Stock Evaluator: The Hershey Company (HSY)

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The Hershey Company HSY

$175.05 -2.18 -1.23%
July 31, 2026 4:00:03 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 2,173,855
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Consumer Staples Food Products

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COMPANY SUMMARY
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.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics HSY Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $35,172.0 $1,645.5 91%
Shares Out (Mil) 202.7 72.9 77%
Institutional Ownership 99.7% 50.0% 93%
Float (Mil) 144.5 77.1 69%
Beta 0.10 0.39 8%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 1,896 62 81%
Price Change
(52-week)
(7.3%) 75.9% 39%
Growth HSY Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 7.5% 6.5% 48%
Net Income (5yr) (7.1%) 1.7% 31%
EPS (5yr) (6.6%) 2.6% 24
Dividends (5yr) 11.7% 0.0% 98%
Cash Flow (5yr) (21.3%) (15.2%) 31%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 17 21 22
Current EPS $2.131 $8.485 $9.864
Month Ago EPS $2.286 $8.429 $9.901
# Rev Up 0 1 0
# Rev Down 1 0 0
Three Months Ago EPS $2.289 $8.422 $9.898
Year/Year Chg (5.7%) 95.5% 142.1%
Financials HSY Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $12,164 $2,139 86%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $1,489 $96 90%
EPS (TTM) $7.342 $0.300 92%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $2,657 $240 90%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($121) $4 13%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $4,947 $497 85%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $40,742 $3,079 90%
Valuation HSY Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 7.71 1.71 86%
P/E 23.9 16.4 59%
Dividend Yield 3.3% 0.0% 87%
PEG (5yr hist) na 0.9 na
Ratios HSY Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 38.4% 29.1% 47%
Net Margin 12.2% 3.8% 68%
ROA 10.8% 3.0% 88%
ROE 32.8% 8.8% 89%
Liabilities to Assets 67.3% 52.7% 63%
F-Score 5 4 51%

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As of 7/31/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies, HSY meetings the criteria of 1 screen:

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