NEWP vs AG vs HL Stock Comparison

New Pacific Metals, First Majestic Silver and Hecla Mining 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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionNEWPAGHLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.04B $7.68B $9.82B HL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -243.1x 21.6x 29.4x AG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.3x 22.8x AG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +98.5% +74.4% AG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.2% 20.8% AG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.0% 19.9% HL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.0x -0.5x AG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.38% 0.03% AG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +175.1% +25.6% +18.3% NEWP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.1%/yr +3.5%/yr +19.1%/yr HL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.2% 73.8% 71.1% HL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 76/100 74/100 AG

Percentile Scorecard

NEWPAGHL

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

AxisNEWPAGHL
Valuation 40 #97 of 162 75 #41 of 162 60 #66 of 162
Growth 58 #62 of 147 99 #2 of 147 98 #4 of 147
Profitability – 84 #20 of 122 93 #10 of 122
Financial Health 100 #1 of 164 69 #52 of 164 88 #21 of 164
Shareholder Returns 32 #73 of 107 50 #54 of 107 33 #72 of 107
Overall 58 76 74
  • NEWP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AG 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

PeriodNEWPAGHLSPY
1 month -14.7%-17.8%-19.6% -0.2%
3 months +24.2%-0.3%+0.5% +3.9%
6 months +8.0%-19.8%-18.0% +8.2%
Year to date +60.7%-6.2%-23.8% +12.9%
1 year +175.1%+25.6%+18.3% +12.3%
3 years +257.0%+185.2%+253.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +52.9%+41.9%+52.3% +23.3%
5 years +61.6%+18.7%+139.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.1%+3.5%+19.1% +10.9%
10 years +1,609.1%+101.7%+153.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +32.8%+7.3%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNEWPAGHLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.2%73.8%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.1%74.3%70.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.862.822.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.180.350.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-70.5%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-51.2%-54.0% -1.2%
52-week high $7.37$32.01$31.81 $779.14
52-week low $2.04$10.67$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.

MultipleNEWPAGHL
P/E now vs peer median -243.1xmedian 13.3x 21.6xmedian 13.3x 29.4xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 4.7xmedian 3.2x 6.1xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 6.8xmedian 7.3x 10.2xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -141.3xmedian 14.7x 12.4xmedian 14.7x 20.3xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -10.40median 0.31 0.45median 0.31 0.29median 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 monthsNEWPAGHL
Revenue – $1.64B $1.60B
Gross profit – $827.10M –
Operating income – $756.62M $737.49M
Net income -$4.19M $421.54M $333.98M
Free cash flow -$7.39M $617.41M $483.99M
R&D – – $30.73M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $0.72 $0.49
Cash & equivalents $38.57M $1.09B $483.48M
Total debt – $1.03B $7.56M
Shares (diluted) 180.60M 484.56M 675.89M
Enterprise value $930.55M $4.15B $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
MetricNEWPAGHL
P/E -243.1x 21.6x 29.4x
P/FCF -141.3x 12.4x 20.3x
P/Operating cash flow -299.0x 9.3x 13.4x
P/S – 4.7x 6.1x
P/B 6.6x 2.3x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 2.3x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA – 6.8x 10.2x
EV/EBIT – 8.9x 12.7x
EV/Revenue – 4.1x 5.8x
EV/FCF -136.1x 10.9x 19.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -287.9x 8.2x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.40 0.45 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEWPAGHL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 98.5% 74.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 39.0% 30.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 335.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 283.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 622.0% 344.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 78.9% 217.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.8% 517.9% 233.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 98.2% 109.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.0% 294.7% 216.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 48.3% 102.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.1% 207.8% 129.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 131.1% 112.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.1% 232.3% 293.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 80.3% 81.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEWPAGHL
Gross margin – 50.4% –
EBITDA margin – 60.3% 56.9%
Operating margin – 46.1% 46.0%
Pretax margin – 46.5% 43.4%
Net margin – 21.2% 20.8%
FCF margin – 37.6% 30.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 50.3% 45.8%
Return on equity -2.6% 12.2% 26.7%
Return on assets – 8.4% 21.4%
Return on invested capital – 12.0% 19.9%
Return on capital employed – 17.5% 23.5%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.0x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEWPAGHL
Debt / assets – 6.1% 0.2%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.0x -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.5x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 0.7% 31.7% 15.9%
Equity / assets 99.3% 68.3% 84.1%
Interest coverage – 34.3x 27.3x
Current ratio 34.5x 2.6x 5.2x
Quick ratio 34.3x 2.3x 5.0x
Cash ratio 34.3x 2.2x 3.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.90 13.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEWPAGHL
Dividend yield – 0.4% 0.0%
Net buyback yield -2.8% -1.0% -0.4%
Shareholder yield -2.8% -0.6% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusNEWPAGHL
Forward P/E – 19.3xFY2026 22.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.03FY2027 $0.81FY2026 $0.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +76.1%FY2026 +45.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +17.3% +40.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2027 $1.58BFY2026 $1.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +25.6%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.3% -7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEWPAGHL
Held by institutions – 47.0% 72.1%
Institutions holding – 347 584
Change in shares held, QoQ – -4.4% +0.4%
Institutions buying – 193 313
Institutions selling – 104 187
Buyers to sellers – 1.86 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.

NEWPAGHL
NEWP 1.00 0.79 0.75
AG 0.79 1.00 0.90
HL 0.75 0.90 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEWP, AG and HL?

Hecla Mining (HL) is the largest by market capitalisation: New Pacific Metals (NEWP) $1.04B, First Majestic Silver (AG) $7.68B, Hecla Mining (HL) $9.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEWP, AG and HL?

First Majestic Silver (AG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New Pacific Metals (NEWP) -243.1x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.6x, Hecla Mining (HL) 29.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Majestic Silver (AG) is cheapest (First Majestic Silver (AG) 19.3x, Hecla Mining (HL) 22.8x). 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: First Majestic Silver (AG) +98.5%, Hecla Mining (HL) +74.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New Pacific Metals (NEWP) returned the most: New Pacific Metals (NEWP) +175.1%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +25.6%, Hecla Mining (HL) +18.3%. Over five years, Hecla Mining (HL) compounded fastest (New Pacific Metals (NEWP) +10.1%/yr, First Majestic Silver (AG) +3.5%/yr, Hecla Mining (HL) +19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

First Majestic Silver (AG) has the highest dividend yield: First Majestic Silver (AG) 0.38%, Hecla Mining (HL) 0.03%. New Pacific Metals (NEWP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hecla Mining (HL) has been the steadiest (New Pacific Metals (NEWP) 80.2%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 73.8%, Hecla Mining (HL) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEWP, AG 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, First Majestic Silver (AG) 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.