the hershey co. - HSY

HSY

Close Chg Chg %
215.24 0.04 0.02%

Pre-Market

215.28

+0.04 (0.02%)

Volume: 1.17M

Last Updated:

Mar 24, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: the hershey co. - HSY

HSY Key Data

Open

$213.59

Day Range

212.30 - 217.39

52 Week Range

150.04 - 239.48

Market Cap

$43.61B

Shares Outstanding

202.69M

Public Float

145.28M

Beta

0.13

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

49.54

EPS

$4.36

Yield

258.49%

Dividend

$1.45

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Feb 17, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.74M

 

HSY Performance

1 Week
 
2.41%
 
1 Month
 
-8.92%
 
3 Months
 
16.83%
 
1 Year
 
26.69%
 
5 Years
 
35.12%
 

HSY Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 27
Full Ratings ➔

About the hershey co. - HSY

The Hershey Co. engages in the manufacture and marketing of chocolate, sweets, mints and confectionery products. The firm operates through the following segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks and International. The North America Confectionery segment is responsible for the traditional chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery market position of the company, as well as its grocery and snacks market positions, in the United States and Canada. The North America Salty Snacks segment is responsible for the salty snack products in the United States. The International segment includes the combination of all other operating segments, including those geographic regions where the company operates outside of North America. Its brands include Hershey's, Reese's, and Kisses. The company was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, PA.

HSY At a Glance

The Hershey Co.
19 East Chocolate Avenue
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033-9524
Phone 1-717-534-4200 Revenue 11.69B
Industry Food: Specialty/Candy Net Income 883.26M
Sector Consumer Non-Durables 2025 Sales Growth 4.377%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 19,595
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HSY Valuation

P/E Current 49.538
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 41.897
Price to Sales Ratio 3.165
Price to Book Ratio 7.961
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 16.25
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 21.215
Enterprise Value to Sales 3.577
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.137

HSY Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 596,712.223
Income Per Employee 45,075.734
Receivables Turnover 16.027
Total Asset Turnover 0.876

HSY Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.192
Quick Ratio 0.717
Cash Ratio 0.307

HSY Profitability

Gross Margin 33.387
Operating Margin 12.553
Pretax Margin 10.384
Net Margin 7.554
Return on Assets 6.619
Return on Equity 18.89
Return on Total Capital 8.513
Return on Invested Capital 9.917

HSY Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 123.763
Total Debt to Total Capital 55.31
Total Debt to Total Assets 41.762
Long-Term Debt to Equity 107.125
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 47.874
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Annual Financials for The Hershey Co. - HSY

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
10.42B 11.16B 11.20B 11.69B
Sales Growth
+16.14% +7.16% +0.33% +4.38%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
5.97B 6.11B 6.40B 7.79B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
333.27M 508.59M 539.89M 503.70M
Depreciation
253.58M 419.81M 455.25M 418.30M
Amortization of Intangibles
79.69M 88.77M 84.64M 85.40M
COGS Growth
+19.23% +2.49% +4.67% +21.72%
Gross Income
4.45B 5.05B 4.80B 3.90B
Gross Income Growth
+12.24% +13.41% -4.91% -18.72%
Gross Profit Margin
+42.75% +45.24% +42.88% +33.39%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
2.23B 2.44B 2.30B 2.44B
Research & Development
46.94M 50.03M 55.80M 61.66M
Other SG&A
2.18B 2.39B 2.25B 2.37B
SGA Growth
+11.85% +9.38% -5.56% +5.80%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
153.33M 261.78M (149.01M) 58.47M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
2.07B 2.35B 2.65B 1.41B
Non Operating Income/Expense
(25.54M) (27.87M) (10.60M) 20.95M
Non-Operating Interest Income
2.54M 9.73M 8.66M 34.60M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
129.26M 151.79M 165.12M 216.03M
Interest Expense Growth
+8.74% +17.43% +8.78% +30.83%
Gross Interest Expense
137.39M 166.35M 185.04M 228.01M
Interest Capitalized
8.13M 14.55M 19.92M 11.98M
Pretax Income
1.92B 2.17B 2.47B 1.21B
Pretax Income Growth
+6.67% +13.29% +13.91% -50.92%
Pretax Margin
+18.40% +19.45% +22.08% +10.38%
Income Tax
272.25M 310.08M 252.70M 330.95M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
207.71M 225.56M 109.09M 121.23M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
27.66M 68.29M 70.37M 87.43M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
38.24M 18.66M 24.84M 144.50M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(1.35M) (2.43M) 48.40M (22.21M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
1.64B 1.86B 2.22B 883.26M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
1.64B 1.86B 2.22B 883.26M
Net Income Growth
+11.32% +13.19% +19.31% -60.24%
Net Margin Growth
+15.79% +16.68% +19.83% +7.55%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
1.64B 1.86B 2.22B 883.26M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
1.64B 1.86B 2.22B 883.26M
EPS (Basic)
8.0026 9.0935 10.9441 4.3533
EPS (Basic) Growth
+11.97% +13.63% +20.35% -60.22%
Basic Shares Outstanding
205.53M 204.74M 202.96M 202.90M
EPS (Diluted)
7.9623 9.0577 10.9159 4.3435
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+11.96% +13.76% +20.52% -60.21%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
206.57M 205.55M 203.49M 203.38M
EBITDA
2.56B 3.12B 3.04B 1.97B
EBITDA Growth
+13.29% +22.02% -2.61% -35.16%
EBITDA Margin
+24.56% +27.96% +27.14% +16.86%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 232.429
Number of Ratings 27 Current Quarters Estimate 2.044
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 8.384
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.71 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 6.31 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 9.863
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 19 19 21 22
Mean Estimate 2.04 1.62 8.38 9.86
High Estimates 2.08 1.89 8.54 10.64
Low Estimate 2.00 1.36 8.20 9.00
Coefficient of Variance 1.05 8.65 1.06 4.62

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 6 6 5
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 2
HOLD 19 17 17
UNDERWEIGHT 0 1 0
SELL 1 1 2
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for The Hershey Co. - HSY

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Feb 20, 2026 Steven E. Voskuil SVP, Chief Financial Officer 50,819 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $219.66 per share 11,162,901.54
Jan 8, 2026 Cordel Robbin-Coker Director 1,409 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $184.1 per share 259,396.90
Jan 7, 2026 Timothy W. Curoe Director 1,252 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 7, 2026 Christopher Brandt Director 615 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 7, 2026 Mary Kay Haben Director 17,316 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 7, 2026 Harold Singleton Director 875 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 7, 2026 Barry J. Nalebuff Director 1,252 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 7, 2026 Deirdre A. Mahlan Director 875 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 7, 2026 Marie D. Quintero-Johnson Director 875 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 7, 2026 Maria T. Kraus Director 2,648 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 7, 2026 Kevin M. Ozan Director 1,849 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 1, 2025 Michele G. Buck Chairman, President and CEO; Director 193,624 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $194 per share 37,563,056.00
Aug 1, 2025 Michele G. Buck Chairman, President and CEO; Director N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Aug 1, 2025 Michele G. Buck Chairman, President and CEO; Director 212,914 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $109.4 per share 23,292,791.60
Jul 11, 2025 Stacy Taffet Chief Growth Officer 9,171 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 M. Diane Koken Director 10,129 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Anthony J. Palmer Director 17,677 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Victor L. Crawford Director 4,886 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Robert M. Malcolm Director 14,811 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Juan R. Perez Director 6,370 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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