AG vs HL vs EXK Stock Comparison

First Majestic Silver, Hecla Mining and Endeavour Silver Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HL Hecla Mining Co/De/
$13.98 -23.1% 1M +8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.66B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.60B
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
4 wins
EXK Endeavour Silver Corp
$7.50 -20.1% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$737.30M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

First Majestic Silver leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (First Majestic Silver 5, Hecla Mining 4, Endeavour Silver 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGHLEXKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.35B $9.66B $2.17B HL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.1x 29.0x 33.1x AG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x 21.8x 11.4x EXK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.5% +74.4% +197.5% EXK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% 20.8% 8.9% AG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 19.9% 16.1% HL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -0.5x -0.9x AG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.7% +8.0% -7.3% AG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr +18.2%/yr +7.3%/yr HL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.7% 71.1% 76.4% HL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 74/100 69/100 AG

Percentile Scorecard

AGHLEXK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAGHLEXK
Valuation 75 #41 of 162 61 #64 of 162 70 #49 of 162
Growth 99 #2 of 147 98 #4 of 147 88 #19 of 147
Profitability 84 #20 of 122 93 #10 of 122 65 #43 of 122
Financial Health 69 #52 of 165 88 #21 of 165 64 #60 of 165
Shareholder Returns 50 #54 of 107 32 #73 of 107 59 #45 of 107
Overall 76 74 69
  • AG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • HL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EXK ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAGHLEXKSPY
1 month -21.9%-23.1%-20.1% -0.8%
3 months -8.4%-7.9%-5.4% +3.5%
6 months -27.5%-24.9%-22.8% +7.0%
Year to date -10.9%-27.1%-20.2% +12.2%
1 year +15.7%+8.0%-7.3% +13.0%
3 years +171.0%+237.7%+231.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.4%+50.1%+49.2% +23.1%
5 years +12.5%+130.7%+42.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.4%+18.2%+7.3% +11.0%
10 years +85.9%+140.2%+72.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.4%+9.2%+5.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAGHLEXKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.7%71.1%76.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.3%70.1%77.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.812.633.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.11-0.10 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.5%-56.5%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.6%-56.1%-46.9% -1.8%
52-week high $32.01$31.81$14.12 $779.14
52-week low $10.67$11.97$7.07 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAGHLEXK
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 12.8x 28.1xmedian 12.8x 32.3xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.1x 5.9xmedian 3.1x 2.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 7.0x 9.8xmedian 7.0x 7.0xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 15.2x 19.4xmedian 15.2x 11.9xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.1x 3.5xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 0.29 0.27median 0.29 0.89median 0.29

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAGHLEXK
Revenue $1.64B $1.60B $737.30M
Gross profit $827.10M – $229.80M
Operating income $756.62M $737.49M $176.30M
Net income $421.54M $333.98M -$124.97M
Free cash flow $617.41M $483.99M $165.81M
R&D – $30.73M –
EPS (diluted) $0.72 $0.49 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $483.48M $236.60M
Total debt $1.03B $7.56M $337.87M
Shares (diluted) 484.56M 675.89M 283.08M
Enterprise value $3.41B $8.13B $1.43B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAGHLEXK
P/E 20.5x 28.1x 32.3x
P/FCF 11.8x 19.4x 11.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 12.8x 19.1x
P/S 4.4x 5.9x 2.7x
P/B 2.2x 3.5x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.5x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.4x 9.8x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 8.4x 12.1x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 5.6x 2.4x
EV/FCF 10.3x 18.4x 10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 12.1x 16.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 0.27 0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGHLEXK
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.5% 74.4% 197.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 30.6% 48.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 335.5% – 463.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 283.4% – 60.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 622.0% 344.3% 834.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 78.9% 217.6% 42.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 517.9% 233.1% -24.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 98.2% 109.0% -122.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 294.7% 216.5% 260.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 102.4% 36.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 207.8% 129.4% 261.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 131.1% 112.8% 22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 232.3% 293.4% 1,855%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.3% 81.0% 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGHLEXK
Gross margin 50.4% – 31.2%
EBITDA margin 60.3% 56.9% 33.5%
Operating margin 46.1% 46.0% 23.9%
Pretax margin 46.5% 43.4% -7.7%
Net margin 21.2% 20.8% 8.9%
FCF margin 37.6% 30.2% 22.5%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 45.8% 14.0%
Return on equity 12.2% 26.7% 9.7%
Return on assets 8.4% 21.4% 5.2%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 19.9% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 17.5% 23.5% 16.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 2.2x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGHLEXK
Debt / assets 6.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -0.5x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 31.7% 15.9% 44.0%
Equity / assets 68.3% 84.1% 56.0%
Interest coverage 34.3x 27.3x 7.5x
Current ratio 2.6x 5.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.3x 5.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 2.2x 3.3x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.75 12.57 2.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGHLEXK
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.0% –
Net buyback yield -1.0% -0.4% -0.4%
Shareholder yield -0.6% -0.4% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -20.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -32.9% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAGHLEXK
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 21.8xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.80FY2026 $0.64FY2026 $0.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +73.9%FY2026 +45.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +17.5% +40.6% +47.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.58BFY2026 $1.49BFY2026 $813.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +88.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% -7.2% +39.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGHLEXK
Held by institutions 47.0% 72.1% 50.1%
Institutions holding 347 584 222
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.4% +0.4% -6.4%
Institutions buying 193 313 122
Institutions selling 104 187 55
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.67 2.22

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AGHLEXK
AG 1.00 0.90 0.92
HL 0.90 1.00 0.87
EXK 0.92 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AG, HL and EXK?

Hecla Mining (HL) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Majestic Silver (AG) $7.35B, Hecla Mining (HL) $9.66B, Endeavour Silver (EXK) $2.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, AG, HL and EXK?

First Majestic Silver (AG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.1x, Hecla Mining (HL) 29.0x, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Endeavour Silver (EXK) is cheapest (First Majestic Silver (AG) 18.6x, Hecla Mining (HL) 21.8x, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Endeavour Silver (EXK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: First Majestic Silver (AG) +98.5%, Hecla Mining (HL) +74.4%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) +197.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

First Majestic Silver (AG) has the highest net margin (First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.2%, Hecla Mining (HL) 20.8%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Hecla Mining (HL) leads (First Majestic Silver (AG) 12.0%, Hecla Mining (HL) 19.9%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Majestic Silver (AG) returned the most: First Majestic Silver (AG) +15.7%, Hecla Mining (HL) +8.0%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) -7.3%. Over five years, Hecla Mining (HL) compounded fastest (First Majestic Silver (AG) +2.4%/yr, Hecla Mining (HL) +18.2%/yr, Endeavour Silver (EXK) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: First Majestic Silver (AG) 0.00%, Hecla Mining (HL) 0.00%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 0.00%. Hecla Mining (HL) and Endeavour Silver (EXK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hecla Mining (HL) has been the steadiest (First Majestic Silver (AG) 73.7%, Hecla Mining (HL) 71.1%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 76.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AG, HL and EXK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, First Majestic Silver (AG) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.