Hershey
HSY | NYSE
$165.61
+$5.33 (+3.33%)
At close: Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$165.98
+$0.37 (+0.22%)
Pre-market:
Nov 2, 2026, 7:37 AM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $33.28B
Enterprise Value $37.73B
Beta 0.09
Average Volume 1.57M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 201.69M
Shares Change YoY -0.89%
Institutional Ownership 67.96%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US4278661081
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 5.1%
Price Change 3M -5.4%
Price Change 6M -9.2%
Price Change YTD -9.0%
Price Change 1Y -2.4%
Price Change 3Y -11.6%
Price Change 5Y -5.5%
1M CAGR (ann.) -2.5%
1Y CAGR (ann.) -2.7%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 0.6%
All-Time CAGR 7.6%
Valuation
PE Ratio 18.73
Forward PE 17.50
PEG Ratio 0.55
Forward PEG 0.43
PS Ratio 2.71
Forward PS 2.70
PB Ratio 6.82
P/FCF Ratio 14.14
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 14.58
P/OCF Ratio 9.46
EV/Sales 3.08
EV/EBIT 15.22
EV/EBITDA 13.10
EV/FCF 16.03
Earnings Yield 5.3%
FCF Yield 7.1%
Adj. FCF Yield 6.9%
Financial Health
Net Debt $4.45B
Total Debt $5.13B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $676.69M
Total Assets $13.89B
Current Ratio 1.24
Quick Ratio 0.72
Debt / Equity Ratio 1.05
Debt / EBITDA 1.78
Debt / FCF 2.18
OCF / Debt 0.50
Interest Coverage 12.01
Altman Z-Score 4.37
Piotroski F-Score 8
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 42.0%
Operating Profit Margin 20.8%
EBITDA Margin 23.5%
Net Profit Margin 14.6%
FCF Margin 19.2%
Adj. FCF Margin 18.6%
SBC / Revenue 0.6%
SBC Impact (per share) -3.1%
Returns
Return on Assets 12.9%
Return on Equity 38.1%
Return on Invested Capital 17.3%
Return on Capital Employed 23.6%
Return on Tangible Assets 21.1%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3.2%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 6.8%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 5.2%
EPS CAGR 3Y -1.6%
EPS CAGR 5Y 5.1%
EPS CAGR 10Y 8.9%
FCF CAGR 3Y 13.1%
FCF CAGR 5Y 9.3%
FCF CAGR 10Y 11.9%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Hold
Analyst Count 16
EPS Growth Next 3Y 5.9%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 2.1%
Earnings Date Feb 4, 2027
EPS Estimate (next Q) $1.81
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 5.8%
Revenue Est (next Q) $3.13B
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 1.2%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $81.35
Graham Upside -50.9%
Lynch Fair Value $45.17
Lynch Upside -72.7%
Price Target $188.17
Price Target Upside 13.6%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $2.57B
Free Cash Flow $2.35B
Adj. Free Cash Flow $2.28B
FCF Per Share $16.06
OCF Per Share $17.51
OCF/S Ratio 20.9%
Income Statement
Revenue $12.26B
Gross Profit $5.14B
Operating Income $2.55B
EBITDA $2.88B
Net Income $1.79B
EPS (Diluted) $8.84
Revenue / Employee $659.99K
Profit / Employee $96.57K
Employees 18,573
Dividends
Annual Dividend $5.73
Dividend Yield 3.46%
Payout Ratio 64.8%
FCF Payout Ratio 48.0%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 49.5%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 4.5%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Nov 16, 2026
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