CDE vs HL vs PAAS Stock Comparison

Coeur Mining, Hecla Mining and Pan American Silver Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDE Coeur Mining, Inc.
$14.58 -14.6% 1M +5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.99B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.60B
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
3 wins
HL Hecla Mining Co/De/
$14.95 -12.2% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.28B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.60B
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pan American Silver leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pan American Silver 5, Coeur Mining 3, Hecla Mining 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDEHLPAASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.99B $9.28B $15.02B PAAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 27.8x 9,564x CDE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 23.4x 13.0x PAAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +111.7% +74.4% +6.2% CDE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.2% 20.8% 0.0% HL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.8% 19.9% 0.0% HL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.5x -4.3x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.5% +24.9% +24.9% PAAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.0%/yr +20.1%/yr +9.8%/yr HL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.5% 72.2% 58.8% PAAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 76/100 66/100 CDE

Percentile Scorecard

CDEHLPAAS

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

AxisCDEHLPAAS
Valuation 81 #32 of 168 61 #66 of 168 58 #72 of 168
Growth 97 #5 of 152 99 #3 of 152 86 #22 of 152
Profitability 74 #33 of 123 93 #9 of 123 50 #62 of 123
Financial Health 76 #41 of 165 90 #18 of 165 86 #24 of 165
Shareholder Returns 59 #49 of 117 35 #76 of 117 52 #57 of 117
Overall 77 76 66
  • CDE ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • HL ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PAAS ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDEHLPAASSPY
1 month -14.6%-12.2%-8.5% -1.0%
3 months -16.4%-9.6%-14.1% -0.4%
6 months -22.2%-17.6%-26.7% +4.5%
Year to date -18.2%-22.1%-20.0% +12.4%
1 year +5.5%+24.9%+24.9% +13.6%
3 years +465.1%+244.5%+170.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year +78.2%+51.1%+39.3% +20.8%
5 years +110.1%+149.6%+59.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +16.0%+20.1%+9.8% +10.4%
10 years +29.8%+131.4%+151.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year +2.6%+8.8%+9.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCDEHLPAASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.5%72.2%58.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.4%70.6%61.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.132.762.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.080.340.42 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.0%-58.5%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.3%-53.0%-39.6% -1.6%
52-week high $27.15$31.81$68.70 $779.14
52-week low $12.76$11.97$33.20 $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.

MultipleCDEHLPAAS
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 13.4x 30.1xmedian 13.4x 10,076xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 3.0x 6.3xmedian 3.0x 5.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 7.7x 10.5xmedian 7.7x 45.1xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 13.3x 20.8xmedian 13.3x 11.5xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.19 0.29median 0.19 386.10median 0.19

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 monthsCDEHLPAAS
Revenue $3.60B $1.60B $3.46B
Gross profit $2.70B – $1.18B
Operating income $1.07B $737.49M $2.08M
Net income $692.97M $333.98M $1.12B
Free cash flow $1.21B $483.99M $1.53B
R&D – $30.73M –
EPS (diluted) $0.67 $0.49 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $483.48M $1.51B
Total debt $701.65M $7.56M $2.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.03B 675.89M 381.58M
Enterprise value $10.36B $7.75B $9.23B

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
MetricCDEHLPAAS
P/E 21.5x 30.1x 10,076x
P/FCF 12.3x 20.8x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 13.7x 14.5x
P/S 4.1x 6.3x 5.1x
P/B 1.1x 3.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 3.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 10.5x 45.1x
EV/EBIT 13.5x 13.0x 7,689x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 6.0x 4.6x
EV/FCF 12.0x 19.8x 10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 13.0x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 0.29 386.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDEHLPAAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 111.7% 74.4% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 67.3% 30.6% 19.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 247.9% – 15.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 166.9% – 118.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 139.5% 344.3% 112.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.5% 217.6% 179.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 69.5% 233.1% 111.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 195.8% 109.0% 69.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.3% 216.5% 135.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 117.5% 102.4% 26.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 180.2% 129.4% 283.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 275.3% 112.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 227.7% 293.4% 185.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.5% 81.0% 66.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDEHLPAAS
Gross margin 74.9% – 34.0%
EBITDA margin 48.8% 56.9% 10.2%
Operating margin 29.7% 46.0% 0.1%
Pretax margin 29.6% 43.4% 0.1%
Net margin 19.2% 20.8% 0.0%
FCF margin 33.5% 30.2% 44.2%
Operating cash flow margin 44.8% 45.8% 34.8%
Return on equity 0.7% 26.7% 0.0%
Return on assets 0.7% 21.4% 0.0%
Return on invested capital 4.8% 19.9% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 7.3% 23.5% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 2.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDEHLPAAS
Debt / assets 4.6% 0.2% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.5x -4.3x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 0.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 8.9% 15.9% 27.3%
Equity / assets 91.1% 84.1% 72.7%
Interest coverage – 27.3x 22.1x
Current ratio 3.8x 5.2x 14.1x
Quick ratio 2.5x 5.0x 2.3x
Cash ratio 2.3x 3.3x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 7.00 13.34 5.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDEHLPAAS
Dividend yield 0.1% 0.0% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 0.3% -0.4% -2.7%
Shareholder yield 0.4% -0.3% -1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCDEHLPAAS
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 23.4xFY2026 13.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.00FY2026 $0.64FY2026 $3.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +45.5%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.0% +40.6% +32.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.94BFY2026 $1.49BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +138.7%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% -7.2% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDEHLPAAS
Held by institutions 76.7% 72.1% 56.5%
Institutions holding 681 586 586
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +0.4% -1.0%
Institutions buying 397 313 269
Institutions selling 195 187 199
Buyers to sellers 2.04 1.67 1.35

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.

CDEHLPAAS
CDE 1.00 0.88 0.86
HL 0.88 1.00 0.85
PAAS 0.86 0.85 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDE, HL and PAAS?

Pan American Silver (PAAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coeur Mining (CDE) $13.99B, Hecla Mining (HL) $9.28B, Pan American Silver (PAAS) $15.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, CDE, HL and PAAS?

Coeur Mining (CDE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coeur Mining (CDE) 20.2x, Hecla Mining (HL) 27.8x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9,564x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pan American Silver (PAAS) is cheapest (Coeur Mining (CDE) 14.6x, Hecla Mining (HL) 23.4x, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 13.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Coeur Mining (CDE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coeur Mining (CDE) +111.7%, Hecla Mining (HL) +74.4%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hecla Mining (HL) has the highest net margin (Coeur Mining (CDE) 19.2%, Hecla Mining (HL) 20.8%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%). On return on invested capital, Hecla Mining (HL) leads (Coeur Mining (CDE) 4.8%, Hecla Mining (HL) 19.9%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pan American Silver (PAAS) returned the most: Coeur Mining (CDE) +5.5%, Hecla Mining (HL) +24.9%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +24.9%. Over five years, Hecla Mining (HL) compounded fastest (Coeur Mining (CDE) +16.0%/yr, Hecla Mining (HL) +20.1%/yr, Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pan American Silver (PAAS) has been the steadiest (Coeur Mining (CDE) 71.5%, Hecla Mining (HL) 72.2%, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDE, HL and PAAS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pan American Silver (PAAS) 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.