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Ticker
HSY

Price
162.24
Stock movement down
-4.59 (-2.75%)
Company name
Hershey Co
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Consumer Defensive >
Confectioners
Market cap
23.97B
Ent value
31.77B
Price/Sales
2.18
Price/Book
5.70
Div yield
3.38%
Div growth
10.09%
Growth years
11
FCF payout
63.62%
Trailing P/E
13.51
Forward P/E
19.90
PEG
1.97
EPS growth
10.17%
1 year return
-16.74%
3 year return
-9.19%
5 year return
4.13%
10 year return
4.71%
Last updated: 2025-04-04

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share5.48
Dividend yield3.38%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield3.79%
Average yield2.24%
Minimum yield1.50%
Discount to avg yield33.81%
Upside potential51.07%
Yield as % of max yield89.21%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield3.38%
Current yield distribution2.06%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.50%
Yield at 90%1.67%
Yield at 80%1.77%
Yield at 50% (Median)2.13%
Yield at 20%2.76%
Yield at 10%2.97%
Yield at 0% (Max)3.79%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth11 years
CCC statusDividend Contender
Dividend per share5.48
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date14 Feb 2025
EPS (TTM)8.74
EPS (1y forward)8.15
EPS growth (5y)10.17%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.85%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
HSYS&P500
DGR MR14.93%-13.74%
DGR TTM22.98%6.60%
DGR 3 years12.21%5.24%
DGR 5 years10.09%5.40%
DGR 10 years9.43%7.07%
DGR 15 years9.20%6.12%
Time since last change announced422 days
EPS growth (5y)10.17%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.85%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM59.32%63.62%
Average--
Forward67.22%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E13.51
Price to OCF10.21
Price to FCF14.49
Price to EBITDA8.78
EV to EBITDA11.64

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales2.18
Price to Book5.70
EV to Sales2.90

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count147.74M
EPS (TTM)8.74
FCF per share (TTM)8.15

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)10.97B
Gross profit (TTM)4.77B
Operating income (TTM)2.37B
Net income (TTM)1.77B
EPS (TTM)8.74
EPS (1y forward)8.15

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)43.48%
Operating margin (TTM)21.60%
Profit margin (TTM)16.17%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash614.95M
Net receivables1.14B
Total current assets3.55B
Goodwill2.69B
Intangible assets1.82B
Property, plant and equipment7.04B
Total assets12.62B
Accounts payable774.13M
Short/Current long term debt5.64B
Total current liabilities4.20B
Total liabilities8.42B
Shareholder's equity4.20B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)2.35B
Capital expenditures (TTM)693.92M
Free cash flow (TTM)1.65B
Dividends paid (TTM)1.05B

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity42.18%
Return on Assets14.05%
Return on Invested Capital18.60%
Cash Return on Invested Capital17.34%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open168.00
Daily high171.58
Daily low161.22
Daily Volume2.50M
All-time high276.35
1y analyst estimate183.93
Beta0.37
EPS (TTM)8.74
Dividend per share5.48
Ex-div date14 Feb 2025
Next earnings date1 May 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
HSYS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-41.29%-17.56%
Highest price drop-53.86%-56.47%
Date of highest drop10 Mar 20099 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-14.41%-11.07%
Avg time to new high21 days12 days
Max time to new high1751 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
HSY (Hershey Co) company logo
Marketcap
23.97B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. It offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, bars, snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and pretzels. The company provides its products primarily under the Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Almond Joy, Brookside, barkTHINS, Cadbury, Good & Plenty, Heath, Kit Kat, Payday, Rolo, Twizzlers, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily's, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. It markets and sells its products to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, and department stores. The company exports its products in approximately 80 countries worldwide. The Hershey Company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Employees
18650
SEC filings
CEO
Country
USA
City
Hershey
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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