.05%Rank 50
Balance sheet & risk26.7below the middleMore risk than the sector: Equity ratio 32.10%, sector 54.83%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio32.10%54.83%Rank 8
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better1.481.01Rank 39
Debt to equitylower is better0.860.37Rank 16
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better39.74%37.23%Rank 44

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $21.4B (2016) to $18.9B (2025), −1.3% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
201621.415.3%$3.0B1.30B7.1
201726.220.0%$5.8B1.29B4.2
201827.618.8%$3.7B1.30B2.4
201929.921.1%$2.9B1.28B4.4
202025.426.0%$1.9B1.25B6.0
202141.641.7%$10.9B1.25B3.8
202235.131.0%$3.4B1.23B6.0
202330.712.7%$484.0M1.22B10.8
202427.3−0.8%$2.5B1.21B10.0
202518.920.1%$1.7B1.13B9.0

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Detail data

How does Anglo American PLC stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Mohanram G-Score: Growth Quality
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Piotroski F-Score (9-Point Check)
  • StockScorer Score
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Moat Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check

Anglo American PLC key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Anglo American PLC.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio−36.619.6
P/B ratio3.12.1
Return on equity (ROE)−20.8%10.7%
Equity ratio32.1%54.8%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.860.37
Dividend yield0.8%2.1%

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Frequently asked questions about Anglo American PLC stock

How does Anglo American PLC stock (AAL.L) score in the StockScorer model?
The StockScorer score for Anglo American PLC is visible with Plus. The stock lies outside the basic universe (Germany 40, Germany Mid 50, Germany Small 70, Eurozone 50, S&P 500, NASDAQ-100).
What is Anglo American PLC's P/E ratio?
Anglo American PLC's P/E ratio is -36.6. The Basic Materials sector median is 19.6.
What sector is Anglo American PLC in?
Anglo American PLC is assigned to the Basic Materials sector. Its rank within the sector is 43.5 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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