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 | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 138.52 Bn | 113.25 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 59.94% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.90 Bn | 96.73 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 126.75 Bn | 91.89 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.03% |
| 5 | Ternium | 96.55 Bn | 64.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 12.44% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 96.18 Bn | 83.12 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 56.01% |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 85.33 Bn | 69.37 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.13 Bn | 44.33 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 9 | Nucor | 55.83 Bn | 45.21 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 10 | Hecla Mining | 9.88 Bn | 7.72 Bn | - | 39.80% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 39.80% |
| 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% |
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();