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) Free cash flow
Hershey Company (The)'s free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $1.7B, down 9.17% from $1.9B in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 it was $2.2B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $747.6M (fiscal 2016) to $1.9B (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. Hershey Company (The) ranks 2nd of 5 Confectioners companies by free cash flow.
Free cash flow, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.7B | (9.17%) |
| FY2024 | $1.9B | 24.07% |
| FY2023 | $1.6B | (14.17%) |
| FY2022 | $1.8B | 13.95% |
| FY2021 | $1.6B | 26.15% |
| FY2020 | $1.3B | (12.98%) |
| FY2019 | $1.4B | 9.43% |
| FY2018 | $1.3B | 32.19% |
| FY2017 | $999.4M | 33.69% |
| FY2016 | $747.6M | (17.00%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $329.5M | (6.98%) |
| Mar 2026 | $354.2M | (55.08%) |
| Dec 2025 | $788.5M | 4.30% |
| Sep 2025 | $756.0M | — |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. compare | $3.1B |
| HSY Hershey Company (The) | $2.2B |
| TR Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. compare | $80.2M |
| RMCF Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. compare | −$3.2M |
| SOWG Sow Good Inc. compare | −$6.1M |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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