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
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Hecla Mining Company (HL) Return on invested capital
Hecla Mining Company's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 23.0%, up 10.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.36% (fiscal 2019) to 12.6% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Other Precious Metals & Mining industry median of 0.32% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.96%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 12.6% | 9.97 |
| FY2024 | 2.60% | 3.71 |
| FY2023 | −1.11% | (0.79) |
| FY2022 | −0.32% | (2.83) |
| FY2021 | 2.51% | 0.53 |
| FY2020 | 1.98% | 3.34 |
| FY2019 | −1.36% | (0.25) |
| FY2018 | −1.11% | (3.25) |
| FY2017 | 2.14% | (1.68) |
| FY2016 | 3.82% | 5.13 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| HL Hecla Mining Company | 23.0% |
| BVN Buenaventura Mining Company Inc. compare | 14.0% |
| TFPM Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. compare | 7.17% |
| VMET Versamet Royalties Corporation compare | 5.49% |
| MUX McEwen Inc. compare | 5.28% |
| SLSR Solaris Resources Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| SBSW Sibanye Gold Limited compare | 0.00% |
| PPTA Perpetua Resources Corp. compare | −111.4% |
| SIND Sinda Ltd. compare | −407.3% |
| Other Precious Metals & Mining industry median | 0.32% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.96% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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