Hecla Mining HL Interest coverage
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Hecla Mining’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Hecla Mining’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Hecla Mining's interest coverage?
- Hecla Mining (HL) reported interest coverage of 19.2× in Q1 2026.
- How has Hecla Mining's interest coverage changed year-over-year?
- Hecla Mining's interest coverage increased by 528.0% year-over-year, from 3.1× to 19.2×.
- What is the long-term trend for Hecla Mining's interest coverage?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Hecla Mining's interest coverage has grown at a 55.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.3× to 12.3×.
- What does interest coverage mean?
- How many times the company's operating profit covers its interest bill.
- How do you interpret interest coverage?
- Higher is safer; below ~2× is a warning that earnings provide little cushion against the debt burden. Debt-free companies have no interest expense and the ratio is left blank.
- How does interest coverage compare across companies?
- Comparable across leveraged non-financials; less relevant for net-cash companies with negligible interest.