HL vs USLM
Hecla Mining Co. and United States Lime & Minerals Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | HL | USLM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.4B | $372.7M |
| Net income | $321.7M | $134.3M |
| Gross margin | 43.7% | 48.9% |
| Net margin | 22.6% | 36.0% |
| Return on equity | 13.9% | 23.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.49 | $4.67 |
| Dividend / share | $0.01 | $0.24 |
| Payout ratio | 3.2% | 5.1% |
| Free cash flow | $310.2M | $102.3M |
| Equity | $2.6B | $630.8M |
| Net debt / equity | −0.09× | −0.59× |
| Current ratio | 2.72× | 19.27× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 15.5% | 18.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 36.6% |
HL bills 3.8× the revenue of USLM, and USLM keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (36.0% against 22.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | HL | USLM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.4B | $372.7M |
| FY2024 | $929.9M | $317.7M |
| FY2023 | $720.2M | $281.3M |
| FY2022 | $718.9M | $236.2M |
| FY2021 | $807.5M | $189.3M |
| FY2020 | $691.9M | $160.7M |
| FY2019 | $673.3M | $158.3M |
| FY2018 | $567.1M | $144.4M |
| FY2017 | $577.8M | $144.8M |
| FY2016 | $646.0M | $139.3M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | HL | USLM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $321.7M | $134.3M |
| FY2024 | $35.8M | $108.8M |
| FY2023 | $-84.2M | $74.5M |
| FY2022 | $-37.3M | $45.4M |
| FY2021 | $35.1M | $37.0M |
| FY2020 | $-9.5M | $28.2M |
| FY2019 | $-94.9M | $26.1M |
| FY2018 | $-26.6M | $19.7M |
| FY2017 | $-28.5M | $27.1M |
| FY2016 | $61.6M | $17.8M |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$1,050,292,000 | HL |
| FY2024 | +$612,204,000 | HL |
| FY2023 | +$438,897,000 | HL |
| FY2022 | +$482,755,000 | HL |
| FY2021 | +$618,218,000 | HL |
| FY2020 | +$531,169,000 | HL |
| FY2019 | +$514,989,000 | HL |
| FY2018 | +$422,702,000 | HL |
| FY2017 | +$432,931,000 | HL |
| FY2016 | +$506,675,000 | HL |
| FY2015 | +$312,730,000 | HL |
| FY2014 | +$350,940,000 | HL |
| FY2013 | +$248,824,000 | HL |
| FY2012 | +$182,618,000 | HL |
| FY2011 | +$335,052,000 | HL |
HL has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 15 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −13.4 pp | USLM |
| FY2024 | −30.4 pp | USLM |
| FY2023 | −38.2 pp | USLM |
| FY2022 | −24.4 pp | USLM |
| FY2021 | −15.2 pp | USLM |
| FY2020 | −18.9 pp | USLM |
| FY2019 | −30.6 pp | USLM |
| FY2018 | −18.3 pp | USLM |
| FY2017 | −23.7 pp | USLM |
| FY2016 | −3.2 pp | USLM |
| FY2015 | −29.5 pp | USLM |
USLM has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 11 fiscal years.
11 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
HL's net margin has been more volatile than USLM's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 11.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.1.
11 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
USLM led in net margin in every one of the 11 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
11 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
HL's return on equity has been more volatile than USLM's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 5.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.5.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
USLM led in return on equity in every one of the 17 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.