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Company Profile: The Hershey Company (HSY)

HSY insider trades (13 months) →

$167.54 −2.17% vs. previous close · Market cap $33.67B

Today's multi-factor rank: 365 of 461 · see the ranking

Quant500 Scores
Momentum
4.1/10
Value
4.2/10
Growth
4.6/10
Quality
5.2/10
Multifactor
4.5/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$171.25
Open:$169.47
Day's Low:$165.50
Day's High:$169.79
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:33.67B
Enterprise Value:39.17B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$156.16
52-Week High:$239.48
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$169.38
200-Day Avg:$188.74

Volume

Volume Today:1,554,687
Avg Volume (3m):1,433,656
Avg Volume (10d):1,923,510
52-Week Change:+3.19%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:0.07

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):18.95

12-month EPS and P/E from the market data provider (Yahoo Finance), not from the SEC: the SEC data we read (companyfacts) has no 12-month diluted EPS for this company.

P/E (forward):17.68
PEG Ratio:0.86
Price / Book:6.91
Price / Sales (TTM):2.75
EV / Revenue:3.20
EV / EBITDA:12.49

Dividends

Current yield:3.39%
Annual Dividend Rate:$5.81
Dividend Trailing:$5.73
Yield Trailing:3.34%
5-Year Avg Yield:2.25%
Payout Ratio:64.77%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):12.26B
Gross Profit:5.14B
EBITDA:3.14B
Net Income (TTM):1.79B
Rev Growth (YoY):+3.00%
Earnings Growth (YoY):+111.80%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):+110.20%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$8.84

12-month EPS and P/E from the market data provider (Yahoo Finance), not from the SEC: the SEC data we read (companyfacts) has no 12-month diluted EPS for this company.

EPS Forward (Est.):$9.48
Revenue Per Share:$60.58
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$24.26
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:676.69M
Total Debt:5.43B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):4.75B
Debt / Equity:111.37%
Current Ratio:1.24
Quick Ratio:0.57

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:2.57B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):1.67B
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:39.17B
EV / Revenue:3.20
EV / EBITDA:12.49

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):38.00%
ROA (Return on Assets):11.82%
P/E (trailing):18.95
P/E (forward):17.68
Price / Book:6.91
PEG Ratio:0.86
52-Week Change:+3.19%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$8.84

12-month EPS and P/E from the market data provider (Yahoo Finance), not from the SEC: the SEC data we read (companyfacts) has no 12-month diluted EPS for this company.

EPS Forward (Est.):$9.48
P/E (forward):17.68
PEG Ratio:0.86

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$60.58
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$24.26

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:1.67B
Operating Cash Flow:2.57B
EBITDA:3.14B
Total Revenue (TTM):12.26B
Net Income (TTM):1.79B
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:146,366,875
Float (free shares):145,107,841
Short interest (shares):8,806,576
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):5.87
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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The Hershey Company (HSY) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
10-Q2026-10-29View filing ↗
8-K2026-09-02View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-30View filing ↗
8-K2026-06-09View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-28View filing ↗
SD2026-05-19View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-08View filing ↗
10-Q2026-04-30View filing ↗
8-K2026-04-14View filing ↗
8-K2026-03-31View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

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.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Hershey
Employees:17,550
Sector:Consumer Defensive
Industry:Confectioners
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. Kirk C. TannerPresident, CEO & Director562.91M
Mr. Deepak BhatiaChief Technology Officer512.16M
Mr. Steven E. VoskuilSenior Vice President of Strategic Projects572.35M
Mr. Jason R. ReimanSenior Vice President of Supply Chain Modernization532.05M
Mr. Dave HulaysSenior VP & CFO53-
Ms. Jennifer L. McCalmanVP & Chief Accounting Officer46-
Ms. Anoori NaughtonVice President of Investor Relations--
Mr. James TuroffSenior VP, General Counsel & Secretary48-

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The Hershey Company (HSY): Quantitative Analysis

The Hershey Company (HSY) — Consumer Defensive — Confectioners. HSY is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, HSY has returned −5.5% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

HSY ranks 365 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 22 of the 30 Consumer Defensive companies that score. Its strongest factor is quality (Z 0.13, ranked 160 of 468); its weakest is momentum (Z -0.52, ranked 334 of 494). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor-0.283365 of 461
Momentum-0.517334 of 494 ↑7
Value-0.487368 of 489
Quality0.129160 of 468
Growth-0.255303 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$167.54
Market Cap33.67B
P/E18.95
Revenue (last 12 months)12.26B
Price / book6.91
Book value per share$24.26
52-week range$156.16 – $239.48
Dividend yield3.39%
Beta0.07
Average volume1,433,656
Shares outstanding146.37M
Short interest (% of float)7.06% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does HSY report earnings? 12 of its last 12, before the open →

What are HSY insiders doing? 285 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 3 buys and 179 sells, the last one on Oct 30, 2026 →

HSY latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All HSY filings on EDGAR.

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Frequently asked questions about Hershey (HSY)

When does Hershey report earnings?

Hershey has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 before the open (SEC filings through Oct 29, 2026). HSY earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is Hershey's P/E ratio?

Hershey's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 19.0 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month figure from the market data provider (Yahoo Finance), not the SEC one. The median of the 30 Consumer Defensive companies with a P/E is 21.2, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: Hershey is below its sector median. Consumer Defensive stocks, company by company →

Where does Hershey rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, Hershey ranks 365 of 461, and 22 of the 30 Consumer Defensive companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have Hershey insiders bought or sold shares?

The latest open-market purchase of Hershey shares filed with the SEC (Form 4) was on Nov 24, 2025, by an officer, for $37k. The latest sale was on Oct 30, 2026, by a 10% owner, for $1.6M. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 3 purchases and 179 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All HSY insider trades →

Does Hershey pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 3.39% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $5.81 per share). The next announced ex-dividend date is Nov 16, 2026.

What sector is Hershey in, and which index?

Hershey is classified in the Consumer Defensive sector (industry: Confectioners), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 33 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Consumer Defensive stocks →

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