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Hecla Mining Company

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77
Other Precious Metals · Basic Materials
Also trades as: 0R0A.L GBP 0.14 (-0.85%)
Price
$13.85
-0.26 (-1.84%)
Market Cap
$9.30B
Winston Score
77
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Oct 25, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Exceptional
28/30
Growth
Exceptional
17/20
Cash Flow
Exceptional
10/10
Stability
Exceptional
10/10
Valuation
Strong
7/10
Ownership
Mixed
4/15
Dividends
Weak
1/5

77 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 77.

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Share count rising — dilution

+21.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 542.2M (2021) → 655.8M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Hecla Mining Company digs silver, gold, lead, and zinc out of the ground at mines across the United States and Canada. It sells these metals to refiners, smelters, and industrial buyers who turn them into things like electronics, solar panels, jewelry, and batteries. Hecla is the largest silver producer in the United States, which sets it apart from most other North American mining companies.

Hecla makes money by selling the metals it mines, so its revenue rises and falls with commodity prices. Its main mines are in Alaska, Idaho, and Nevada, plus operations in Quebec, Canada. The company's long-running Greens Creek mine in Alaska and Lucky Friday mine in Idaho are among the most productive silver mines in the country, giving it a cost advantage over smaller rivals. The biggest risk Hecla faces is that silver and gold prices are set by global markets, meaning a sharp drop in metal prices would directly hurt its profits no matter how well the company operates.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

Reported EPS Growth

+100.0% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

30 Jun 2025: $0.09

30 Jun 2026: $0.18

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS increased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.1%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$638M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Hecla Mining Company is growing revenue at 10% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
64.9%
Premium pricing power — 64.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
43.6%
Excellent — 43.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
27.9%
Exceptional — 27.9% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+51.2%
Fast-growing sales (+51.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+638.6%
Earnings growing fast (+638.6% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
220%
Turns 220% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
32.2%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (32.2%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
27.79x
Comfortably covers interest (27.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
27.7x
Growth-priced — P/E 27.7

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+8.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (27.7 → 19.3)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.09%
Small dividend — 0.09% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-40.0%
Dividend cut (-40.0% YoY) — warning sign
Payout Ratio
3%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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