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The Hershey Company

HSY Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$166.37

▼ -0.51 (-0.3%)

52w hi$232.65
52w lo$157.56
Vol989.20K
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.18

Short-0.31
Medium-0.22
Long+0.15

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

The Hershey Company

Consumer Defensive · Confectioners

Market cap$33.43B
Enterprise value$38.56B
Trailing P/E22.73x
Forward P/E16.86x
EV / EBITDA14.17x
P / S (ttm)2.75x
Profit margin12.2%
Return on equity32.8%
Revenue growth+6.6%
Earnings growth+631.0%
Debt / equity129.82

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.34
Sector-0.01
Technical-0.25
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

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.

United States · www.thehersheycompany.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.01
Corr SPX0.01
Annual vol28.4%
Annual ret-4.1%
Sharpe-0.14
Max DD-29.6%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$217.39
High / Low$255.00 / $166.00
Median$215.00
Analysts23
Strong Buy4
Buy4
Hold16
Sell1
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2026-05-04DA Davidson→ Neutral
2026-05-04Barclays→ Equal-Weight
2026-05-01Wells Fargo→ Equal-Weight
2026-05-01UBS→ Neutral
2026-05-01TD Cowen→ Buy
2026-05-01JP Morgan→ Neutral

Officers & Board

FounderMilton S. Hershey current

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-07-30Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-06-09Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2026-05-28Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-05-08Shareholder Vote, Exhibitsread
2026-04-30Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-04-14Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2026-03-31Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-02-05Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-12-05Bylaws Amendment, Exhibitsread
2025-10-30Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-10-21Material Agreement, Termination of Agreement…read
2025-08-27Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-08-12Hoytink Heather CarolPresident USGrant12.02K—
2026-08-10Taffet StacyChief Growth and Mktg OffWithheld for tax1.89K$345.03K
2026-08-06McCalman JenniferVP, Chief Accounting OffiSell710$128.35K
2026-08-05Voskuil Steven ESVP, Chief Financial OffiSell950$171.00K

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net-$299.35K
Insider buys / sells0 / 2
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders0
Top-5 share0.0%
HHI0 (—)

Connections

Subsidiarys: The Hershey Salty Snacks Company

Dividends

Yield (TTM)1.70%
$ / share (TTM)$2.82
5y CAGR+11.7%

Annual dividend per share

2021$3.41
2022$3.87
2023$4.46
2024$5.48
2025$5.48
2026$1.45

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-134view
2026-08-124view
2026-08-124view
2026-08-104view
2026-08-074view
2026-08-064view
2026-08-054view
2026-08-034view
2026-07-3010-Qview
2026-07-308-Kview
2026-07-294view
2026-07-274view
2026-07-224view
2026-07-214view
2026-07-204view

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 17 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$11.69B+5.1%
Gross profit$3.92B+15.5%
Operating income$1.44B-1.5%
Net income$883.26M+5.2%
Cash from ops$2.32B+10.5%

Indices

S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$166.50$167.75$166.04$166.37989.20K
Sep 24$169.33$170.12$166.55$166.88991.10K
Sep 23$168.73$169.71$167.48$168.451.07M
Sep 22$169.12$169.57$168.04$168.461.20M
Sep 21$170.00$170.50$167.09$167.901.44M

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