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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.
Hochschild Mining PLC is a precious metals mining company engaged in the mining, processing, and sale of silver and gold. It operates key producing mines including Inmaculada in southern Peru, San Jose in Argentina, and Mara Rosa in Brazil. The company's reportable segments encompass Inmaculada, San Jose, Mara Rosa, Pallancata, Exploration, and Other, with Inmaculada being a primary contributor through the sale of gold and silver dore. Hochschild Mining PLC maintains a portfolio of development projects across Peru, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile at various stages. Its operations serve global markets, generating revenue from regions such as Canada, Switzerland, the USA, Peru, South Korea, Germany, and Japan. Founded in 1915 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, Hochschild Mining PLC plays a significant role in the international precious metals sector, focusing on efficient extraction and processing to supply bullion to refiners and markets worldwide.
£5.02
+£0.07 (+1.46%)
EOD Jul 3, 2026
Margins and capital returns are both well above average: 29.22% operating margin, ROIC at 20.53%. Consistent with durable pricing power, though that alone doesn't make it a buy.
Revenue up 24.7% YoY with margins expanding 5.3pp.
Even for strong businesses, today's 17x P/E means the stock needs to keep delivering. There's no margin of safety if growth disappoints.
17.2x earnings, 16.8x FCF. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
▲ +24.7% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$247M
▲ +117.5% YoY
Op. Margin
29.22%
▲ +5.3pp YoY
ROIC
20.53%
▲ +6.2pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$206M
▲ +531.8% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$421M
▲ +39.8% YoY
Net Debt
$29M
Cash & Equiv.
$320M
3Y CAGR: +29.6%
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At a P/E of 17.2 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 16.8, Hochschild Mining (HOC.XLON) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $10.65 per share, so at $5.02 the stock looks undervalued (112.1% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Hochschild Mining scores 87/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a high-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 0.4%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $10.65 per share for HOC.XLON, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $7.99. At today's $5.02, that puts the stock about 112.1% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Hochschild Mining scores 87 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a high-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 29.2% operating margin and a 20.5% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Hochschild Mining pays a regular dividend of about $0.03 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 0.4% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 6.1% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For HOC.XLON's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. HOC.XLON currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 87/100 on quality (high-quality). It also yields about 0.4%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.