HSY — The Hershey Company

HSYThe Hershey Company

NYSE · US · Consumer Defensive · Confectioners · thehersheycompany.com

191.15USD-1.86%Mkt Cap: 38.71B USDP/E: 35.48Last update: 2026-05-26

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 Amer…

Industry Peers

Confectioners

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Key Statistics

Company

Market Cap38.71B USD

Enterprise Value43.42B USD

Revenue (TTM)11.99B USD

Gross Profit3.92B USD

Net Income (TTM)883.26M USD

Revenue/Share59.06 USD

Last Price191.15 USD

Fiscal Year EndDec 2025

MR QuarterMar 2026

Employees17.6K

CountryUS

SectorConsumer Defensive

IndustryConfectioners

ISINUS4278661081

Valuation

P/E (Trailing)35.48

P/E (Forward)19.23

PEG1.10

EV/EBITDA19.21

EV/Revenue3.62

P/S3.22

P/B8.16

EPS (TTM)5.37

EPS (Forward)9.90

52W Range

152.2145% of range239.48

52W High239.48 USD

52W Low152.21 USD

Profitability

Gross Margin33.55%

Oper. Margin21.34%

EBITDA Margin18.85%

Profit Margin7.55%

ROE19.05%

ROA6.43%

Growth

Revenue Growth10.60%

Earnings Growth93.60%

Cash Flow & Leverage

Operating CF2.28B USD

CapEx (TTM)528.22M USD

FCF Margin12.74%

FCF Yield3.94%

Net Debt4.80B USD

Net Debt/EBITDA2.13

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity1.24

Current Ratio1.24

Quick Ratio0.61

Book Value/Sh23.34 USD

Cash/Share4.323 USD

Dividends

Fwd Div Rate5.810 USD

Trail. Div Rate5.562 USD

Div. Yield3.05%

5Y Avg Yield2.32%

Payout Ratio103.58%

Ex-Div DateMay 15, 2026

Pay DateJun 15, 2026

Splits

Last Split2:1

Split DateJun 16, 2004

Analyst Consensus

Rating2.6 (Hold)

Target (Mean)216.96 USD

Target Range166.00 USD – 255.00 USD

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Ownership

Shares Out.148.23M

Float145.82M

Insiders0.30%

Institutions88.20%

Short Interest

Short Ratio4.5d

Short % Float7.04%

Short % Out.4.40%

Shares Short8.92M

Short (prev mo.)8.66M

Technical

SMA 50198.89 (-3.9%)

SMA 200193.57 (-1.3%)

Beta0.07

S&P 52W Chg28.31%

Avg Vol (30d)1.97M

Avg Vol (10d)1.91M

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