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What drives HECLA MINING COMPANY’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity14%Tax burden67%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden93%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin36%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.44×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.41×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$322MFY2025
Income before tax$479MFY2025
Operating income$515MFY2025
$1.4BFY2025
Ending assets$3.6BFY2025
Beginning assets$3.0BFY2024
$2.6BFY2025
$2.0BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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