HL vs AG vs SVM Stock Comparison

Hecla Mining, First Majestic Silver and Silvercorp Metals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HL Hecla Mining Co/De/
$13.98 -23.1% 1M +8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.82B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.60B
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
3 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionHLAGSVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.82B $7.50B $1.89B HL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x 21.6x 22.0x AG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 18.3x 11.4x SVM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +74.4% +98.5% +60.8% AG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% 21.2% 17.3% AG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.9% 12.0% 11.7% HL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -1.0x -1.9x SVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.0% +15.7% +28.4% SVM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.2%/yr +2.4%/yr +13.4%/yr HL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 73.7% 70.6% SVM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 76/100 76/100 SVM

Percentile Scorecard

HLAGSVM

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

AxisHLAGSVM
Valuation 61 #64 of 162 75 #41 of 162 83 #28 of 162
Growth 98 #4 of 147 99 #2 of 147 87 #20 of 147
Profitability 93 #10 of 122 84 #20 of 122 82 #23 of 122
Financial Health 88 #21 of 165 69 #52 of 165 84 #28 of 165
Shareholder Returns 32 #73 of 107 50 #54 of 107 44 #60 of 107
Overall 74 76 76
  • HL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SVM 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

PeriodHLAGSVMSPY
1 month -23.1%-21.9%-27.4% -0.8%
3 months -7.9%-8.4%-15.6% +3.5%
6 months -24.9%-27.5%-34.2% +7.0%
Year to date -27.1%-10.9%-1.4% +12.2%
1 year +8.0%+15.7%+28.4% +13.0%
3 years +237.7%+171.0%+257.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +50.1%+39.4%+52.9% +23.1%
5 years +130.7%+12.5%+87.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +18.2%+2.4%+13.4% +11.0%
10 years +140.2%+85.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.2%+6.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHLAGSVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%73.7%70.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.1%74.3%73.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.632.812.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.110.210.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.5%-70.5%-56.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.1%-53.6%-47.7% -1.8%
52-week high $31.81$32.01$15.71 $779.14
52-week low $11.97$10.67$6.09 $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.

MultipleHLAGSVM
P/E now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 12.8x 20.5xmedian 12.8x 21.0xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 3.1x 4.4xmedian 3.1x 3.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 7.0x 6.4xmedian 7.0x 7.0xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 15.2x 11.8xmedian 15.2x 5.9xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.29 0.42median 0.29 0.46median 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 monthsHLAGSVM
Revenue $1.60B $1.64B $495.47M
Gross profit – $827.10M $302.64M
Operating income $737.49M $756.62M $165.81M
Net income $333.98M $421.54M $69.58M
Free cash flow $483.99M $617.41M $309.98M
R&D $30.73M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.49 $0.72 $0.39
Cash & equivalents $483.48M $1.09B $386.76M
Total debt $7.56M $1.03B $118.10M
Shares (diluted) 675.89M 484.56M 219.43M
Enterprise value $8.29B $3.56B $235.81M

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
MetricHLAGSVM
P/E 28.1x 20.5x 21.0x
P/FCF 19.4x 11.8x 5.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 8.8x 5.6x
P/S 5.9x 4.4x 3.7x
P/B 3.5x 2.2x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 2.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 6.4x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 12.1x 8.4x 8.6x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 3.9x 2.9x
EV/FCF 18.4x 10.3x 4.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 7.7x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.42 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLAGSVM
Revenue growth (1Y) 74.4% 98.5% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 39.0% 31.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 335.5% 146.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 283.4% 58.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 344.3% 622.0% 44.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 217.6% 78.9% 72.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 233.1% 517.9% -7.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 109.0% 98.2% 50.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 216.5% 294.7% 1.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 102.4% 48.3% 45.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.4% 207.8% 120.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 112.8% 131.1% 53.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 293.4% 232.3% 298.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.0% 80.3% 189.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLAGSVM
Gross margin – 50.4% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 56.9% 60.3% 40.9%
Operating margin 46.0% 46.1% 33.5%
Pretax margin 43.4% 46.5% 57.4%
Net margin 20.8% 21.2% 17.3%
FCF margin 30.2% 37.6% 62.6%
Operating cash flow margin 45.8% 50.3% 65.4%
Return on equity 26.7% 12.2% 5.7%
Return on assets 21.4% 8.4% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 19.9% 12.0% 11.7%
Return on capital employed 23.5% 17.5% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 2.0x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLAGSVM
Debt / assets 0.2% 6.1% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -1.0x -1.9x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.5x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 15.9% 31.7% 23.2%
Equity / assets 84.1% 68.3% 76.8%
Interest coverage 27.3x 34.3x 11.9x
Current ratio 5.2x 2.6x 3.5x
Quick ratio 5.0x 2.3x 3.4x
Cash ratio 3.3x 2.2x 3.3x
Altman Z-score 12.57 3.75 4.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLAGSVM
Dividend yield 0.0% 0.4% 0.2%
Net buyback yield -0.4% -1.0% -0.3%
Shareholder yield -0.4% -0.6% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusHLAGSVM
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 18.3xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.64FY2026 $0.81FY2026 $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.5%FY2026 +76.1%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.6% +17.3% +80.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.49BFY2026 $1.58BFY2026 $479.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.2% +8.3% +74.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLAGSVM
Held by institutions 72.1% 47.0% 55.0%
Institutions holding 584 347 185
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% -4.4% +2.1%
Institutions buying 313 193 92
Institutions selling 187 104 64
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.86 1.44

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.

HLAGSVM
HL 1.00 0.90 0.85
AG 0.90 1.00 0.89
SVM 0.85 0.89 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HL, AG and SVM?

Hecla Mining (HL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hecla Mining (HL) $9.82B, First Majestic Silver (AG) $7.50B, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) $1.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, HL, AG and SVM?

First Majestic Silver (AG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hecla Mining (HL) 29.5x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.6x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 22.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) is cheapest (Hecla Mining (HL) 21.8x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 18.3x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.4x). 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: Hecla Mining (HL) +74.4%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +98.5%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

First Majestic Silver (AG) has the highest net margin (Hecla Mining (HL) 20.8%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.2%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Hecla Mining (HL) leads (Hecla Mining (HL) 19.9%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 12.0%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silvercorp Metals (SVM) returned the most: Hecla Mining (HL) +8.0%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +15.7%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +28.4%. Over five years, Hecla Mining (HL) compounded fastest (Hecla Mining (HL) +18.2%/yr, First Majestic Silver (AG) +2.4%/yr, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) has been the steadiest (Hecla Mining (HL) 71.1%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 73.7%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 70.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.