Hecla Mining Company

HL Basic Materials Other Precious Metals & Mining

Revenue
−3.59%
EPS
+48.5%
Free cash flow
+456.1%
Total debt
−97.4%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

14.51 0.44 −2.94%
Market cap
$9.7B
P/E
25.3×
Fwd P/E
17.0×
Dividend yield
0.10%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
8.69
Beneish M
−1.02
Dividend safety
70/100

Hecla Mining Company (HL) Return on equity

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Hecla Mining Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 14.5%, up 0.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (13.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.40% (fiscal 2015) to 13.9% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Other Precious Metals & Mining industry median of 8.66% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 13.9% 12.11
FY2024 1.76% 6.06
FY2023 −4.30% (2.27)
FY2022 −2.03% (4.02)
FY2021 1.99% 2.58
FY2020 −0.59% 5.05
FY2019 −5.64% (3.92)
FY2018 −1.72% 0.26
FY2017 −1.98% (6.31)
FY2016 4.33% 10.73

Against its own ten years

Low −6.40% High 13.9%
Ten-year median −1.72%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
SLSR Solaris Resources Inc. compare 75.9%
BVN Buenaventura Mining Company Inc. compare 27.2%
TFPM Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. compare 15.5%
HL Hecla Mining Company 14.5%
MUX McEwen Inc. compare 13.5%
VMET Versamet Royalties Corporation compare 12.2%
SIND Sinda Ltd. compare 0.00%
SBSW Sibanye Gold Limited compare 0.00%
PPTA Perpetua Resources Corp. compare −37.8%
Other Precious Metals & Mining industry median 8.66%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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