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HSY Financials Hershey Company (The)

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 7.5% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown slower than revenue (-7.1% vs 7.5% per year).
  • Operating margin has contracted, at 12.3% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has grown 7.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($5.4B) exceeds cash ($926M); net debt is $4.5B.
  • Total debt has grown slower than revenue (3.3% vs 7.5% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 6.4× in the latest year, down from 12× 5 years ago.
  • Total debt is 2.8× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 122.9% of earnings and 59.5% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has grown 11.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
$0 $6B $12B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 24% 47% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $963M $2B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $3B $5B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$2B $154M $3B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $11.7B $883M 33.5% 12.3% $1.8B $5.4B $926M
2024 $11.2B $2.2B 47.3% 25.9% $1.9B $5.1B $731M
2023 $11.2B $1.9B 44.8% 22.9% $1.6B $4.8B $402M
2022 $10.4B $1.6B 43.2% 21.7% $1.8B $4.8B $464M
2021 $9.0B $1.5B 45.1% 22.8% $1.6B $5.0B $329M
2020 $8.1B $1.3B 45.4% 21.9% $1.3B $4.6B $1.1B
2019 $8.0B $1.1B 45.4% 20.0% $1.4B $4.3B $493M
2018 $7.8B $1.2B 45.9% 20.8% $1.3B $4.5B $588M
2017 $7.5B $783M 46.0% 17.5% $992M $2.9B $380M
2016 $720M $744M $3.0B $297M
2015 $513M $900M $2.4B
2014 $847M $474M $2.2B
2013 $820M $868M $2.0B
2012 $661M $836M $1.9B
2011 $629M $264M $1.9B

Valuation over time

How the market has priced HSY against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 27.1 54.3 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 2.7 5.3 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 1.8 3.6 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is HSY growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Hershey Company (The)'s revenue has grown 7.5% per year, and net income declined 7.1% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does HSY have?

As of FY2025, Hershey Company (The) reported $5.4B of total debt against $926M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 6.4×.

What is HSY's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 33.5%, operating margin 12.3%, and net margin 7.6%.

What is HSY's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, Hershey Company (The) traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 40.6× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.