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HersheyHSY

Packaged Foods & Meats · Hershey, Pennsylvania · In the S&P 500
High quality
$165.61+3.33%After hours: $165.80 (+0.11%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 5.5% over 1 year
Hershey over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$175$200$225Nov2026MarMayJulSep$165.61$200NovMarJul$165.61
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$33.27B
Price to earnings20.1x
Forward P/E18.4x
Dividend yield3.51%
Year to date−9.0%
One year−5.5%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Staples
52-week range (closes)
$157.61$236.28

Quality and valuation

How Hershey compares with other consumer staples stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Hershey and 7 packaged foods & meats peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: stronger than mostValuation: in line with its sector

A stronger business than most consumer staples companies, priced about in line with them.

Hershey trades at 18.4 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.6x for the 35 consumer staples stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +6.7% vs +4.9%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 41.9% vs 40.5%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 20.8% vs 13.6%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 17.3% vs 10.3%
HSY trades at 18.4x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Packaged Foods & Meats peers
GIS11.1xKHC12.3xSJM12.8xHRL13.9xMKC15.5xTSN16.8xHSY18.4xMDLZ20.2xSector median 16.6xGIS11.1xKHC12.3xSJM12.8xHRL13.9xMKC15.5xTSN16.8xHSY18.4xMDLZ20.2xSector median 16.6x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets

Financials

From Hershey's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 27 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 3.0% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$1bn$2bn$3bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$3.3bnQ3 ’26$0bn$2bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$3.3bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +3.0% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
−10%0%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’253.0%Q3 ’260%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’253.0%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 25.0% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%30%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2525.0%Q3 ’260%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2525.0%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $2.1 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$250m$500m$750mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$650mQ3 ’26$0m$500mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$650mQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsHSYSector median
Revenue growth+6.7%+4.9%
Gross margin41.9%40.5%
Operating margin20.8%13.6%
Free cash flow margin17.3%10.3%
Price to earnings20.1x24.5x

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Similar companies

Packaged Foods & Meats, by market value.

CompanyPriceTodayYTDValue
MDLZMondelez International$64.94+3.85%+20.6%$82.88B
KHCKraft Heinz$24.34+1.84%+0.4%$28.86B
TSNTyson Foods$57.04+1.40%−2.7%$20.07B
GISGeneral Mills$34.29+2.91%−26.3%$18.33B
SJMJ.M. Smucker$129.90+2.88%+32.8%$13.88B
MKCMcCormick &$47.29+1.05%−30.6%$12.72B
HRLHormel Foods$21.28+1.82%−10.2%$11.71B