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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Hershey Company (The) (HSY) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, Hershey Company (The) (HSY) trades at a EV/Sales of 2.5×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.3× (September 2026) to 5.7× (May 2023); the current reading is higher than 1% of that period. That is in line with the Confectioners industry median of 2.5× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.0×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.5× | 2.38% |
| FY2024 | 3.5× | (11.69%) |
| FY2023 | 3.9× | (19.94%) |
| FY2022 | 4.9× | (1.81%) |
| FY2021 | 5.0× | 15.31% |
| FY2020 | 4.3× | (0.16%) |
| FY2019 | 4.3× | 27.82% |
| FY2018 | 3.4× | (3.38%) |
| FY2017 | 3.5× | 4.55% |
| FY2016 | 3.4× | 14.44% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 2.5× | (14.41%) |
| Mar 2026 | 3.0× | (16.68%) |
| Dec 2025 | 3.5× | 27.19% |
| Sep 2025 | 2.8× | 7.19% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| RMCF Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. compare | 0.7× |
| HSY Hershey Company (The) | 2.5× |
| MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. compare | 2.5× |
| TR Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. compare | 3.7× |
| SOWG Sow Good Inc. compare | 5.7× |
| Confectioners industry median | 2.5× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.0× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)
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