The Hershey Company

NYSE: HSY
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Stock Details

Is it expensive?

Trailing P/E Ratio

Trailing P/E Ratio

Explainer
Trailing P/E shows what you are paying for each dollar of last year's earnings. It answers: "How expensive is this stock relative to its past year's profits?"
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47.77

Forward P/E Ratio

Forward P/E Ratio

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Forward P/E shows what you are paying for each dollar of next year's projected earnings. It answers: "How expensive is this stock relative to its expected future profits?"
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20.99

PEG Ratio

PEG Ratio

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PEG Ratio measures if a stock is expensive relative to its growth rate. It answers: "Am I paying a fair price for growth?"
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-0.80

Enterprise Value to EBITDA

23.78

Price-to-Sales (TTM)

Price-to-Sales (TTM)

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Price-to-Sales (TTM) shows what you pay for each dollar of the company's revenue. It answers: "How expensive is this stock relative to sales?"
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3.59

Price-to-Book (MRQ)

9.05

Book Value per Share (MRQ)

22.86

Market Cap

Market Cap

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Market Cap calculates a company's market value. It answers: "How big is this company and what size risk am I taking?"
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41.95B

Enterprise Value

46.97B

Is it profitable?

Net Profit Margin (TTM)

Net Profit Margin (TTM)

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Net Profit Margin (TTM) shows what percentage of revenue remains after all costs. It answers: "How much does the company keep as a final profit?"
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7.55%

Gross Profit Margin

Gross Profit Margin

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Gross Profit Margin shows what percentage of revenue remains after direct costs. It answers: "How much does the company keep before operating costs?"
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37.04%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

Diluted EPS (TTM)

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Diluted EPS (TTM) shows the profit per share over the last 12 months. It answers: "How profitable is each share I buy?"
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4.33

Return on Equity (TTM)

18.89%

Revenue (TTM)

11.69B

Is it growing?

Revenue Growth (MRQ)

7.00%

Earnings Growth (YOY)

-59.80%

Is it risky?

Beta

0.18

Debt to Equity (MRQ)

123.76

Current Ratio (MRQ)

1.19

Total Debt (MRQ)

5.74B

Who owns it?

Institutional Ownership

88.72%

Insider Ownership

0.32%

Short Interest

6.02%

Shares Outstanding

202.84M

Shares Float

145.39M

Does it pay?

Forward Dividend Yield

2.81%

Payout Ratio

126.27%

Ex. Dividend Date

Feb 17, 2026

Dividend Date

Mar 16, 2026

How much cash?

Total Cash (MRQ)

925.86M

Operating Cash Flow (TTM)

2.28B

Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM)

1.45B

Total Cash per Share (MRQ)

4.57

Indicators

Founder-operated companies generally perform better.
Founders
Milton Hershey
CEO
Kirk C. Tanner
Food Products

Operating Cash Flow

2.28B

÷

Net Income

883.26M

=

Real Earnings

2.58

Cash flow exceeds reported profit. Every dollar of profit is backed by actual cash. Only the most financially disciplined businesses consistently show this pattern.

Most investors only look at net income, which companies can manipulate through accounting rules. Cash flow is harder to fake. A ratio above 1.0 means every dollar of profit is backed by real cash.

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Indicators

Founder-operated companies generally perform better.
Founders
Milton Hershey
CEO
Kirk C. Tanner
Food Products

Operating Cash Flow

2.28B

÷

Net Income

883.26M

=

Real Earnings

2.58

Cash flow exceeds reported profit. Every dollar of profit is backed by actual cash. Only the most financially disciplined businesses consistently show this pattern.

Most investors only look at net income, which companies can manipulate through accounting rules. Cash flow is harder to fake. A ratio above 1.0 means every dollar of profit is backed by real cash.

Stock Details

Is it expensive?

Trailing P/E Ratio

Trailing P/E Ratio

Explainer
Trailing P/E shows what you are paying for each dollar of last year's earnings. It answers: "How expensive is this stock relative to its past year's profits?"
Related Articles

47.77

Forward P/E Ratio

Forward P/E Ratio

Explainer
Forward P/E shows what you are paying for each dollar of next year's projected earnings. It answers: "How expensive is this stock relative to its expected future profits?"
Related Articles

20.99

PEG Ratio

PEG Ratio

Explainer
PEG Ratio measures if a stock is expensive relative to its growth rate. It answers: "Am I paying a fair price for growth?"
Related Articles

-0.80

Enterprise Value to EBITDA

23.78

Price-to-Sales (TTM)

Price-to-Sales (TTM)

Explainer
Price-to-Sales (TTM) shows what you pay for each dollar of the company's revenue. It answers: "How expensive is this stock relative to sales?"
Related Articles

3.59

Price-to-Book (MRQ)

9.05

Book Value per Share (MRQ)

22.86

Market Cap

Market Cap

Explainer
Market Cap calculates a company's market value. It answers: "How big is this company and what size risk am I taking?"
Related Articles

41.95B

Enterprise Value

46.97B

Is it profitable?

Net Profit Margin (TTM)

Net Profit Margin (TTM)

Explainer
Net Profit Margin (TTM) shows what percentage of revenue remains after all costs. It answers: "How much does the company keep as a final profit?"
Related Articles

7.55%

Gross Profit Margin

Gross Profit Margin

Explainer
Gross Profit Margin shows what percentage of revenue remains after direct costs. It answers: "How much does the company keep before operating costs?"
Related Articles

37.04%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

Diluted EPS (TTM)

Explainer
Diluted EPS (TTM) shows the profit per share over the last 12 months. It answers: "How profitable is each share I buy?"
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4.33

Return on Equity (TTM)

18.89%

Revenue (TTM)

11.69B

Is it growing?

Revenue Growth (MRQ)

7.00%

Earnings Growth (YOY)

-59.80%

Is it risky?

Beta

0.18

Debt to Equity (MRQ)

123.76

Current Ratio (MRQ)

1.19

Total Debt (MRQ)

5.74B

Who owns it?

Institutional Ownership

88.72%

Insider Ownership

0.32%

Short Interest

6.02%

Shares Outstanding

202.84M

Shares Float

145.39M

Does it pay?

Forward Dividend Yield

2.81%

Payout Ratio

126.27%

Ex. Dividend Date

Feb 17, 2026

Dividend Date

Mar 16, 2026

How much cash?

Total Cash (MRQ)

925.86M

Operating Cash Flow (TTM)

2.28B

Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM)

1.45B

Total Cash per Share (MRQ)

4.57