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HECLA MINING CO/DE/ HL

NYSE · stock · Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) · website · IPO 1980-03-17

HECLA MINING CO/DE/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$10.4B
P / E32.4×
P / S7.3×
P / B4.0×
P / FCF33.6×
Dividend yield0.10%
Net margin22.6%
Return on equity12.4%
FCF margin21.8%
Return on capital15.5%
Graham number -63.5%$6.60

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($6.60); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
9.50% -4.90% -4.70% -14.10% -1.40% 4.30% -5.20% -11.70% 3.80% 22.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
28.50% 26.40% 13.20% 5.00% 23.30% 27.00% 16.20% 15.70% 21.30% 43.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
16.90% 10.40% -6.20% -6.90% 9.70% 10.30% -1.70% -6.20% 11.40% 36.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
4.20% -2.00% -1.60% -5.60% -0.60% 2.00% -1.90% -4.30% 1.80% 12.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
395.3M 399.2M 482.6M 522.9M 531.7M 542.2M 557.3M 605.7M 622.5M 655.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$329.0M $316.1M $505.4M $442.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.60% -1.20% -1.00% -3.60% -0.40% 1.30% -1.30% -2.80% 1.20% 9.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
9.40% 3.10% -7.50% -0.10% 13.00% 13.80% -8.30% -20.60% 0.40% 21.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.34× 0.34× 0.32× 0.30× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.16 -$0.07 -$0.06 -$0.19 -$0.02 $0.06 -$0.07 -$0.14 $0.06 $0.49 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

HECLA MINING CO/DE/ trades at about 36.9× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.3×–105×, median 65.8×).

10.3× 105×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10.3×–105×); dot = today's 36.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin43.7%21.3%15.7%16.2%27.0%23.3%5.0%13.2%26.4%28.5%
Operating margin36.2%11.4%-6.2%-1.7%10.3%9.7%-6.9%-6.2%10.4%16.9%
Net margin22.6%3.8%-11.7%-5.2%4.3%-1.4%-14.1%-4.7%-4.9%9.5%
FCF margin21.8%0.4%-20.6%-8.3%13.8%13.0%-0.1%-7.5%3.1%9.4%
Return on assets9.0%1.2%-2.8%-1.3%1.3%-0.4%-3.6%-1.0%-1.2%2.6%
Return on equity12.4%1.8%-4.3%-1.9%2.0%-0.6%-5.6%-1.6%-2.0%4.2%
Debt / equity——————0.30×0.32×0.34×0.34×
Current ratio2.721.081.651.502.131.931.531.212.862.31

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.