US stock · figures in US dollars · scored on full-year results
Hershey The Hershey Company Common Stock
Hershey scores 55/100 on fundamentals: in the top 47% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks. Its strongest area is Cash & Dividends (88/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (17/100). It carries 2 warning flags: Weak Spot, Low-Price Yield.
- Carries a Weak Spot flag
- Carries a Low-Price Yield flag
This stock is fairly balanced overall: price fairness is its weakest area.
Nearby peers
Ranks #7 of 33 in Consumer Defensive by score
One-Minute Summary
Why Hershey scores 55
This stock is fairly balanced overall: price fairness is its weakest area.
Business Strength
50Why 50?
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Net Profit & Equity, with ROE
Revenue & Net Profit, with Net Margin
Sales grew about 9.8% over 4 years: customers keep spending more with this company.
Profit has moved sideways: stable, but not compounding your money faster each year.
Recent Quarters: Revenue & Net Profit (the last 8 quarters, scored)
Sales have stayed roughly flat over the last 8 quarters.
Profit has moved sideways over the last 8 quarters.
Financial Safety
50Why 50?
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Debt vs Equity, with D/E ratio
Borrowings have stayed roughly level: manageable, as long as profits stay healthy.
Short-term assets vs bills, with Current Ratio
Cash & Dividends
88Why 88?
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Operating vs Free Cash Flow
The business generates real cash, and more of it each year: a very healthy sign.
Cash vs Total Debt
Dividends per Share, with Yield
Dividends per share have been maintained or raised: management shares the rewards with you.
Price FairnessLowest pillar
17Why 17?
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Share Price: Weekly Closes (not part of the score)
The share price has been roughly flat over the past year.
Risk
67Why 67?
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Revenue vs Inventory, with Inventory % of Revenue
Sector peers
Hershey (HSY) scores 55/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 47% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.
Its strongest pillar is Cash & Dividends (88/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (17/100).
Hershey ranks #7 of 33 scored Consumer Defensive stocks on Score Your Stock.
Yes. Hershey (HSY) has a dividend yield of 3.5%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 63% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 88/100.
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The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.
Hershey (HSY) is a Consumer Defensive company (Confectioners). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 55/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Cash & Dividends (88/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (17/100). Shares currently cost about 19 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 18.6×). It also pays back about 3.5% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/hsy-hershey
Full Financial History
Every reported figure behind the score, year by year. Download it, or check it against the company's own annual report.
| Financial Year | Revenue | Net Profit | Operating Cash Flow | Free Cash Flow | CapEx | Cash | Total Debt | Short-Term Debt | Equity | Current Assets | Current Liabilities | Total Assets | Total Liabilities | Inventory | Dividends | Return on Equity (ROE) | Net Profit Margin | Debt-to-Equity | Current Ratio | Interest Coverage | Dividend Payout Ratio | Div yield | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio | PEG Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | US$ 12.3b | US$ 1.8b | US$ 2.6b | US$ 2.1b | US$ -443.1m | US$ 676.7m | US$ 5.4b | US$ 628.6m | US$ 4.9b | US$ 3.9b | US$ 3.1b | US$ 13.9b | US$ 9.0b | US$ 1.6b | - | 37% | 15% | 1.1× | 1.2× | 11.5× | 63% | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | US$ 11.7b | US$ 883.3m | US$ 2.3b | US$ 1.7b | US$ -528.2m | US$ 925.9m | US$ 5.7b | US$ 717.4m | US$ 4.6b | US$ 3.6b | US$ 3.0b | US$ 13.7b | US$ 9.1b | US$ 1.4b | US$ 548.0m | 19% | 8% | 1.2× | 1.2× | 6.4× | 123% | 3% | 41.0× | 7.8× | - |
| 2024 | US$ 11.2b | US$ 2.2b | US$ 2.5b | US$ 1.9b | US$ -605.9m | US$ 730.7m | US$ 5.4b | US$ 1.9b | US$ 4.7b | US$ 3.8b | US$ 3.9b | US$ 12.9b | US$ 8.2b | US$ 1.3b | US$ 548.0m | 47% | 20% | 1.2× | 1.0× | 15.2× | 49% | 3% | 14.6× | 6.9× | 1.0 |
| 2023 | US$ 11.2b | US$ 1.9b | US$ 2.3b | US$ 1.6b | US$ -771.1m | US$ 401.9m | US$ 5.1b | US$ 1.0b | US$ 4.1b | US$ 2.9b | US$ 3.0b | US$ 11.9b | US$ 7.8b | US$ 1.3b | US$ 445.6m | 45% | 17% | 1.3× | 1.0× | 14.5× | 48% | 3% | 18.8× | 8.6× | 1.4 |