HL vs NEM vs VZLA Stock Comparison

Hecla Mining, Newmont and Vizsla Silver Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HL Hecla Mining Co/De/
$14.44 -15.6% 1M +19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.70B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.82B
Div. yield
0.03%
Silver Basic Materials
5 wins
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$119.76 +2.9% 1M +46.7% 1Y
Market cap
$124.45B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.86%
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmont leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Newmont 7, Hecla Mining 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHLNEMVZLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.70B $124.45B $1.12B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.4x 13.6x -8.1x NEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.6x 12.5x — NEM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +84.1% +23.7% — HL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% 34.7% — NEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.3% 8.6% — HL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x -0.5x 0.5x HL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.86% — NEM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.2% +46.7% -16.5% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.3%/yr +16.3%/yr — HL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.3% 49.1% 68.7% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 70/100 35/100 HL

Percentile Scorecard

HLNEMVZLA

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

AxisHLNEMVZLA
Valuation 63 #63 of 169 66 #59 of 169 38 #106 of 169
Growth 97 #5 of 153 85 #24 of 153 16 #128 of 153
Profitability 93 #9 of 123 85 #19 of 123 25 #92 of 123
Financial Health 91 #16 of 165 57 #72 of 165 49 #84 of 165
Shareholder Returns 51 #57 of 116 60 #47 of 116 47 #62 of 116
Overall 79 70 35
  • HL ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • VZLA 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

PeriodHLNEMVZLASPY
1 month -15.6%+2.9%-9.9% -5.9%
3 months -9.0%+13.6%-9.9% -4.6%
6 months -20.1%+5.5%-7.0% +0.2%
Year to date -24.8%+19.9%-41.7% +7.5%
1 year +19.2%+46.7%-16.5% +8.2%
3 years +243.8%+216.2%+212.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +51.0%+46.8%+46.3% +19.0%
5 years +141.1%+112.5%— +56.5%
5 years, per year +19.3%+16.3%— +9.4%
10 years +123.5%+216.8%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +8.4%+12.2%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHLNEMVZLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.3%49.1%68.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.5%51.7%75.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.531.662.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.95-0.24 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.5%-65.0%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.6%-11.4%-53.5% -5.9%
52-week high $31.81$135.14$6.86 $779.14
52-week low $12.11$81.63$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.

MultipleHLNEMVZLA
P/E now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 12.9x 13.6xmedian 12.9x -8.1xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.1x 4.7xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 7.6x 14.8xmedian 7.6x -4.2xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 12.2x 12.4xmedian 12.2x 59.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 0.19 0.11median 0.19 0.09median 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 monthsHLNEMVZLA
Revenue $1.82B $26.61B –
Gross profit – $18.41B –
Operating income $824.40M $5.60B –
Net income $382.86M $9.44B -$134.20M
Free cash flow $531.60M $10.07B $18.91M
R&D $38.68M $193.00M $1.36M
EPS (diluted) $0.56 $8.79 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents $691.57M $8.83B $406.50M
Total debt $7.08M $5.09B $289.08M
Shares (diluted) 676.87M 1.05B 338.89M
Enterprise value $7.54B $89.77B -$358.63M

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
MetricHLNEMVZLA
P/E 25.4x 13.6x -8.1x
P/FCF 18.2x 12.4x 59.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 9.5x -72.3x
P/S 5.3x 4.7x –
P/B 3.4x 3.5x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 3.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 14.8x -4.2x
EV/EBIT 10.8x 21.6x -4.2x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 4.5x –
EV/FCF 16.8x 12.0x 52.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 9.2x -64.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 0.11 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLNEMVZLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 84.1% 23.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 34.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 41.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 55.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 223.9% 298.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 316.6% 45.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 92.2% 30.4% -1,584%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 118.1% 136.8% -103.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 91.0% 34.6% -955.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 111.2% 119.7% -90.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 91.1% 42.0% -43.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.4% 60.7% -16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 133.8% 64.6% 159.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 91.1% 136.1% 24.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLNEMVZLA
Gross margin – 69.2% –
EBITDA margin 54.8% 30.6% –
Operating margin 45.2% 21.0% –
Pretax margin 44.6% 52.8% –
Net margin 21.0% 34.7% –
FCF margin 29.2% 37.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 43.3% 49.2% –
Return on equity 28.7% 26.5% -29.9%
Return on assets 24.1% 16.3% -17.6%
Return on invested capital 22.3% 8.6% –
Return on capital employed 26.6% 10.7% -33.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.4x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLNEMVZLA
Debt / assets 0.2% 8.7% 40.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x -0.5x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.5x 15.3x
Liabilities / assets 16.0% 38.4% 41.2%
Equity / assets 84.0% 61.6% 58.8%
Interest coverage 56.2x – –
Current ratio 6.0x 2.5x 55.2x
Quick ratio 5.9x 1.9x 54.7x
Cash ratio 4.3x 1.6x 54.7x
Altman Z-score 12.50 4.44 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLNEMVZLA
Dividend yield 0.0% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 4.6% -1.0%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 5.4% -1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.4% –

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.

ConsensusHLNEMVZLA
Forward P/E 22.6xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.64FY2026 $9.57FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +45.5%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +40.6% +9.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.49BFY2026 $24.82BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -6.6% +20.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLNEMVZLA
Held by institutions 72.1% 77.2% 54.7%
Institutions holding 586 1,790 162
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +1.5% -3.7%
Institutions buying 312 843 80
Institutions selling 187 721 45
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.17 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.

HLNEMVZLA
HL 1.00 0.82 0.75
NEM 0.82 1.00 0.72
VZLA 0.75 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HL, NEM and VZLA?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hecla Mining (HL) $9.70B, Newmont (NEM) $124.45B, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) $1.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, HL, NEM and VZLA?

Newmont (NEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hecla Mining (HL) 25.4x, Newmont (NEM) 13.6x, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) -8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmont (NEM) is cheapest (Hecla Mining (HL) 22.6x, Newmont (NEM) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hecla Mining (HL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hecla Mining (HL) +84.1%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest net margin (Hecla Mining (HL) 21.0%, Newmont (NEM) 34.7%). On return on invested capital, Hecla Mining (HL) leads (Hecla Mining (HL) 22.3%, Newmont (NEM) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Hecla Mining (HL) +19.2%, Newmont (NEM) +46.7%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) -16.5%. Over five years, Hecla Mining (HL) compounded fastest (Hecla Mining (HL) +19.3%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest dividend yield: Hecla Mining (HL) 0.03%, Newmont (NEM) 0.86%. Vizsla Silver (VZLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (Hecla Mining (HL) 72.3%, Newmont (NEM) 49.1%, Vizsla Silver (VZLA) 68.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HL, NEM 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, Newmont (NEM) 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.