EXK vs SVM vs HL Stock Comparison

Endeavour Silver, Silvercorp Metals and Hecla Mining Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXK Endeavour Silver Corp
$7.50 -20.1% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
33.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$737.30M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
2 wins
SVM Silvercorp Metals Inc
$8.22 -27.4% 1M +28.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$495.47M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
5 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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Silvercorp Metals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Silvercorp Metals 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.

QuestionEXKSVMHLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.22B $1.89B $9.82B HL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.7x 22.0x 29.5x SVM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 11.4x 21.8x EXK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +197.5% +60.8% +74.4% EXK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 17.3% 20.8% HL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 11.7% 19.9% HL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -1.9x -0.5x SVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% +28.4% +8.0% SVM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr +13.4%/yr +18.2%/yr HL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.4% 70.6% 71.1% SVM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 76/100 74/100 SVM

Percentile Scorecard

EXKSVMHL

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

AxisEXKSVMHL
Valuation 70 #49 of 162 83 #28 of 162 61 #64 of 162
Growth 88 #19 of 147 87 #20 of 147 98 #4 of 147
Profitability 65 #43 of 122 82 #23 of 122 93 #10 of 122
Financial Health 64 #60 of 165 84 #28 of 165 88 #21 of 165
Shareholder Returns 59 #45 of 107 44 #60 of 107 32 #73 of 107
Overall 69 76 74
  • EXK ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SVM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • 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

PeriodEXKSVMHLSPY
1 month -20.1%-27.4%-23.1% -0.8%
3 months -5.4%-15.6%-7.9% +3.5%
6 months -22.8%-34.2%-24.9% +7.0%
Year to date -20.2%-1.4%-27.1% +12.2%
1 year -7.3%+28.4%+8.0% +13.0%
3 years +231.9%+257.4%+237.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +49.2%+52.9%+50.1% +23.1%
5 years +42.3%+87.2%+130.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.3%+13.4%+18.2% +11.0%
10 years +72.8%—+140.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.6%—+9.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEXKSVMHLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.4%70.6%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.6%73.4%70.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.162.612.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.100.400.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.1%-56.4%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.9%-47.7%-56.1% -1.8%
52-week high $14.12$15.71$31.81 $779.14
52-week low $7.07$6.09$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.

MultipleEXKSVMHL
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 12.8x 21.0xmedian 12.8x 28.1xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.1x 3.7xmedian 3.1x 5.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 7.0x 7.0xmedian 7.0x 9.8xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 15.2x 5.9xmedian 15.2x 19.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x 3.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.29 0.46median 0.29 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 monthsEXKSVMHL
Revenue $737.30M $495.47M $1.60B
Gross profit $229.80M $302.64M –
Operating income $176.30M $165.81M $737.49M
Net income -$124.97M $69.58M $333.98M
Free cash flow $165.81M $309.98M $483.99M
R&D – – $30.73M
EPS (diluted) $0.23 $0.39 $0.49
Cash & equivalents $236.60M $386.76M $483.48M
Total debt $337.87M $118.10M $7.56M
Shares (diluted) 283.08M 219.43M 675.89M
Enterprise value $1.47B $235.81M $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
MetricEXKSVMHL
P/E 32.3x 21.0x 28.1x
P/FCF 11.9x 5.9x 19.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.1x 5.6x 12.8x
P/S 2.7x 3.7x 5.9x
P/B 2.8x 1.5x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.5x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 7.0x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 8.6x 12.1x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.9x 5.6x
EV/FCF 10.5x 4.6x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x 4.4x 12.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 0.46 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXKSVMHL
Revenue growth (1Y) 197.5% 60.8% 74.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 31.7% 30.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 463.2% 146.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 60.7% 58.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 834.6% 44.4% 344.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.2% 72.4% 217.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -24.8% -7.2% 233.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -122.0% 50.9% 109.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 260.2% 1.3% 216.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 45.6% 102.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 261.3% 120.5% 129.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 53.9% 112.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,855% 298.5% 293.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 189.0% 81.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXKSVMHL
Gross margin 31.2% 61.1% –
EBITDA margin 33.5% 40.9% 56.9%
Operating margin 23.9% 33.5% 46.0%
Pretax margin -7.7% 57.4% 43.4%
Net margin 8.9% 17.3% 20.8%
FCF margin 22.5% 62.6% 30.2%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 65.4% 45.8%
Return on equity 9.7% 5.7% 26.7%
Return on assets 5.2% 4.4% 21.4%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 11.7% 19.9%
Return on capital employed 16.9% 12.0% 23.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 4.7x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.9% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXKSVMHL
Debt / assets 0.4% 0.0% 0.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -1.9x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 44.0% 23.2% 15.9%
Equity / assets 56.0% 76.8% 84.1%
Interest coverage 7.5x 11.9x 27.3x
Current ratio 2.0x 3.5x 5.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x 3.4x 5.0x
Cash ratio 1.1x 3.3x 3.3x
Altman Z-score 2.95 4.25 12.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXKSVMHL
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.0%
Net buyback yield -0.4% -0.3% -0.4%
Shareholder yield -0.4% -0.1% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusEXKSVMHL
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.66FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $0.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.3%FY2026 +45.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% +80.6% +40.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $813.71MFY2026 $479.44MFY2026 $1.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +88.0%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +39.6% +74.7% -7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXKSVMHL
Held by institutions 50.1% 55.0% 72.1%
Institutions holding 222 185 584
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.4% +2.1% +0.4%
Institutions buying 122 92 313
Institutions selling 55 64 187
Buyers to sellers 2.22 1.44 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.

EXKSVMHL
EXK 1.00 0.89 0.87
SVM 0.89 1.00 0.85
HL 0.87 0.85 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXK, SVM and HL?

Hecla Mining (HL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Endeavour Silver (EXK) $2.22B, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) $1.89B, Hecla Mining (HL) $9.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXK, SVM and HL?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 33.7x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 22.0x, Hecla Mining (HL) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Endeavour Silver (EXK) is cheapest (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 11.4x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.4x, 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?

Endeavour Silver (EXK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Endeavour Silver (EXK) +197.5%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +60.8%, Hecla Mining (HL) +74.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hecla Mining (HL) has the highest net margin (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 8.9%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 17.3%, Hecla Mining (HL) 20.8%). On return on invested capital, Hecla Mining (HL) leads (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 16.1%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.7%, Hecla Mining (HL) 19.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silvercorp Metals (SVM) returned the most: Endeavour Silver (EXK) -7.3%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +28.4%, Hecla Mining (HL) +8.0%. Over five years, Hecla Mining (HL) compounded fastest (Endeavour Silver (EXK) +7.3%/yr, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +13.4%/yr, Hecla Mining (HL) +18.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) has been the steadiest (Endeavour Silver (EXK) 76.4%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 70.6%, Hecla Mining (HL) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXK, SVM 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, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 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.