/HSY
The Hershey Company
HSY • NYSEHSY • NYSE • Consumer Defensive
$232.05-0.90%-2.11
$232.05-0.90%(-2.11)Consumer Defensive
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Valuation
50Fair Value
Sentiment
38Bearish
Risk
100Low Risk
Momentum
94Positive
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Catalyst Roadmap
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Deep Insights
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Financial Statements
Margin Trends
Gross
33.3%▼14.1pp
Revenue after COGS
Operating
12.1%▼13.8pp
After operating expenses
Net
7.6%▼12.3pp
Bottom-line profitability
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
Net Margin
Valuation Snapshot
P/E Ratio
41.9
Price vs earnings
EV/EBITDA
28.6
Enterprise value
FCF Yield
4.7%
Cash generation
Earnings Yield
2.4%
Inverse of P/E
Capital Efficiency
12
GoAI Quality ScoreFair
ROEReturn on Equity
19.0%Strong
ROAReturn on Assets
6.4%Strong
ROICReturn on Invested Capital
9.0%Fair
Financial Health
Current RatioAdequate
1.19
Short-term solvency (>1.5)
Net Debt / EBITDAHigh
3.09x
Debt repayment capacity (<3x)
Income QualityStrong
2.58
Cash backs earnings (>1)
Revenue & Profitability
Revenue
Net Income
Net Loss
Income Statement
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.69B | $11.20B | $11.16B | $10.42B | $8.97B |
| Gross Profit | $3.89B | $5.30B | $5.00B | $4.50B | $4.05B |
| Gross Margin | 33.3% | 47.3% | 44.8% | 43.2% | 45.1% |
| Operating Income | $1.42B | $2.90B | $2.56B | $2.26B | $2.04B |
| Net Income | $883.26M | $2.22B | $1.86B | $1.64B | $1.48B |
| Net Margin | 7.6% | 19.8% | 16.7% | 15.8% | 16.5% |
| EPS | $4.40 | $10.97 | $9.09 | $8.00 | $7.15 |
Average Price Target
$229.21▼ 1.2% Downside
Past 12 Months
12 Month Forecast
Based on 50 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for The Hershey Company, the average price target is $229.21, with a high forecast of $267.00 and a low forecast of $181.00. The average price target represents a 1.2% decrease from the current price of $232.05.
Highest
$267.00
Average
$229.21
Lowest
$181.00
Rating Distribution
Strong Buy
0
0%
Buy
7
20%
Hold
25
71%
Sell
3
9%
Strong Sell
0
0%
Recent Analyst Ratings
FirmActionRatingDate
Mizuho● Maintain
Neutral
2026-02-24Barclays● Maintain
Equal Weight
2026-02-09Stifel● Maintain
Hold
2026-02-06Wells Fargo● Maintain
Equal Weight
2026-02-06DA Davidson● Maintain
Neutral
2026-02-06RBC Capital● Maintain
Sector Perform
2026-02-03Jefferies● Maintain
Neutral
2026-02-02DA Davidson● Maintain
Neutral
2026-02-02UBS● Maintain
Neutral
2026-01-14Piper Sandler▲ Upgrade
Neutral→Overweight
2026-01-07Earnings History & Surprises
BEAT RATE
89%
Last 18 quarters
AVG SURPRISE
+8.6%
EPS vs Estimate
BEATS / MISSES
16/2
Last 18 quarters
LATEST EPS
$1.71
Q1 '26
QUARTERLY EPS TREND
Estimated
Beat
Miss
QUARTERLY DETAIL
Q1 '26
+22.1%
$1.71 vs $1.40
Q4 '25
+21.5%
$1.30 vs $1.07
Q3 '25
+21.9%
$1.21 vs $0.99
Q2 '25
+7.7%
$2.09 vs $1.94
Q1 '25
+12.1%
$2.69 vs $2.40
Q4 '24
-8.6%
$2.34 vs $2.56
Q3 '24
-11.8%
$1.27 vs $1.44
Q2 '24
+11.2%
$3.07 vs $2.76
Q1 '24
+3.6%
$2.02 vs $1.95
Q4 '23
+6.1%
$2.60 vs $2.45
Q3 '23
+5.2%
$2.01 vs $1.91
Q2 '23
+11.3%
$2.96 vs $2.66
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