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The Hershey Company (HSY)

173.15 -1.91 (-1.09%)
At close: September 4 at 4:00:03 PM EDT
173.70 +0.55 (+0.32%)
After hours: September 4 at 7:59:53 PM EDT
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Hershey (HSY) is navigating a challenging market with recent leadership changes and a focus on new product launches. Despite a 1.09%drop in share price recently, the company shows potential for earnings growth driven by pricing strategies and innovative product expansions.

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  • Previous Close 175.06
  • Open 173.42
  • Bid 172.20 x 40000
  • Ask 174.70 x 20000
  • Day's Range 172.84 - 174.88
  • 52 Week Range 161.43 - 239.48
  • Volume 1,494,144
  • Avg. Volume 1,795,176
  • Market Cap (intraday) 34.79B
  • Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.10
  • PE Ratio (TTM) 23.65
  • EPS (TTM) 7.32
  • Earnings Date Nov 5, 2026
  • Forward Dividend & Yield 5.81 (3.32%)
  • Ex-Dividend Date Aug 14, 2026
  • 1y Target Est 205.52

The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. The company offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, bars, snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and pretzels. It provides its products primarily under the Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Almond Joy, Brookside, barkTHINS, Cadbury, Good & Plenty, Heath, Kit Kat, Payday, Rolo, Twizzlers, Sour Strips, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily's, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. The company markets and sells its products to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, and department stores. It exports its products in approximately 65 countries worldwide. The Hershey Company was founded in 1894 and is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

www.thehersheycompany.com

17,550

Full Time Employees

December 31

Fiscal Year Ends

Confectioners

Industry

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Performance Overview

Trailing total returns as of 9/4/2026, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is S&P 500 (^GSPC) .

YTD Return

HSY
2.73%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
12.75%

1-Year Return

HSY
3.74%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
18.71%

3-Year Return

HSY
11.47%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
70.93%

5-Year Return

HSY
10.34%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
70.18%

Earnings Trends

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Earnings Per Share

GAAP
Normalized
GAAP
Normalized

Revenue vs. Earnings

Annual
Quarterly
Annual
Quarterly
Q2 FY26
Revenue 2.79B
Earnings 457.67M
Profit Margin 16.42%

Q3

FY25

Q4

FY25

Q1

FY26

Q2

FY26

0
1B
2B
3B
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%

Analyst Insights

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Analyst Price Targets

170.00
205.52 Average
173.15 Current
250.00 High

Analyst Recommendations

  • Strong Buy
  • Buy
  • Hold
  • Underperform
  • Sell

Latest Rating

Date 8/21/2026
Analyst RBC Capital
Rating Action Maintains
Rating Sector Perform
Price Action Lowers
Price Target 212 -> 206

Statistics

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Valuation Measures

Annual
  • Market Cap

  • Enterprise Value

  • Trailing P/E

  • Forward P/E

  • PEG Ratio (5yr expected)

  • Price/Sales (ttm)

  • Price/Book (mrq)

  • Enterprise Value/Revenue

  • Enterprise Value/EBITDA

Financial Highlights

Profitability and Income Statement

  • Profit Margin

    12.24%

  • Return on Assets (ttm)

    9.92%

  • Return on Equity (ttm)

    32.81%

  • Revenue (ttm)

    12.16B

  • Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)

    1.49B

  • Diluted EPS (ttm)

    7.32

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

  • Total Cash (mrq)

    791.21M

  • Total Debt/Equity (mrq)

    129.82%

  • Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)

    1.74B

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