HSY
Hershey Company (The)Previous close
170.79
Change
+0.37 / +0.22%
52-Week Range
161.43 – 239.48
P/E (TTM)
29.3
Forward P/E
19.1
Based on consensus earnings for the next 12 months
Market Cap
$34.3B
1M
−5.67%
S&P 500 −2.41% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
1.0M / 1.3M
0.80× average
Recent Earnings
Click to read the FinDog analysis| Period | Reported | Revenue | EPS Actual / Est. | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q2 Quarter ended 2026-06 | 2026-07-30 | $2.8B | 1.90 / 1.44 | Pending |
| FY2026 Q1 Quarter ended 2026-03 | 2026-03-31 | $3.1B | 2.35 / 2.07 | Pending |
| FY2025 Q4 Quarter ended 2025-12 | 2026-02-05 | — | — / — | Pending |
| FY2025 Q3 Quarter ended 2025-09 | 2025-10-30 | — | — / — | Pending |
| FY2025 Q2 Quarter ended 2025-06 | 2025-07-30 | — | — / — | Pending |
| FY2025 Q1 Quarter ended 2025-03 | 2025-05-01 | $2.8B | 1.10 / — | Pending |
Decision Panel
Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market dataValuation
A 5-year P/E range needs a longer earnings record; not yet comparable
Last 4 quarters: $439M in buybacks + $1.1B in dividends, 4.53% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
29.3
P/B
7.5
P/S
3.5
Dividend Yield
2.49%
Earnings Reaction
Over the last 6 reports, the stock moved ±1.9% on average on the first trading day after, rising 1 times
Most recent −1.23%
Volatility & Correlation
1-year beta -0.13 · Correlation with S&P 500 -0.06Low beta
Annualized volatility 28% vs. 13% for the S&P 500
Insider Trading
View all →Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions
Buy 0 · $0.00MSell 15 · $26.4MNet selling $26.4M
- 09-16HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.7M10,000 shares · 3 trades · Avg price 171.47
- 09-15HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.7M10,000 shares · 5 trades · Avg price 170.80
- 09-14HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.7M10,000 shares · 5 trades · Avg price 174.41
- 09-11HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.7M10,000 shares · 4 trades · Avg price 173.51
- 09-10HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.7M10,000 shares · 4 trades · Avg price 174.24
- 09-09HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.7M10,000 shares · 3 trades · Avg price 171.56
- 09-08HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.7M10,000 shares · 4 trades · Avg price 173.49
- 09-04HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.7M10,000 shares · 2 trades · Avg price 173.58
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
View all quarters →Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
| Quarter | Revenue ($B) | YoY | Gross Margin | Net Income ($B) | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q2 | 2.79 | +6.6% | 45.3% | 0.46 | — |
| FY2026 Q1 | 3.10 | +10.6% | 39.4% | 0.44 | — |
| FY2025 Q4 | 3.09 | +7.0% | 37.0% | 0.32 | — |
| FY2025 Q3 | 3.18 | +6.5% | 32.6% | 0.28 | — |
| FY2025 Q2 | 2.61 | +26.0% | 30.5% | 0.06 | — |
| FY2025 Q1 | 2.81 | −13.8% | 33.7% | 0.22 | — |
| FY2024 Q4 | 2.89 | −4.7% | 54.0% | 0.80 | — |
| FY2024 Q3 | 2.99 | +20.0% | 41.3% | 0.45 | — |
| FY2024 Q2 | 2.07 | −30.6% | 40.2% | 0.18 | — |
| FY2024 Q1 | 3.25 | — | 51.5% | 0.80 | — |
| FY2023 Q4 | 3.03 | +11.1% | 44.9% | 0.52 | — |
| FY2023 Q3 | 2.49 | — | 45.5% | 0.41 | — |
| Ticker | P/E | Revenue YoY | Gross Margin | 1M | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSY | 29.3 | +6.6% | 45.3% | −5.67% | Neutral |
| WMT | 38.5 | +5.9% | 25.4% | −5.97% | Neutral |
| COST | 45.2 | +11.6% | 12.8% | −6.27% | Bullish |
| KO | 26.6 | −0.5% | 63.0% | +1.02% | Neutral |
| PG | 21.2 | +1.5% | 48.5% | +2.72% | Neutral |
| PM | 27.8 | +10.4% | 68.4% | +3.90% | Neutral |
| PEP | 17.7 | +6.4% | 54.2% | −2.82% | Neutral |
| MO | 14.6 | +0.1% | 74.9% | +9.60% | Neutral |
| MNST | 41.3 | +20.2% | 55.9% | −2.09% | Neutral |