The Hershey Company HSY
Food Confectioners, Consumer Defensive
$160.34
−0.29%
- Market cap
- $32.2B
- PE
- 21.9×
- 10y median 26.0×
- Forward PE
- Price to sales
- 2.6×
- EV/EBIT
- 16.8×
- Revenue, 12 months
- $12.2B
- +8% on a year ago
- Net margin
- 12.2%
- Free cash flow yield
- 6.9%
Hershey trades at 21.9× trailing earnings, cheaper than 76% of the last ten years. Revenue was $12.2B over the last twelve months, up 8% on a year earlier with a 12% net margin.
Charts
Financials
| Income statement | Q4 FY23 | Q1 FY24 | Q2 FY24 | Q3 FY24 | Q4 FY24 | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.7B | $3.3B | $2.1B | $3B | $2.9B+9% | $2.8B−14% | $2.6B+26% | $3.2B+7% | $3.1B+7% | $3.1B+11% | $2.8B+7% | |
| Cost of revenue | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.2B | $1.8B | $1.3B−13% | $1.9B+18% | $1.8B+47% | $2.1B+22% | $1.9B+46% | $1.9B+1% | $1.5B−16% |
| Gross profit | $1.1B | $1.7B | $833.7M | $1.2B | $1.6B+39% | $944.3M−44% | $796.3M−5% | $1B−16% | $1.1B−27% | $1.2B+30% | $1.3B+59% |
| R&D | $50M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SG&A | $658.8M | $618M | $541M | $591.9M | $622.7M−6% | $558.7M−10% | $603.2M+12% | $600.5M+2% | $698.1M+12% | $576M+3% | $620.6M+3% |
| $464.3M | $1.1B | $287.8M | $613.2M | $939.1M+102% | $369.2M−65% | $192.8M−33% | $434.6M−29% | $444.9M−53% | $640.7M+74% | $642.6M+233% | |
| Interest expense | $40.1M | $41.6M | $44.3M | $46.6M | $41.8M+4% | $50.6M+22% | $57.3M+29% | $51.5M+11% | $57.7M+38% | $49.8M−2% | $55.8M−3% |
| Pre-tax income | $319.7M | $986.3M | $245.9M | $518.7M | $723.1M+126% | $323.7M−67% | $149.1M−39% | $371.9M−28% | $369.5M−49% | $592.7M+83% | $588.3M+295% |
| −$29.4M | $188.8M | $65M | $72.4M | −$73.5M+150% | $99.5M−47% | $86.4M+33% | $95.6M+32% | $49.5M | $157.6M+59% | $130.6M+51% | |
| Net income | $349M | $797.5M | $180.9M | $446.3M | $796.6M+128% | $224.2M−72% | $62.7M−65% | $276.3M−38% | $320M−60% | $435.1M+94% | $457.7M+630% |
| $1.70 | $3.89 | $0.89 | $2.20 | $3.92+131% | $1.10−72% | $0.31−65% | $1.36−38% | $1.57−60% | $2.13+94% | $2.26+629% | |
| 205.4M | 204.9M | 203M | 203M | 203.5M−1% | 203.1M−1% | 203.2M+0% | 203.5M+0% | 203.3M−0% | 204.3M+1% | 204.3M+1% |
From each company's 10-Q and 10-K filings. Fiscal years are four fiscal quarters added up; balance sheet lines are as of the period's end. Growth is on the same period a year earlier.
Estimates
Next earnings report: .
Analyst consensus for the next eight quarters, with the range from the lowest to the highest estimate, is part of Superworth Pro.
Peers
Companies in Consumer Defensive within ten times Hershey's size, closest in size first.
| Company | Market cap | PE | Its 10y median PE | Fwd PE | P/S | Revenue growth | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSYThe Hershey Company | $32.2B | 21.9× | 26.0× | 2.6× | +8% | 12.2% | |
| KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation | $32.1B | 16.4× | 21.4× | 1.9× | +1% | 11.8% | |
| KVUEKenvue Inc. | $33.7B | 20.1× | 23.7× | 2.2× | +2% | 10.8% | |
| ELThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc. | $34.2B | 193× | 44.4× | 2.3× | +5% | 1.2% | |
| KRThe Kroger Co. | $35B | 32.0× | 15.6× | 0.2× | +2% | 0.7% | |
| SYYSysco Corporation | $36.8B | 21.0× | 24.4× | 0.4× | +4% | 2.1% | |
| DGDollar General Corporation | $26.9B | 15.9× | 19.3× | 0.6× | +5% | 3.9% | |
| ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Company | $39.2B | 22.3× | 15.3× | 0.5× | −1% | 2.2% | |
| KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc. | $41.6B | 30.8× | 25.0× | 2.1× | +27% | 7.1% | |
| CHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc. | $22.9B | 31.1× | 29.4× | 3.7× | +3% | 12.0% | |
| DLTRDollar Tree, Inc. | $21.8B | 14.2× | 21.1× | 1.1× | +8% | 8.0% | |
| Peer median | $33.9B | 21.6× | 22.6× | 1.5× | +3% | 5.5% |
About
- Industry
- Food Confectioners
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of .