The Hershey Company

$189.3 ▲ 0.31%
2026-04-22 10:12:13

Explore The Hershey Company stock price, valuation, financial statements, dividend history, analyst estimates, and long-term business fundamentals on StockSifting.

Market Cap
$38.44 B
Current Price
$189.3
52W High / Low
$239.48 / $150.04
Stock P/E
43.58
Book Value
$22.86
Dividend Yield
3.03%
ROCE
13.63%
ROE
18.89%
Face Value
EPS
$4.34
Exp Qtr EPS
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Confectioners
Employees
17,550
Beta
0.17
Debt / Equity
123.76
Current Ratio
1.19
Quick Ratio
0.72
Forward P/E
20.51
Price / Sales
3.51
Enterprise Value
$45.82 B
EV / EBITDA
23.2
EV / Revenue
3.92
Rating
Hold
Target Price
$229.09
EPS Forecast (FY)

Pros

  • Healthy return on equity.
  • Efficient use of capital employed.
  • Meaningful dividend yield is available.

Cons

  • Valuation is rich on a P/E basis.

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Quarterly Results

Figures shown in M / B

Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024
Sales3.09 B3.18 B2.61 B2.81 B2.89 B
Operating Profit446.67 M436.79 M193.07 M385.6 M935.61 M
Net Profit320.02 M276.32 M62.72 M224.2 M796.59 M
EPS in Rs2.161.870.421.515.38

Profit & Loss

Figures shown in M / B

2025202420232022
Sales11.69 B11.2 B11.16 B10.42 B
Operating Profit1.46 B2.93 B2.56 B2.26 B
Net Profit883.26 M2.22 B1.86 B1.64 B
EPS in Rs5.961512.5711.11

Balance Sheet

Figures shown in M / B

2025202420232022
Total Assets13.74 B12.95 B11.9 B10.95 B
Total Liabilities9.1 B8.23 B7.8 B7.65 B
Equity4.64 B4.71 B4.1 B3.3 B
Current Assets3.59 B3.76 B2.91 B2.62 B
Current Liabilities3.01 B3.93 B3.01 B3.26 B

Cash Flow

Last available yearly cash flow history

2025202420232022
Operating CF2.28 B2.53 B2.32 B2.33 B
Investing CF-1.28 B-960.31 M-1.2 B-787.38 M
Financing CF-803.36 M-1.3 B-1.15 B-1.42 B
Free CF1.75 B1.93 B1.55 B1.81 B
Capex-528.22 M-605.94 M-771.11 M-519.48 M

5Y Margin & Growth History

Last 5 year derived history from yfinance annual statements

2024202320222021
Revenue Growth %0.33%7.16%
Earnings Growth %19.31%13.19%
Profit Margin %19.83%16.68%15.79%
Operating Margin %26.13%22.94%21.72%
Gross Margin %47.32%44.76%43.18%
EBITDA Margin %27.7%24.66%23.38%

Dividend & Split History

Latest dividend and stock split events stored from yfinance

Dividend History

Ex DateDividend
2026-02-17$1.452
2025-11-17$1.37
2025-08-15$1.37
2025-05-16$1.37
2025-02-14$1.37
2024-11-18$1.37
2024-08-16$1.37
2024-05-16$1.37
2024-02-16$1.37
2023-11-16$1.192
2023-08-17$1.192
2023-05-18$1.036
2023-02-16$1.036
2022-11-17$1.036
2022-08-18$1.036
2022-05-19$0.901
2022-02-17$0.901
2021-11-18$0.901
2021-08-19$0.901
2021-05-20$0.804

Stock Splits

No stock split history available.

Shareholding Pattern

Shares and value shown in M / B

Holder Name Type Shares Value % Out Report Date
Income Fund of America Mutual Fund 2.75 M $567.02 M 0.02% 2026-01-31
AMERICAN MUTUAL FUND Mutual Fund 2.23 M $459.48 M 0.01% 2026-01-31
WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS FUND Mutual Fund 2.16 M $445.42 M 0.01% 2026-01-31
iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Mutual Fund 1.91 M $393.15 M 0.01% 2026-01-31
Hershey Trust Company Institutional 56.68 M $11.69 B 0.38% 2025-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc Institutional 19.07 M $3.93 B 0.13% 2025-12-31
Blackrock Inc. Institutional 11.92 M $2.46 B 0.08% 2025-12-31
Capital International Investors Institutional 9.11 M $1.88 B 0.06% 2025-12-31
State Street Corporation Institutional 7.2 M $1.48 B 0.05% 2025-12-31
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. Institutional 5.32 M $1.1 B 0.04% 2025-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC Institutional 4.83 M $996.12 M 0.03% 2025-12-31
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Mutual Fund 4.67 M $962.89 M 0.03% 2025-12-31
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund Mutual Fund 3.74 M $770.39 M 0.03% 2025-12-31
Morgan Stanley Institutional 3.31 M $682.16 M 0.02% 2025-12-31
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Mutual Fund 3.23 M $665 M 0.02% 2025-12-31