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HSY - The Hershey Company

Consumer Staples

Price History

About

Industry

Confectioners

Employees

17,550

Headquarters

United States


Company 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.

Price

$207.89

52-Week Range

$150 $239

Dividend Yield

2.72%

Dividend Score

C

Dividend

Yield 2.72%
Annual $5.81
Payout 126%
5Y Avg 2.29%

Valuation

P/E (TTM) 47.9
Fwd P/E 21.0
P/B 9.09
PEG 48.57

Profitability

Profit Margin 7.5%
Op Margin 14.7%
ROE 18.9%
ROA 6.9%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.19
Quick Ratio 0.55
Debt/Equity 124%

Cash Flow

Free CF $1.4B
Op CF $2.3B
Total Cash $926M

Analyst Consensus

Hold

23 analysts

Target: $229 $165 - $267
+10.4% implied

Dividend Growth

Most Recent Annual Growth

0.00%

3-Year Avg Growth

12.67%

5-Year Avg Growth

11.95%

Annual Dividends

Year-over-Year Growth

Recent Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Date Amount
Feb 17, 2026 $1.4520
Nov 17, 2025 $1.3700
Aug 15, 2025 $1.3700
May 16, 2025 $1.3700
Feb 14, 2025 $1.3700
Nov 18, 2024 $1.3700
Aug 16, 2024 $1.3700
May 16, 2024 $1.3700
Feb 16, 2024 $1.3700
Nov 16, 2023 $1.1920
Aug 17, 2023 $1.1920
May 18, 2023 $1.0360
Feb 16, 2023 $1.0360
Nov 17, 2022 $1.0360
Aug 18, 2022 $1.0360
May 19, 2022 $0.9010
Feb 17, 2022 $0.9010
Nov 18, 2021 $0.9010
Aug 19, 2021 $0.9010
May 20, 2021 $0.8040

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