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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) Return on equity
Hershey Company (The)'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 38.0%, up 19.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (18.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 18.9% (fiscal 2025) to 100.7% (fiscal 2018) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Confectioners industry median of 10.4% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.42%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 18.9% | (31.51) |
| FY2024 | 50.4% | 0.07 |
| FY2023 | 50.3% | (3.98) |
| FY2022 | 54.3% | (4.85) |
| FY2021 | 59.2% | (5.05) |
| FY2020 | 64.2% | (8.73) |
| FY2019 | 72.9% | (27.76) |
| FY2018 | 100.7% | 11.69 |
| FY2017 | 89.0% | 12.21 |
| FY2016 | 76.8% | 36.83 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| HSY Hershey Company (The) | 38.0% |
| MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. compare | 15.4% |
| TR Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. compare | 10.4% |
| RMCF Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. compare | −131.6% |
| SOWG Sow Good Inc. compare | −344.9% |
| Confectioners industry median | 10.4% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.42% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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