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HSY The Hershey Company

Consumer Defensive
$194.78+2.31%ClosedMarket Cap: $39.51B

As of 2026-05-25

Valuation

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P/E (TTM)

46.43

PEG

P/B

8.17

P/S

3.29

EV/EBITDA

21.61

DCF Value

$349.81

FCF Yield

5.5%

Div Yield

2.9%

Margins & Returns

Gross Margin

34.8%

Operating Margin

14.1%

Net Margin

9.1%

ROE

23.7%

ROA

7.9%

ROIC

10.9%

Financials

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PeriodRevenueNet IncomeEPS
Q1 null$3.10B$435.1M$
Q4 null$3.09B$320.0M$
FY null$11.69B$883.3M$
Q3 null$3.18B$276.3M$

Analyst Ratings

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Consensus

Hold

Target (Consensus)

$220.79

Target (Median)

$223.50

Target Range

$181.00 - $260.00

4 Strong Buy4 Buy17 Hold1 Sell0 Strong Sell
MizuhoNeutral
2026-05-20
BarclaysEqual Weight
2026-05-04
DA DavidsonNeutral
2026-05-04
JP MorganNeutral
2026-05-01
Wells FargoEqual Weight
2026-05-01

Trading Activity

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HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10 percent owner
SellWed May 20
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10 percent owner
SellWed May 20
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10 percent owner
SellWed May 20
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10 percent owner
SellWed May 20
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10 percent owner
SellWed May 20

Congress Trades

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Mark WarnerBuy
Fri May 01

Company Info

Sector

Consumer Defensive

Industry

Food Confectioners

Country

US

Exchange

Beta

0.07

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. The company operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. It offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, meat snacks, bars and snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and protein bars. The company 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, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily's, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Paqui, Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. It 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. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

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