What is Hecla Mining's share buybacks?

Hecla Mining (HL) reported share buybacks of $1.16M in Q1 2026.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash spent to buy back company stock.

How do you interpret share buybacks?

Indicates management believes the stock is undervalued or that they have excess cash to return to shareholders.

How does share buybacks compare across companies?

Common among profitable, cash-generative mining companies during favorable market cycles.

Hecla Mining HL Share Buybacks

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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

Reported directly by Hecla Mining in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

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 share buybacks?: Hecla Mining (HL) reported share buybacks of $1.16M in Q1 2026.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash spent to buy back company stock.
How do you interpret share buybacks?: Indicates management believes the stock is undervalued or that they have excess cash to return to shareholders.
How does share buybacks compare across companies?: Common among profitable, cash-generative mining companies during favorable market cycles.