SVM vs HL vs EXK Stock Comparison

Silvercorp Metals, Hecla Mining and Endeavour Silver Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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
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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

SVMHLEXK

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureSVMHLEXKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.6%71.1%76.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.4%70.1%77.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.612.633.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.400.11-0.10 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.4%-56.5%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.7%-56.1%-46.9% -1.8%
52-week high $15.71$31.81$14.12 $779.14
52-week low $6.09$11.97$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.

MultipleSVMHLEXK
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 12.8x 28.1xmedian 12.8x 32.3xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.1x 5.9xmedian 3.1x 2.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 7.0x 9.8xmedian 7.0x 7.0xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 15.2x 19.4xmedian 15.2x 11.9xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.1x 3.5xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.29 0.27median 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 monthsSVMHLEXK
Revenue $495.47M $1.60B $737.30M
Gross profit $302.64M – $229.80M
Operating income $165.81M $737.49M $176.30M
Net income $69.58M $333.98M -$124.97M
Free cash flow $309.98M $483.99M $165.81M
R&D – $30.73M –
EPS (diluted) $0.39 $0.49 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $386.76M $483.48M $236.60M
Total debt $118.10M $7.56M $337.87M
Shares (diluted) 219.43M 675.89M 283.08M
Enterprise value $235.81M $8.29B $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
MetricSVMHLEXK
P/E 21.0x 28.1x 32.3x
P/FCF 5.9x 19.4x 11.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x 12.8x 19.1x
P/S 3.7x 5.9x 2.7x
P/B 1.5x 3.5x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 3.5x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 9.8x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 12.1x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 5.6x 2.4x
EV/FCF 4.6x 18.4x 10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x 12.1x 16.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.27 0.89

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSVMHLEXK
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.0% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% -0.4% -0.4%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -0.4% -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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

SVMHLEXK
SVM 1.00 0.85 0.89
HL 0.85 1.00 0.87
EXK 0.89 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SVM, HL and EXK?

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

Which stock is cheaper, SVM, HL and EXK?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silvercorp Metals (SVM) returned the most: Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +28.4%, Hecla Mining (HL) +8.0%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) -7.3%. Over five years, Hecla Mining (HL) compounded fastest (Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +13.4%/yr, Hecla Mining (HL) +18.2%/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 (Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 70.6%, Hecla Mining (HL) 71.1%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 76.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SVM, HL 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.