USConsumer Defensive

Hershey Co (HSY)

US · Consumer Defensive · Confectioners

$179.04+0.77%
Last close · 2026-08-04

Latest quarter · ended 2026-06-30

Revenue
$2.79B
Revenue YoY
+6.6%
Net profit
$457.7M
Profit YoY
+629.7%
EPS
$1.90
EPS estimate
$1.45
Net margin
16.4%

EPS came in at 1.90 against a street estimate of 1.45 — a beat of 31.0%.

Key statistics

Market cap
$35.17B
P/E
23.9
Forward P/E
21.1
P/B
7.71
Book value
$22.86
EPS (TTM)
$7.32
Dividend yield
3.18%
52-week high
$237.65
52-week low
$157.94
50-day MA
$179.67
200-day MA
$191.91
Beta
0.10

Analyst view

Analysts rate Hershey Co a hold (4 buy, 17 hold, 4 sell out of 25) with an average price target of $206.33.

Shareholding

Insiders
0.31%
Institutions
89.12%

Largest institutional holders

FundStake
BlackRock Inc6.36%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.79%
State Street Corp3.64%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC3.59%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2.14%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.09%
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts1.96%
Royal Bank of Canada1.51%

Recent filings & reports

DocumentDate
Quarterly report · Q2 20262026-07-30
Results announced · Q3 20262026-07-30
Board / officer change · Q2 20262026-06-09
Board / officer change · Q2 20262026-05-28
Shareholder vote results · Q2 20262026-05-08
Quarterly report · Q1 20262026-04-30
Proxy statement · Q2 20262026-03-25
Annual report FY20252026-02-17

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Corporate actions

ActionDetailDate
Dividend$1.45 / share
ex-date Aug 14, 2026 · pay Sep 15, 2026
2026-08-14
Dividend$1.45 / share
ex-date May 15, 2026 · pay Jun 15, 2026
2026-05-15
Dividend$1.45 / share
ex-date Feb 17, 2026 · pay Mar 16, 2026
2026-02-17
Dividend$1.37 / share
ex-date Nov 17, 2025 · pay Dec 15, 2025
2025-11-17
Dividend$1.37 / share
ex-date Aug 15, 2025 · pay Sep 15, 2025
2025-08-15

Deals & corporate news

AnnouncementDate
2026 Full-year Financial Outlook Reaffirmed at Investor Day
The Hershey Company issued an 8-K filing on March 31, 2026 announcing that it is reaffirming its 2026 full-year financial outlook. This means the company is maintaining its previous earnings
2026-03-31

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