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Hecla Mining

NYQ:HL · US4227041062
Metals & MiningLarge

360

78
EV / EBIT37
Price / Owner Earnings5
Owner Earnings Yield48
Dividend Yield49
Price/Sales13
EV / Gross Profit35
Price/Book27
Return on Capital83
Cash Return on Capital59
Return on Equity70
EBIT Margin83
Gross Profitability80
Cash Conversion78
Accruals100
Owner Earnings Margin70
Sales growth14
Profit Growth55
Long-Term EPS Growth23
Owner Earnings Growth74
Reinvestment14
Price momentum88
Debt load56
Refinancing76
Debt Payback100
Liquidity50
Analyst ratings15
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside88
Market mood29
Value Creation16/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Hecla Mining generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMetals & Mining
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1891
Employees397
Websitehecla.com
ISINUS4227041062
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Mining Technology

Description

Hecla Mining Company and its subsidiaries provide precious and base metals worldwide. The company discovers, acquires, and develops mines and other mineral interests, and produces and markets (i) concentrates containing silver, gold, lead, zinc, and…

Analysis

Beloved champion

Hecla Mining Company sits in the top corner of our grid: excellent business, premium price; every investor already knows the story.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 52.9×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
8
2023202420252026

All-time high

8

Jun 2026

All-time low

1

Jan 2025

Average rank

4

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
13
23
16
17
Price/Earnings
22
23
5
11
Price/Book
27
44
40
52
Dividend Yield
49
36
37
33
Value (overall)
14
24
14
13

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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