Hecla Mining (HL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2015 - 2026)
Hecla Mining (HL) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 43.64% in Q2 2026, up 17.17 percentage points from 26.47% a year earlier but down 10.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Hecla Mining (HL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Hecla Mining's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 46.01% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 27.95 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 36.18%, up 24.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +26.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 11.43% in FY2024 (+17.63 pp), -6.20% in FY2023 (-4.47 pp), -1.73% in FY2022 (-12.06 pp) and 10.33% in FY2021 (+0.65 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -26.38% in Q4 2023 to 54.23% in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +24.68 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 41.66 percentage points in Q4 2024, against a drop of 22.71 percentage points in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 54.23% (Q1 2026), 49.10% (Q4 2025) and 36.30% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 61.16% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 16.48% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 12.17% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 6.29% |
| 10 | Hecla Mining | 11.55 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | 43.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 43.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 54.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 49.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -26.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.70% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -17.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.79% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -4.43% |
API Access
Hecla Mining Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=HL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=HL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();