Hecla Mining (HL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Hecla Mining's (HL) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 20.94% in Q1 2026, up 1568.0% YoY from 1.26% in Q1 2025, and up 29.74% on a QoQ basis from 16.14% in Q4 2025.
Hecla Mining (HL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hecla Mining (HL) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 20.94% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1568.0% year-over-year to 20.94% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.94% (up 1568.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 16.94%, up 1314.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 20.94% in Q1 2026, from 16.14% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 20.94% in Q1 2026 to a low of 1.58% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 3.7% and a median of 0.93% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 396 bps — and 2026, when it soared 1568 bps.
- Tracing HL's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.45% in 2022, then tumbled by 249 bps to 1.58% in 2023, then jumped by 343 bps to 3.84% in 2024, then soared by 321 bps to 16.14% in 2025, then rose by 30 bps to 20.94% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 20.94% (Q1 2026), 16.14% (Q4 2025), and 10.63% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hecla Mining | 13.96 Bn | 13.48 Bn | 332.52 Mn | 23.55% |
| 2 | Buenaventura Mining | 8.67 Bn | 7.66 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Triple Flag Precious Metals | 6.87 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 88.25 Mn | 13.08% |
| 4 | Perpetua Resources | 3.14 Bn | 3.14 Bn | - | -34.54% |
| 5 | Elemental Royalty | 1.40 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 15.71 Mn | - |
| 6 | Solaris Resources | 1.36 Bn | 1.30 Bn | - | -69.95% |
| 7 | McEwen | 1.22 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 20.08 Mn | 6.82% |
| 8 | Versamet Royalties | 1.13 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 13.99 Mn | - |
| 9 | Metalla Royalty & Streaming | 1.05 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 4.75 Mn | 0.92% |
| 10 | Integra Resources | 548.73 Mn | 442.10 Mn | 24.85 Mn | 23.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 42.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.58% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.55% |