Hecla Mining Company (HL) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 77 Materials companies.
Hecla Mining Company (HL) scores 7.1 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as high quality. The reading rests on solvency, and predictability is what holds it back.
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On the filings behind it, Hecla Mining Company earns 7.1 out of 10 for business quality as of October 19, 2026. That is high quality on our scale. A high reading means most of the pillars are strong, with no serious weakness pulling the average down. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Ranked with the 77 Materials companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 93rd percentile, among the top tenth of the group. For reference, the middle of the group scores 4.4 and a company needs 6.2 to reach its top quarter, which leaves Hecla Mining Company well above the median.
Profitability scores 8.3 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 74 Materials companies is 4.4, so Hecla Mining Company is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 92nd percentile. High profitability means each unit of capital and of sales is turning into more profit than at most of its peers, which is usually the first sign of pricing power or a cost advantage.
Hecla Mining Company’s solvency score is 9.3 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 6.7 among 66 Materials companies, that is well above the group and the 86th percentile. Balance sheet strength like this rarely makes headlines, but it is what lets a company keep investing when credit gets expensive.
Hecla Mining Company’s growth score is 9.1 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 3.2 among 57 Materials companies, that is well above the group and the 98th percentile. Growth at this level is valuable when it is sustained, and the predictability pillar is the place to check whether it has been steady.
On efficiency, Hecla Mining Company scores 6.5, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 5.2 across 71 Materials companies, which places it above them, at the 78th percentile. Efficiency near the median says the operation is neither unusually lean nor unusually capital hungry.
Predictability scores 2.1 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 76 Materials companies is 4.5, so Hecla Mining Company is well below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 13th percentile. When results are this uneven, the averages behind the other pillars hide a lot of movement, and a longer history tells more than the latest year.
This is a lopsided profile. Solvency scores 9.3 but predictability only 2.1, a gap of 7.2 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. A solvency lead means the balance sheet is the company’s strongest asset, a cushion that buys time when trading gets harder. A predictability shortfall means the record is volatile, so the averages behind the other pillars move more than they appear to.
The pillar with the most room to move the score is predictability. If it rose to the median of Materials companies, 4.5, Hecla Mining Company’s overall score would go from 7.1 to about 7.6. All five pillars could be scored, so the overall uses the full set of weights out of 100: profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20.
These are the Materials companies closest to Hecla Mining Company in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Hecla Mining Company scores 7.1 out of 10, which reads as high quality. Its strongest pillar is solvency, its weakest is predictability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Hecla Mining Company ranks at the 93rd percentile of the 77 Materials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.4 and the top quarter starts at 6.2, against Hecla Mining Company’s 7.1.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for HL are in the app.
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