Hecla Mining (HL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Hecla Mining's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 21.38% for Q2 2026, up 20.44 percentage points from 0.93% a year earlier and up 4.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Hecla Mining (HL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Hecla Mining's Return on Assets [ROA] was 9.84%, up 8.64 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +9.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.19% in FY2024 (+4.03 pp), -2.84% in FY2023 (-1.52 pp), -1.32% in FY2022 (-2.61 pp) and 1.29% in FY2021 (+1.03 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2010.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q2 2026 (a gain of 20.44 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 2.57 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows HL's Return on Assets [ROA] at 16.71% (Q1 2026), 7.40% (Q4 2025) and 3.94% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 138.52 Bn | 113.25 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 25.64% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.90 Bn | 96.73 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 126.75 Bn | 91.89 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.30% |
| 5 | Ternium | 96.55 Bn | 64.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 5.53% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 96.18 Bn | 83.12 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 16.05% |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 85.33 Bn | 69.37 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 7.74% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.13 Bn | 44.33 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 18.09% |
| 9 | Nucor | 55.83 Bn | 45.21 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.97% |
| 10 | Hecla Mining | 9.88 Bn | 7.72 Bn | - | 24.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 24.12% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.93% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.60% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.74% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.30% |
API Access
Hecla Mining Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=HL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "HL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=HL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();