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Hecla Mining HL Return on invested capital

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57.4%+13.2pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$411.4M+100%
Gross profit$253.3M+269%
Operating income$223.1M+371%
Net income-$19.0M-166%
EPS (diluted)-$0.03-160%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$587.6M+2,382%
Total debt$285.7M-51.6%
Total equity$2.6B+24.0%
Total assets$3.4B+11.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$194.2M+444%
CapEx$39.3M+3.8%
Free cash flow$155.0M+7,480%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.7B+255%
Enterprise value$10.4B+199%
P/E39.1×-3.7×
P/S6.8×+3.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin50.9%+24.8pp
Operating margin43.6%+27.9pp
Net margin17.4%+10.0pp
FCF margin29.7%+26.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.8%+8.3pp
Debt / equity0.1×-0.2×
Current ratio4.9×+3.5×

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 return on invested capital?
Hecla Mining (HL) reported return on invested capital of 19.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Hecla Mining's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Hecla Mining's return on invested capital increased by 476.7% year-over-year, from 3.4% to 19.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Hecla Mining's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Hecla Mining's return on invested capital has grown at a 33.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.1% to 13.1%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.