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The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company

HSY.BA
The Hershey CompanyAR flagBuenos Aires Stock Exchange
13,360.00
ARS
-310.00
- -
53.57TMarket Cap
The Hershey Company
HSY.BA
(Buenos Aires Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

13,360.00

P/E

ratio

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yld

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ROIC.AI

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
FRC
74.7
80.51
88.58
95.63
100.04
101.14
104.23
106.23
111.3
114.39
117.29
130.19
152.08
163.6
165.58
172.89
177.3
Revenue per Share
6.72
8.33
8.81
10.98
11.42
7.02
10.09
11.07
16.82
16.47
18.4
21.44
24.01
27.28
32.83
13.06
16.18
Basic EPS, GAAP
11.59
7.47
14.6
15.94
11.38
17.2
14.2
17.66
22.86
25.26
24.46
30.23
33.98
34.04
37.42
32.58
34.74
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
3.73
4.03
4.55
5.27
5.94
6.52
7
7.44
8.04
8.74
9.22
9.95
11.31
13.03
16.03
16.05
16.29
Dividend per Share
62.37
67.1
71.82
77.81
83.85
85.68
90.72
95.14
105.6
21.66
30.95
42.69
55.63
70.1
87.5
84.53
86.72
Book Value per Share
3.83
3.34
3.27
10.54
4.97
-1.15
-8.02
-5.14
-25.69
-24.86
-17.75
-31.55
-23.26
-12.26
-3.43
-17.54
-15.56
Tangible Book Value per Share
76
76
75
75
74
73
71
71
70
70
69
69
69
68
68
68
68
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
5,671
6,081
6,644
7,146
7,422
7,387
7,440
7,515
7,791
7,986
8,150
8,971
10,419
11,165
11,202
11,693
11,991
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
17.43
17.34
17.4
18.99
19.37
19.13
17.18
20.89
21.83
21.49
22.21
22.82
21.72
22.94
26.13
12.5
14.37
Operating Margin (%)
197
216
210
201
212
245
302
262
295
292
295
315
379
420
455
504
517
Depreciation Expense
510
629
661
820
847
513
720
783
1,178
1,150
1,279
1,478
1,645
1,862
2,221
883
1,094
Net Income, GAAP
36.97
34.68
34.92
34.43
35.15
43.12
34.51
31.88
16.95
16.95
14.69
17.49
14.2
14.28
10.21
27.26
26.23
Effective Tax Rate (%)
8.99
10.34
9.95
11.48
11.41
6.94
9.68
10.42
15.11
14.4
15.69
16.47
15.79
16.68
19.83
7.55
9.12
Profit Margin (%)
706
873
642
1,079
311
-369
-93
-75
-179
108
1,086
-247
-637
-96
-170
577
729
Working Capital
1,542
1,748
1,531
1,795
1,542
1,557
2,347
2,061
3,254
3,715
4,272
4,398
3,639
4,066
3,495
4,967
4,958
LT Debt
938
881
1,048
1,616
1,520
1,047
828
932
1,407
1,745
2,238
2,757
3,300
4,099
4,715
4,637
4,734
Total Equity
24.55
24.84
26.27
26.89
25.34
22.35
22.93
27.84
28.99
23.58
23.28
22.29
23.52
24.92
27.1
10.33
11.8
Return on Invested Capital (%)
9.01
10.18
10.15
11.67
11.12
6.5
8.56
9.16
12.13
14.33
21.78
20.66
20.47
21.24
22.35
9.17
10.65
Return on Capital (%)
11.03
12.83
12.64
14.65
14.07
8.22
11.31
11.86
16.68
25.82
69.83
58.04
48.71
43.32
41.5
15.18
18.64
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
764
771
723
LT Borrowings
4,677
4,612
4,613
LT Finance Leases
300
355
345
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
203
203
203
Market Capitalization
673
614
713

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
4,398
3,589
3,769
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
1,163
926
877
Accounts Receivable, Net
966
730
975
Inventories
1,708
1,429
1,429
Total Current Liabilities
3,228
3,012
3,040
Payables & Accruals
2,464
2,240
2,317
ST Debt
764
771
723
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
17.54%
16.1%
-1.65%
Free Cash Flow
6.88%
6.03%
-12.95%
Net Income, GAAP
10.75%
-0.17%
-60.24%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
4.81%
7.62%
4.38%
Total Cash Common Dividend
8.75%
11.36%
0.05%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
3,253
2,074
2,987
2,888
11,202
2025
2,805
2,615
3,181
3,091
11,693
2026
3,104
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
11.71
2.68
6.61
11.77
32.83
2025
3.32
0.93
- -
4.74
13.06
2026
6.42
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
4.02
4.01
4
4
16.03
2025
4.02
4.01
- -
4.02
16.05
2026
4.25
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Business
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY; BCBA: HSY) manufactures and markets confectionery, chocolate, and snack products worldwide. Founded in 1894 and headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, the company operates through three main segments—North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International—and offers a broad portfolio of chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery including Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bars, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Kit Kat, Twizzlers, Whoppers, York Peppermint Patties, Almond Joy, PayDay, Rolo, Heath, Good & Plenty, and Brookside; gum and mint refreshers such as Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, and Bubble Yum; better-for-you and protein options like Lily’s low-sugar chocolates, ONE Bar, and barkTHINS; salty snacks encompassing SkinnyPop popcorn, Pirate’s Booty, Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels; pantry staples including baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and international brands such as Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit. It sells to wholesale distributors, grocery chains, mass merchandisers, drug stores, vending operators, convenience stores, and exports to approximately 80 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, India, and other locations. In April 2025, The Hershey Company entered a definitive agreement to acquire LesserEvil, a producer of organic better-for-you snacks such as avocado oil popcorn, space balls, and onion-flavored corn rings, to bolster its salty snacking capabilities and expand into high-growth organic categories; the deal, pending regulatory approval, is expected to close later in 2025. Recent innovations include the launch of Hershey’s Milk Chocolate with Caramel bars as part of a record-setting 2025 s’mores program driving double-digit growth, Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels Buffalo flavor, and Shaq-A-Licious collaboration gummies following the success of XL Original and Sour varieties. The company continues strategic investments, such as opening a new Reese’s Chocolate Processing facility in Hershey, Pennsylvania, advancing all-natural colors across products like Reese’s Pieces and Jolly Ranchers by 2027, and acquiring Sour Strips in November 2024 to enhance its sour candy lineup.