AG vs WPM vs HL Stock Comparison

First Majestic Silver, Wheaton Precious Metals and Hecla Mining Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$122.36 -14.4% 1M +24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$57.18B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
-$35.66M
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
6 wins
HL Hecla Mining Co/De/
$13.98 -23.1% 1M +8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.82B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.60B
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Wheaton Precious Metals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Wheaton Precious Metals 6, First Majestic Silver 5, Hecla Mining 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGWPMHLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.50B $57.18B $9.82B WPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 28.0x 29.5x AG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 28.8x 21.8x AG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.5% -6.5% +74.4% AG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% — 20.8% AG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 18.7% 19.9% HL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.7x -0.5x AG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% WPM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.7% +24.7% +8.0% WPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr +24.3%/yr +18.2%/yr WPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.7% 50.7% 71.1% WPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 77/100 74/100 WPM

Percentile Scorecard

AGWPMHL

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

AxisAGWPMHL
Valuation 75 #41 of 162 74 #49 of 184 61 #64 of 162
Growth 99 #2 of 147 92 #10 of 113 98 #4 of 147
Profitability 84 #20 of 122 98 #4 of 130 93 #10 of 122
Financial Health 69 #52 of 165 77 #39 of 167 88 #21 of 165
Shareholder Returns 50 #54 of 107 43 #44 of 76 32 #73 of 107
Overall 76 77 74
  • AG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • WPM ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • HL 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

PeriodAGWPMHLSPY
1 month -21.9%-14.4%-23.1% -0.8%
3 months -8.4%+9.2%-7.9% +3.5%
6 months -27.5%-10.4%-24.9% +7.0%
Year to date -10.9%+4.1%-27.1% +12.2%
1 year +15.7%+24.7%+8.0% +13.0%
3 years +171.0%+181.1%+237.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.4%+41.2%+50.1% +23.1%
5 years +12.5%+196.5%+130.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.4%+24.3%+18.2% +11.0%
10 years +85.9%+410.9%+140.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.4%+17.7%+9.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAGWPMHLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.7%50.7%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.3%54.1%70.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.811.942.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.490.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.5%-43.8%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.6%-26.2%-56.1% -1.8%
52-week high $32.01$165.72$31.81 $779.14
52-week low $10.67$94.37$11.97 $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.

MultipleAGWPMHL
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 12.8x 27.2xmedian 33.6x 28.1xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.1x -1,558xmedian 4.9x 5.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 7.0x 21.8xmedian 11.5x 9.8xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 15.2x 21.8xmedian 13.2x 19.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.1x 5.7xmedian 1.8x 3.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 0.29 0.47median 0.91 0.27median 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 monthsAGWPMHL
Revenue $1.64B -$35.66M $1.60B
Gross profit $827.10M $2.40B –
Operating income $756.62M $2.28B $737.49M
Net income $421.54M $2.05B $333.98M
Free cash flow $617.41M $2.54B $483.99M
R&D – – $30.73M
EPS (diluted) $0.72 $4.48 $0.49
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $100.19M $483.48M
Total debt $1.03B $1.99B $7.56M
Shares (diluted) 484.56M 454.69M 675.89M
Enterprise value $3.56B $52.60B $8.29B

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
MetricAGWPMHL
P/E 20.5x 27.2x 28.1x
P/FCF 11.8x 21.8x 19.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 21.8x 12.8x
P/S 4.4x -1,558x 5.9x
P/B 2.2x 5.7x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 5.7x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.4x 21.8x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 8.4x 25.2x 12.1x
EV/Revenue 3.9x -1,611x 5.6x
EV/FCF 10.3x 22.6x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 22.6x 12.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 0.47 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGWPMHL
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.5% -6.5% 74.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% -17.4% 30.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 335.5% 114.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 283.4% 69.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 622.0% 149.2% 344.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 78.9% 73.5% 217.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 517.9% 159.9% 233.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 98.2% 49.4% 109.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 294.7% 158.1% 216.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 58.1% 102.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 207.8% 88.5% 129.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 131.1% 56.5% 112.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 232.3% 88.5% 293.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.3% 56.5% 81.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGWPMHL
Gross margin 50.4% – –
EBITDA margin 60.3% – 56.9%
Operating margin 46.1% – 46.0%
Pretax margin 46.5% – 43.4%
Net margin 21.2% – 20.8%
FCF margin 37.6% – 30.2%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% -7,135% 45.8%
Return on equity 12.2% 21.5% 26.7%
Return on assets 8.4% 18.5% 21.4%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 18.7% 19.9%
Return on capital employed 17.5% 21.2% 23.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.2x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% -67.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGWPMHL
Debt / assets 6.1% 16.3% 0.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.7x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.8x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 31.7% 20.3% 15.9%
Equity / assets 68.3% 79.7% 84.1%
Interest coverage 34.3x 61.9x 27.3x
Current ratio 2.6x 0.5x 5.2x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.5x 5.0x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.4x 3.3x
Altman Z-score 3.75 14.76 12.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGWPMHL
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.6% 0.0%
Net buyback yield -1.0% 0.0% -0.4%
Shareholder yield -0.6% 0.6% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.5% 23.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.4% 19.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -20.6% 11.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -32.9% 7.9% –

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.

ConsensusAGWPMHL
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 28.8xFY2026 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $4.25FY2026 $0.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.1%FY2026 +40.7%FY2026 +45.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +22.8% +40.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.58BFY2026 $3.35BFY2026 $1.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +24.2% -7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGWPMHL
Held by institutions 47.0% 63.9% 72.1%
Institutions holding 347 846 584
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.4% +2.8% +0.4%
Institutions buying 193 419 313
Institutions selling 104 266 187
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.58 1.67

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.

AGWPMHL
AG 1.00 0.85 0.90
WPM 0.85 1.00 0.81
HL 0.90 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AG, WPM and HL?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Majestic Silver (AG) $7.50B, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) $57.18B, Hecla Mining (HL) $9.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, AG, WPM and HL?

First Majestic Silver (AG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.6x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 28.0x, Hecla Mining (HL) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Majestic Silver (AG) is cheapest (First Majestic Silver (AG) 18.3x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 28.8x, Hecla Mining (HL) 21.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

First Majestic Silver (AG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: First Majestic Silver (AG) +98.5%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) -6.5%, Hecla Mining (HL) +74.4%.

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%). On return on invested capital, Hecla Mining (HL) leads (First Majestic Silver (AG) 12.0%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 18.7%, Hecla Mining (HL) 19.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) returned the most: First Majestic Silver (AG) +15.7%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +24.7%, Hecla Mining (HL) +8.0%. Over five years, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) compounded fastest (First Majestic Silver (AG) +2.4%/yr, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +24.3%/yr, Hecla Mining (HL) +18.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) has the highest dividend yield: First Majestic Silver (AG) 0.00%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 0.01%, Hecla Mining (HL) 0.00%. Hecla Mining (HL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) has been the steadiest (First Majestic Silver (AG) 73.7%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 50.7%, Hecla Mining (HL) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) leads on 6. 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.