HL vs CDE vs VZLA Stock Comparison

Hecla Mining, Coeur Mining and Vizsla Silver Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HL Hecla Mining Co/De/
$14.62 -19.6% 1M +18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.82B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.60B
Div. yield
0.03%
Silver Basic Materials
4 wins
CDE Coeur Mining, Inc.
$14.21 -26.1% 1M -19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.62B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.17B
Div. yield
0.14%
Silver Basic Materials
7 wins
VZLA Vizsla Silver Corp.
$3.25 -17.5% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Coeur Mining leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Coeur Mining 7, Hecla Mining 4, Vizsla Silver 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHLCDEVZLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.82B $14.62B $1.14B CDE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x 17.2x -8.2x CDE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.8x 14.2x — CDE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +74.4% +117.3% — CDE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% 26.8% — CDE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.9% 5.9% — HL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.2x 0.5x HL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.14% — CDE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.3% -19.6% -18.1% HL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.1%/yr +18.1%/yr — HL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 72.1% 68.2% VZLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 76/100 35/100 CDE

Percentile Scorecard

HLCDEVZLA

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

AxisHLCDEVZLA
Valuation 60 #66 of 162 79 #35 of 162 36 #104 of 162
Growth 98 #4 of 147 99 #3 of 147 16 #124 of 147
Profitability 93 #10 of 122 75 #31 of 122 25 #92 of 122
Financial Health 88 #21 of 164 72 #47 of 164 52 #80 of 164
Shareholder Returns 33 #72 of 107 58 #46 of 107 48 #56 of 107
Overall 74 76 35
  • HL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CDE ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • VZLA 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

PeriodHLCDEVZLASPY
1 month -19.6%-26.1%-17.5% -0.2%
3 months +0.5%-4.6%+2.2% +3.9%
6 months -18.0%-20.4%-5.0% +8.2%
Year to date -23.8%-20.3%-40.6% +12.9%
1 year +18.3%-19.6%-18.1% +12.3%
3 years +253.1%+457.3%+195.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +52.3%+77.4%+43.5% +23.3%
5 years +139.7%+129.2%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.1%+18.1%— +10.9%
10 years +153.8%+27.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.8%+2.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHLCDEVZLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%72.1%68.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.1%72.8%75.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.643.092.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-0.27-0.27 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.5%-72.0%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.0%-47.7%-52.6% -1.2%
52-week high $31.81$27.15$6.86 $779.14
52-week low $11.97$13.47$2.95 $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.

MultipleHLCDEVZLA
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 13.3x 17.2xmedian 13.3x -8.2xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 3.2x 4.6xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 7.3x 9.1xmedian 7.3x -4.3xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 14.7x 12.6xmedian 14.7x 60.3xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 0.31 0.21median 0.31 0.13median 0.31

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 monthsHLCDEVZLA
Revenue $1.60B $3.17B –
Gross profit – $2.50B –
Operating income $737.49M $1.07B –
Net income $333.98M $850.41M -$134.20M
Free cash flow $483.99M $1.16B $18.91M
R&D $30.73M – $1.36M
EPS (diluted) $0.49 $0.82 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents $483.48M $1.05B $406.50M
Total debt $7.56M $705.29M $4.44B
Shares (diluted) 675.89M 1.03B 338.89M
Enterprise value $8.29B $11.90B -$337.57M

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
MetricHLCDEVZLA
P/E 29.4x 17.2x -8.2x
P/FCF 20.3x 12.6x 60.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 10.0x -73.7x
P/S 6.1x 4.6x –
P/B 3.7x 1.1x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 1.1x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 9.1x -4.3x
EV/EBIT 12.7x 13.3x -4.2x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 4.5x –
EV/FCF 19.3x 12.3x 53.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 9.7x -65.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 0.21 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLCDEVZLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 74.4% 117.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 61.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 296.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 176.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 344.3% 203.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 217.6% 52.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 233.1% 346.0% -1,584%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 109.0% 146.7% -103.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 216.5% 177.3% -955.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 102.4% 83.6% -62.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.4% 226.3% -43.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 112.8% 373.7% -16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 293.4% 364.5% 159.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.0% 73.8% 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLCDEVZLA
Gross margin – 79.0% –
EBITDA margin 56.9% 49.6% –
Operating margin 46.0% 33.8% –
Pretax margin 43.4% 33.5% –
Net margin 20.8% 26.8% –
FCF margin 30.2% 36.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 45.8% 46.2% –
Return on equity 26.7% 3.0% -29.9%
Return on assets 21.4% 2.7% -17.6%
Return on invested capital 19.9% 5.9% –
Return on capital employed 23.5% 7.3% -33.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.7x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLCDEVZLA
Debt / assets 0.2% 4.6% 40.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.2x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.6x 15.3x
Liabilities / assets 15.9% 9.9% 41.2%
Equity / assets 84.1% 90.1% 58.8%
Interest coverage 27.3x – –
Current ratio 5.2x 3.7x 55.2x
Quick ratio 5.0x 2.3x 54.7x
Cash ratio 3.3x 2.2x 54.7x
Altman Z-score 13.08 6.16 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLCDEVZLA
Dividend yield 0.0% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield -0.4% 0.3% -1.0%
Shareholder yield -0.4% 0.4% -1.0%
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.

ConsensusHLCDEVZLA
Forward P/E 22.8xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.64FY2026 $1.00FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +45.5%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +40.6% +63.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.49BFY2026 $4.94BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +138.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -7.2% +18.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLCDEVZLA
Held by institutions 72.1% 76.7% 54.7%
Institutions holding 584 678 162
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.7% -3.7%
Institutions buying 313 397 80
Institutions selling 187 192 45
Buyers to sellers 1.67 2.07 1.78

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.

HLCDEVZLA
HL 1.00 0.87 0.73
CDE 0.87 1.00 0.73
VZLA 0.73 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HL, CDE and VZLA?

Coeur Mining (CDE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hecla Mining (HL) $9.82B, Coeur Mining (CDE) $14.62B, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) $1.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, HL, CDE and VZLA?

Coeur Mining (CDE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hecla Mining (HL) 29.4x, Coeur Mining (CDE) 17.2x, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) -8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coeur Mining (CDE) is cheapest (Hecla Mining (HL) 22.8x, Coeur Mining (CDE) 14.2x). 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: Hecla Mining (HL) +74.4%, Coeur Mining (CDE) +117.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coeur Mining (CDE) has the highest net margin (Hecla Mining (HL) 20.8%, Coeur Mining (CDE) 26.8%). On return on invested capital, Hecla Mining (HL) leads (Hecla Mining (HL) 19.9%, Coeur Mining (CDE) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hecla Mining (HL) returned the most: Hecla Mining (HL) +18.3%, Coeur Mining (CDE) -19.6%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) -18.1%. Over five years, Hecla Mining (HL) compounded fastest (Hecla Mining (HL) +19.1%/yr, Coeur Mining (CDE) +18.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Coeur Mining (CDE) has the highest dividend yield: Hecla Mining (HL) 0.03%, Coeur Mining (CDE) 0.14%. Vizsla Silver (VZLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) has been the steadiest (Hecla Mining (HL) 71.1%, Coeur Mining (CDE) 72.1%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) 68.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Coeur Mining (CDE) leads on 7. 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.