HSYHershey Company (The)

$173.27

$158.8052 weeks$234.48

Price

$173.27-0.50%1Y

1M-5.3%1Y-0.50%

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Smart Score

Top tier

9/10

Value-

Quality80

Momentum46

Growth72

Strongest Quality, weakest Momentum · ranked vs Consumer Defensive peers. The five questions below judge the company on its own terms.

What they do

Hershey is a global confectionery leader known for making more moments of goodness through chocolate, sweets, mints, and other great tasting snacks. We are the largest producer of quality chocolate in North America, a leading snack maker in the United States and a global leader in chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery. We market, sell, and distribute our products under more than 85 brand names in approximately 65 countries worldwide.

In the company’s own words · 10-K filed Feb 17, 2026 · SEC EDGAR

P/E (TTM)-

Market Cap$35.02B

1Y Return-0.50%

5Y Return+9.5%

Business segments

Jun 2026 · $2.79B

The company’s own SEC segment disclosure.

North America Confectionery$2.17B78%
North America Salty Snacks$387.8M14%
International$225.9M8%

Hershey Company (The) (HSY) reported revenue of $3.10B in Q1 2026 (quarter ended Mar 29, 2026), up 11% from the same quarter a year earlier. That came with a gross margin of 39% and net income of $435M (14% of revenue). For the full year FY2025, revenue was $11.7B (+4.4% year on year) and net income $883M. Its largest segment in Jun 2026 was North America Confectionery at $2.17B, 78% of the disclosed total, well ahead of North America Salty Snacks at 14%.

Raw charts

10 series · TTM

As reported to the SEC, without any scoring.

Consumer Defensive

Ranks #14 of 110 by Smart Score

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