HL vs SVM vs EXK Stock Comparison

Hecla Mining, Silvercorp Metals and Endeavour Silver 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
4 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
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

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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

HLSVMEXK

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureHLSVMEXKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%70.6%76.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.1%73.4%77.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.632.613.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.110.40-0.10 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.5%-56.4%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.1%-47.7%-46.9% -1.8%
52-week high $31.81$15.71$14.12 $779.14
52-week low $11.97$6.09$7.07 $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.

MultipleHLSVMEXK
P/E now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 12.8x 21.0xmedian 12.8x 32.3xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 3.1x 3.7xmedian 3.1x 2.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 7.0x 7.0xmedian 7.0x 7.0xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 15.2x 5.9xmedian 15.2x 11.9xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.29 0.46median 0.29 0.89median 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 monthsHLSVMEXK
Revenue $1.60B $495.47M $737.30M
Gross profit – $302.64M $229.80M
Operating income $737.49M $165.81M $176.30M
Net income $333.98M $69.58M -$124.97M
Free cash flow $483.99M $309.98M $165.81M
R&D $30.73M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.49 $0.39 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $483.48M $386.76M $236.60M
Total debt $7.56M $118.10M $337.87M
Shares (diluted) 675.89M 219.43M 283.08M
Enterprise value $8.29B $235.81M $1.47B

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
MetricHLSVMEXK
P/E 28.1x 21.0x 32.3x
P/FCF 19.4x 5.9x 11.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 5.6x 19.1x
P/S 5.9x 3.7x 2.7x
P/B 3.5x 1.5x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 1.5x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 7.0x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 12.1x 8.6x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 2.9x 2.4x
EV/FCF 18.4x 4.6x 10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 4.4x 16.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.46 0.89

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLSVMEXK
Dividend yield 0.0% 0.2% –
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLSVMEXK
Held by institutions 72.1% 55.0% 50.1%
Institutions holding 584 185 222
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.1% -6.4%
Institutions buying 313 92 122
Institutions selling 187 64 55
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.44 2.22

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.

HLSVMEXK
HL 1.00 0.85 0.87
SVM 0.85 1.00 0.89
EXK 0.87 0.89 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HL, SVM and EXK?

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

Which stock is cheaper, HL, SVM and EXK?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hecla Mining (HL) 29.5x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 22.0x, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 33.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Endeavour Silver (EXK) is cheapest (Hecla Mining (HL) 21.8x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.4x, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 11.4x). 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: Hecla Mining (HL) +74.4%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +60.8%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) +197.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.