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Hershey Foods Corp (HSY)

Hershey Foods Corp (HSY)
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Company Info

Hershey Foods Corp 19 East Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA 17033 USA

www.thehersheycompany.com Employees: 20,030 P: 717-534-4200

Description:

The Hershey Company is the manufacturer of chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery. In addition, Hershey manufactures pantry items like baking ingredients, toppings and beverages; gum and mint refreshment products; snack bites and mixes, as well as spreads. Hershey reports its operations through three reportable segments. These are North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks and International. North America Confectionery segment consists of chocolate and nonchocolate confectionery. The unit includes business in chocolate and nonchocolate confectionery, gum and refreshment products, protein bars, spreads, snack bites and mixes. North America Salty Snacks segment is responsible for salty snacking products in the United States which includes ready-to-eat popcorn, baked and trans-fat free snacks, pretzels as well as other snacks. International unit is a combination of all other operating segments. Under the unit, it operates and manufactures products across Mexico, Brazil, India and Malaysia.

Key Statistics

Overview:

Market Capitalization, $K 40,102,760
Enterprise Value, $K 44,474,160
Shares Outstanding, K 202,785
Float, K 202,096
% Float 99.66%
Short Interest, K 10,481
Short Float 5.17%
Days to Cover 7.53
Short Volume Ratio 0.62
% of Insider Shareholders 0.34%
% of Institutional Shareholders 57.96%

Financials:

Annual Sales, $ 11,202 M
Annual Net Income, $ 2,221 M
Last Quarter Sales, $ 3,181 M
Last Quarter Net Income, $ 276,320 K
EBIT, $ 1,936 M
EBITDA, $ 2,391 M

Growth:

1-Year Return 30.09%
3-Year Return -7.81%
5-Year Return 33.44%
5-Year Revenue Growth 40.27%
5-Year Earnings Growth 62.11%
5-Year Dividend Growth 83.28%

Per-Share Information:

Most Recent Earnings 1.30 on 10/30/25
Next Earnings Date 02/05/26 [BMO]
Earnings Per Share ttm 7.29
EPS Growth vs. Prev Qtr 7.44%
EPS Growth vs. Prev Year -44.44%
Annual Dividend & Yield (Paid) 5.48 (2.77%)
Annual Dividend & Yield (Fwd) 5.48 (2.77%)
Most Recent Dividend 1.370 on 11/17/25
Next Ex-Dividends Date 11/17/25
Dividend Payable Date 12/15/25
Dividend Payout Ratio 74.93%
Most Recent Split 2-1 on 06/16/04

HSY Ratios

Ratio
Price/Earnings ttm 27.58
Price/Earnings forward 28.46
Price/Earnings to Growth N/A
Return-on-Equity % 32.08%
Return-on-Assets % 10.95%
Profit Margin % 19.83%
Debt/Equity 1.18
Price/Sales 4.44
Price/Cash Flow 16.94
Price/Book 8.79
Book Value/Share 22.51
Interest Coverage 15.93
60-Month Beta 0.18

HSY Dividends

Date Value
11/17/25 $1.3700
08/15/25 $1.3700
05/16/25 $1.3700
02/14/25 $1.3700
11/18/24 $1.3700
08/16/24 $1.3700
05/16/24 $1.3700
02/16/24 $1.3700
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