HSY
Hershey Company (The)Previous close
165.61
Change
+5.33 / +3.33%
P/E (TTM) ?
28.1
Market Cap
$33.2B
1M
+5.08%
S&P 500 −0.91% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
2.3M / 1.8M
1.23× average
Latest earnings analysisFY2026 Q2Reported 2026-07-30
Hershey Q2 FY2026: sales $2.79B, margin 45.3%, adjusted EPS $1.90
Hershey's second quarter of FY2026 was a margin recovery story: net sales rose 6.6% to $2.79 billion and gross margin jumped to 45.3% from 30.5% a year ago, lifting reported EPS to $2.26 and adjusted EPS to $1.90. But roughly 12 points of the organic gain came from price while volume fell about 8 points, so read the profit rebound alongside shrinking unit sales.
Read the full analysis →Revenue$2.79BYoY +6.60%
EPS (non-GAAP)$1.90Beatest. $1.44
Next-day move−1.23%
Recent Earnings
Click to read the FinDog analysis| Period | Reported | Revenue | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q2 Quarter ended 2026-06 | 2026-07-30 | $2.8B | Read analysis → |
| FY2026 Q1 Quarter ended 2026-03 | 2026-03-31 | $3.1B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q4 Quarter ended 2025-12 | 2026-02-05 | $11.7B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q3 Quarter ended 2025-09 | 2025-10-30 | $3.2B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q2 Quarter ended 2025-06 | 2025-07-30 | $2.6B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q1 Quarter ended 2025-03 | 2025-05-01 | $2.8B | 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, 4.73% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
28.1
P/B
7.2
P/S
3.3
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 -0.24 · Correlation with S&P 500 -0.11Low 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 · $23.5MNet selling $23.5M
- 10-28HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.6M10,000 shares · 3 trades · Avg price 163.49
- 10-27HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.6M10,000 shares · 4 trades · Avg price 164.46
- 10-26HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.7M10,000 shares · 4 trades · Avg price 167.57
- 10-23HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.7M10,000 shares · 7 trades · Avg price 170.53
- 10-22HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.7M10,000 shares · 7 trades · Avg price 174.39
- 10-21HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.7M10,000 shares · 3 trades · Avg price 168.12
- 10-20HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.7M10,000 shares · 2 trades · Avg price 168.85
- 10-19HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOLSell$1.7M10,000 shares · 4 trades · Avg price 167.48
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
View all quarters →Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
| Quarter | Revenue ($B) | YoY | Gross Margin | Net Income ($B) | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q3 | 3.28 | +3.0% | 46.1% | 0.58 | — |
| 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 | +8.7% | 54.0% | 0.80 | — |
| FY2024 Q3 | 2.99 | −1.4% | 41.3% | 0.45 | — |
| FY2024 Q2 | 2.07 | −16.7% | 40.2% | 0.18 | — |
| FY2024 Q1 | 3.25 | +8.9% | 51.5% | 0.80 | — |
| FY2023 Q4 | 2.66 | +0.2% | 42.3% | 0.35 | — |