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) P/S ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Hershey Company (The) (HSY) trades at a P/S ratio of 2.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.9× (September 2026) to 5.3× (May 2023); the current reading is higher than 1% of that period. That is in line with the Confectioners industry median of 2.1× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.7×.
P/S ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/S ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.2× | 2.92% |
| FY2024 | 3.1× | (12.86%) |
| FY2023 | 3.5× | (21.34%) |
| FY2022 | 4.5× | 0.41% |
| FY2021 | 4.5× | 14.43% |
| FY2020 | 3.9× | 1.07% |
| FY2019 | 3.9× | 33.44% |
| FY2018 | 2.9× | (8.76%) |
| FY2017 | 3.2× | 5.85% |
| FY2016 | 3.0× | 12.96% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/S ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 2.1× | (17.38%) |
| Mar 2026 | 2.6× | (18.41%) |
| Dec 2025 | 3.2× | 30.74% |
| Sep 2025 | 2.4× | 10.89% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/S ratio against peers
| Company | P/S ratio |
|---|---|
| RMCF Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. compare | 0.3× |
| MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. compare | 2.1× |
| HSY Hershey Company (The) | 2.1× |
| TR Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. compare | 3.9× |
| SOWG Sow Good Inc. compare | 5.7× |
| Confectioners industry median | 2.1× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.7× |
| Market median | 1.9× |
What P/S ratio is
Price to Sales Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual sales, whether or not it is profitable.
(Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)
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