Hecla Mining Company (HL) AI Stock Analysis

Hecla Mining Company explores, acquires, develops, and produces precious and base metals in the United States and internationally. It mines silver, gold, lead, and zinc concentrates, as well as carbon material and dore bars containing silver and gold. These products are sold to custom smelters, metal traders, and third-party processors. Hecla owns 100% interests in the Greens Creek mine in Alaska, the Lucky Friday mine in Idaho, the Casa Berardi mine in Quebec, and the San Sebastian mine in Mexico. Its portfolio also includes Nevada properties such as the Fire Creek, Hollister, and Midas mines.

Hecla Mining generated a 5-year revenue compound annual growth rate of 15.5% from FY2020 to FY2025. Annual revenue grew from $807.5M in FY2021 to $1.42B in FY2025, rebounding from net losses of -$37.3M in FY2022 and -$84.2M in FY2023 to a net income of $321.7M in FY2025. Gross margin expanded to 43.7% and operating margin rose to 37.7% in FY2025, up from an operating margin of -6.2% in FY2023. In the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2026, revenue totaled $1.74B with an operating margin of 44.3%. For the latest quarter ended June 30, 2026, quarterly revenue grew 52.4% year-over-year, while quarterly earnings surged 92.9%.

As of June 30, 2026, Hecla Mining reported cash and short-term investments of $485.3M against total debt of $12.7M, providing net cash of $472.6M. Total assets stood at $3.19B and shareholders' equity was $2.68B. Liquidity was supported by a current ratio of 5.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.00. In FY2025, the company generated $562.6M in operating cash flow and $310.2M in free cash flow, deploying $252.4M toward capital expenditures, $10.4M to dividends, and $885,000 to share buybacks.

At a last close of $15.30, Hecla Mining trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 19.9x, near the 19.7x median of its US-listed Basic Materials peers. Its forward price-to-earnings multiple of 21.0x stands higher than the peer median of 13.4x, and its enterprise-value-to-EBITDA ratio is 12.5x compared to the peer median of 10.5x. Over the past year, the stock returned 0.5%, trailing the 16.8% return of the S&P 500. Over five years, the stock returned 179.9% versus 83.0% for the index.

Hecla Mining has paid consecutive dividends for 16 years. It pays a quarterly dividend with an annualized forward payout of $0.02 per share, representing a dividend yield of 0.10%. The dividend payout ratio is 2.1%. Over the past five years, the dividend annualized growth rate was -2.3%. The most recent ex-dividend date was August 26, 2026.

Ten analysts cover the stock, with 3 Strong Buy, 1 Buy, and 6 Hold recommendations. The mean price target is $22.07, representing a 44.3% premium over the last close of $15.30. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, analysts estimate EPS of $0.76 and revenue of $1.42B. Hecla beat EPS estimates in 2 of the last 4 quarters, and its next earnings date is November 4, 2026.

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