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Overview
<ul>
<li>Silver producer’s Q4 revenue grew 53% yr/yr, driven by higher metal prices</li>
<li>Net income for Q4 was $134 mln, a significant increase over prior year</li>
<li>Company announced pending sale of Casa Berardi mine, expected to close in Q1 2026</li>
</ul>
Outlook
<ul>
<li>Hecla Mining expects 2026 silver production of 15.1-16.5 mln ounces</li>
<li>Company forecasts 2026 gold production of 65-72 thousand ounces</li>
<li>Hecla plans 2026 capital investment of $216-$238 mln</li>
</ul>
Result Drivers
<ul>
<li>SILVER PRODUCTION - Silver production increased by over 5% to 17 million ounces, driven by strong output from all three silver mines</li>
<li>HIGHER METAL PRICES - Revenue growth was primarily due to higher realized precious metals and zinc prices, contributing to a 53% increase in revenue</li>
<li>COST MANAGEMENT - Lower cash costs and AISC for silver, driven by higher production and increased by-product credits, improved operational efficiency</li>
</ul>
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q4 Beat $448.11 $382.05
Revenue mln mln (2
Analysts
)
Q4 Net $134.27
Income mln
Q4 Slight $251.06 $249 mln
Adjusted Beat* mln (1
EBITDA Analyst)
Q4 Free $134.71
Cash mln
Flow
Q4 Gross $248.21
Profit mln
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
<ul>
<li>The current average analyst rating on the shares is “hold” and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 “strong buy” or “buy”, 6 “hold” and 1 “sell” or “strong sell”</li>
<li>The average consensus recommendation for the non-gold precious metals &amp; minerals peer group is “buy.”</li>
<li>Wall Street’s median 12-month price target for Hecla Mining Co is $27.25, about 20.6% above its February 13 closing price of $22.60</li>
<li>The stock recently traded at 21 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 23 three months ago</li>
</ul>
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Hecla Mining reported a 53% year-over-year increase in Q4 revenue, reaching $448.11 million, driven by higher metal prices and increased silver production of 17 million ounces. The company’s net income for Q4 was $134 million. Hecla plans to sell its Casa Berardi mine, with the sale expected to close in Q1 2026. The company forecasts silver production of 15.1-16.5 million ounces and gold production of 65-72 thousand ounces in 2026, with a capital investment of $216-$238 million.

Hecla Mining Q4 revenue surges on higher metal prices