Why is HL down?
Down 52% from its Jan 23, 2026 high.
- Investors now pay $31 for each $1 of yearly profit,
Down 52% from its Jan 23, 2026 high.
HL's Quality Score fell 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 5. It did not trade higher than the day before (2 chart checks stopped).
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| Holding it back | Below its 200-day since September |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 10 |
TodayGold miner stocks fell together: “Inflation was announced in the US, gold prices plummeted.”
Mon Nov 23: Ex-dividend, $0.0037 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 8.
After its last 4 reports it closed +7.7% on average, higher 4 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 0 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
HL is #4 of 14 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Wed Feb 17, after the close (in 99 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $394.8M, 47% less than a year ago; a profit of $0.22 a share.
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal sales | $372M | $323M | $300M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 4)
No outlook figures read from this release.
Sales grew 16% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.015 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | +8.8% | +13.2% | +8.2% |
| Aug 4, 2026 | +7.0% | +7.5% | +15.4% |
| May 5, 2026 | +8.8% | +6.5% | +20.6% |
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $1.4B in 2025. It made a profit in three of the eight years.
RSI 43.7, MACD above signal, below both averages. Not scored.
One insider sold $498K across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: HL is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Hecla Mining Co produces and explores silver, gold, zinc, and other metals. The operating business segments are Greens Creek, Lucky Friday, Keno Hill, and Casa Berardi. It generates maximum revenue from the Greens Creek segment. Geographically, It operates in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
HL scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #4 of 14 in Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals by Quality Score, with 0 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 52% from its Jan 23, 2026 high. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
HL scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #4 of 14 in Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind HL's 5.
One insider sold $498K across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Patrick Shay Malone, VP - Sustainability, who sold $496K on Aug 20. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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