The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company

HSYยทNYSE

$183.20

-1.7%
Consumer DefensiveFood Confectioners

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; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, meat snacks, bars and snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and protein bars. 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, Paqui, 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 was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

At a Glance

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Market Cap$37.16B
EPS4.4000
P/E Ratio41.64
Earnings Date07/29/2026
0.68%
Dividend Yield
-7%
3Y+72.0%
5Y+38.0%
10Y+34.0%
66.19%
Dividend Payout Ratio
-22%
3Y+87.0%
5Y+61.0%
10Y-20.0%
3Y+39.0%
5Y+77.0%
10Y+138.0%
The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company Dividend History

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10Y CAGR +0%
Latest $0
Annual $0
Stable dividend payments
Last Period: +0%

HSY Dividend Payment History

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Total Payments

50

Latest Dividend

$1.4520

Annual Amount

$7.0140

Frequency

Quarterly

DeclarationEx-DatePayment DateDividendAdjustedFrequencyGrowth
Apr 29, 2026
May 15, 2026Jun 15, 2026
$1.4520
$1.4520
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 4, 2026
Feb 17, 2026Mar 16, 2026
$1.4520
$1.4520
Quarterly+5.99%
Oct 29, 2025
Nov 17, 2025Dec 15, 2025
$1.3700
$1.3700
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 29, 2025
Aug 15, 2025Sep 15, 2025
$1.3700
$1.3700
Quarterly0.00%
May 1, 2025
May 16, 2025Jun 16, 2025
$1.3700
$1.3700
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 5, 2025
Feb 17, 2025Mar 14, 2025
$1.3700
$1.3700
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 7, 2024
Nov 18, 2024Dec 16, 2024
$1.3700
$1.3700
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 31, 2024
Aug 16, 2024Sep 16, 2024
$1.3700
$1.3700
Quarterly0.00%
May 2, 2024
May 17, 2024Jun 14, 2024
$1.3700
$1.3700
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 7, 2024
Feb 20, 2024Mar 15, 2024
$1.3700
$1.3700
Quarterly+14.93%
Oct 25, 2023
Nov 17, 2023Dec 15, 2023
$1.1920
$1.1920
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 26, 2023
Aug 18, 2023Sep 15, 2023
$1.1920
$1.1920
Quarterly+15.06%
Apr 25, 2023
May 19, 2023Jun 15, 2023
$1.0360
$1.0360
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 2, 2023
Feb 17, 2023Mar 15, 2023
$1.0360
$1.0360
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 2, 2022
Nov 18, 2022Dec 15, 2022
$1.0360
$1.0360
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 27, 2022
Aug 19, 2022Sep 15, 2022
$1.0360
$1.0360
Quarterly+14.98%
Apr 27, 2022
May 20, 2022Jun 15, 2022
$0.9010
$0.9010
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 2, 2022
Feb 18, 2022Mar 15, 2022
$0.9010
$0.9010
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 27, 2021
Nov 19, 2021Dec 15, 2021
$0.9010
$0.9010
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 23, 2021
Aug 20, 2021Sep 15, 2021
$0.9010
$0.9010
Quarterly+12.06%
Apr 27, 2021
May 21, 2021Jun 15, 2021
$0.8040
$0.8040
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 4, 2021
Feb 19, 2021Mar 15, 2021
$0.8040
$0.8040
Quarterly0.00%
Nov 6, 2020
Nov 20, 2020Dec 15, 2020
$0.8040
$0.8040
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 23, 2020
Aug 21, 2020Sep 15, 2020
$0.8040
$0.8040
Quarterly+4.01%
Apr 21, 2020
May 22, 2020Jun 15, 2020
$0.7730
$0.7730
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 30, 2020
Feb 21, 2020Mar 16, 2020
$0.7730
$0.7730
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 22, 2019
Nov 22, 2019Dec 16, 2019
$0.7730
$0.7730
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 25, 2019
Aug 23, 2019Sep 16, 2019
$0.7730
$0.7730
Quarterly+7.06%
Apr 23, 2019
May 24, 2019Jun 14, 2019
$0.7220
$0.7220
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 29, 2019
Feb 22, 2019Mar 15, 2019
$0.7220
$0.7220
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 9, 2018
Nov 21, 2018Dec 14, 2018
$0.7220
$0.7220
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 24, 2018
Aug 24, 2018Sep 14, 2018
$0.7220
$0.7220
Quarterly+10.06%
May 2, 2018
May 25, 2018Jun 15, 2018
$0.6560
$0.6560
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 1, 2018
Feb 23, 2018Mar 15, 2018
$0.6560
$0.6560
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 5, 2017
Nov 22, 2017Dec 15, 2017
$0.6560
$0.6560
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 26, 2017
Aug 25, 2017Sep 15, 2017
$0.6560
$0.6560
Quarterly+6.15%
May 2, 2017
May 25, 2017Jun 15, 2017
$0.6180
$0.6180
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 3, 2017
Feb 24, 2017Mar 15, 2017
$0.6180
$0.6180
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 17, 2016
Nov 23, 2016Dec 15, 2016
$0.6180
$0.6180
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 29, 2016
Aug 25, 2016Sep 15, 2016
$0.6180
$0.6180
Quarterly+6.00%
May 4, 2016
May 25, 2016Jun 15, 2016
$0.5830
$0.5830
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 28, 2016
Feb 25, 2016Mar 15, 2016
$0.5830
$0.5830
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 7, 2015
Nov 25, 2015Dec 15, 2015
$0.5830
$0.5830
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 7, 2015
Aug 25, 2015Sep 15, 2015
$0.5830
$0.5830
Quarterly+8.97%
Apr 28, 2015
May 26, 2015Jun 15, 2015
$0.5350
$0.5350
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 29, 2015
Feb 25, 2015Mar 16, 2015
$0.5350
$0.5350
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 3, 2014
Nov 25, 2014Dec 15, 2014
$0.5350
$0.5350
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 24, 2014
Aug 25, 2014Sep 15, 2014
$0.5350
$0.5350
Quarterly+10.31%
Apr 29, 2014
May 23, 2014Jun 13, 2014
$0.4850
$0.4850
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 30, 2014
Feb 25, 2014Mar 14, 2014
$0.4850
$0.4850
Quarterly-
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The Hershey Company Payout Ratio Analysis

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Dividends Paid
-1.09B
2025
Net Income
883.26M
2025
Payout Ratio
122.87%
2025

Dividend Sustainability Analysis

Payout Ratio
122.87%

Conservative payout with excellent safety margin. Company retains significant earnings for growth, acquisitions, or building cash reserves. Dividend is highly sustainable.

FCF Payout Ratio
62.0%

Solid FCF coverage. Dividend appears sustainable with reasonable cushion for maintaining capital expenditures and handling temporary setbacks.

Dividend Growth
-0.0%

Dividend cut is concerning. Investigate whether due to one-time factors or fundamental business deterioration. Reassess dividend sustainability.

Sustainability
Good

Sustainable dividend with adequate coverage. Some areas for improvement but overall appears safe for dividend investors.