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Hershey makes chocolate and snacks, and its fate is decided by the price of cocoa — an input with no substitute.
The brand here is exceptionally strong: a chocolate bar is an impulse purchase at the till, and the choice is made by recognition rather than price comparison. That allowed decades of raising prices slightly faster than inflation. The company is controlled by a charitable trust, which puts it out of reach of a takeover.
The vulnerability lies elsewhere: cocoa grows in a narrow belt of West Africa, and a bad harvest or tree disease multiplies its price. Hedging softens the blow for a year or so but does not remove it. The second challenge is falling consumption of sweets under the influence of new weight-loss drugs, whose effect the industry is still measuring. Hershey pays a dividend.
Based on the last 12 months of reports, through 30 June 2026
The sector median covers every company in the sector on the US market, loss-making ones included.
The Hershey Company (HSY) is a company in the Consumer defensive sector; its shares trade on NYSE.
The price of The Hershey Company (HSY) on October 30, 2026 is 165.34 $, +3.16 % on the day. Over 52 weeks the stock traded between 156.16 $ and 239.48 $; the price now sits 11 % of the way up that range. Over the past year the price changed by −11.96 %. The P/E ratio is 22.31, which is close to the sector median (22.58). Market capitalization is 33.22 billion $, rank 1 among 4 stocks of the same industry with a known capitalization.
The Hershey Company trades on NYSE under the ticker HSY. The company belongs to the Consumer defensive sector. The trading history on this page starts on 22 August 2016.
Over the past 52 weeks HSY has traded between 156.16 $ and 239.48 $. As of 30 October 2026 the price stood 15.03 % of the way from the 52-week low to the high.
Over one year HSY shares fell 11.96 %; over six months they fell 11.85 %. Volatility over 90 days is 25.33 %. Dividends are not included: this is price change only, as of 30 October 2026.
HSY trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.3, below the sector median of 22.6. Price to sales is 2.7, above the sector median of 0.8. Price to book is 7.3, above the sector median of 2.0. Calculated from reports for the period ending 30 June 2026.
The Hershey Company reported revenue of 12.2B $ and net income of 1.5B $ over the last four quarters. Net margin is 12.24 %. Revenue changed by +7.69 % year over year. Market capitalisation is 33.2B $.
HSY has a return on equity of 32.64 %, above the sector median of 6.34 %. Return on assets is 10.66 %, above the sector median of 2.28 %. Operating margin is 17.78 %, above the sector median of 3.54 %.
