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Hershey Company (The)
HSY Consumer Defensive Confectioners
Hershey Company (The)’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $11.7 billion, up 4.38% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 6.60%, EPS grew 869.2%, free cash flow grew 809.1% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for ten; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 82.42 | 101.61 | 89.10 | 100.80 | 109.88 | 143.58 | 190.93 | 178.82 | 166.69 | 140.13 |
Analyst estimates 2026–2028 Powerpack |
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| High | 117.79 | 116.49 | 114.63 | 162.20 | 161.83 | 194.01 | 242.64 | 276.88 | 211.92 | 199.00 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 17,980 | 16,910 | 16,420 | 16,140 | 16,880 | 18,990 | 19,865 | 20,505 | 20,030 | 19,595 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.60 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 7,440 | 7,515 | 7,791 | 7,986 | 8,150 | 8,971 | 10,419 | 11,165 | 11,202 | 11,693 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 42.60 | 45.98 | 45.89 | 45.36 | 45.42 | 45.13 | 43.18 | 44.76 | 47.32 | 33.55 | |||||
| EBT | 1,099 | 1,111 | 1,410 | 1,381 | 1,495 | 1,797 | 1,917 | 2,172 | 2,474 | 1,214 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 14.78 | 14.78 | 18.10 | 17.29 | 18.34 | 20.03 | 18.40 | 19.45 | 22.08 | 10.38 | |||||
| Net income | 720 | 757 | 1,171 | 1,147 | 1,275 | 1,483 | 1,645 | 1,862 | 2,221 | 883 | |||||
| Depreciation | 306 | 471 | 295 | 292 | 295 | 315 | 379 | 420 | 455 | 504 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 34.74 | 35.41 | 37.10 | 38.13 | 39.10 | 43.40 | 50.69 | 54.53 | 55.19 | 57.63 | ||||
| Earnings | 3.45 | 3.79 | 5.76 | 5.64 | 6.30 | 7.34 | 8.22 | 9.31 | 11.22 | 4.46 | |||||
| Cash flow | 4.73 | 5.89 | 7.62 | 8.42 | 8.15 | 10.08 | 11.33 | 11.35 | 12.47 | 11.22 | |||||
| Capex | (1.24) | (1.18) | (1.33) | (1.52) | (2.12) | (2.40) | (2.53) | (3.77) | (2.99) | (2.60) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 3.49 | 4.71 | 6.29 | 6.90 | 6.04 | 7.68 | 8.80 | 7.58 | 9.49 | 8.62 | |||||
| Book value | 3.87 | 4.39 | 6.70 | 8.33 | 10.74 | 13.34 | 16.05 | 20.02 | 23.23 | 22.85 | |||||
| Shares, m | 214 | 212 | 210 | 209 | 208 | 207 | 206 | 205 | 203 | 203 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 30.21 | 29.90 | 18.61 | 26.06 | 24.31 | 26.32 | 27.64 | 19.17 | 14.15 | 40.62 | ||||
| P/S | 2.99 | 3.17 | 2.89 | 3.85 | 3.90 | 4.46 | 4.48 | 3.52 | 3.07 | 3.16 | |||||
| P/B | 26.89 | 25.54 | 15.99 | 17.64 | 14.19 | 14.51 | 14.14 | 9.59 | 7.29 | 7.96 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 3.35 | 3.50 | 3.39 | 4.33 | 4.32 | 4.98 | 4.89 | 3.92 | 3.46 | 3.54 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 33.36 | 26.35 | 19.96 | 23.90 | 27.99 | 28.16 | 28.19 | 28.17 | 20.12 | 23.67 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 1,013 | 1,250 | 1,600 | 1,764 | 1,700 | 2,083 | 2,328 | 2,323 | 2,532 | 2,277 | ||||
| Capex | (266) | (250) | (279) | (318) | (442) | (496) | (519) | (771) | (606) | (528) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 748 | 999 | 1,321 | 1,446 | 1,258 | 1,587 | 1,808 | 1,552 | 1,926 | 1,749 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (93) | (75) | (179) | 108 | 1,086 | (247) | (637) | (96) | (170) | 577 | ||||
| Total debt | 2,980 | 2,920 | 4,458 | 4,266 | 4,603 | 5,029 | 4,791 | 4,814 | 5,102 | 5,403 | |||||
| Net debt | 2,683 | 2,540 | 3,870 | 3,773 | 3,459 | 4,700 | 4,327 | 4,412 | 4,371 | 4,477 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 828 | 932 | 1,407 | 1,745 | 2,238 | 2,757 | 3,300 | 4,099 | 4,715 | 4,637 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 13.25 | 14.14 | 17.77 | 14.51 | 14.81 | 15.12 | 15.40 | 16.29 | 17.88 | 6.62 | ||||
| ROIC | 22.34 | 23.64 | 19.23 | 18.08 | 19.56 | 17.13 | 18.53 | 18.81 | 19.94 | 9.89 | |||||
| ROE | 76.80 | 89.01 | 100.70 | 72.94 | 64.21 | 59.16 | 54.31 | 50.33 | 50.40 | 18.89 | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Hershey Company (The) vs peers in Confectioners (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. | $80.5B | 23.3× | 21.3× | +4.13% (above 0%: growing) | +146.94% (above 0%: growing) | +5,060.00% (above 0%: growing) | 42.61% | 20.80% | Compare |
| HSY Hershey Company (The) | $33.9B | 18.9× | 23.0× | +6.60% (above 0%: growing) | +869.16% (above 0%: growing) | +809.05% (above 0%: growing) | 45.32% | 23.06% | |
| TR Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | $2.9B | 29.8× | 38.6× | −0.56% (below 0%: shrinking) | −22.75% (below 0%: shrinking) | −116.74% (below 0%: shrinking) | 34.13% | (1.05%) | Compare |
| SOWG Sow Good Inc. | $41.6M | — (loss-making) | — | −56.30% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −406.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | (576.11%) | 0.00% | Compare |
| RMCF Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. | $8.5M | — (loss-making) | — | −4.08% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −431.87% (below 0%: shrinking) | 23.08% | (16.46%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $1.5B | — | — | −2.32% | — | −261.72% | 28.61% | (0.52%) |
HSY metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Hershey Company (The) (HSY) key facts
- Strength: Hershey Company (The)’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $11.7 billion, up 4.38% from fiscal 2024.
- Hershey Company (The) (HSY) is a Confectioners company in the Consumer Defensive sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, HSY traded at $170.74, a market capitalization of $33.9 billion.
- Hershey Company (The) pays an annual dividend of $5.73 per share, a yield of 3.35%, with a payout ratio of 78.2%.
- Return on equity was 18.9% and debt-to-equity 1.23.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 4.24 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.