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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.
- Revenue
- +2.96%
- EPS
- +183.1%
- Free cash flow
- −14.0%
- Total debt
- −4.97%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Hershey Company (The) (HSY) Net margin
Hershey Company (The)'s net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 14.6%, up 7.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.55%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.94% (fiscal 2015) to 19.8% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Confectioners industry median of 10.2% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.92%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.55% | (12.28) |
| FY2024 | 19.8% | 3.15 |
| FY2023 | 16.7% | 0.89 |
| FY2022 | 15.8% | (0.68) |
| FY2021 | 16.5% | 0.78 |
| FY2020 | 15.7% | 1.29 |
| FY2019 | 14.4% | (0.71) |
| FY2018 | 15.1% | 4.69 |
| FY2017 | 10.4% | 0.74 |
| FY2016 | 9.68% | 2.74 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 17.7% | 1.31 |
| Jun 2026 | 16.4% | 2.40 |
| Mar 2026 | 14.0% | 3.67 |
| Dec 2025 | 10.4% | 1.66 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| HSY Hershey Company (The) | 14.6% |
| TR Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. compare | 13.0% |
| MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. compare | 10.2% |
| SOWG Sow Good Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| RMCF Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. compare | −22.3% |
| Confectioners industry median | 10.2% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.92% |
| Market median | 1.06% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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