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HL vs SQM // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE) VS. Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HL 12
— SQM 1
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: HL
LAST: $14.45 (-3.15%) • MKT CAP: $9.71B
valuation
13.5x
LAST: $56.37 (-4.36%) • MKT CAP: $16.10B
valuation
21.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HL VS. SQM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HL | SQM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 43.70% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.80% | 9.90% | +4.90 | HL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 13.5x | 21.0x | -7.50 | HL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.20% | 2.21% | +0.99 | HL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 36.20% | 13.90% | +22.30 | HL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 22.60% | 10.90% | +11.70 | HL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 23.10% | 19.80% | +3.30 | HL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.11% | 0.00% | +0.11 | HL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.95 | 3.74 | +3.21 | HL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 8/9 | +1.00 | HL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.8 | 35.5 | +5.30 | HL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.10 | 1.07 | +0.03 | HL | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 25.4x | 27.6x | -2.20 | HL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $9.71B | $16.10B | -$6.39B | SQM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HL REV | SQM REV | HL GROSS % | SQM GROSS % | HL FCF | SQM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.42B | — | 43.7% | — | $310.2M | — |
| FY 2024 | $929.9M | — | 21.3% | — | $3.8M | — |
| FY 2023 | $0 | — | — | — | $75.5M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HL // BETA 1.10
SQM // BETA 1.07